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T45 Jiujitsu Head Coach Ciaran Brohan put Cork Jiujitsu on the map on the 7th of August being the first Cork man to compete on Polaris Professional Jiujitsu and the 5th Irish Competitor to grace the stage

Laura Power is our Women’s Coach in T45 BJJ Cork Laura holds a blue belt in BJJ and has a long history of training at a high level in traditional sports. This has transferred into Laura’s competitive drive in Jiujitsu competition.

As we’ve a lot of new members enquiring about our training we’re going to do a few quick intros about our coaching staff, First up is our head Coach Ciaran Brohan.

As you may have seen on our social media we are back training in some capacity with outdoor circuit training for the month of May. While we are limited to outdoor training for the next while due to Covid restrictions we are starting to plan our return to contact training. To this end, we have started a waiting list for our Foundations Program.

An optimised diet plan and training are the best way to make weight for competition and ideally you will have made a long term plan to build muscle and reduce weight slowly for competition.

Who doesn’t remember the scene in Gladiator where Maximus throws the sword into the stands and declares with wide arms “Are you not entertained?”

You're bored at home or work (we don't endorse watching Jiujitsu at work), so you type 'jiujitsu' into the Youtube search bar. Here are our top 6 matches.

Whether you are a seasoned member of T45 Jiu-Jitsu or an absolute beginner, your diet plays a critical role in your performance and adaptability to training.

The main reason people struggle with getting fit is it doesn't engage our brains. Running on a treadmill is fine if your goal is to lose a few pounds but it doesn't stimulate your brain.

One of my favourite aspects of training Jiu-Jitsu is how easily I find it to map my progress, especially compared to other field sports.

Today we’re going to share some tips on how to keep your progression going when you can’t train in the gym.

Hygiene in Brazilian Jiujitsu is a stigmatised topic — and unfortunately, that stigma leads to many people doing the simple things wrong.