SBG Shropshire

SBG Shropshire is home turf for us. Based at Castle Business Park in Shrewsbury, it is part of the Straight Blast Gym network and one of the best equipped grappling academies in the county. The club motto sums up the atmosphere on the mats: One Tribe, One Vibe.

The coaching team is led by Casey Jones, a third degree black belt and Vice President of SBG UK, alongside black belts Michael Feely, Ashley Miller and Ryan Adleigh, brown belt and professional MMA fighter Will Jones, and purple belt and boxing coach Jon Tunnicliffe.

Training runs seven days a week across BJJ in the gi and no gi, MMA, wrestling and Thai boxing. New starters can join the Adult BJJ Fundamentals course on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, and kids train BJJ from age 8 with Thai boxing from age 11.

Members also get the SBG UK app with a full technique library, and the club has a long record of giving back locally, including free self defence classes for women and children in Shrewsbury. Your first week is free with no card needed, just bring gym kit and a water bottle.

Find it at Unit 3, Castle Business Park, Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury SY1 2EG. Sat navs struggle, so head for the car park entrance and the industrial unit at the back.