Experience Nelson Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

On Saturday 9th November we had the privilege to share the mats with our brothers and sisters from Blenhiem. Newly graded MLT Black Belt Luke Leach, 2x Amatuer MMA World Champion and BJJ Brown belt Gase Sanita and MLT boy wonder Lucas Lopez all made the journey over th...

Another great year at Nelson Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is coming to an end, so it is time to have another grading. We have seen increasing growth this year both in our Senior and Junior classes. It is important to recognize the growth and commitment of many of our students.

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Two weeks ago Christchurch and New Zealand experienced the darkest day in its history with the attack carried out at the two mosques. One of our members and former Cantabrian David Gordon organised an open mat last Saturday.

The invite was to Brazilian jiu jitsu and Jud...

Former Nelson Brazilian Jiu Jitsu student and teacher Brodie Watkins has been sharpening his skills in Japan. The BJJ blue belt has been living in Japan for the last 8 months studying Japanese and training hard.  He has been busy on the competitive circuit of late. In...

This year has been the first year that our club has had a Junior programme. We have seen a consistent growth in the club numbers in both our mini champs and junior classes. One of the major reasons for this is that a lot of our senior club members are either Mothers or...

Last weekend our Professor Marcelo Lopez hosted the Marlborough Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competition at Stadium 2000 in Blenhiem. Their was a great turn out by bjj clubs from throughout the south  and lower north island's. Our team has been training hard for the last couple...

We have come to the end of another term at Nelson Brazilian Jiu Jitsu with the Mini Champs and Juniors classes. We are seeing the club going from strength to strength which is clearly reflected in the growth in numbers and retention of our foundation members. Special t...

Several of our members have been busy traveling to both Auckland and Christchurch to compete in NO-GI Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitions. We had a great showing at both events with members bringing home Gold, Silver and Bronze medals in their respected weight class....