Rio Grappling Club Stellenbosch

About

Established in 2005 Rio Grappling Club Stellenbosch is one of the oldest BJJ gyms in the greater Winelands area.
Our mission is to empower people by providing a safe and friendly environment where all can train and learn Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Grappling;
Our motto: "BJJ without borders" to us indicates that our art can be practiced by people from all backgrounds, regardless of age, sex, ethnic background or where they live.
Rio Grappling Club is a global sports organization committed to the development of martial arts, without involvement in religion or politics.

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Gi)

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a self-defense martial art and combat sport based on grappling (ne-waza) and submission holds. It focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, controlling one's opponent, gaining a dominant position and using a number of techniques to force them into submission via joint locks or chokeholds.

Submission Wrestling (No Gi)

Submission Wrestling, also known as Submission Fighting, Submission grappling, Sport grappling, is a form of competition and a general term for martial arts and combat sports that focus on clinch and ground fighting with the aim of obtaining a submission through the use of submission holds. The term "submission wrestling" usually refers only to the form of competition and training that does not use a gi.

Self Defence

BJJ revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. BJJ training can be used not only for sport grappling but also in self-defense situations.

The Rio Grappling Club Family

Join one of the largest Jiu Jitsu Families in the world!

The Rio Grappling Club is a martial arts team with a network that extends across 4 continents (Africa, Asia, America and Europe). It is led by Roberto Atalla and Mauro Chueng, both 4th degree black belts under Master Sergio Bolao Souza (black belt under Carlson Gracie Sr). The Rio Grappling Club was born in 2003 as a sports society inside SOAS University of London, founded by Roberto Atalla. In 2005 his friend Mauro Chueng joined the team, and the Rio Grappling Club became a network. In these 11 years, our group has expanded into new places, with schools in 18 countries.

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Who we are

Our Coaches

Coach John

Rank: Black Belt

John is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, boxing, mma and self-defence instructor with more than 30 years of experience in training and competing in martial arts.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie> Sergio Souza > Roberto Atalla > Rico Hattin >John-William Lotriet

Coach Nick

Rank: Brown Belt

In addition to being a Jiu Jitsu coach Nick is a boxing coach and personal tranier

Nick is an experienced wrestler, fight choreographer and regularly competes in BJJ & Boxing.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie> Sergio Souza > Roberto Atalla > Rico Hattin >John-William Lotriet > Nicholas Jonker