Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is a rapidly growing, highly technical sport involving takedowns and submissions.
Whether you’re an athlete keen on competition, martial artist looking to learn self-defence, or just want to learn the sport known commonly as “human chess”, the University of Birmingham is the place to do it.
Alongside training and competitions, our mixed community of all levels take part in weekly socials and are keen to get to know you.
Club President: Izaak Potts
Vice Presidents: James Small
Our Club
The University of Birmingham Jiu-Jitsu Club trains three times per week, totalling six hours across gi and no‑gi sessions. The first two weeks of the semester are completely free, giving new members the perfect chance to try out the sport.
We are proudly affiliated with Royal Jiu-Jitsu, co-founded by Bradley Hill and Samantha Cook-Hill, whose programme has developed multiple world‑class athletes. Our coaches, Ryan Ralph (a UoB alumnus) and Remy Blackwood, bring extensive competitive experience and a commitment to helping every member progress. Thanks to our Royal affiliation, members can also train at their Harborne Lane gym on Sundays.
Club updates, competitions and socials are shared through our community WhatsApp, accessible via Instagram or by speaking to any member of our friendly committee. Whether you have questions or just want to introduce yourself, we’re always happy to chat.
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Beyond training, our club is a close-knit community. We host regular sober and non‑sober socials, attend Sports Night, and organise activities like climbing, bowling and group dinners. We also support charitable initiatives such as Movember and CoppaFeel!, offering opportunities for members to donate or run their own fundraisers.
Training Times
- Monday: 12.00pm-1.00pm
- Monday: 1.00pm-2.00pm
- Thursday: 2.00pm-3.00pm
- Thursday: 3.00pm-4.00pm
- Saturday: 4.00pm-5.00pm
- Saturday: 5.00pm-6.00pm
Competition Opportunities
We are a young club with many successful previous competitions – from relaxed matches within our club to entering external open competitions.
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We do not require trials to compete, as we will support you to compete at your
level when you feel ready. For this upcoming academic year, we aim to have at least competition opportunity per semester at an external competition, with room for more.
Membership Price
Memberships are available to students and non-students
As part of signing up to a Sports Club you are agreeing to the Sport and Fitness Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Sports Club Code of Conduct and other UoB Sport & Fitness policies. Click here to head to Sports Club Benefits to read them.
£105 annual student membership, £115 annual community membership
£60 termly student membership, £65 termly community membership
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*This is an approximate list of what the club membership may include. This can change at any point, so please confirm with the club directly on what this membership includes.