Bristol Jitsu

Congratulations to our students Robin Lavelle and Alexis who upgraded to purple belt today! 💜 💜

Upcoming Seminar 1st Feb 10.30am -12.30pm Exeter Martial Arts with our Head of Style Soke Catterick.

Link: https://tinyurl.com/4yef696x

Arm Bar Escapes & Continuations
with Dr Richard Catterick.

The arm bar is one of the most common submissions in Jiu-Jitsu and combat sports and also one of the most misunderstood once things start to go wrong.

In this seminar, Dr Richard Catterick will break down high-percentage arm bar counters and, more importantly, how to continue attacking when the first finish fails.

This session is about problem-solving, not just technique.

What you’ll learn:
> Proven arm bar defensive reactions (before, during, and late-stage)
> How to maintain control when your opponent starts escaping
> Continuation chains into other submissions and how to get the arm bar when your opponent defends
> Common mistakes that cause people to lose the arm bar

How to apply these concepts from:
>Guard
>Mount

Who this seminar is for:
> White belts / Junior grades wanting reliable fundamentals
> Seniors looking to deepen there understanding
Instructors wanting better teaching frameworks for arm bar systems

Why attend?
>Arm bars don’t fail because the technique is wrong they fail because control, timing, and transitions are missing.
>This seminar gives you a system, not just a move.

Expect:
Clear explanations
Practical detail
High-percentage solutions you can apply immediately

Train smarter. Finish more. Escape with confidence.
£20

https://tinyurl.com/4yef696x

🔥FREE TASTER CLASSES at BRISTOL JITSU🔥

Looking to learn a new skill or try a new hobby in 2026.

Jiu Jitsu is just for you🫵

Learn from sensei with combined experience of over 30 years training and teaching. Our professionally qualified instructors are here to help you reach your goals.

We offer classes that:

✅️ FREE TO TRY
✅️ FOR COMPLETE BEGINNERS
💪 ️IMPROVE FITNESS
😊 FRIENDLY
😎 BUILD CONFIDENCE
✅️ EXCELLENT VALUE
✅️ HAVE FUN

To book a FREE LESSON please use the links below or contact the club directly.

MONDAY: 7.30pm-8.30pm
https://getintomartialarts.com/bookingform?l=10406&class=78975

WEDNESDAY: 7.30pm-8.30pm
https://getintomartialarts.com/bookingform?l=12498&class=75716

Jiu Jitsu is a traditional Japanese martial art with many aspects to it, with a focus on SELF DEFENCE we including striking, throwing, grappling, groundwork, locking, weapons and much more. Our syllabus is varied and fun, with many great people at various levels of ability already training, we would love to have you join us in 2026 :)

During December we had 3 students grade to Black Belt and 2 students grade to orange belt within the club, in addition to a record number of students grading in the Style.

This was followed by a fantastic Christmas social where we had delicious food at a Mexican restaurant.

At the final session of 2025 the club surprised sensei Chambers with a wonderful gift of a pair of sai and a memory book tracking 20+ years of training, as a celebration of achieving 4th dan earlier this year.

Fantastic end to 2025. See you in 2026!

Great Christmas social, gathering at a Mexican restaurant for some fantastic food and company.

Students who have graded in the latter half of 2025. Well done all :)

🟠Massive congratulations to both William Marshall and Adam Romney who smashed their orange belt (5th kyu) grading this morning. A deserved reward for their hardwork and dedication to the art over the year. We are all really proud of your achievement🟠

Onward to the next one in 2026!

We can celebrate all recent grading success tonight with our Christmas meal. Thank you to everyone who help run the grading, your time and effort was greatly appreciated.

Very proud of 3 of our students who all graded to black belt this weekend. A fantastic reward for years of dedication, commitment and effort to the art.

Introducing sensei:
⚫️ Gary Sutlieff
⚫️ Sam Powell
⚫️ Sarah Roberts

A challenging grading, but the performances from all were strong and up to standard. Overall it was a solid day of gradings across the whole Style with representation from all clubs.

Immensely proud of all you. Well done and congratulations 😁

Great experience renewing coaching course qualification this weekend :)

Excellent South West Regional Coaching Course in Exeter over the weekend.
Thanks to all the candidates for participating fully and to Sensei Richard Catterick for allowing us to host the course at Exeter Martial Arts
Great work all of you.
Regional Course dates for 2026 to be published in due course

We have an advert in What's On Bristol October issue. If anyone is interested in trying a couple of free martial sessions please use the links below :)

🔥FREE JIU JITSU TASTER SESSIONS🔥

Come learn a traditional Japanese martial art from instructors with over 20 years of experience, who are ready and able to meet your training and fitness goals.

💪IMPROVE FITNESS
👍BUILD CONFIDENCE
👋MAKES FRIENDS
✅GREAT VALUE
🫰HAVE FUN LEARNING NEW SKILLS🙂

Classes are Monday & Wednesday evenings from 7.30pm.
Please contact Bristol Jitsu for more information and to book your place.

Alternatively, you can BOOK your FREE SESSIONS using the links below:

MONDAY
https://getintomartialarts.com/england/bristol/bristol-bristol/bristol-jiu-jitsu-smr-bristol-jiu-jitsu-smr_10406/

WEDNESDAY
https://getintomartialarts.com/england/bristol/bristol-bristol/bristol-jiu-jitsu-smr-bristol-jiu-jitsu-smr_12498/

We look forward to seeing YOU🫵on the mat 😀

Sensational weekend of jitsu in Exeter starting with an awesome seminar taught by sensei Andy Walker (6th dan) of Poole Ju-jitsu Club. It was rewarding to learn from such an experienced instructor and all of our attendees really enjoyed the detail and variety of techniques taught.

Additionally sensei Walker sat the panel along with sensei Rich Catterick for the adjudication of sensei Luke Chambers grading, who successfully obtained the grade of 4th degree black belt. Congratulations on achieving this fantastic milestone.

See you back on the mat next week :)