Clyde Fight Academy

Clyde Fight Academy Clyde Fight Academy is a martial arts school based in Greenock run by Griphouse Black belt Ian Gilmartin. Training is open to anyone, regardless of level.

From day one beginners to Pro MMA fighters. As a new team we will be teaching all our classes with the aim of introducing beginners to the basics of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Our classes will run in a fun and friendly atmosphere.

29/08/2026

A partner progression drill I use in my group PT sessions 🥊

Phase 1: Building a solid stance
Phase 2: Moving while maintaining that stance
Phase 3: Developing good body mechanics from a static position
Phase 4: Adding movement to challenge our footwork and positioning. Whilst tracking a moving target 🎯

For years, I’ve only coached group PT because I believe people learn far better with a partner. Everyone gets to see what’s happening—from the participants to the coach—giving us time to analyse, adjust and improve as we go.

All you need is a pair of gloves and a training partner 👊

27/08/2026

Building the clinch step by step 🤼

First, we learn the entry and understand the key dos and don’ts of the position. As confidence grows, we gradually add resistance, movement and more variables—turning clean technique into something that holds up live.

Common question is what do I need to start?Answer is nothing at all, just turn up and give it a shot. First class is fre...
10/08/2026

Common question is what do I need to start?

Answer is nothing at all, just turn up and give it a shot.

First class is free!

Hey folks, we’ll be doing another beginners 8 week program soon but you can drop in and grab a free trial before hand, g...
28/07/2026

Hey folks, we’ll be doing another beginners 8 week program soon but you can drop in and grab a free trial before hand, get a feel for the place and the sport 🌊

We are changing the adults timetable after a poll in the WhatsApp group!

The idea being just to make things as simple and easy for people to follow (including myself tbh😂)

The idea being to suit folk better and simplify things a bit!

Any questions don’t hesitate to ask!

Double gold for Ryan Smith today, getting better all the time, collected so many medals for being just at the start of h...
12/07/2026

Double gold for Ryan Smith today, getting better all the time, collected so many medals for being just at the start of his development 🥇🥇🙌

Young Asher getting the bump up to blue belt, frightening prospect across all ranges 🥊🌊🥋

Happy birthday too youngster 🙌❤️🌊

Lee rocking up and grabbing the gold yesterday 🥇 Big bad John bumped up to blue belt 🌊
21/06/2026

Lee rocking up and grabbing the gold yesterday 🥇

Big bad John bumped up to blue belt 🌊

16/06/2026

A little clip from an MMA session recently 🌊🥊🥋

Massive congratulations to Jay on receiving his Blue Belt while training in Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷What makes this one extra s...
10/06/2026

Massive congratulations to Jay on receiving his Blue Belt while training in Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷

What makes this one extra special is that the belt was awarded by Marcelo Briggs at Centro de Lutas Nova Geração, a gym that has played a significant part in my own journey in BJJ. Marcelo a phenomenal practitioner in his own right too🥋

To see one of our team travel across the world, immerse himself in the culture of jiu-jitsu and earn recognition from coaches at the source of the sport is something we’re incredibly proud of.

Congratulations Jay 👊

🇧🇷 ➡️ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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Really cool one today! Gave Sanchez (aka Daryl) his blue belt. He must of trained for about a decade now but he’s been a...
06/06/2026

Really cool one today! Gave Sanchez (aka Daryl) his blue belt.

He must of trained for about a decade now but he’s been away overseas a lot serving in the military. He’s an old school blue belt in the sense he is as tough as nails. It’s long overdue as he kept on disappearing to somewhere or other before he was going to get his belt.

Been a pleasure to coach him, brilliant guy to have about and I’ve seen him grow over the years on and off the mat 🙌🌊❤️🫡

29/05/2026

Little bit of the tail end of the MMA session last night, before sparring.

We do lots of fight simulation drills where one partner works with a focus for a certain period of time with a compliant training partner.

Complexity of the drill will vary. But simplicity is underrated 🌊

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Ingleston Street
Greenock
PA154UQ

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