About

Stay Grounded

Good Jiu-Jitsu. Good people. Proper food. Time to rest. Time to laugh.

What is Grounded Grappling?

Grounded Grappling was built around a simple idea: create the kind of weekend we would genuinely want to attend. Not a packed seminar schedule. Not a soulless sports camp. A proper weekend away.

Oli Smith

Oli Smith

Head Coach at Absolute MMA Collingwood, black belt under Lachlan Giles and co-founder of Grounded Grappling. Oli’s focus is delivering technical, practical jiu-jitsu in a relaxed environment where everyone can improve.

Graeme McKenna

Graeme McKenna

Brown belt, camp organiser and resident BBQ enthusiast. Graeme handles the food, logistics and behind-the-scenes work that turns a training weekend into a proper camp experience.