This week marks a milestone in the growth of BJJ in the UK and around the world. After years of pushing hard for a recognised status, BJJ is now recognised as an official sport of the UK armed forces.

The final push came after the hard work that the UKBJJA put in to become the country’s governing national body.

Donald MacIntyre made the announcement on the Facebook group UK BJJ UNDERGROUND.

As BJJ has been given the final stamp of approval and is now a fully fledged sport in the Armed Forces, there are a number of people Mark Badham and I need to thank. Firstly our Head Coach, AndyRoberts from Andy Roberts BJJ. He has been there from the beginning in 2012 and supported us all the way. Thanks to Dickie Martin, Simon Hayes, Dewi Coles and Kat Hill at UKBJJA. With out their support and work to create a National Governing Body for BJJ, we would not have been able to get where we are, let alone officially recognised.