Henshall Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

20/06/2026

We have had a recent breakout of ringworm in the gym which has also turned a bit nasty in some cases - I just wanted to address a few things and point out a few rules which have ALWAYS been the gym rules but which will now be enforced with zero warnings - you get caught breaking the gym rules your membership is terminated on the spot.

Do not go in the bathroom barefoot 🦶

If you are spectating the session and need the toilet you take your shoes OFF when you enter the training room and put them back on to enter the toilet - if this is too much work for you then you’ll have to wait until you get home to use the toilet! 🚽

Make sure you are wearing clean and correct kit 🧺

Nobody is allowed in any sessions without the correct kit 🥋

Make sure YOU are clean! Your not allowed on the mats straight after a day plastering - go home, shower then come even if it means you are late 🧼

Do NOT wear any footwear in the training areas 👞

If you have ANY sign of a skin infection DO NOT COME TO TRAINING 🦠

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These have always been the gym rules and there are signs all over the gym for people to see - after this recent outbreak there will be no warnings you break any of these rules your out the gym.

As for the gym it is cleaned thoroughly DAILY by a cleaner, sprayed, mopped, equipment wiped down etc, but if someone walks in the gym with ringworm it wouldn’t matter if the gym and everything in it was brand new the gym is contaminated it’s that simple! And that was half the reason I stopped pay as you train - to stop people from other gyms coming in and hiding skin infections and not being arsed because it’s not their gym (that happens ALL the time btw)

The gym has been closed for a thorough deep clean, the risk of any further outbreaks has been mitigated as much as I possibly can.

17/06/2026

ALL CLASSES TONIGHT ARE CANCELLED

We’ve had an outbreak of ringworm in the gym so I’ve arranged for a team to go in tonight and give it a deep clean and no one will be able to go in, back to normal tomo

12/06/2026

Step into rooms that challenge you 🥋

Time for a new hobby?? 📺 🥱

Get yourself to the attic 🥋

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09/06/2026

Tuesdays and Saturdays Gi classes are ran be ex pro MMA champion and BJJ brown belt (for a min 👀 state of that belt) will Burke, one of my first instructors and a very highly regarded coach 🥋

All levels welcome 🥋🥋

04/06/2026

04/06/2026

Jayden and Ty 10 years ago - not sure what the drill was but they both lost 🤣🤣 look at em now 💪

NOBODY is a natural at this game, some have certain attributes that help, but without technique they are slightly better than absolutely awful.

Sticking to this game says something about you 🥋

(Pretty sure these live resistance drills got invented about 3 years ago btw) 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

04/06/2026

When choosing a martial arts school, don’t just look at the timetable, the location, or the price.

Look at the coach.

What’s their history in the art?

How many years have they dedicated to learning, competing, teaching, and developing others?

Who were their coaches?
Who do they train with?
What have they sacrificed to become the instructor they are today?

Then look at their students.

A coach’s greatest resume isn’t usually what they’ve achieved themselves, it’s what they’ve helped others achieve.

Anyone can buy a gi.
Anyone can create a social media page.
Anyone can call themselves a coach.

But not everyone has spent decades testing themselves, refining their craft, and passing that knowledge on to others.

Good coaching leaves clues.

The culture of a gym.
The standards it holds.
The character of its students.
The progress they make.

In a world where anyone can claim to be an expert, experience matters.

Ask questions.

Do your research.

Choose your mentors carefully.

Because who teaches you today will have a huge influence on who you become tomorrow

Proud of every one of my students and athletes and those who visit from other clubs that ask for mine and my students teachings and help too.

Anyone can buy fake Google reviews, dig a little deeper.

02/06/2026

For the next 4-6 weeks Wednesdays Nogi class (6-7.3pm) class will be wrestling workshops ran by 7 time national champion and BJJ purple belt 🤼

There will still be plenty of rolling but technique will be wrestling focused 🤼

02/06/2026

Couple new blue belts in the lineage at bang

Great team putting together a tough competition squad already, looking forward to watching them grow and seeing who these guys can produce 👌

31/05/2026

Life won’t get any easier…. ❌

You’re not going to get any younger… ❌

You’re not going to get more time… ❌

You’re not going to get fit and strong enough to breeze through your first Jiu Jitsu session… ❌

Embrace that it’s difficult - that means very few are going to do it ✅

Today is the youngest your ever going to be ✅

We all get the same amount of time - how we spend our time is what separates the talkers from the doers ✅

You can’t out-fit or out-strength the learning process in Jiu Jitsu, you’ll start a beginner like everyone else ✅

A lot of men lie to themselves ‘it’s not my thing’ - they’d love nothing more than to be ‘that guy’ 🥋

Get involved 🤼