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Featured affiliated academy: Barbarik MMA, BJJ in India

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Barbarik MMA, BJJ in India Where is the gym located?  Barbarik MMA is located in the vibrant university town of Manipal, in the Udupi district of coastal Karnataka, India. How many people train there? We currently have a solid, dedicated core of about 50-60 active practitioners across our grappling and combat sports programs. The strength […]

Featured Traveller: Sebastiaan Munter – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 49 Belt: Black Profession: PE/ Self-Defense teacher in vocational education and part-time gym owner / head coach How many years in BJJ: 25 already Other martial arts: I did Judo since I was 6 years old and have done competitive MMA and kickboxing when I was younger Where do you live: Heemskerk, The Netherlands […]

Featured affiliated academy: KODAMA BJJ, England

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Where is the gym located? KODAMA BJJ is based out of Angmering, a village on the South Coast of England. While the village itself has a population of around 10,000, we are centrally nestled right between several much larger coastal towns, making us highly accessible for the whole region. How many people train there? As […]

Featured Traveller: Alan Titone – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 43 Belt: Brown Profession: Jiu Jitsu Gym Owner (Karma Jiu Jitsu), Husband, Dog Walker, Cook, Unemployed (the response I got when I asked my wife what my profession is) How many years in BJJ: 6.5 years Other martial arts: Karate as kid (was a huge fan of Chuck Norris and Jean Claude Van Damme) […]

Featured affiliated academy: Rogue Wave Jiu-Jitsu, USA

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Where is the gym located? Our gym is located in Chico, California, USA, in Northern California near Bidwell Park and California State University, Chico. How many people train there? We currently have approximately 25 active students training regularly. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Yes. […]

Featured Traveller: Juditte Juul Diab – BJJ Globetrotters

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  Age: 30 Belt: Blue Profession: Nutritionist How many years in BJJ: 4 Other martial arts: Judo as a child Where do you live: Oslo, Norway Where are you from: Stavanger, Norway Any fun facts you’d like to share: My childhood crush was Jackie Chan Juditte Juul Diab – BJJ Globetrotters   What inspired you […]

Featured affiliated academy: Lewes Grappling Club, UK

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Where is the gym located? Lewes, East Sussex,UK How many people train there? We’re a small club at the moment. 10-15 people. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? We are still very new. Only been opened a few weeks. Trying to grow slowly and organically. […]

Featured Traveller: Jillian Peterson – BJJ Globetrotters

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  Age: 43 Belt: Black Profession: Gym owner (Galaxy Grappling) and Human Resources as my boring office job How many years in BJJ: 13 Other martial arts: Sambo, Kickboxing, and MMA Where do you live: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Where are you from: Sacramento, California, USA Any fun facts you’d like to share: I got a […]