Gracie Barra Channel Islands has 10 fighters flying off to Gatwick and then heading down to Brighton.

We will keep you updated with any results as and when we get them.

Fighters Include
Matthew Norris, Simon Norris, Scott Nelson, Glen Nelson, Jarek  Glamkowski, Paul How, Carl Williamson, Conor Bowler and Joel Norris.

Everyone at GBCI wishes them luck!

Along with the regular BJJ and or MMA classes, we also hold strength and conditioning classes both at the academy run by Rob Staples and at El Toro, an outside venue run by head S&C coach, Rai Singh. Rob also throws in some sand dune sprints for the students on sprin/summer evenings and Saturday mornings – He’s heartless ha ha!

The strength and conditioning classes held at the academy consist of a circuit of dumbbells, weights, cardiovascular and body weight drills. Each of the exercises performed last for two minutes at maximum pace/weight with a 20-30 second break before moving onto the next exercise. There are approximate 12 different sets of exercises to do before moving onto some more specific BJJ or MMA type drills.

The outside S&C classes at El Toro are a bit more extreme and include things such as battle ropes and weighted sled pulls along with many other exercises, all designed to improve fitness levels and muscle tone but more importantly, give the guys that edge when going into competition be it on the mats or in the cage.

Rob’s sand dune runs have proved popular as they push you t the limit. Sand dunes in Jersey are quite big and even Braulio & Victor Estima found these runs very challenging.

Anyone who is a member of Gracie Barra Channel Islands can join in any of the strength and conditioning classes.

Rob Staples has managed to find a larger area for the week of training as the GBCI academy is not big enough to accommodate the number of students who will be taking part.

Anyone who came along last year for the week long training will tell you how amazing it was.  Yes, they will also tell you that they felt pain in parts of their bodies that they didn’t know existed, but this is towards the end of what was a very hard week of training in BJJ ans strength and conditioning as well as sand dune and beach sprints.

The training that Braulio and Victor provide is the best you will find anywhere in the world.  These are two guys at the very top of their game but who also have the ability to pass on thier knowledge to their students.

Summer Camp sessions consist of BJJ Gi, BJJ No Gi and strenth and conditioning classes.  Classes start in the morning with a break for lunch before returning for afternoon sessions.  There tends to be evening classes as well but these are open to all students and not just those who are on the summer camp.

Lst year Braulio brought his strength and conditioning teacher over as well for the s&C classes.  I am not sure if he is coming over again this year but GBCI has a very structured and hard S&C class anyway so there is no getting out of it.  Be prepared to be lifting and throwing kettlebells, weights, running up sand dunes and training on the beach, weather permitting.  You will definitely find out what your body is capable of doing, which is a lot more than you think.

Of course there will also be a chance to take part in othe leisure activities which are included in the cost of the Summer Camp.  Rob has teamed up with John Fox of http://jerseyadventures.com who will be ensuring that you get to try out some activities on our beautiful island.  We are not sure what activities have been arranged yet but we will let you know soon as the schedule will be finalised in the next few weeks.

For those coming along to the summer camp, we look forward to seeing you and know you will learn a LOT and make some great new friends.

See you on the mat!