Ceris and Roger Date: 28 April 2013
Time: 13:00-16:00
Location: Andy Roberts BJJ, 40 Cove Road, Farnborough, Hants, GU14 0EN
Address:
Cost: Free
Our Q2 2013 London BJJ Women’s Open Mat will be held on Sunday 28 April 2013 and will be hosted by Ceris Oram and the good people at Andy Roberts BJJ. We are pleased to invite women, aged 18 and over, to join our informal session of drilling and sparring. No grappling experience is required and the Open Mat is a great opportunity for seasoned players to train with other women and for women new to BJJ to try out the art in a friendly environment. The Open Mat is free of charge.
Email Ceris on ceris.oram@hotmail.co.uk for more info.
The 4th year of the London BJJ Women’s Open Mat kicked off in February at the Total Dojo in Milton Keynes. While I was too occupied with my new son to attend, Anne Birkett of Westcoast BJJ, was kind enough to write a guest blog for us; cheers for the excellent review, Anne! Many thanks, too, to Hayley Carter and her club for hosting the Q1 session; Q2 event announced soon!
London BJJ Women’s Open Mat Feb 2013
Finally! The day had come when Westcoast BJJ ladies would attend their very first women’s open mat session.
Having trained for almost 2 years with the boys in west Wales and at Dartford BJJ Academy, all of us were excited to meet up with fellow female warriors and share the joys of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Setting off early in the morning from a misty Aberystwyth, Wales, four of us headed towards Total Dojo, Milton Keynes, ready to start our adventure.
Arriving at the Dojo we were met by smiles and hugs and it was clear from the begining that this was going to be a special day for us.
We started with a basic warm up of standing in base; shrimping and over the shoulder rolls before we got cracking with guard pass drills and chokes from side control. This was followed by plenty of sparring and question and answer sessions.
The different skill levels in the room, ranging from white to brown belt level, allowed us to further our knowledge of the art and also share a few insights of our own. We trained to have fun, laughed and enjoyed the company of almost 20 like-minded women.
On a personal note, it was great to see how staying relaxed while under pressure in a bottom position and waiting patiently for the window of escape worked well for me and reinforced why we drill this so often in our club.
This definitely added to my sparring experience as I felt calm and relaxed on the mats which ultimately allowed me to observe the positions I was in.
After almost 3 hours of total BJJ joy, Westcoast ladies said their goodbyes to new friends made and hit the road back west.
The atmosphere in the car was electric with excitement and gratitude to have had the opportunity to share a special day like this with our BJJ-sisters. I believe it is safe to say that we are all looking forward to many more women’s open mat sessions in the future.
Date: 3 February 2013
Time: 12:00-16:00
Location: Total Dojo, The Brunel Centre, Milton Keynes MK2 2ES
Address:
Cost: Free
Our Q1 2013 London BJJ Women’s Open Mat will be held on Sunday 3 February 2013 and will be hosted by Hayley Carter and the good people at Total Dojo. We are pleased to invite women, aged 18 and over, to join our informal session of drilling and sparring. No grappling experience is required and the Open Mat is a great opportunity for seasoned players to train with other women and for women new to BJJ to try out the art in a friendly environment. The Open Mat is free of charge.
Email Hayley on hcarter89@hotmail.co.uk for more info.
London BJJ Women’s Open Mat Nov 2012
Hurray for 3 years of London BJJ Women’s Open Mats! That’s right, we just closed down 3 years of women coming together to get their BJJ on. Our most recent event was hosted by the ladies of Nova Forca, Rebekka Francis and Anthea McCourtie, and sponsored by Lutadora; Lutadora provided fruit and flapjacks and shot a short ‘montage’ film to be released shortly!
As ever, the Open Mat rocked a brilliant atmosphere with 16 women on the mats. Experience ranged from white and blue belts up to black belt, Esther Tang, and brown belt Yasmine Wilson. Sparring was preceded by a warm up and technique led by Esther. International flavour was added with a Danish visitor and the Open Mat provided an opportunity for fun reunions for some of the women who attended camps in Denmark and Netherlands over the past year.
Stay tuned! Plans are already in motion for the first event in 2013, which will be announced shortly.
Date: 18 November 2012
Time: 13:00-16:00
Location: Nova Forca
Address: Fit4Less Gym Epsom High Street, 120 High Street, Epsom Surrey KT19 8EH
Cost: Free
Our Q4 2012 London BJJ Women’s Open Mat will be held on Sunday 18 November 2012 and will be hosted by Rebekka Francis and Anthea McCourtie and the fine folks at Nova Forca. We are pleased to invite women, aged 18 and over, to join our informal session of drilling and sparring. No grappling experience is required and the Open Mat is a great opportunity for seasoned players to train with other women and for women new to BJJ to try out the art in a friendly environment. The Open Mat is free of charge.
Email Rebekka on rebekka_francis@yahoo.co.uk for more info.
