EMPOWER GRAPPLING COLLECTIVE
Grappling should have space for all of us.
Empower Grappling Collective creates welcoming spaces where women and girls can build confidence, develop skills and find a community that stands beside them. Our online home is growing alongside our community. Follow our journey, discover upcoming events and stay connected.
Our Foundation
Community isn't
something you find.
It's something
you build.
We believe people thrive when they feel welcome, supported and safe enough to be themselves. Empower Grappling Collective exists to create those environments through grappling, helping women and girls build confidence, develop skills and discover a community that stands beside them.
Empower is built around people. Whether you're taking your first steps into grappling, developing your skills or simply looking to connect with others, our goal is the same: to create spaces where you feel safe, supported and confident to be yourself.
Our Community
Built to
Complement,
Not Compete.
Your gym is where you train.
Empower is where we come together.
Empower Grappling Collective isn't a grappling school. We're a community built alongside the clubs, coaches and organisations that already exist within our sport.
We are proudly gym-agnostic, welcoming women and girls of all backgrounds, abilities and experience levels, including those who have never tried grappling before. You don't need to belong to a gym, know anyone in the sport or have any previous experience to be part of the Collective.
Our sessions are shaped around the people in the room. Whether you're stepping onto the mats for the very first time or have years of experience behind you, we adapt our approach to different abilities, confidence levels and experience, so everyone has the opportunity to learn, develop and get something meaningful from their time with us.
We're here to create opportunities to connect, try something new, build confidence, develop skills and grow together across the wider grappling community.
You don't need to have stepped onto a mat before to find your place on one.
Our Standards
Trust isn't
left to chance.
Built on more than good intentions.
Built on trust.
Safeguarding, welfare and wellbeing are at the heart of how we operate. We believe everyone deserves to feel safe, supported and respected when they step onto the mats, whether it's their first time or they've been training for years. Creating that environment takes more than good intentions. It takes clear standards, thoughtful planning and a commitment to putting people first.
BELONG
Everyone deserves
a place on the mats.
DEVELOP
Better people
build better communities.
CONNECT
Communities grow stronger
when nobody is left behind.
For Organisations & Communities
Let's build something together.
Empower works with organisations, schools, community groups and workplaces to create thoughtful, accessible grappling programmes designed around the people taking part. We specialise in creating opportunities for women and girls, from their first introduction to grappling through to programmes focused on building confidence, developing skills and connecting with others.
Every programme we deliver contributes to our wider social purpose: creating more opportunities for women and girls to participate, develop and progress in grappling, including pathways into coaching and other development opportunities.
No previous experience needed.
Our programmes can provide a welcoming introduction to grappling for complete beginners. We create opportunities for people to get moving, learn something new, build confidence and connect with others, with activities adapted to different abilities and experience levels.
Delivery that fits your community.
Our purpose remains firmly rooted in creating opportunities for women and girls in grappling. We can also deliver mixed-participant programmes where these are appropriate for the organisation or community we're working with, while continuing to support our wider mission.
We also work alongside our partner RISE, whose particular focus is youth delivery. Through this collaboration, we can create further opportunities for young people to experience grappling, develop their skills, build confidence and connect through the sport.
Built for social impact.
As a Community Interest Company, we believe social impact starts with how we operate. We're committed to fair pay for the coaches and people who make our work possible, with surplus reinvested into the Collective to further our community purpose.
Join Us
See you
on the mats.
Whether you're taking your very first steps into grappling, exploring opportunities to develop your coaching and professional skills, or simply want to be part of a welcoming community, we'd love to welcome you.