Grappling With Life CIC

23/08/2026

Our new website is now live.

Visit grapplingwithlife.org to learn more about Grappling With Life, our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes, mentoring work, and programmes for schools and community organisations.

You can also view our timetable, read our latest news, and find out how to get involved.

Take a look and let us know what you think.

Stronger on the mat. Stronger in life.

19/08/2026

After plenty of stops, starts, and a few setbacks along the way, our new Grappling With Life website is nearly ready to launch.

I’ve been working hard over the past month, writing and developing the site’s updated look and bringing everything together. It has taken a little longer than planned, but we are now very close to the finish line.

The new website is due to go live next Monday, 24 August. I’m really looking forward to finally sharing it with you.

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31/07/2026

Unfortunately, as we have not received any bookings, the Summer BJJ Session planned for Saturday 1 August has been cancelled.

We will not be running any further BJJ sessions or events during the summer holidays.

Our regular weekly classes will resume in September, and we look forward to welcoming everyone back then.

20/07/2026

SUMMER BJJ SESSION

Our regular weekly classes finished last week, but training does not have to stop completely over the summer.

On Saturday 1st August, we will be running a special two-hour Guard and Guard Retention session for our students.

Saturday 1st August
1:00pm–3:00pm
£10 per student
Britannia Village Hall

This extended session will give students more time to:

• Revisit the guard and guard-retention techniques they have learned
• Drill and practise with different partners
• Take part in positional and control sparring
• Build confidence and muscle memory
• Maintain their progress during the summer break

The aim is to help students retain what they have learned over the past year and return to regular classes in September with a strong foundation to build from.

We are currently only taking bookings for this first session. It will be a trial to see whether there is enough interest to run additional sessions during the summer holidays.

Advance booking is required.

Message us to book your child’s place.

04/07/2026

Join Grappling With Life kids’ weekly Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes

The Britannia Village Hall
65 Evelyn Street, London, E16 1TU
Tuesday: 6.30 - 7.45pm
Thursday: 5.30 -6.45pm

04/07/2026

We wanted to let everyone know that we will no longer be going ahead with the planned Grappling With Life 2nd anniversary event, which was due to take place on Saturday 25th July.

Although the event had not yet been officially announced publicly, we know that word of it may have reached some people already, so we wanted to explain the situation clearly.

Unfortunately, due to a personal family emergency, I will have other commitments over the coming weeks and will not be able to give the event the time, organisation and preparation it properly deserves.

Putting on an event like this is quite labour intensive, and I would only want to do it if we could give it the care and attention needed to make it a success for our families, supporters and wider community.

Technically, Grappling With Life’s 2nd anniversary was in May, so we are not sure at this stage whether we will revisit the anniversary event later in the year. We will take some time and see what feels right.

However, we are still looking ahead. We hope to put on an event in the future to mark the launch of our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mentoring project, which is an important next step for Grappling With Life and the young people we support.

Thank you, as always, for your understanding and continued support.

04/07/2026

04/06/2026

We’re proud to share this update from our founder, Chris Tulloch.

Grappling With Life CIC has been awarded partial funding through People Powered Places for our Martial Arts and Mentoring project, after receiving 244 votes from the local community.

This support means a great deal to us. As a small CIC, every vote, share, conversation and message of encouragement helps us keep building.

Thank you to everyone who backed the project and helped us reach this point. We’re excited to keep working towards bringing accessible Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mentoring and positive opportunities to young people in Newham.

31/05/2026

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31/05/2026

Kids Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu classes:

Tuesdays: 6:30–7:45pm
Thursdays: 5:30–6:45pm
Ages 7–14

£5 a session

The Britannia Village Hall, 65 Evelyn Rd, London E16 1TU

Message us to book a space