Gracie Barra Harrogate December 2024 Newsletter
Hi Everyone
What an incredible month at the academy! We’ve been really privileged to welcome Professor Victor Estima back for our annual Winter Seminar and Grading - a huge congratulations to everyone who got promoted, and a special congratulations to Professor Luke and Josh on their black belts!
Christmas is closing in and we’ve got our Christmas party taking place on the 20th at Revs de Cuba - everyone is welcome including partners! Purchase your tickets here
We’ve included our Christmas schedule below, and whilst we’ve included some open mats to get your Jiu Jitsu fix over the festive period, we’d encourage everyone to head down to class next week to get their training in before the break!
A HUGE well done to all of our GBK Members who competed at our Interclub at the weekend! Everyone was did brilliantly, and we’re so proud and inspired by your efforts.
2025 promises to be yet another exciting year for Gracie Barra Harrogate. We’ll be kicking off the year with some timetable changes, which we’ve included below. We’ve also got some major competitions coming up for the team, including the IBJJF European Championships, as well as the Empire Grappling Yorkshire Winter Open on the 11th of January (it’s not too late to enter if you want to start your year with an excellent challenge!)
See you on the mats
Team GB Harrogate
Victor Estima Seminar and Winter Grading
A big thank you to everyone who attended our winter seminar with Professor Victor Estima. It was brilliant to take his advice and techniques on board, and we can’t wait to see everyone incorporating their learnings into their games going forward. We’re so proud of everyone at the academy, and it was brilliant to celebrate the success of those who got promoted. A huge well done to all those who leveled up. To our new blue belts: Dan, Tom, Rob, Dom, Harry, Joel and Deri - well done! We’re really proud of the standard of blue belts we have here at Gracie Barra Harrogate, and you’ve shown the dedication and passion to reward your hard work!
We’re also so happy to see Luke and Josh receive their black belts - congratulations guys! Your years of dedication to your training and the academy is inspiring, and we can’t wait to see what comes next for you both.
Gracie Barra Harrogate x Gracie Barra Apperley Bridge Interclub
A HUGE well done to the amazing GBK students across both of our schools who competed at the Interclub this weekend. We were so proud of the amazing effort everyone showed, as well as excellent sportsmanship and not to forget, brilliant Jiu Jitsu! It was a fantastic day and no doubt we’ll be holding another in 2025!
Christmas Timetable
We’ve got you sorted for your jits-fix over Christmas! We’re running classes and open mats sporadically through the festive period to ensure everyone has the opportunity to train over the festive break. Whether you want to enjoy a break or would like to top up your training, we’ve got you covered.
Christmas timetable 2025
Timetable Changes from 2025
We’re making some changes to our timetable going into 2025. We’re really excited to be bringing another Tiny Champs class to our timetable - we’ll be running another session at 4pm on Thursdays. We’re also making changes to our Friday evening sessions. We’ll now be running no-gi followed by a GB2 open mat for those pre-weekend rounds! Tuesday evening GB1 classes will be moving downstairs to our main mat space to give us more space for those wishing to attend.
Upcoming Competitions
2025 promises to be a big year of competitions. A huge good luck to those taking part in the IBJJF European Championships, as well as those competing at the Empire Grappling Yorkshire Open. Registration closes on the 2nd of January, so if you’re looking for an exciting goal to start the year, book your space here!
