Kids Jiu Jitsu
Age-appropriate grappling five days a week, balanced between fun and real skill development.
Best for: Parents who want their child to build confidence, coordination and self-control.15 and up · No experience needed
Adult Jiu Jitsu
Alive is a No-Gi first academy. That means most weeks you'll train in shorts and a rash guard, working the grips and positions that carry over to wrestling, self-defence and MMA. We also run Gi classes and wrestling for the people who want the full grappling picture.
- Ages
- 15 and up
- Experience
- No experience needed
- Best for
- Adults who want to learn grappling, get in shape, and train with a resisting partner.
Why people train this
- Learn to control and submit a fully resisting opponent
- Conditioning that comes from training, not from burpees
- A skill that keeps developing for decades, not months
- Training partners who want you to get better
What actually happens
- Warm-up built from the movements you're about to use
- A position of the day, broken down and drilled
- Constraint games: live reps against a partner who resists, at a level you choose
- Open rolling, optional on your first weeks
If it's your first time: Your first class is drilling and positional work. Nobody is going to try to take your head off. You choose the intensity you roll at, and coaches pair beginners deliberately.
There's a women's class too
We run a women's-only no-gi class alongside the mixed classes. Train in either, or both.
If a mixed room feels like a big first step, this is a good place to start. The free week covers it like any other class.
See when it runsWhat to bring
Bring
- Shorts without zips or pockets
- A t-shirt or rash guard
- A water bottle
- Flip-flops for off the mat
We provide
- Loaner rash guard for your first classes if you need one
Words you'll hear
- No-Gi
- Grappling in shorts and a rash guard, with no jacket to grip.
- Gi
- The traditional heavy cotton jacket and trousers. Grips on the fabric open up a different game.
- Grappling
- Wrestling and submission fighting, controlling someone without striking them.
- Rolling
- Live sparring on the ground, at whatever intensity the pair agrees on.
Your coach
Adult Jiu Jitsu class times
- Wednesday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Thursday 75 minStart here
Submissions 101 No-Gi
- Thursday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Thursday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Friday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Friday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Friday 60 minStart here
Women’s Only (No-Gi)
- Friday 60 min
Adult No-Gi BJJ - Live Rounds
- Sunday 60 min
Open Mat
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Monday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Monday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Tuesday 75 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Tuesday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Tuesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Wednesday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Wednesday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Thursday 75 minStart here
Submissions 101 No-Gi
- Thursday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Thursday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Friday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Friday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Friday 60 minStart here
Women’s Only (No-Gi)
- Friday 60 min
Adult No-Gi BJJ - Live Rounds
- Sunday 60 min
Open Mat
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Monday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Monday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Tuesday 75 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Tuesday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Tuesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Wednesday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Wednesday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Thursday 75 minStart here
Submissions 101 No-Gi
- Thursday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Thursday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Friday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Friday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Friday 60 minStart here
Women’s Only (No-Gi)
- Friday 60 min
Adult No-Gi BJJ - Live Rounds
- Sunday 60 min
Open Mat
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Monday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
- Monday 60 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Monday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Tuesday 75 minStart here
Adult Submissions 101 (No-Gi)
- Tuesday 60 minStart here
Adult Gi BJJ
- Tuesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Night)
- Wednesday 90 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Morning)
- Wednesday 75 minStart here
Adult No-Gi BJJ (Lunch)
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Adult Jiu Jitsu FAQ
Do I need to be fit before I start?
No. You'll get fit by training. Set your own pace in your first weeks. Sitting a round out is normal and nobody will comment.
Do I have to spar?
Not at first, and never at an intensity you haven't agreed to. Live training is how the skill develops, but you build up to it.
What if I'm the oldest or least athletic person there?
You almost certainly won't be. The room runs from teenagers to people in their fifties, and the coaching approach is built around your individual attributes rather than one 'correct' way to move.
Is there a women's class?
Yes. A women's-only no-gi class runs alongside the mixed classes. Plenty of women train in both; start wherever you're more comfortable.
Other programs
Kickboxing & Striking
Boxing, Muay Thai and kickboxing combined into one striking programme, from first-timer to sharp.
Best for: Anyone who wants to learn to strike properly and get a serious workout doing it.
Wrestling for Jiu Jitsu
Takedowns, control and transitions, taught to complement jiu jitsu rather than as a separate sport.
Best for: Grapplers who keep ending up on the bottom and want to control where the fight happens.
MMA
Where the striking and grappling programmes meet: takedowns off strikes, cage work and ground and pound.
Best for: Trained students who want to put striking and grappling together.
