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Gracie Barra Belfast BJJ Academy (Northern Ireland)

gracie barra belfast bjj academy (northern ireland)

5.0(58)

Belfast

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is widely acknowledged as the most effective martial art in the world. The Gracie family, from Rio De Janerio, Brazil, are considered the founding fathers of BJJ, having learnt a hybrid form of judo and traditional Ju Jitsu from a travelling Japanese prizefighter, Mitsuyo Maeda, in the early 1900s. The creator of Judo, Jigoro Kano had tasked Maeda with spreading his new sport around the world, and when Maeda left Brazil, the Gracies started their own academy, teaching their modified ‘Gracie’ (Brazilian) Jiu Jitsu. For the next 80 years the Gracie family modified and refined their art, holding public challenge matches to prove the effectiveness of their blend of jiu jitsu. Despite these very public, and often controversial, matches, the art remained largely unknown outside of Brazil. This changed in the 1990s. In 1993 the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) was established. This competition pitted various styles of martial arts against each other. Royce Gracie, son of one of the founder of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, dominated the event, beating each of his much-larger and stronger opponents with ease. Royce’s performance in the UFC changed the martial arts world forever: his performance demonstrated that with the correct application of technique and leverage the weaker and smaller man could defeat any adversary. Since 1993 there has been an explosion in the growth of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with clubs in Los Angeles to Australia, China to Russia. BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU IN BELFAST Closer to home, in the late 1990s Mauricio Gomes, a representative of Gracie Barra and an extended member of the Gracie family, arrived in the British Isles and set up BJJ clubs in London, Birmingham, and Belfast. Gracie Barra Northern Ireland was constituted, and since then the club has grown from strength to strength. Maintaining close ties with its sister clubs across Britain and Ireland, the club has hosted some of the most highly regarded practitioners in history of the art, including Mauricio’s son Roger Gracie (the most successful BJJ competitor of all time), as well as four-time world champion Braulio Estima (IBJJF Hall of Famer and ADCC champion) and his brother Victor Estima (NoGi world champion). In 2011, and with Maurico’s blessing, Braulio Estima awarded Graham Keys his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He was the first person in Northern Ireland, and the third in Ireland, to attain this rank. Under Graham’s tutelage, Gracie Barra Belfast has become Northern Ireland’s most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu academies, having produced Irish, British, European and World champions. Recently, and in recognition of the Graham’s expertise, Ulster Rugby approached the club to help with their training and preparation for their up-coming 2014 season. Today, Gracie Barra Northern Ireland is the only official Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club in Northern Ireland, and the largest and most successful BJJ club in Belfast. Everyone is welcome to come and train, at our classes held in a number of locations across Belfast. The club can trace its lineage directly back to the founders of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.

Jmd Training

jmd training

4.9(18)

Belfast

JMD Training was established in 2010 by the husband and wife team of Jim and Maire Donnelly, both of whom had many years’ experience in Health and Safety Training Northern Ireland and CSR Training Belfast. They recognised a niche in the market for an organisation that could deliver CSR and H&S training to scrupulously high standards, yet do so in a more flexible, caring and engaging manner than others. Jim and Maire knew that while employers and candidates appreciated the need for on-going training, the process itself was frequently intimidating and dispassionate. So in JMD Training, they have created an organisation with a distinctive culture and values, one in which learning in a supportive, non-intimidating environment is paramount, where training is memorable and – dare we say it – fun! It’s in our name – JMD – Just Making a Difference. JMD Training is now a leading H&S training company working across the North and South of Ireland, delivering high quality training and consultancy work working with Moy Park, Belfast Met, BPerfect, Mount Charles and the Housing Executive to just name a few. Offering a comprehensive range of training services from CSR, First Aid, Mental Health, Plant Machinery, Food Safety and reflecting the diversity of Northern Irelands workforce with language alternatives. To deliver this unique experience, they have built a ‘family’ of like-minded trainers and support staff, all of who share their professional rigour and personal warmth.

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