Ju Jitsu - Thetford - Norfolk Martial Arts

09/06/2026

07/05/2026

Saturday 30th May – Sunday 31st May 2026
10.30 p.m. – 5.00. p.m. (Day 1)
10.30 p.m. – 4.00. p.m. (Day 2)

ISHIN RYU JU JITSU aims to bring the martial arts communities together in an exciting two-day event with highly sought-after GRACIE JIU-JITSU INSTRUCTOR and MULTI-INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNER

JOAO SANTOS SENSEI
GRACIE JIU-JITSU LISBON

João Santos began his career in Japanese Jiu-Jitsu, a modality of which he became an instructor.

In 1996, he took his first Gracie Jiu-Jitsu class with Odir Torres and, in 1999, he began training with Robin Gracie, in Barcelona. Since then, he has become a student of the Gracie family. In 2006, when he was already a purple belt, he was invited by Robin Gracie to open the first branch of the academy outside of Spain.

João Santos began his competitive career in 2001 and has been active in the world of competition to this day. Since then, he has won several titles in the sport, becoming a highly sought-after instructor for classes and seminars both in Portugal and abroad, and even for teaching Jiu-Jitsu to practitioners of other sports.

Accolades:
6 x BJJ European Champion.
2 x BJJ Pan American Champion.
BJJ National Champion.
2 x BJJ Spanish Champion.
BJJ Master World Champion 2004.
BJJ Brazilian Champion 2003
Gracie BJJ European Cup Champion 2001.
4 x Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Team National Champion.
Black Belt 4th Dan (Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu – Kevin Pell Hanshi).


What to expect:
2 days of world-class instruction with a BJJ master.
Focus on grappling for self-defence.
An opportunity to test out your skills in a tournament with proceeds going to Dereham Cancer Care.
Option to join us for a Saturday evening BBQ celebration at our local pub.
Open to members and non-members.
Suitable for beginners.
Location:
Ishin Ryu Ju Jitsu Headquarters,

The Old Bakery, Caston, Norfolk, NR17 1DD

Off-street parking.

Limited Spaces
This will be a popular event and spaces will fill up fast.

Don’t miss your chance to train with one of the best in the game at our purpose built traditional Japanese Dojo in Norfolk.

TO RESERVE YOUR PLACE, EMAIL [email protected]

27/04/2026

🥋𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐮 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝!🥋

It’s official - Sempai Joe Is on fire! 🔥

Not even a part time fireman could put him out!

After his classes on Saturday morning, Sempai Joe has been out at the Thetford Funfair spreading the word about our NEW additional Junior class at our Thetford Thursday Club whilst chatting to the local fire brigade and enquiring how to become a retained firefighter.

Adults, why not book yourself a free trial for yourself and learn some real old school Self Defence whilst meeting new like-minded people and have fun getting fitter…

💥𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥!💥

💥𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞’𝐬! 💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐞𝐞’𝐬!💥

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 £𝟑𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 £𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫; 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐔𝐊.

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16/04/2026

🥋𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐮 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝!🥋

✨𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!✨

Don’t miss our lessons on a Thursday!

With our Infants starting from 4:45PM 1st Juniors at 6pm and our NEW 2nd Juniors at 7:15pm come and talk to our happy parents!

Book a FREE trial with our NEW Teens class from 7PM and our Adults class from 8PM to learn Real Self Defence!

💥𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥!💥

💥𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞! 💥

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 £𝟑𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐝𝐮𝐥𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 £𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫; 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐔𝐊.

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27/03/2026

🥋𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐮 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝!🥋

✨𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!✨

Don’t miss our lessons on a Thursday!

With our Infants starting from 4:45PM and Juniors at 6PM, come and talk to our happy parents!

Book a FREE trial with our NEW Teens class from 7PM and our Adults class from 8PM to learn Real Self Defence!

💥𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥!💥

💥𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞! 💥

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 £𝟑𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 £𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐬…

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28/02/2026

🥋𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐮 𝐉𝐮-𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮!🥋

💥𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥!💥

💥𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐠𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞! 💥

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 £𝟑𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 £𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐬…

💪 Boost confidence & fitness.

🤝 Make friends.

🐺 Learn Real Self-defence

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27/02/2026

26/02/2026

🥋𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐲𝐮 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝!🥋

✨𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐂𝐚𝐧’𝐭 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬!✨

Don’t miss our lessons on a Thursday!

With our Infants starting from 4:45PM and Juniors at 6PM, come and talk to our happy parents!

Book a FREE trial with our NEW Teens class from 7PM and our Adults class from 8PM to learn Real Self Defence!

💥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥!💥

💥 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩! 💥

💥𝐍𝐨 𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐬!💥

𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 £𝟑𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 £𝟐𝟓 𝐩𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐮 𝐉𝐢𝐭𝐬𝐮 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐬…

📞 01953 483795
🕸️ www.norfolkmartialarts.co.uk