On Saturday 14th March we had to make the hard decision to close Wave as we felt that this pandemic was not going to go away without action from ourselves and others who wanted to make it easier to social distance. BJJ is a close contact sport it was a no brainer to close. With elderly and at risk family and friends if by closing down we can save one person, then it will have been worth it.
That being said we are still a business. We have a lot of great students who are each living their own lives through this time and who need us more than ever, for staying fit and healthy and for support as a community. We will be implementing the below program for those who continue to support the club at this time, and we are planning big changes as a thank you to all who stuck by us at this time.
What can we do now?
We have teamed up with Tom Barlow founder of https://escapologybjj.com to offer our students access to this great resource. You can view and use online content to improve your game.
We also have some other online courses that we can guide you to.
Gym access to very small groups is available (depending on government guidelines), but must be coordinated by the Wave Team. Contact us to let us know when you would like to train and we can arrange for that to happen. Again you must follow the current hygiene guidelines and we have plenty of hand sanitizer available as well as a thermometer to check temperatures.
Follow us on Facebook for more ideas. Join our group https://www.facebook.com/groups/ChiswickBJJ/ for more ideas and to stay in touch with the community.
If you have questions on how to train at home during this time, you can email us and one of our instructors will get back to you with ideas.
Renovation
We will be renovating the gym next week (23rd March) if we are allowed to travel around that is. with a tidy up then a cleaning operation. If you would like to help, let us know.
We will be painting and changing the mats as well as fixing up a few other areas.
What will happen when we return?
We had planned a big schedule change for March, but as the situation unravelled we held off. Now we are extending this and the below schedule will now be in place once we come back to training. This will be part of the thank you for sticking with us. As well as a special return instructor :)
The gym will be renovated with new paint mats and other bits and pieces.
Grading and party. We will come back to grading and party that will celebrate the fact that we can return to training and thank you all for your support over this time.
Questions?
Please send us an email to info@wavebjj.co
We will be writing a follow-up post to answer all your questions.