Eastside Grapplers Aotearoa is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submission grappling school at 82a Elizabeth Knox Place in St Johns, Auckland. It serves Central and East Auckland, and it teaches self-defence alongside its grappling classes. The school runs classes for adults, children, and women's-only classes, at all levels. The head coach is Sime Peni, a third degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and an IMMAF certified instructor, who has won several Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and submission wrestling titles.
The school's view is that grappling suits most people because most real attacks end in a clinch and then on the ground, so a grappling art teaches skills that apply there. Students describe the classes as inclusive, friendly and fun for all ages and abilities. Some say the classes have built their confidence, respect and fitness, and say the instruction is first rate. Students who want to get fitter, to compete, or to learn self-defence can train at the school, which the site says has coaches at every level.