BJJ Pitbull & Predators Piešťany
Slovenská verziaStart trainingBJJ-MMA club · Ovocná 10 · Piešťany
MMA and Brazilian jiu-jitsu on Ovocná street in Piešťany. BJJ is led by Michal Sobolič, 3rd-degree black belt, MMA by František Bobáň.
01 · Classes
Every class is coached on the mats at Ovocná 10. If you are new, your first session is free.
BJJ
Ground fighting: control, joint locks and chokes. Technique beats strength – that is why women and men train it.
Mixed martial arts
Striking, kicks, wrestling and ground fighting in one sport. Stand-up, clinch and ground work.
Takedowns & clinch
Takedowns, clinch work and control on the feet – a base that pays off in MMA and BJJ.
Wrestling in Piešťany to be confirmed
Book one-to-one sessions by phone with Michal Sobolič.
Arrange kids’ classes by phone with Ferko Bobáň.
02 · Why martial arts
Strength, endurance and mobility at once. No session is about a single muscle.
Technique and sparring with a partner give you confidence no video can.
You learn to breathe and decide under pressure – on the mats and off them.
We train in pairs. Respect for your partner is rule number one.
Coordination, falling, discipline and friends instead of a phone.
03 · Why Predators
BJJ is led by Michal Sobolič. Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull awarded him the 3rd-degree black belt on 4 April 2024; he received his brown belt at ADCC in Abu Dhabi in 2012.
BJJ in Piešťany belongs to Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull Slovakia and builds on the Pitbull academy in Nitra, where Michal trained under Brazilian coach Walmaro Medeiros de Sa.
Ovocná 10: mats, padded walls, heavy bags. Ready for stand-up and ground training.
The club is behind the Fight of Gladiators MMA fight night in Nitra – the first edition took place in 2012.
If you are new and want to give it a try, your first session is free.
04 · Coaches & fighters
Head BJJ coach · 3rd-degree black belt
Michal Sobolič has been active in combat sports since 1999. He started at a boxing club in Nitra and a year later moved to the Valetudo club, where he trained traditional jiu-jitsu and vale tudo under František Vančo. In 2007 he began to specialise in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at a club in Bratislava.
In 2008, after a visit from masters Adilson Bitta Lima and Walmar Medeiros and by mutual agreement with them, he opened his own club in Nitra – Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Pitbull. The club is still running today and Michal teaches MMA and BJJ there. He is currently also the head Brazilian jiu-jitsu coach at Spartakus Gym in Trnava.
He oversees clubs in several Slovak towns which together form Clube de Jiu-Jitsu Slovakia. He holds a black belt in BJJ and actively trains MMA and boxing.
05 · Club gallery
06 · Our fight night
MMA fight night in Nitra – professional and amateur bouts in the cage. The first edition took place on 9 March 2012; the next one is in preparation.
Fight night website
07 · Support us
The club runs thanks to its members, partners and friends. You can help too.
The club’s civic association can receive 2 % of your paid income tax (Slovak taxpayers). Use these recipient details on the form:
Forms for the current year coming soon.
Companies that have supported us are listed among our partners below.
Thank you!
08 · Partners
09 · Contact
Message or call us to arrange your first session. It is free.
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Black Peak Agency
Hotel Capital
Rosario & Friends Ristorante
F-S-S Final Solution Slovakia
3VE s.r.o.
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