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Hey team, The weather has been pretty terrible this week, but hopefully things are starting to improve soon. Fortunately, the weather is always good on the mats at E17 BJJ. Good people, good training and a sunny environment regardless of what's happening outside. A huge congratulations also goes to Ryan, who is back this week from the States after competing at the IBJJF World Championships, the biggest competition of the year. Ryan took 3rd place in the Adult Division in domi

Hey team, What a weekend. A huge thank you to everyone who came down to our Grand Opening on Saturday. We had around 100 people through the doors across the day, with the mats packed, plenty of rolling, lots of chatting, and a fantastic atmosphere from start to finish. The weather certainly helped, but more than anything it was great to see so many members, friends, family and visitors all enjoying the space together. A few months ago this was an empty industrial unit with a

Hey team, Hot weather outside at the moment, but luckily the gym is cooler inside than it is outdoors, so no excuses, come down and train! We are now officially only 5 days away from our Grand Opening and I’m genuinely really excited for you all to see the space fully come together. Grand Opening – Saturday 30th May Bring your kids, your family, your partner, your friends, just come down and check out the space. Classes will still run as normal earlier in the day, but the off

Hey team, We are now only 2 weeks away from the completion of the refurb and our official Grand Opening on Saturday 30th May. Now that the plumbing and drainage work is finally getting sorted (a major source of headaches behind the scenes), it means we can finally go full steam ahead with the changing rooms. Hopefully by the end of this week you’ll start seeing some really big changes with both the male and female facilities... trying not to jinx anything, of course. The plac

Hey team, Lots of exciting things coming up at the moment, and the build is finally starting to head into its last stages. Every week the space feels more complete, more alive, and more like the vision we had for it when this all started. Really exciting times for the gym. Grand Opening Our official Grand Opening is getting very close now and we want to make it a huge day for the gym. Saturday 30th May From 12:30pm We’ll have: Open mats Food available Coffee available Photos

Hey team, Big newsletter this week, so get your reading glasses ready. Hope you’re all enjoying the bank holiday weekend. It was great to see so many of you down for the 11am class followed by open mat today. This format worked really well, so we’ll be sticking with it for future bank holidays - train early, then enjoy the rest of your day properly. Schedule & Class Updates Wrestling for BJJ From this week, Wrestling for BJJ will now run: 11:15 – 12:15 This gives us space for

Hey team, Lovely weather this week, which always helps. Hopefully you’ve all had a chance to get a bit of sun and feel human again. Also a big thank you to everyone who came down to the last community movie night. It was a really nice evening and great to spend some time together off the mats. I’ll be putting up a poll before our next movie, so keep an eye out on our instagram and get your votes in NEW Classes From This Week From this week we’re adding two new sessions on Sun

Hey team, I’m back today and at the gym , and I’ll be back to teaching with you all from tomorrow . Looking forward to getting back into it and seeing everyone again. Community Event – This Week Don’t forget our E17 BJJ Movie Night happening this Saturday 25th April . We’ll be watching Choke , the classic documentary featuring Rickson Gracie - a great insight into his mindset, approach to Jiu Jitsu, and what made him so dominant. 📍 At E17 BJJ 🕖 From 7pm Bring a pillow, br

Hey everyone, I’m away again this week for Rip & Roll camp in Morocco, this time with a few of the E17 crew out there as well. Really nice to see some of you getting involved and experiencing it. Back on the mats with you all very soon. Ryan will be covering my Monday and Wednesday Gi classes this week, so you’re in good hands. Community Event Reminder Don’t forget our upcoming E17 BJJ Movie Night on Saturday 25th April . We’ll be watching Choke , the classic documentary f

Hey everyone, I’ll be away for the next two weeks as I head out to Morocco for the Rip & Roll camp . Really looking forward to it. The next one will be running in November , and it would be great to see some more of you out there for it. It’s always a really special experience with great training, good people and a proper change of pace. ALL NEW CLASSES No matter your level, fundamentals remain important to improve! We’re adding additional Gi classes on Tuesdays and Thursday

Hey team, Another solid week of training ahead. The room is building nicely, people are improving week by week, and it’s great to see the consistency across the board. Let’s keep that going. The blue ocean - a few of our photos have started coming through! Community Event – Movie Night Our next E17 BJJ community event is locked in: Saturday 25th April We’ll be hosting a movie night at the gym , so bring a pillow, some snacks, some popcorn, and come settle in for a relaxed ev

Hey team, I’ll be away for the start of the week , but back on the mats with you all from Wednesday. Looking forward to getting stuck back in. Progress on the gym continues as well — the changing room partitions are starting to take shape , and it’s beginning to feel more and more like a finished space. We’re probably around 6 weeks out from our official grand opening , which is exciting to say. Not long now. The lightbox sign is gonna look amazing when it goes up later this

Hey team, Another good step forward this week at the gym. Things are really starting to come together and the space is beginning to feel like a proper home for E17 BJJ. Unit 2’s mats are now fully down and the space is looking awesome. For those of you who haven’t seen it yet, I’m really looking forward to you stepping into the room and seeing how it’s all come together. A sneak preview for those who haven't seen it This week our back-lit sign for the front of the unit is a

Hey team, The Saturday was a lot of fun this weekend, it turned into a massive event that went on well into the night, and it was great to see such a good turnout for the open mat during the day too. Always nice when the gym and the wider community cross paths like that. Unit 2 (the main room) should also start looking a lot more finished over the next few days as more of the work gets completed. Things are starting to come together and it’s exciting seeing the space evolve w

Hey team, We’re finally looking at a full week of decent weather. I don’t know about you, but I definitely need the vitamin D and I’m sure most of you do too. Lighter mornings, warmer evenings and a gym that doesn’t feel like a fridge anymore. We’ll take that. This week is going to be a good one for the gym. You’ll start to see Unit 2, the main room, changing quite a bit as we begin mounting the wall mats and adding a few more bits. Once the wall mats are up, we’ll be able t

Hey team, The weather is finally warming up a little, and even better, the new home of E17 BJJ is far less fridge-like than those first few sessions. It’s starting to feel properly lived in now. Over the coming weeks and months there will be some steady changes to the schedule as we gradually add more classes and build out the timetable properly. We’re doing this in stages so it grows the right way. Gym refurb continues this week, should have some more mat space, and maybe ev

Hey team, Last night marked our first class at the new venue , and what a moment that was. Things were tight on timeframes, and the last week has been a bit of a sprint, but we managed to get everything sorted just in time to step on the mats together in our new home. It wasn’t glamorous. It wasn’t fully finished. But it was ours! A huge, genuine thank you to everyone who gave up time over the weekend to help paint, clean, move mats, and get the space ready. Without you, we s

Hello everyone! CLASS TONIGHT WILL BE AT 22/23 RAVENSWOOD INDUSTRIAL SITE, E17 9HQ Come down and check it out! J ust a short newsletter, the full one will be released tomorrow as we are still hard at work at the new site trying to get things as ready as possible for later today - this has been a crazy whirlwind of a week and I'll make sure a full newsletter goes out to you all tomorrow See you on the mats Mouncif -E17 BJJ

Hey everyone, It’s looking a little less miserable outside this week , which hopefully means we’re slowly edging toward spring and leaving the worst of the winter chills behind us. The lighter days definitely help, and it feels like things are starting to move forward again, both on and off the mats! Important Venue Update – St Mary’s & What’s Next We’ve been informed that next week we won’t be able to run classes at St Mary’s Welcome Centre due to invasive investigative wor

Hey team, Last week was a bit of a quieter one , which is pretty normal for the end of January — and the weather definitely didn’t help. That said, it was still good to see people showing up and putting the work in. Consistency through the quieter weeks is what sets the tone for what comes next. New Site Update — February Kick-Off We’re now officially into February , and this month is full steam ahead with the refurbishment of our new home in the Ravenswood Collective . Here