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British Jiu Jitsu is a self defence system created by Clive Elliott.

It’s roots go back to World War Two. Clive has spent many years traveling and researching combative systems, finally updating and bringing together several of them under one banner.

It focuses on control & compliance and has been taught to Police, military and civilians as well as taken into many martial arts schools to add to their current curriculums.
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About Clive Elliott


Clive Elliott is one of the UK’s most well known and well-respected Martial Arts instructors. He is the Chief Instructor and Founder of Clive Elliott’s Martial Arts Academies (est. 1989), as well as being an internationally recognised instructor in Kickboxing, Jeet Kune Do, Filipino Martial Arts and Defendo.

Clive has travelled the world in his quest to train with some of the best instructors in the world, he has trained and taught in America, Canada, China, Sweden, France, Italy, Spain and all over the UK.

He was the first person outside of the US and Canada to be awarded master instructor in CDT and the highest ranked instructor in Defendo outside of North America. He is also an instructor under Bruce Lees protege Dan Inosanto.

Clive has been in several tv series, films and documentaries as well as being a former columnist for Martial arts illustrated and has spoken on radio several times as a self defence expert.

Testimonials & Reviews

“British Ju jitsu / Defendo is a great Joint locking system using control & compliance methods.

Clive utilises traditional principles & Concepts but with a modern evolving mindset in order to keep it relevant. This is a great system to add to any other style currently being practised as it only enhances the Martial Artists Skillset.

I have personally known Clive Elliott for a great many years & he is one of the Best Martial Artists & Instructors around.

I would personally recommend that anyone wishing to improve or add Control & appliance principles to their Skills should seek out Clive & his team.”

Steve Martin (Instructor Under Guro Dan Inosanto)

“After training with Clive the first time I knew he had something special to offer.

Not just a system that he wanted to show but an attitude to training and to teaching that could truly inspire people to be better. I can not give praise enough to Clive as he pushed me to push myself in ways I would not have dreamed.

If you are thinking of taking part in the online training he is offering it will be worth every penny. And once you go into the Elliotts Martial Arts systems “Rabbit hole” you will no doubt be making the same journeys I still make, to train with him in person.”

Steve Smith (5th Degree Black Belt)

“Having trained with Clive in Defendo/British Jiu Jitsu and also having served as an infantryman in the army and serving the security community after my service. I can say hands down, the Defendo system and the way Clive delivers it is ingenious.

Clive manages to take the traditional system and make it highly applicable for today’s requirements whether that be for security personnel or civilians wanting to learn to defend themselves.

It is an absolute pleasure to know and have such an experienced and knowledgeable (and dare I say it.....comedy genius) teaching such a fantastic and applicable system.”

Gary Leggett (Former infantryman. Security officer. Black belt 2nd Dan kickboxing)

Clive Qualifications

7th Dan Kickboxing & Modern Arts Karate

Senior Full Instructor JKD 

Senior Full Instructor Filipino martial arts


PFS Association 

Full instructor JKD

Full Instructor Filipino Martial Arts


Integrated Arts

Instructor JKD, Lee Jun Fan, Filipino martial arts (Inosanto/Lacoste blend)


XTMA 

JKD, Jun Fan app level 4

Kali Lakan Guru


IIMAIA (Inosanto international Martial Arts Instructors Association) 

JKD, Jun Fan app 2

Filipino Martial arts Lakan Guru


British Jiu Jitsu

Founder & Chief Instructor 


Defendo 

Senior instructor level 2 and UK Director



CDT Master Instructor 

First instructor outside of America and Canada


Other Martial Arts Studied

Wado Kai Karate, Shotokan Karate, Chinese Southern short Fist Kung fu, Preying Mantis, Judo, BJJ, Woo Gar, TKD, Aikido, Jiu Jitsu, Combat submission wrestling, Sombo, Muay Thai, Cimande Silat, Maphilindo, Boxing, advanced student Shootfighting



Combatives Qualifications 


Certified Rapid Assault Tactics instructor

Certified ETGS instructor 

Certified in Defensive counter moves and control techniques for security personal

Former registered door supervisor

Trained CN Tower security team (Toronto, Canada) in knife defence

Trained Irish Guards in Unarmed combat (Sudbury Canada)

Former head of security 

Trained in close protection

Certified in Kubotan, key chain defence

Privately trained police, military and security personal

Trained church missionaries in self defence (US & Canada)


Media Work


Sky One Fightschool, China (Instructor)

BBC 2 Masters of Combat (team captain & finalist)

Rise breakfast Channel 4 (live demonstration)

Expect no mercy movie (Assassin)

Meridian tv (Door supervisor Documentary) 

Sir David Jason's secret service (Historical Combatives instructor to Sir David)

Radio 5 self defence expert

Martial Arts Illustrated Columnist 

Featured on the cover of Martial arts Illustrated twice and Combat magazine


Other Qualifications


Registered first aid

Kettlebell Instructor

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