Brotherhood BJJ Isle of Wight

NEW PURPLE BELT IN THE HOUSE!!!

On Sunday head BJJ coach Andy Law awarded Tony his Purple belt
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When Brotherhood was set up in July 2019 Tony was one of the first people through the door. He was already a blue belt when he joined us so it was great to have him on the mats.
Since then he has had a few breaks due to lockdowns and life events, but for the past year Tony has put the work in, and is well and truly a fixture of the team.
Plus the fact that everyone knows when Tony is in the room means that it is never a dull class when he is in. Usually because you can hear him chatting and laughing 😂

So it was only fitting that Tony get his Purple belt at the Sunday disco session.
One session that Tony would never miss.

Congratulations Tony 🤙🏻

NEW BROWN BELT IN THE HOUSE!!!

Long post warning, but Kyle has earned it.

On Saturday head BJJ coach Andy Law went over to Havant BJJ with Kyle Levier to a Roberto “Gordo” Correa seminar.
While at the seminar, with the blessing of Lee Wright, head coach of Havant BJJ, and the man himself Gordo, Andy awarded Kyle his well deserved Brown belt and was honoured to be assisted it tying the belt by Gordo.
The reason that it was done this way is because Kyle has had a bit of an unconventional history.

He started training at the same club as Andy back in 2013 when Andy was a blue belt. Kyle disappeared after a couple of months and we found out that he had gone to Rio De Janeiro to learn at the source. Initially he had planned to go for a couple of months.
18 months later he came back speaking fluent Portuguese with a well worn blue belt awarded to him by Gordo himself.
A few years later he went on a training holiday to Singapore to train with his good friend Tiago Gaspary, a Gordo black belt. While he was there Tiago awarded him his purple belt.

When Brotherhood was set up in July 2019 Kyle didn’t hesitate to come down to train with us and has been a regular on the mats ever since. He has had a few breaks for injuries but has been a beast on the mats for the past few years and won his division at the Brighton spring open last year. So when Andy had the opportunity to keep the connection to Gordo for Kyle it was an easy decision.

The club had a good outing last weekend with the lads showing great heart and showcasing some of their grappling and striking skills.
Couldn’t have asked for any more from them.

Great Thai Boxing session today.

Disco rolling session Sunday at 16:00.
Open to everyone 🤙🏻

Another weekend and another outing for the club.

We are very pleased to announce that Corey Kent, one of our BJJ competitors, has been accepted as an ambassador for Fighting for Autism.

Fighting for Autism is an Autism awareness and advocacy charitable organisation, whose mission, is to improve the quality of life for children and families living with Autism.

Brotherhood MMA is a Fighting for Autism affiliate gym and Colin Lions has been an ambassador for over 5 years helping and driving awareness through fighters, the gym and promotions.

If you would like to know more about the charity or would like to speak to someone about how we can help your child please get in touch via the gym page here.

https://www.facebook.com/FightingForAutism/

https://www.facebook.com/fightingforautismukireland/

https://www.fightingforautismeurope.org/

Good result from the guys at the weekend 🤙🏻

BROTHERHOOD MMA JIU JITSU TEAM WIN 2 GOLDS AND 3 SILVERS IN BRIGHTON The Brotherhood MMA Jiu Jitsu team took part in the Brighton Spring Open on Sunday (6 March) and returned to the Island with 5 medals. Lightweight white belt Liam Ingram won both of his fights convincingly to take gold in the Gi event but lost in the final to take silver to a tough opponent in the N...

The lads put in solid performances at the weekend 💪🏻

Contact the page today to come along and be part of the islands fastest growing martial arts club and the only MMA club on the island.

Great atmosphere in the nogi last night with the guys showing the love after the half guard and deep half shenanigans.
Tonight we have….
17:30-18:30 = Kids class
18:30-19:30 = MMA/Striking sparring
19:30-20:30 = Gi/Nogi drilling and sparring

See you there 🤙🏻

Tonight we have …..
Wrestling 18:00
Nogi BJJ 19:00

Come down and join the islands fastest growing team.

A great weekend for the club.

Head BJJ coach Andy Law managed to come away with a Silver medal at the English open yesterday.
Andy won his first fight with a toe hold submission. But unfortunately lost the final by a single advantage after a good back and forward fight.

Tonight at Brotherhood we have…
18:00 - Wrestling
19:00 - Gi BJJ

FIRST SESSION IS FREE!
Message the page to get booked in.

Been a great month so far here at Brotherhood MMA
Come down and get involved.
First session is free!
Message the page to book in 🤙🏻

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Great day out in Fleet yesterday for Corey and Liam with both guys giving it their all.

New timetable with a few changes.
Introduction to MMA now on Sunday morning.
If you have ever thought about giving it a go then now is the perfect time 🤙🏻
Beat the new year rush and get in shape before Christmas.

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So the club had a busy day on Saturday at the LFC event in Kent.
All 3 fighters came away with the win 💪🏻
2 wins by submission and one by judge’s decision after a 3 round war.
It was a great experience for the club and we will be looking to keep the momentum going with more fight and competition announcements coming soon.

Some great pictures from last Sunday’s competition in Brighton.

Tonight we have…..
Wrestling 18:00-19:30
NOGI BJJ 19:00-20:30

Contact the page to get booked in for your FREE trial session at the islands only MMA club.
See you there 🤙🏻

COMPETITION RESULTS!!!!

We took 4 competitors to the Brighton summer open and we managed to come home with 3 gold medals. 🥇🥇🥇

It was a great day out and is the first of many BJJ competition outings to be made by the team.

Well done to Corey Kent winning Gold in both his Gi and Nogi division in his first ever competition, and also to another first time competitor Liam Ingram who got gold in his nogi division 💪🏻

A massive well done to Callum Atkinson and Luke Nigh. Both guys managed to get wins in their divisions today, but didn’t manage to get in a medal winning position after putting in some solid performances.

Tonight we have….
18:00-19:30 - Wrestling
19:00-20:30 - Gi BJJ

FIRST SESSION IS FREE!

Contact the page to get booked in for your free trial class today 🤙🏻

Quiet session last night but it was a good one.
Massive thanks to Wes for popping in while on the island for a holiday with his family.
I have known Wes for about 7 years so it was nice to have him train at my club.

Great session last night with everyone putting the rounds in.
Andy Law and Damian Kowalski both getting their first session in with their new belts 🤙🏻
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This week at Brotherhood we have…..
Tuesday 18:00 Thai Boxing
Wednesday 18:00 Wrestling 19:00 Nogi BJJ
Thursday 17:30 Kids class 18:30 MMA Sparring 19:30 BJJ Gi sparring
Friday 18:00 Wrestling 19:00 Nogi BJJ sparring
Saturday 09:30 Kids class 10:45 Thai Boxing

See you there 🤙🏻

Yesterday was a massive day for the club as head BJJ coach Andy Law was promoted to Black belt by Checkmat black belts Martin Hollis and Yousuf Nabi.
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They also got to see Andy give out his first belt as a black belt.
Congratulations to Damian Kowalski on his promotion to Brown belt.
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13 members of the club went up to Reigate for the day and got to see the new belts being given out, and also got a few rounds in with new training partners 🤙🏻

Solid rounds in the Thursday evening comp prep class. Looking forward to seeing them compete in Brighton next month.

TONIGHT - NOGI SPARRING 19:00-20:30
First session free!

Very true words about competition prep from someone that knows what they are talking about.
No shortcuts and no easy path.
The competition mats don’t lie.

You know in your heart if you are doing your best, and on competition day you will have to come to terms with that. Whether you like it or not, the reality of your preparation will ring true in your mind louder than ever before. As you are standing on the edge of the mat, you will know whether you deserve to win or not, and you will remember every single shortcut that you took. If you cut corners, if you shied away from hard training sessions, if you partied when you should have been resting, if you had a s**t diet, or if you gave up because things got uncomfortable… you will remember it well. No matter what the case, if you didn’t give your best, your mind will rightly reward you with a healthy dose of self-doubt. And in this case, doubt is what you deserve. However, if you know deep down inside that you did your best to prepare, if you know you didn’t take shortcuts, that you put in the extra effort, that you gave your best everyday. Then you’ll be able to stand firmly with confidence. Because you will know in your heart and mind that you are capable of winning, that you are prepared to win, and that you deserve to win. Does it guarantee your victory? No, of course not. But you have a much better chance of succeeding without carrying the burden of self-doubt.
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