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 slug) 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.