The Rio Grappling Club arrived in South Africa in 2007, initially with clubs in Johannesburg and Port Elizabeth.

Now we have bjj and grappling clubs in Cape Town (Rico Hattingh) and Klerksdorp (Tiaan Swart) as well as in PE (Jan-Hendrik Coetsee) and in 5 different locations in Gauteng Province (Tapout Northcliff – Wiekus Swart; Randpark Ridge – Bobby Karaggianidis; Springs and Pretoria – Jurgen Putter and Francois Groenenwald; Bedfordview – Sergio Freitas). Our students are among the best in bjj and grappling in the country, proven time and again in national and regional comps.

We are proud to announce that our network has expanded into the beautiful country of Namibia, under the responsibility of Steven Lochner. Steven has a huge task ahead of him, developing the sport in Windhoek and the rest of the country, but we are confident that with the help of Rico Hattingh and the other RGC instructors in South Africa, he will not be alone in this mission. We welcome him and his students in our organization and are looking forward to see BJJ and Grappling grow popular in Namibia.

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