Now you’ve signed up for your first of three trial lessons https://kingstonbjj.com/free-class-offer/, it’s nice to get an idea of our class structure and what to expect. Our head instructor is Diccon Lynes https://jjgf.com/academy-member/diccon-lynes. He began studying Jiu Jitsu 18 years ago and now focuses on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu self defence under Eddie Kone, a Rickson Gracie association Black Belt Fourth … Read More
Why we wear a Gi at Kingston BJJ. (Part 1)
Why we wear a Gi at Kingston BJJ. At Kingston BJJ we predominantly wear a Gi or Kimono. During the warmer months, typically, late June, July and August, we just wear a rashguard. Some people contact us asking if we practice ‘No-Gi’, we do. Because our focus is self-defence, almost all of what we learn and practice can be done … Read More
Gracie Jiu Jitsu Seminar
Jiu Jitsu Global Federation Black Belt 4th Degree, Eddie Kone – https://www.instagram.com/ekbjj/, recently conducted a two hour Gracie Jiu Jitsu seminar at Kingston BJJ. The seminar started with a focus on finding a safe position when caught in Side Control. We focused on physical protection and body alignment. Teaching alongside Eddie, Diccon Lynes – https://jjgf.com/academy-member/diccon-lynes, Head Instructor at Kingston BJJ. … Read More
Developing Our Standing Self Defence Techniques
Dealing with a deep Guillotine is difficult – we have a number of defences for early Guillotine attempts but when a Guillotine is deep, you need a well worked plan to survive and escape. We practice Gracie Jiu Jitsu self defence and spend a lot of time dealing with submission attempts in common scenarios – the deep Guillotine being one … Read More
Emphasising Submission Defence
Enjoyable training sessions with BJJ beginners and advanced students training together. We’ve started looking at common submission defences – with training sessions starting to take on a submission then defence, format. Our takedowns are still featuring every team training session. People with absolutely no experience are joining every week and loving the team’s atmosphere. There’s a good positive buzz on … Read More
Strong Team Spirit at BJJ Lifestyle Team in Kingston
Nice shot of some of the team rolling – lots of new faces and the experienced white, blue, purple and brown belts – all training in the same session, helping the beginners along. We all want the team to grow and be successful. Monday’s session saw us looking at a couple more half guard sweeps – great to see everyone’s … Read More
BJJ White Belts Improving Quickly
Beginners Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training sessions going well at BJJ Lifestyle Team in Kingston. Nice to see some ladies training – some with previous Jiu-Jitsu experience. Our white belts are being introduced to all of the key positions – we’re looking at the basics of half guard at the moment. Our more advanced belts are now becoming quite technical – and … Read More
Become Part of our Beginners Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Program
We have it all – friendship, competitiveness, team spirit and very high quality Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction. If you are a complete beginner, let us welcome you and help you week by week, develop your BJJ skills. Join BJJ Lifestyle Team and realise health benefits, enjoy our socials, train with a big group of friends and work your way up from … Read More
Some of the White Belts at BJJ Lifestyle Team in Kingston
Join BJJ Lifestyle Team in Kingston. Never has there been a better time to join the team – big numbers on the mat, outstanding instruction and an amazing team atmosphere. We practice No-Gi and Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Situated just a few minutes walk from Kingston bridge and Kingston station – we train on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. In addition … Read More
