BJJ day classes in Dublin.

JohnMc1

I want to start popping up to Dublin from Kilkenny for BJJ training. Which is the best one to go to for day training?

Mercurius

SBG on the Long Mile Road might be handy for you, coming off the motorway.

JohnMc1

Mercurius wrote: »

SBG on the Long Mile Road might be handy for you, coming off the motorway.

Thanks Mercurius.

creeper1

I feel for you John Mc. I can clearly see from your posts that you have a passion for bjj and are frustrated by the fact that you live in a area without a population big enough to justify daytime classes in bjj.

I used to travel from Newbridge, Kildare to Harold's Cross, Dublin to train bjj and even this journey seemed quite large to me. I needed the day classes like you. I was busy in the evenings with work.

I did get some judo training in. I would loved to have done more of that too.

You need to take a look at time spent on the road and money paid in petrol or train fares.

I don't know your personal circumstances but tbh you need to find a place to live in Dublin. It aint easy to find a job these days but really it is the only way and Dublin is an awesome place to learn bjj with some excellent fighters being based there.

Another option may be to find like minded individuals or recruit them for your own class. Now this may seem crazy given that you might be inexperienced but a lot of the guys now high up in bjj started out this way. Hell a guy up this way (Falcarragh - remote Donegal) leads a class despite the fact he is a white belt and gets his techniques from youtube or the rare appearance of a visit from a more experienced instructor from one of the big clubs.

You may be surprised how much you and a few buddies learn through trail and error. Get enough people interested and club together to get the money and you may even be able to make it worthwhile for a professional instructor to make the trip down to visit you.

Yeah you need to buy mats and step up to the plate but whatever road you choose aint going to be easy..

Anyway good luck.

da-bres

Well there is a great jiu jitsu academy in Athy. Run by Brown Belt Mick Aldridge, Mick is a great teacher + there are a lot of experienced guys training there.

I'm from just outside Athy and travel up every day to Dublin to train full time at SBG longmile and SBG City Center. John Kavanagh teaches all the advanced BJJ classes at SBG longmile road which are open to blue belts and above! Also Darragh O'Connail's Riberio JJ in Dunlaoghaire is buzzing these days producing some seriously skilled guys!

Morning classes at 12:00 in RJJ, SBG and SBG CC

JohnMc1

creeper1 wrote: »

I feel for you John Mc. I can clearly see from your posts that you have a passion for bjj and are frustrated by the fact that you live in a area without a population big enough to justify daytime classes in bjj.

I used to travel from Newbridge, Kildare to Harold's Cross, Dublin to train bjj and even this journey seemed quite large to me. I needed the day classes like you. I was busy in the evenings with work.

I did get some judo training in. I would loved to have done more of that too.

You need to take a look at time spent on the road and money paid in petrol or train fares.

I don't know your personal circumstances but tbh you need to find a place to live in Dublin. It aint easy to find a job these days but really it is the only way and Dublin is an awesome place to learn bjj with some excellent fighters being based there.

Another option may be to find like minded individuals or recruit them for your own class. Now this may seem crazy given that you might be inexperienced but a lot of the guys now high up in bjj started out this way. Hell a guy up this way (Falcarragh - remote Donegal) leads a class despite the fact he is a white belt and gets his techniques from youtube or the rare appearance of a visit from a more experienced instructor from one of the big clubs.

You may be surprised how much you and a few buddies learn through trail and error. Get enough people interested and club together to get the money and you may even be able to make it worthwhile for a professional instructor to make the trip down to visit you.

Yeah you need to buy mats and step up to the plate but whatever road you choose aint going to be easy..

Anyway good luck.

Thanks creeper. I have done Judo here in Kilkenny but I love BJJ and would like to continue training in it. I was hoping to move up to Dublin for job training but that didn't work out unfortunately (I dont have any connections in Dublin or whatever the excuse was)

Barry.Oglesby

Richie Bolger trains somewhere in Waterford???

JohnMc1

Barry.Oglesby wrote: »

Richie Bolger trains somewhere in Waterford???

Thanks Barry. Do you have anymore info on Richie Bolger?

danish pasterys

JohnMc1 wrote: »

I want to start popping up to Dublin from Kilkenny for BJJ training. Which is the best one to go to for day training?

Bjj kokoro dublin - ran by tony souza bjj 2nd degree blackbelt trained under one if the gracies in brazil great guy, great gym very beginner friendly. And big time up and coming )))

JohnMc1

danish pasterys wrote: »

Bjj kokoro dublin - ran by tony souza bjj 2nd degree blackbelt trained under one if the gracies in brazil great guy, great gym very beginner friendly. And big time up and coming )))

Thanks Danish pasterys.

MartyMcFly84

I believe there is a purple belt teaching BJJ GI classes in Waterford MMA. (Not sure if this is Richie .

Really nice set up they have there.

You can find them on facebook - Sorry I cant link, in work.

Odats

MartyMcFly84 wrote: »

I believe there is a purple belt teaching BJJ GI classes in Waterford MMA. (Not sure if this is Richie .

Really nice set up they have there.

You can find them on facebook - Sorry I cant link, in work.

Yeah your right Richie Bolger trains BJJ down in Waterford MMA. I go down when I am at home at the weekends. There is a daytime class 12-2 on a Saturday but there is no daytime classes midweek afaik.