GAMEFIGHT: BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU AND MIXED MARTIAL ARTS CLASSES IN WAKEFIELD
We are a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu club based in Wakefield West Yorkshire. If you’re looking to learn a proven, functional grappling martial art, if you’re looking to get fit, build confidence or simply to have fun with new people, then we could just be the club for you, why not come Book your 1 week FREE trial today. Game fight Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Wakefield proudly share a gym with Guts over Fear Muay Thai. Together we are Wakefield's premier martial arts school, offering classes in Jiu-Jitsu for adults and kids of all ages and abilities, we’re always adding new classes to our schedule. We also have ladies-only sessions available. Our vision is to create a community of empowered individuals who use their training in Jiu-Jitsu to make positive change in their lives and the world around them.
MARTIAL ARTS SCHOOL IN WAKEFIELD
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU (BJJ)
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and combat sport based on ground fighting and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, controlling one's opponent, gaining a dominant position, and using a number of techniques to force them into submission via joint locks or chokeholds.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was first developed around 1920 by Brazilian brothers Carlos, Oswaldo, Gastão Jr., George, and Hélio Gracie, after Carlos was taught traditional Kodokan judo by a travelling Japanese judoka, Mitsuyo Maeda, in 1917. Later, they marketed their own self-defence system based on Judo and named it Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. BJJ eventually came to be its own defined combat sport through the innovations, practices, and adaptation of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Judo, and became an essential martial art for modern MMA. Governing bodies such as the IBJJF work worldwide, and set the rules and standards to be held in sport BJJ competitions.
BJJ revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend him/herself against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling and self-defence situations. Sparring, commonly referred to as "rolling" within the BJJ community, and live drilling plays a major role in training and the practitioner's development. BJJ can also be used as a method of promoting physical fitness, building character, and as a way of life.