Attic Jiu-Jitsu was founded and run by Darren Curtis and Brian Connolly and is currently the only brazilian jiu jitsu club in Carlow!

Darren is a first degree black belt while Brian is a black belt and both are highly active competitors who have studied under Professor Chris Bowe of Gracie Barra Dublin, who is a highly decorated and respected Black belt. 

Brazilian Jiu JItsu (BJJ) promotes the concept that a smaller person can successfully defend against a bigger, stronger assailant by using proper technique, leverage, and most notably, taking the fight to the ground, and then applying joint-locks and chokeholds to defeat the other person. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling tournaments (gi and no-gi) and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition or self-defense. Sparring (commonly referred to as "rolling") and live drilling play a major role in training, and a premium is placed on performance, especially in competition, in relation to progress and ascension through its ranking system.

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