Our story
More than a gym
One club, one standard, two towns - the short version of how NOVO grew from a single Hastings mat to a permanent Eastbourne academy.
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Hastings
Where NOVO began
NOVO Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is founded in Hastings by Alex Salisbury, black belt and head coach of the whole team.
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2020
Eastbourne begins
The Eastbourne branch begins - Alex's first black belt starts teaching under the NOVO banner across venues around the town.
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The years between
A team takes root
A regular team builds, moving venue to venue while NOVO Eastbourne takes root along the coast.
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2025
A permanent home
The permanent academy opens inside Performance Fitness Gym - the Eastbourne team's own home.
South Coast Collective
Stronger along the coast
Novo Eastbourne, Novo Hastings and Elements Martial Arts in Brighton train as one south coast family - more mats to visit, more training partners, and a corner at every competition.
The Eastbourne chapter
Same club, new mats
Novo BJJ Eastbourne opened inside Performance Fitness Gym on 14C Maple Road, bringing the Hastings club's coaching and culture along the coast. Same coaches, same standards, same rule: everyone who walks in gets looked after - and the Hastings HQ is there whenever you want a second mat to train on.
Everyone gets better together
The room only works if every person in it improves - so higher belts look after newer ones, and nobody wins by making a beginner lose.
Technique over ego
Tap early, ask questions, drill the boring details. Progress comes from honesty about what does not work yet.
Turn up and be welcome
Age, size, fitness, background - none of it matters at the door. If you are willing to learn, there is a place for you on the mat.
Be part of it.
No experience, no gi, no problem. Book below or just turn up ten minutes early.
Performance Fitness Gym, 14C Maple Road, Eastbourne BN23 6NY