Archive for the ‘BJJ’ Category

As most of you know Factory‘s Conditioning coach Mat Leigh is opening up a fitness studio next door to our gym! We are moving our conditioning class into his facility as of June 1st. The class will run every Wednesday from 7.30pm and everyone is welcome! To celebrate the fact, if you’re not on a [...]

First Kids BJJ Class announced!

Posted: 24th February 2011 by Adam Adshead in BJJ
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Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport are happy to announce that our first ever kids class in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu will take place on: Saturday 19th of March from 10 – 11am. We’re limiting the class to 20 children and once we have that number we won’t be accepting any new students. To book your [...]

New Judo for BJJ Class!

Posted: 20th January 2011 by Adam Adshead in BJJ
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We’re still only January but 2011 has already been a productive year for Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport. As previously reported Mat Leigh is now running a BJJ Conditioning class for us on a Wednesday night from 8.30 – 10pm, and I’m now pleased to announce another new addition to the timetable. Factory BJJ [...]

New BJJ Conditioning Class!

Posted: 9th January 2011 by Adam Adshead in BJJ
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If you hadn’t already heard Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport‘s very own Strength and Conditioning coach Mat Leigh is now running a regular BJJ Conditioning Class. The session runs every Wednesday from 8.30 – 10pm. The class is split into 45 mins of conditioning and 45 mins of open mat (gi or no gi). [...]

Christmas Timetable

Posted: 22nd December 2010 by Adam Adshead in BJJ, Factory BJJ

Happy Christmas from everyone at Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport. As you’ll see below, our Christmas timetable is full of sessions for one and all. Feel free to come down if your gym is closed and as for all the regulars, no excuses!

New stripes for six white belts

Posted: 4th November 2010 by Adam Adshead in BJJ
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Huge congrats to everyone who was given stripes on their white belt the other week (October 19), they were all really well deserved. In no particular order: Paul Roberts (one stripe) Gaz Crowley (one stripe) Marc Chesworth (one stripe) Cat Barkley (one stripe) Matt Greenwood (one stripe) Jody Clark (two stripes) Congratulations guys, onwards and [...]

I don’t think there is anyone in BJJ would think Rom didn’t deserve his blue belt. He has been working a super-technical and progressive game from early on and his promotion is a testament to that. Whether rolling or drilling Rom is always first on the mat and last off, and his attitude and approach [...]

John Will Seminar 2010

Posted: 29th September 2010 by Adam Adshead in BJJ
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After the ash cloud postponed John’s seminar in April, the five month wait thankfully flew by. Since then the club has seen a massive influx of people, we’ve expanded the mat space and while it was unfortunate that we missed out earlier in the year, boy was it worth the wait! This year John covered [...]

Adam Adshead gets his Brown belt!

Posted: 15th September 2010 by factorybjj in BJJ
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On August 28th Adam Adshead was awarded his Brown Belt from Darren and Helen Currie. In what has been a busy year both on the mat and behind the scenes at Factory BJJ / Combat Base Stockport, the Currie’s sprung the belt on him after the recent Cobrinha seminar in Manchester. “It was an easy [...]