{"id":429351,"date":"2026-01-22T06:12:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/429351\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T06:12:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T06:12:08","slug":"bolton-gym-run-by-mma-fighter-named-bolton-finalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/429351\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolton gym run by MMA fighter named Bolton finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  Grapple Clinic, based in Farnworth, Bolton, is led by professional MMA fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Saul Rogers, who continues to compete while heading the coaching team at the gym.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club says it strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment for anyone looking to get started in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, with classes suitable for all levels of experience, from those just beginning their martial arts journey to advanced practitioners.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Poster (Image: NQ)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Grapple Clinic offers a wide range of programmes, including adult Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA training, women-only classes, youth sessions, teen MMA classes, and specialist sessions for children and beginners.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Memberships are designed to give members access across multiple disciplines, allowing people of different abilities to train side by side.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The gym says its goal is to help members \u201cbecome the best version of themselves in a welcoming and supportive setting&#8221;, with a strong focus on confidence, discipline and wellbeing.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Grapple Clinic (Image: Google Maps)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Parents say the approach is already having a positive impact on young members.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Emma Hilton said her son Harry has benefited from attending the children\u2019s classes.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  She said: \u201cWe can\u2019t thank Saul and the team enough.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cOur son Harry loves the kids class and we\u2019ve seen a massive change in his self-confidence.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Grapple Clinic describes itself as a place where beginners and seasoned athletes can train together, supported by friendly staff and a strong sense of community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The club says it hopes the recognition will help highlight the important role martial arts gyms can play in supporting confidence, discipline and positive wellbeing within the Bolton community.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The gym has recently been named among the top ten finalists in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theboltonnews.co.uk\/news\/25771510.bolton-news-top-10-best-gym-finalists-announced\/?ref=ed_direct\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bolton News Best Gym Awards<\/a>, recognising its contribution to local sport and fitness.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Voting is now open, with readers invited to cast their vote by picking up a copy of the Bolton News newspaper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Grapple Clinic, based in Farnworth, Bolton, is led by professional MMA fighter and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Saul&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":429352,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[570],"tags":[64,63,786,785,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-429351","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mma","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-fighting","11":"tag-mma","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=429351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/429351\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/429352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=429351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=429351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=429351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}