Featured Camp Instructor: Sven Groten

Sven Groten – BJJ Globetrotters

Age: Pretty much 31
Belt: I’m a Blackbelt, allthough only purple in BJJ but promoted to Black in Luta Livre which in my mind does not make a difference
Profession: Special educations teacher in training, JiuJitsu teacher, Coowner of Game Theory Jiu Jitsu
Started training (year): Judo 1995/1996, MMA and Grappling around 2009, Jiu Jitsu only since 2014
City/country: Cologne, Germany

Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu:

As a competitor I won several German championships and twice took gold at NAGA Europeans.

So far I’m unbeaten in 4 super fights.

As a teacher I see the overall development of my students as a huge achievement as well as opening our school Game Theory Jiu Jitsu.

Sven Groten – BJJ coach

Which BJJ Globetrotters camps have you attended?

So far I’ve been tot he discontinued Belgium Camp as well as Heidelberg and Iceland.

Which camp has been your favorite so far?

Reykjavik is a stand-out camp for me, though it almost feels like cheating. The Country is almost ridiculously beautiful, the gym is just great and that culminates to a great experience.

Favorite stories/moments from the camps?

It’s so hard to point to favorites… for sure first meeting with my now mentor Aaron Milam is up there with the best moments in my Jiu Jitsu life, period. Also I witnessed Priit’s breakout turtle class that started his meteoric rise. Then there is my own first ever class about armdrags with around 80 people in attendance.

I learned to go to camp without to many expectations because you just can’t know ahead of time what is going to come out of it, in the end it’s always been worth it.

Your favorite class/classes to teach at camp?

Sven Groten – BJJ Globetrotters Camp in Iceland

Guess my favorite class is always the next, I’m excited to teach north-south-chokes next time as well as have a workshop about teaching in Jiu Jitsu.

Of the classes I did so far I think my favorite might be the one about Clawride backtakes.

Anything else you want to add to your profile?

If one of you travelling globetrotters ever comes along Cologne just feel free to give me a heads-up and drop in for a class at Game Theory Jiu Jitsu!