About
Instructors
Kaspar Kirby (left) - 1st Dan Black Belt
I started martial arts aged 17 and have been training now for over 16 years. I've trained in around 8 different styles, mainly Jiu Jitsu and Thai Kickboxing. I first started Jiu Jitsu in 2003, and have been teaching here in Southampton since 2011. I'm a level 3 sports coach with the BJJAGB and Sport England and fully insured. Jiu Jitsu is my favourite pastime and has added a lot more to my life than fitness and confidence; it's my pleasure to pass it on to others so they can enjoy it too :)
Joolz Blonde (right) - Brown Belt
Joolz has been training in Jiu Jitsu for over 5 years, and achieved the rank of brown belt in 2016. He is a level 2 sports coach and top-quality assistant instructor.
Training Times & Locations
We train two or three time a week at the University of Southampton - Glen Eyre Halls in the main hall at the following times:
- Monday: 6pm - 8pm
- Saturday: 4pm - 6pm
We also train once a week in the martial arts room, in the SUSU building on highfield campus. You need to be a member of sports and wellbeing to join these sessions.
The Club
We are a very friendly club where everyone and anyone is welcome! Feel free to come along to any of our training sessions and try it out for free. We have a grades at all levels, from white all the way to black. (The grades are white-yellow-orange-green-purple-blue-brown-black. If you would like to learn more about our style, why not visit smrtj.co.uk).
Throughout the year we have a number of cluib social events like white tshirt, halloween house crawl and our eurovision party. There are also a number of mixed social and training events held with all the other clubs around England.