Dinko Pehlic
Co-founder - Novo Eastbourne
Dinko opened the permanent Novo Eastbourne academy with Jack in 2025 and leads the kids programme. A brown belt with a relentless competition game, he keeps the room technical and welcoming in equal measure.
Takedowns and top pressure
Wrestling classes in Eastbourne
Wrestling is the engine room of grappling, and our Eastbourne class is built around stance, level changes, takedowns and heavy top pressure that carry straight into both BJJ and MMA.
It is honest, simple work - drill the entries, chain the finishes, learn to be hard to move - and it quietly improves every other class you do.
What to bring: shorts, a t-shirt and a big water bottle - wrestling is the sweatiest hour of the week.
When it runs
Wrestling at Novo Eastbourne
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Thursday
6pm - 7pm
Wrestling
With Dinko Pehlic
Who it is for
The class is built for grapplers rather than for club wrestlers, so it starts from stance and motion and assumes nothing. It suits anyone whose takedowns and top pressure are the weak part of their jiu-jitsu, and you pick your own intensity.
How a class runs
- A warm up with the class.
- Stance, motion and level changes, taught from the beginning.
- Drilling the entries and chaining the finishes, in controlled reps.
- Live work at an intensity you pick. Bring more water than you think you need.
From our members
What members say
5.0 · 56 Google reviews (opens in a new tab)-
Paul Draper
Outstanding coaching in both BJJ and wrestling - I was genuinely impressed. The instruction is top-tier, but what truly sets this place apart is the welcoming, positive culture. The environment is filled with excellent role models…
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daniel murray
Joined club beginning of this year from another one and loving it, good vibe in the gym and great coaching for both jiu jitsu and wrestling!
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Martyn Luigi
Best club around! Very welcoming and top tier coaching. 10/10
Google reviews of Novo BJJ Eastbourne, in the members' own words. Read them all on Google (opens in a new tab)
Before you come
Common questions
- Do I need a wrestling background?
- No. The class is built for grapplers rather than for club wrestlers, so it starts from stance and motion and assumes nothing.
- Is it hard on the body?
- It is the most physical hour on the timetable, but the drilling is controlled and you pick your own intensity. Bring more water than you think you need.
- Will it help my jiu-jitsu?
- That is the point of it. Takedowns and top pressure are the part of BJJ most people are weakest at, and this is where you fix that.
Something not answered here? Read the full FAQs or ask us directly.
Find us
Train in Eastbourne
Performance Fitness Gym14C Maple Road, Eastbourne BN23 6NY
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Nearer Hastings? Hastings HQ runs gi, no-gi and MMA every week.
Also on the mats
Train something else
First class free.
No experience, no gi, no problem. Book below or just turn up ten minutes early.
Performance Fitness Gym, 14C Maple Road, Eastbourne BN23 6NY