Chelsea Leah

Super Seminar Series vol.1

From Tuesday 29th November to Thursday 8th December 2022, we have five of the Europe’s best instructors coming to Escapology BJJ in Cambridge to teach seminars.

Here’s a brief rundown of the instructors and when they’ll be teaching.

Tommy Langaker Seminar at Escapology BJJ

Tommy Langaker, 29th November

Having won Europeans, Abu Dhabi Pro and countless other BJJ competitions, Tommy is Europe’s most successful and active competitors. However, unlike many successful athletes Tommy’s game is incredibly fast paced and always highly entertaining to watch.

Tommy will be covering the Matrix back attack system and key master guard.

Chelsea Leah, 1st December

Chelsea is one of the head coaches at Escapology BJJ. A black belt under Andre Galvao and medalist at at every major competition as a black belt, Chelsea has had an incredibly successful BJJ career and despite being a full-time coach and mum, still competes at the highest level.

Chelsea will be teaching part of her No Gi game

Dan Strauss, 5th December

Dan AKA the Raspberry Ape almost needs no introduction. Despite only just turning 30, Dan has been on the top of the UK grappling scene since the early 2000’s and has competed all over the globe in competitions like the ADCC, Polaris, and Quintet.

Dan will be teaching his patent guillotines.

Braulio Estima Seminar at Escapology BJJ

Braulio Estima, 7th December

Braulio is a legend in the BJJ community. He is a four time BJJ world champion, ADCC weight and absolute champion, and has countless other accolades to his name.

Braulio is also considered by many to be one of the top instructors in the world and his seminars always jam packed with amazing technique and good times. Braulio will be covering his devastating leg lock game.

Tom Barlow, 8th December

The final seminar in the series will be Tom Barlow. Along with Chelsea, Tom is one of the head instructors of Escapology BJJ. On top of that, Tom has won No Gi worlds 3 times, competed in the ADCC finals, represented the UK in the world grappling games and is one of the most successful competitors to come from the U.K.

Tom will be sharing part of his highly technical BJJ game.

All the seminar series will take place at Escapology BJJ in Cambridge, U.K. and each seminar is limited to 40 spaces. To secure your place, choose your option below:

1x

Seminar

Admission to one seminar of your choice.

£45

2x

Seminars

Admission to two seminars of your choice. (save £5)

£85

All

Seminars

Admission to all the seminars in the series. (save £100)

£125

(Send your seminar choice(s) to a team team@escapologybjj.com)

Battle Of The Bump Welcome

Some women love being pregnant, but I don’t think I’ve ever hated anything so much in my life.

I found it really hard to suddenly be out of control of my body, especially in the third trimester when the end was so near and I was flumping around like a bowling pin with legs.

I got a lot of questions throughout my pregnancy (and even more now that I’m postpartum and working through recovery) about the hows and whys of training, and the process of getting back into shape.

So I decided to share my journey from athlete to mom and back again. Here’s what this project is all about:

To join me on my journey and get all the episodes sent directly to your inbox visit

https://escapologybjj.com/battle-of-the-bump/

Tight Toe Hold From 50/50

The 50/50 is one of the most controversial positions in Jiu Jitsu. However, if you know how to use the 50/50 position you can have a serious advantage over your opponents.

In this video, BJJ Black Belt, Chelsea Leah shares one of her favourite attacks from the 50/50 guard. It’s a super tight way to attack the the toe hold, while keeping your own feet safe.

If you want to learn more about the 50/50 guard and add it to your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu make sure you attend the Nifty 50/50 seminar taking place on Sunday 9th Septmeber at Rolling Dojo in Cambridge.

For all the info and to register your space visit http://www.escapologybjj.com/the-nifty-5050-seminar/

Leg Drags For Days Seminar

On Sunday 29th July 2018, Chelsea and Tom will be teaching an exclusive Leg Drag seminar at Rolling Dojo in Cambridge. The goal of the seminar is to teach you everything you know to add the Leg Drag to your game.

In case you don’t know what the leg drag is or why you would want to learn it, here’s a short promo video for the event.

The seminar will start at 2pm and there are only 30 spaces available. If you want to improve your passing and add the Leg Drag to your Jiu Jitsu, click the button below and secure your space now.

About Chelsea Leah

In this post, we’ll give you a brief insight into Chelsea Leah, her history, and her career in the BJJ world.

Chelsea Leah’s Jiu Jitsu journey is a truly remarkable one. It has spanned the globe, and she has forged a reputation for being an incredibly technical BJJ player.

Introducing Chelsea Leah. BJJ Black Belt and World Champion.

Chelsea started Jiu Jitsu at the tender age of 12 years old. However, unlike today where most academies have dedicated kids programmes, Chelsea had to go straight into the adult’s classes. Despite these obstacles and her much larger training partners continually trying to sit on her head, she quickly advanced through the belts. At 16 years old, Chelsea earned her Blue Belt, and shortly after that, went on to win the adult division of the Pan Ams.

Fast forward to 2014, after many years, traveling the globe, teaching, and training with some of the worlds best BJJ players, Chelsea won the IBJJF World Championships as a Brown Belt. What makes this achievement more incredible is that she submitted all her opponents on route to the gold. After this fantastic performance, Chelsea received her Black Belt on the podium from Andre Galvao.

Chelsea winning the World Championships in 2014 — Photo Courtesy of 2XChromoZone

Shortly after receiving her Black Belt, Chelsea moved to Newport Beach to train with the Mendes Brothers, and learn their style of Jiu Jitsu. The Bros quickly realised her skill as both a competitor and an instructor and asked her to teach at their academy, the Art of Jiu Jitsu. Chelsea gladly accepted their offer and taught at AOJ for the next three years.

Chelsea teaching at the Art of Jiu Jitsu in Newport Beach

As an athlete, Chelsea is considered one of the best female competitors on the planet. She has medalled at just about every major competition out there and has fought on professional Jiu Jitsu events such as Metamoris and the 5 Super League.

Chelsea winning double gold at the London Open in 2016

On top of being a high-level BJJ competitor, Chelsea regularly teaches seminars around the U.S. and Europe. She is highly regarded for her technical knowledge and easy to follow teaching style.

Chelsea and Tom have taught a number of tandem seminars, and attendees regularly comment on the quality of instruction and depth of insight received during their seminars. This type of quality instruction has been built into the Escapology BJJ curriculum from the beginning.

Tom and Chelsea got in October of 2017, and had a beautiful daughter in 2019. Jiu Jitsu and parenting takes up a huge amount of their time, but when they are not training or teaching, they travel and have adventures with their dog, Kimura.

Chelsea making weight for the IBJJF Europeans

Find Chelsea on Social Media

⇒Instagram: @chelesa__leah

⇒Facebook: @leaahhbjj