A BJJ Globetrotters camp is about a week of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in one place, with up to six days of training. Between 40 and 350 people come, train together all day, and go home. Camps are open to all levels and all affiliations. We have held 140 of them.
What is a BJJ Globetrotters camp?
It’s a week of Jiu Jitsu in one place with a few hundred other people. Classes run through the day in both gi and no-gi, taught by a rotating set of instructors, with open mats in between and after. Most camps also run workshops off the mats and morning yoga.
Camps are open to anyone. There’s no minimum belt, no requirement to belong to a team, and no invitation needed.
What happens during a day at camp?
Classes run through the day, and you pick which ones you go to. Between and after them there are open mats. Evenings are social, and what that means varies by camp: barbecues, a pub crawl, board game nights, a wrestling show, bonfires. Each camp page lists what that camp does.
Nothing is compulsory. Plenty of people train some sessions and use the rest of the week for everything else that’s going on.
How many days of training are there?
Up to six. We never train on the last day, so a camp that runs to Sunday finishes its training on the Saturday.
Who teaches at the camps?
That varies a lot with the size of the camp. The small island camps run with around five black belt instructors, while the big camps have 20 or more. Every camp lists its instructors by name on its own page once they’re confirmed.
They come from different backgrounds and teach their own material. There is no single system or curriculum being taught.
How much training is there?
Between 40 and 60 hours of classes across the week, plus 20 or more hours of open mat, depending on the camp. Exact numbers are on each camp page.
Where are the camps held?
All over. Recent and upcoming locations include Copenhagen, Tallinn, Heidelberg, Lahti in Finland, Wagrain in the Austrian alps, Przedbórz in the Polish countryside, Saint Barthélemy, Maine and Tempe in Arizona. Some are in university towns and sports halls, some in hotels, some on islands.
How many people come to a camp?
It varies. The smallest island camps take around 40 people. Summer Camp takes 350.
Do I have to train the whole time?
No. You decide which sessions you go to and who you roll with. If you want a lighter week, that’s a normal way to do a camp.
How do I book a camp?
Each camp has its own page with its dates, prices, what’s included and a booking link. You can pay in full, or reserve a spot with a deposit and pay the rest in instalments.
What if the camp I want is sold out?
Most sold-out camps have a waiting list, and spots do come up when people transfer their tickets.
