Questions, answered.

Yes — most people who walk in have never grappled. Every class is beginner-friendly because the coaching scales to your level. You'll be paired with someone who looks after you.

No. You don't need to be in shape to start — we meet you at your level and bring you up to your personal potential. You get fit by training, not before it.

Shorts with no pockets, zips or buttons — they catch fingers and toes — and a rashguard, or a plain t-shirt for day one. That's it.

Water, sliders or flip-flops for off the mat, and a mouthguard. A mouthguard is required — grab a cheap one before your first session and protect your teeth.

16 and over. We'll consider 13–15-year-olds case by case — maturity, size and how they take coaching. A juniors programme may come later.

No. Adults of every age train — rounds are calibrated to you, not to the fittest person in the room.

It's a contact sport, so there's risk — but it's coached and controlled. You tap early and often, partners are matched with intention, and nobody's trying to hurt you. The people who get hurt are the ones too proud to tap.

No. Grappling rewards calm and technique over aggression. Tense, aggressive beginners gas out; relaxed ones learn faster.

Yes. Grappling is a problem-solving sport, not a strength contest — it's for everybody.

No. Because we coach with ecological dynamics, every class scales — beginners and experienced grapplers both get something from the same session. You're paired with intention.

Gi grappling uses the jacket and trousers as grips. No-gi is shorts and a rashguard — faster, more athletic, and closer to how grappling works without clothing to hold. We teach no-gi.

It's the modern, no-gi development of it — the same submission art, plus wrestling, judo, catch and sambo where they intersect, minus the gi, the belts and the ceremony.

How no-gi relates to BJJ →

No. We teach the wrestling that matters for grappling from scratch — the takedowns and the top control — scaled to your level.

By controlling and finishing — chokes and joint locks, tapped safely. We teach you to finish, and just as importantly to defend and escape.

No bowing, no belts, no mysticism. It's a martial art coached as a sport — the modern synthesis of what actually works.

Not yet. We're building grappling properly first; striking comes later, coached the same way.

No belts. We run free, standards-based certifications and competition belt-equivalency if you need it. Performance is the scoreboard, not rank.

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Grappling is one of the most reliable things you can train for real situations — controlling distance, staying on your feet, getting back up. We coach it as a sport, but the skills transfer.

Two weeks, free, for people local to Eastbourne. No card needed to book, no commitment — turn up and train.

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Tuesday and Thursday evenings plus Sunday morning, with a free open mat after the Sunday session.

Full schedule →

Founding membership is £45/month, locked for life, capped at 30 members. Cancel any time — no contract beyond the current month.

Pricing →

You can — but most people get more from doing. Watch the first-day video so you know exactly what to expect, then come and train your free trial.

Once a week builds something; two or three times moves you faster. Start with what fits your life — consistency beats intensity.

Clean kit every session, nails trimmed (fingers and toes), and don't train with a skin infection or when you're ill. We keep the mats clean and each other safe.