BJJ in Bristol

Bristol is the directory's second-deepest English BJJ city after London with 30 listings across the West Country — the densest grappling cluster in southwest England by a wide margin. Pricing is in GBP and the Bristol band runs notably lower than London, with state average ~£64/mo and a real-world adult unlimited range of £15–£115/mo (RISE Community Jiu Jitsu donation-style £15/mo all the way up to Moda JJ Academy £75–£115). Drop-in fees average around £30. Gracie Barra is the dominant Bristol affiliation, with Renzo Gracie Academy (the Roger Gracie UK arm) running a close second through the Artemis BJJ / Roger Gracie Academy network. Independent grappling schools and 10th Planet round out the rest.

The headline academy is Gracie Barra Bristol Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Nicolai "Geeza" Holt BB — Holt is a fully traceable Roger Gracie / Carlos Gracie Jr. lineage instructor (Mitsuyo Maeda → Carlos Gracie → Helio Gracie → Carlos Gracie Junior → Roger Gracie → Nicolai Holt) and his name appears as the lineage anchor on multiple satellite GB rooms in the metro. The Gracie Barra Bristol cluster spans Gracie Barra Bradley Stoke, Gracie Barra Paulton under Salvatore Pace BB (Carlos Lemos Jr. / Gracie Barra), and Gracie Barra Staple Hill Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Joanna Victoria Maple BB (Roger Gracie / Nicolai Holt / Carlos Gracie Jr.).

The Roger Gracie / Renzo Gracie Academy branch is Artemis BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) | Central Bristol under Can Sönmez BB (Roger Gracie / Kev Capel lineage) at £60/mo, with a sister Artemis BJJ Clifton room at the same £60/mo rate — one of the most affordable serious BJJ tickets in Bristol. The Roger Gracie Academy Central Bristol and Roger Gracie Academy North Bristol under Luke Chamberlain BB (Roger Gracie lineage) extend the network across both halves of the city.

Beyond the big two networks, the independent and specialist bench is deep. Art of Movement Bristol - Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Capoeira under Professor Rad BB (Mendes Brothers / Art of Jiu Jitsu (AOJ) lineage) is the only confirmed AOJ-line academy in this English directory, at £80/mo. Sweat Box Gym and Pedro Bessa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu School run under Pedro Bessa (£45–£105/mo at Sweat Box) — Bessa being one of the South West's most-credentialed Brazilian coaches — with RR Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Rich Rubino (Pedro Bessa lineage) at £80/mo as the lineage offshoot. Moda Jiu Jitsu Academy under Dónal Carmody BB (Independent) at £75–£115/mo. Aftermath BJJ Knowle under Nick Jordan BB. Bristol Dojo under Simon O'Brien BB at £60/mo.

Checkmat BJJ Bristol gives the city its Checkmat representation. StandStrong Academy under Ryan Brinkley BB (10th Planet Swindon lineage) at £69–£89/mo is the Bristol-area 10th Planet outpost. One Step Ahead MMA & Fitness under Nad Narimani BB (Team Alpha Male lineage) at £90/mo brings MMA / no-gi grappling depth. Portishead Grappling School (Independent) and EVOLVE Brazilian Jiu Jitsu cover dedicated grappling-only training. The EPiC Martial Arts network (Brislington under Gio Marchese, Bradley Stoke under Andy Cleeves at £83.33/mo, Yate under Matt Roberts, Portishead, plus Clevedon as a separate city entry) is the largest multi-location martial arts brand in the wider Bristol metro. Trojan Free Fighters Bristol under Mario Saeed BB at £55–£70/mo and RISE Community Jiu Jitsu under Tom Hague at a community £15/mo round out the affordable end.