Bradford Jiu Jitsu Club - Cafe West, Allerton

Ju jitsu is a massive part of our lives and has kept me fit and healthy as well very close to my family. We work as team and train together at Bradford Jiu Jitsu club which I set up 2001. We have clubs in 2 different venues based in community centres (Cafe West in Allerton and Windhill Community Centre Shipley) and have lots of fun as a family. I am a 5th Dan ans started training back in 1984 at Manchester Polytechnic, under Sensei Jeff Thompson, and over the years won a number of competitions and ran a number of university clubs including Manchester, Salford Nottingham and Loughborough.

In 2001 I moved to Bradford with a young family and was keen to set up a club for my children could train at. 20 years later we have been fortunate to have grown from a small club to a thriving juniors and seniors club. It's a great feeling to be able to see juniors and seniors develop their skills in ju jitsu and pass gradings. We have managed to have win 20 junior national and international competitions and trained in Canada, USA, Amsterdam and South Africa.