Shrewsbury BJJ / SBG Shropshire

Absolutely amazing weekend at camp in the bag, can’t wait to work on the fantastic material we’ve picked up today from Glyn Powditch, Alex Enlund, Kev McAloon and topped off with the best session on guard I’ve done by my Coach Matt Thornton. So grateful to be part of this tribe Viva SBG 🦍💪🥋

Quick reminder there will be no classes this Saturday as coaches will be at SBG UK training camp, still time to get your ticket just message us and get 20% off weekend is going to be awesome don’t miss out 🦍

Another awesome nights work out in by everyone the weather may not know what it’s doing but we do, improving everyday, we have No Gi grappling every Wednesday as well as so many other classes through the week, drop us a message to start a free week trial 🥋💪🦍

SBG UK annual training camp this weekend in SBG Manchester located directly below the t Manchester Piccadilly train station, still some tickets left at 20% off to members message to get yours, one day or whole weekend tickets available, an amazing weekend of top level instruction guaranteed we have SBG international head honcho Matt Thornton along with a host of amazing coaches including UFC fighters pst and present Black Belt world championship competitors MMA and BJJ champions galore. Don’t miss out. There will be no classes Saturday as coaches will be in attendance so don’t miss out on training instead upgrade it for the weekend.

New Gi’s are finally here looking great and feeling awesome, really happy we spent so much time getting these right, if you’ve pre-ordered one you can collect from Casey after class if you haven’t pre-ordered snap one up quick they are selling out but don’t worry if you don’t get one we’ll be ordering more soon 🦍💪🥋

Some absolutely amazing work out in by our kids this morning the more they learn the faster they learn new things and it’s a privilege to get to be part of every week 🥋🦍💪

Awesome work tonight from everyone in wrestling and No-Gi. Wrestling is a an essential component in your martial arts arsenal it glued together BJJ and Thai boxing, we concentrate on teaching the fundamentals of wrestling weekly in our BJJ fundamentals classes and have dedicated wrestling every Wednesday you can advance to. Message us for a Free trial week at the gym and start your martial arts journey today 🦍🥋💪

Longevity in Jiu Jitsu Part 2
Jiu Jitsu isn’t just a peak athletic sport it’s also a martial art and hobby that can be a healthy part of your lifestyle or it can be something that breaks you mentally and physically. The approach is important. If you’re 40+ and looking to do Jiu Jitsu for the long term here’s some tips.

2. Don’t roll, at least not at first and not as much as the younger practitioners. If you are just starting in BJJ have no grappling experience and you’re middle aged you shouldn’t be rolling, you will get hurt unnecessarily At the very minimum you should be aware of how to keep yourself safe in all the major positions in grappling before taking part in rolling, depending on how often you train and your clubs curriculum this could take anywhere from 2 to 6 months and there is nothing wrong with this. Don’t let a 20 yr old rolling 5 times a week almost straight away influence you. You have to lay a technical foundation for safe future training, Fundamentals classes for beginners work, they will teach you the skills necessary to be able to train safely and you should feel comfortable before advancing to classes with rolling. We use Isolation rounds at SBG, this is live drilling against progressively resisting opponents to bridge the gap to full training and it allows you to build a solid technical foundation against resisting opponents while removing some of the chaos and pressure that can lead to injury. As you get older this form of training should replace more and more of your rolling to allow you to continue to develop while minimising wear and tear on the body. When I am getting ready to compete I don’t add more rolling I add more isolation rounds so I can maximise mat time while minimising injury chance and pinpoint the areas that I need to work on most. Rolling is the most fun part of training and an ultimately essential one but ,as we age we have to be mature enough to adapt our training get the most out of it so we can continue to do it for years to come.