SchwarzgurtHead coach
Stuart Lee
BJJ black belt with almost 26 years of training and one of the BJJ pioneers in Germany. He leads the program in Schwabach, Nuremberg and Erlangen.
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One team.One banner.
Three gyms. Five locations. One coach, one curriculum — across Schwabach, Nuremberg and Erlangen, backed by a network of black-belt-led team groups.
1 = 5Train in 5 gyms with 1 membership
Head coach
Stuart Lee
~26
years on the mats
Black belt
since 2013
3
gyms
5
locations
26
classes / week
5
team groups
1 membership · 5 gyms ✦Gi ✦No-Gi ✦Kids & Teens ✦Open Mat ✦Schwabach ✦Nuremberg ✦Erlangen ✦Seminars ✦Private Lessons ✦1 membership · 5 gyms ✦Gi ✦No-Gi ✦Kids & Teens ✦Open Mat ✦Schwabach ✦Nuremberg ✦Erlangen ✦Seminars ✦Private Lessons ✦1 membership · 5 gyms ✦Gi ✦No-Gi ✦Kids & Teens ✦Open Mat ✦Schwabach ✦Nuremberg ✦Erlangen ✦Seminars ✦Private Lessons ✦1 membership · 5 gyms ✦Gi ✦No-Gi ✦Kids & Teens ✦Open Mat ✦Schwabach ✦Nuremberg ✦Erlangen ✦Seminars ✦Private Lessons ✦
Where we train
One team, three gyms, five locations
Stuart Lee leads the BJJ program at Kampfkunst Center Mittelfranken, The Gym and Learn2fight. Same team, same curriculum — so you can train BJJ almost every day of the week.
1 = 5Train in 5 gyms with 1 membership
Tap a gym for all the detailsPartner gyms · The network
Stuart Lee Jiu Jitsu
Much of the region is small towns and villages, so the team includes smaller groups across the area. Each is led by a black belt coach promoted by Stuart Lee. We exchange techniques, hold regular team trainings, compete together under one banner and bring top athletes to Nuremberg and Schwabach.
- Martial MatesHof & Schleiz
- BJJ BayreuthBayreuth
- BJJ AmbergAmberg
- Solid BJJCoburg
- BJJ KölnCologne
Each group led by a Stuart Lee black belt
Complete offer
All training times
Monday
Tuesday
Friday
Saturday
Kids classes are for ages 6–13. From around age 14, most teens move up to the adult classes.
1 membership, 5 gyms: train at any location. Tap a Learn2fight class to book a trial class there directly.
Our roots
A BJJ pioneer in the region
How it started
Stuart Lee is one of the BJJ pioneers in Germany. When he started, there was not a single black belt in the country.
His path began with MMA. Back then, Pride and UFC events were dominated by BJJ fighters – so the focus shifted from MMA to BJJ. Today he spends about 99% of his training time on BJJ.
Together with his friend Mano, he ran BJJ Nuremberg – the first BJJ school in Nuremberg and the surrounding area.
Mano
Mano opened Stuart's eyes to MMA. He came from a Kung Fu free-fight style in Bamberg that included ground and pound.
When Rickson Gracie visited Germany, Mano proved himself in an MMA fight and received a blue belt from Rickson – awarded to fighters who had proven their fighting ability.
Until 2013
BJJ Nuremberg, together with Mano
2013
Own school in Schwabach
2016–2022
Teaching in Bayreuth
~2019
Learn2fight Nuremberg
2022
The Gym
Since 2024
Learn2fight Erlangen
Today Stuart teaches personally in Schwabach, Nuremberg and Erlangen, supported by co-instructors.
Head coach
Stuart Lee
26
years of BJJ
BJJ black belt with almost 26 years of training. When he started, BJJ in Germany was still in its infancy – learning meant travelling the world and attending seminars.
Lineage & milestones
Early
Trained under Harold Harder in the Netherlands, a purple belt under Rickson Gracie.
~2002
Moved on to Cadu Francis, a student of Fernando Yamasaki.
2003
Blue belt from Fernando Yamasaki. Won the Dutch Open as a blue belt.
2007
Purple belt from Robert Drysdale, later ADCC absolute champion.
2013
NAGA Advanced: gold in Gi, silver in No-Gi. Black belt from Octavio Couto.
2018
1st place, European Open – Black Belt Masters 2 (16 competitors).
As a white belt he faced Martijn de Jong, then a brown belt at Golden Glory. He lost, but his performance amazed everyone present.
Through Cadu he met Antônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira and K-1 legend Peter Aerts. He trained at Alliance Frankfurt, met Lucas Leite and Ricardo Pancho through Drysdale, and spent two weeks in Brazil at Akxe HQ, GFT Team and with Ricardo Vieira.
Further martial arts
Kickboxing
2nd place, International German Championships 1997 (WAKO)
Eskrima
Empty Hands Instructor under Felix Valencia
Krav Maga
Instructor
Wrestling
Wrestled with the Grizzlys in Nuremberg
Muay Thai
Trains weekly to keep striking sharp
Coaching team
Our coaching team
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Kids coach
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On the mats
Gallery & credentials
Certified
IBJJF certified knowledge
Stuart has completed the IBJJF rules training courses — ensuring students learn and compete by the official international standard.
Keep learning
Seminars & guests
BJJ keeps evolving. To stay up to date, we regularly invite top athletes and current world champions. Past guests include:
Matheus Gabriel
Multiple-time IBJJF World Champion
Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida
Multiple-time IBJJF World Champion
Mateusz Szczeciński
ADCC veteran
Eoghan O'Flanagan
Guest coach
Private lessons & violence prevention
Stuart Lee also offers private lessons and violence prevention seminars.
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