Blue Wave Martial Arts

Jack Lister Now Sponsored by Valor Fightwear!

Josh — Wed, 08 May 2013 12:07:01 +0000

Our very own Jack Lister has been on a tear recently picking up gold medals left and right. We are very pleased to announce that he has been sponsored by Valor Fightwear.

Check them out here: Valor Fightwear

New Black Belt – Lee Catling!

Josh — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 07:47:57 +0000

Blue Wave has joined Gracie Barra Essex under the guidance of British BJJ black belt Lee Catling!

Double Gold Medals for Jack Lister

Josh — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:37:25 +0000

BlueWave BJJ blue belt and resident power-lifting guru Jack Lister took to the mat in the Midlands Open last month. He defeated 6 opponents in both the weight and absolute categories, all by submission with no fight lasting longer than 3 minutes! Outstanding work!

58 Second Submission Win for Andre Goncalves

Josh — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:28:56 +0000

Andre Goncalves added another impressive win to his record last Saturday in Norwich.

Andre won by submission in just 58 seconds narrowly missing the current club record of 57 seconds by Jack Gibbs!

After a slick ankle pick take-down, Andre moved to the back position securing a body triangle. After a few strikes he patiently set up an arm-triangle finish inside the first minute.

Photos/video to follow.

Jack Gibbs Wins MMA Debut by KO!

Josh — Sat, 29 Dec 2012 13:33:01 +0000

Check out this video of our very own Jack Gibbs winning his MMA Debut by KO in just 57 seconds! The volume of damage Jack landed within the first minute was exceptional.

Rwandan Judo Olympian Training at Bury St Edmunds…

Josh — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 20:15:19 +0000

We are very pleased to welcome Rwnadan Judo 2012 Olympic competitor Yannick Fred Sekamana to train with our team at our Bury St Edmunds venue.

Yannick has been attending our Sunday 9:00am Judo/BJJ sessions (Led by former GB Judo Olympian Danny Kingston) in preparation for the 2012 London Olympics which begin next week.

We wish Yannick the best of luck in the competition!

Sunday Class Time Moved…

Josh — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 12:55:50 +0000

Our Sunday blend of Judo and BJJ has now moved to an earlier time slot of 09:00am – 10:30am.

Get a great start to the tail end of the weekend and sweat out your Saturday night!

Ryan & Andre Win at UCF – March 2012…

Josh — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 20:31:03 +0000

Congratulations to BlueWave MMA fighters Ryan David and Andre Goncalves who were both victorious at ‘UCF: Lords of the Cage’ in Colchester on Sat 3rd March 2012.

Ryan was defending his welterweight semi-pro title against Joe Harding and positionaly dominated all three rounds with some great wrestling, judo and cage work earning a unanimous decision win from the Judges. Andre Goncalves made very short work of Jack Pain, landing some hard punches early, scoring the takedown, working to the back and submitting his opponent by rear naked choke in 2m 45s of the first round.

English Open 2011 Medals…

Josh — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:58:13 +0000

A team of 20 club members competed at the 2011 English BJJ Open held at the Dartford Judo Center of Excellence on November 26/27th.

Established over the past few years as the biggest BJJ competition in the UK, the team fought well, some in brackets of over 30 competitors.

Congratulations to all who competed and represented BlueWave Martial Arts and to the following club members who took home medals:

- Maz Upson: GOLD (Womens White Belt Adult -53Kg)
- Chad Malley: BRONZE (Mens Purple Belt Masters -88Kg) & BRONZE (Mens Purple Absolute)
- Josh Palmer: BRONZE (Mens Purple Adult -100Kg)

Christmas Club Times…

Josh — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:42:22 +0000

The club opening hours of Chrostmas will be as follows:

- Last session Ipswich: Tuseday 20th December.
- Last session Bury St Edmunds: Wednesday 21st December.

- First session back Ipswich: Tuesday 3rd January 2012.
- First session back Bury St Edmunds: Wednesday 4th January 2012.