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Meet the Team

Start your BJJ journey with our highly qualified coaches

Simon Squires

Simon Squires

  • Head Coach and owner of Performance Jiu-Jitsu

  • Draig Coach of the Year 2023

  • 1st Degree Black Belt

  • Submission Grappling Black Belt

  • MMA Black Belt 

  • IBJJF Sliver London Open

  • British Championship Open Silver, Bronze

  • British Open Silver, Bronze

  • British NO-GI Open Sliver, Bronze

  • Bournemouth Open Gold

  • London BJJ Open Sliver

  • Represented England in BJJ 

  • Represented England in MMA

Daniel Strauss

Daniel Strauss

  • 3rd Degree Roger Gracie Black Belt

  • ADCC European trials winner 

  • Quintet 1 champion

  • Polaris team UK competitor 

  • British NO-GI Gold

  • English NO-GI weight and absolute Gold 

  • Polaris commentator

Luke Dalmedo

Luke Dalmedo

  • 1st degree Black Belt

  • Professional MMA Fighter

  • Professional MMA Featherweight Champion

  • All Stars Gi & Nogi Gold Middleweight

  • Welsh Open Gold Middleweight

  • Sub15 winner 

  • Professional MMA Fighter

  • Professional MMA Featherweight Champion

  • All Stars Gi & Nogi Gold Middleweight

  • Welsh Open Gold Middleweight

  • Sub15 winner

Eder Silveira Brito

Eder Silveira Brito

  • BJJ DRAIG Black Belt 

  • Copa Impacto De Jiu-Jitsu Brazil Gold and absolute Gold 

  • Allstars Gold 

  • British NO-GI Sliver 

  • Oxford open Double Gold 

  • English Open Gold 

  • Competed on pro Sub Only shows

  • 10 years experience in BJJ

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