Welcome to Alliance BJJ Brighton

Introduction

Brighton and Hove now have its own top quality, recognised Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) instructor, representing one of the best BJJ teams in the world: ALLIANCE.

For the first time in the history of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the UK, Brighton now has a home grown BJJ instructor certified to represent the multiple time world championship winning team of ALLIANCE.

Miad Najafi is a recognised by the head of ALLIANCE: The Legendary 6th degree Black Belt; Romero “Jacare” Calvalcanti to teach BJJ and represent him and the team here in the UK. “Jacare” is among the elite few who received their Black Belts under the Rolles Gracie, and has himself coached multiple world champions in Brazil and the U.S.

ALLIANCE as a team has produced some of the best and most innovative exponents of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the world. ALLIANCE are 4 times BJJ world champions and have won the world championships two years running in 2008 and 2009!

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is the most effective single martial art for a one on one situation in existence today. Based on leverage, balance and positioning, this is an art suitable for everyone. Focused on ground grappling and takedowns, it has proven success as a self-defence system, but is even more popular as a competitive sport and a fighting discipline that has tremendous effectiveness in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or “Ultimate Fighting”.

Miad Najafi is now teaching in the Brighton area and is proud to be affiliated with who he sees as the best team in the world: ALLIANCE.

Do you want to learn an effective martial art and get yourself into great physical condition?

Training with us can help improve fitness, self confidence, focus, and help lose weight all as well as giving you the ability to defend yourself. The techniques you will learn are practical and can be used in a real self defence situation.

Miad Najafi is also experienced in Boxing and other aspects of martial arts including being a Jeet Kune Do (JKD) Black Belt, as well as being a qualified and registered Osteopath. This gives him a unique understanding of physical training, anatomy, movement and effective techniques for fitness, competition and self defence.