Rockdale · Kogarah — South Sydney

Learn the art
of grappling.

Sydney’s premier grappling school. BJJ, No-Gi and wrestling for adults and kids — claim your trial week in a minute, right here.

Trial week — $20 usually $59No experience needed · No Gi needed · Beginners welcome every week
The facility

Walk the room

Purpose-built for grappling — including a full-sized pit you won't find anywhere else in Sydney.

The Pit

Our signature full-sized pit — walls you can wrestle off, nowhere to fall.

The Grounds

The main mat. Competition-grade tatami with room to move.

Reception

Walk in, get sorted. Gear, memberships and a coffee-shop welcome.

The Entrance

King Street, Rockdale. Street parking out front and around the corner.

What our students say

Hear it from the mats

“Grappling Education is a gym full of high level jiu-jitsu athletes, who are continually looking to develop their game. It's also incredibly welcoming of new students.”

Cassandra Hay · Posted on Google
The coaches

Learn from the best

Black belts, national champions, and coaches who actually coach.

Keller Locke-Sodhi
Head Coach · No-Gi

Keller Locke-Sodhi

BJJ and Judo black belt, 2019 ADCC Oceania Trials Champion, and 2019 World Championships competitor. Keller runs the entire No-Gi program — evening classes plus Tuesday and Thursday lunchtimes — with a modern, competition-tested approach and a famously laid-back room.

Raphael Rodrigues
Head Gi Coach

Raphael Rodrigues

Black belt under Andre Galvao, originally from Rio de Janeiro. Raph is obsessive about the Gi game and its intricacies, keeps his curriculum current with the sport's technical innovations, and builds classes where everyone — first-timer to competitor — gets better.

Finn Canning
Jiu-Jitsu Coach

Finn Canning

A product of the Grappling Education system — Finn came up through this room and now coaches in it. Sharp on fundamentals, generous with detail, and proof of where the program takes you.

Find us

King Street, Rockdale

Two minutes from Rockdale station, next door to Kogarah. Street parking out front and around the corner.

Opening hours
  • Monday – Friday6:00am – 9:00pm
  • Saturday8:30am – 2:00pm
  • Sunday8:30am – 1:00pm

Trial week — $20

A full week of unlimited classes, usually $59. Set it all up on your phone in five minutes — the door knows you when you arrive.

Five minutes on your phone — see how it works. Usually $59.