Big Updates Week – E17 BJJ Weekly Newsletter 04/05/2026

e17bjj
May 4
4 min read

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 the new Muay Thai class on Saturdays.

Monday Schedule Change (From Next Week)

From next week, Monday Judo will be replaced by our new striking class.

Wednesday Judo remains unchanged, and we’ll look to add another Judo slot on the weekend in the future.

Judo Founders Members

All members on Judo founders memberships will now be able to train any 2 classes per week, giving you more flexibility to try:

Muay Thai
Wrestling for BJJ
BJJ sessions

Striking Classes at E17 BJJ

We’re excited to introduce Muay Thai with Michael

To start, classes will run:

Saturday — 10:15 to 11:15

Monday — 19:30 to 20:45 (from next week)

These sessions will cover:

Pad work
Fundamentals
Striking technique
Conditioning

We’ll also have gloves available to borrow, so if you’re just trying the classes out, you don’t need to worry about buying anything straight away.

Kids & Teens Reminder

Got young ones in the family? Bring them down for a trial.

We offer free trials across all kids classes:

Reception to Year 2 — Hero HQ (BJJ)

Wednesday 16:15 – 17:15

Year 3 to Year 6 — Combat HQ (BJJ)

Friday 16:15 – 17:15

Year 3 to Year 6 — Combat HQ (Striking)

Saturday 09:00 – 10:00

Growth Update

With all of these additions, we’re now running 19 classes per week, and still growing.

A big thank you to all of you. The energy, consistency and support from the members is what’s made this possible. As always we are committed to re-investing into the club as we gain more members in our community to give you all the best possible experience and access to as many classes as possible.

Grand Opening

Our official Grand Opening is set for:

Saturday 30th May from 12:30pm

We want to make this a big one.

Let’s pack the mats out and celebrate everything we’ve built together. There will be:

Food available
Filming and photos
Great energy all day
A proper community atmosphere

Invite your friends, invite your family — we want as many people there as possible.

This is a huge milestone for E17 BJJ, and it’ll be great to celebrate it properly with all of you.

Summer Grading

Saturday 13th June

A chance to celebrate your progress. There’s been a huge amount of improvement across the room since the start of the year, and I’m really looking forward to recognising that with you all.

This Week’s Focus

Gi Fundamentals with Mouncif (Wednesday)

We’ll finish working through collar sleeve control, linking tripod sweeps and triangles, along with a few extra sneaky finishes from there.

Teens with Hugo and Mouncif (Tuesday & Thursday)

We’ll be looking at half guard options, focusing on developing the underhook and understanding how to use it effectively.

No Gi Fundamentals with Hugo (Tuesday & Thursday)

We’ll finish working through shoulder crunch options, then begin looking at ways to escape into butterfly guard, turning defensive positions into offensive opportunities.

Gi Fundamentals with Hugo (Tuesday & Thursday)

Continuing with De La Riva (DLR), exploring options that lead into back takes and transitions into other guards.

Gi Mixed with Christopher Macken (Friday)

This week’s focus will be attacking the dorsal kimura position, building control and understanding how to use it as both a submission and a transitional hub.

Judo with Justin

This week’s focus is the fireman’s carry (Kata Guruma). We’ll work on timing, entry and lifting mechanics, focusing on how to use your legs and positioning to execute the throw efficiently rather than relying on strength.

Wrestling for BJJ with Mehmet

We’ll continue developing hand fighting, linking it into clean leg entries and improving your ability to initiate from standing.

Full Timetable

We also have our Cardio for BJJ class on Sundays now at 11am - expect lots of drills that will help you BJJ become sharper, quicker and also build your engines. This is followed by a 1.5h open mat at 11:30am

You can view the full updated schedule here:https://www.e17bjj.co.uk/e17bjjschedule

More additions coming soon.

Membership Reminder

If you’re interested in upgrading your membership to Premium to train some more classes each week. drop me a message on Instagram or speak to me or Richard in class.

Tip of the Week

Start where you are, not where you want to be.

It’s easy to compare yourself to others or feel like you should be further ahead. Instead, focus on what you can do right now and build from there

Progress comes from stacking small improvements over time.

See you on the mats,

-Mouncif

E17 BJJ