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Jamie Clubb is a prominent UK-based martial arts and self-protection coach who founded Clubb Chimera Martial Arts to provide bespoke, cross-discipline training and teaching consultancy. Raised in a traditional circus family, he is also an accomplished author, podcaster, and journalist who writes extensively about combat sports, critical thinking, and circus history.Jamie began his formal martial arts training in 1990 and has trained in a multitude of disciplines. From the 2000s onwards, he wrote for a variety of publications on self-protection, martial arts, and combat sports, including national newspapers and martial arts magazines. He created, wrote, and presented the best-selling documentary series "Cross in the Training Martial Arts," bringing together some of the UK's top practical and traditional martial arts teachers.

He has also produced several books, online courses and a podcast. He founded CCMA (Clubb Chimaera Martial Arts) in 2004.

After closing his regular club in 2014, Jamie focused on providing bespoke services to private individuals, heads of companies, and chief instructors of martial arts clubs and associations. He owns a private gym exclusively for personal training clients. Jamie divides his services up under two broad categories: self-protection (self-defence and personal security) and martial arts (combat sports). His services include private lessons (one-to-one, couples, and small groups with regular workshops), seminars (national and international), teaching consultancy, online courses, and remote learning. He regularly works with complete beginners and experienced professionals.

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Sep 8, 2026 ∙ 10 min

Passing Mid Range Guards Through Pressure and Connection in Submission Grappling

This week my couple client completed their latest 10-hour course in submission grappling. The theme was passing mid-range guards. That means dealing with the awkward space where the bottom person still has useful legs, frames, grips, and angles, but the top person is close enough to apply pressure and start breaking those defences down.

Sep 7, 2026 ∙ 9 min

Can Senior Martial Arts Cross-Training Break a 66-Year-Old’s Balance Sticking Point

The turning kick was the problem, but balance was the real subject of the course. My client, aged 66, came to me with a very clear brief. He wanted to improve his turning kick so he could pass his yellow belt grading in taekwondo. It sounds simple. Lift the knee, pivot the supporting foot, turn the hip, extend the leg, recover, land. Anyone who has trained striking arts knows it is rarely that tidy once the body starts moving under pressure.

Sep 5, 2026 ∙ 8 min

Fear Management and Tactical Get Ups for Child Self Protection

Hour three of my child client’s self-protection course focused on that difference. We balanced the soft skill of fear management with the hard skill of getting up from the ground under pressure. This is where children’s self-defence must be clear. It cannot be built on slogans. It needs simple thinking, honest language, and physical actions the child can repeat.