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Entries by BJJ Globetrotters
Featured affiliated academy: The Misfits Club, BJJ California
Where is the gym located? Crescenta Valley, Tujunga, California How many people train there? 68 Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? 10 a month What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? 7 black belts – 45 white belts When did The Misfits Club, […]
Featured traveller: Leslie Baird – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 30 Belt: Blue Profession: Nanny How many years in BJJ: 3.5 Other martial arts: Boxing (11 years) Where do you live: Currently London Where are you from: Scotland Other fun or curious information you would like to share: I’ve been to 76 countries so far and have lived in 4 countries (not including the […]
Featured Camp Instructor: Bryan White – BJJ Globetrotters
Bryan White – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Blackbelt Profession: Law enforcement Started training (year): Started in 2007 City/country: Levittown, PA (U.S.) Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: My name is Bryan White. My start with BJJ began as part of my career as a police officer. I’ve worked in law enforcement since 2001. In the […]
Featured affiliated academy: Team Shadow Dordogne, BJJ France
Where is the gym located? Team Shadow Dordogne is located in France, in the small village of Biron, in Périgord. We are located 5 minutes from the magnificent “Château de Biron”. How many people train there? Not many people are training here. It’s a very small gym, a bit lost in the middle of the […]
Featured Traveller: Arlan Hall – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 40 – AHHHH, first time I got to write that down! Belt: Blue Profession: Massage Therapist, homeschool mom, and chronic traveller How many years in BJJ: 5 Other martial arts: Does kickboxing in college count? Where do you live: Oceano, California, United States Where are you from: The Yukon Territory in Canada Other fun […]
Featured Camp Instructor: Joey Carta – BJJ Globetrotters
Joey Carta – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Blackbelt (18 years training) Age: 41 Profession: Correction Officer State if Connecticut (16 years) Started training (year): Started in 2004 City/country: Newington CT USA Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: I would have to say the main achievement of my BJJ journey is that I have been able […]
Featured affiliated academy: 300 Jiu Jitsu, BJJ Netherlands
Where is the gym located? Leiden in Holland (the Netherlands) How many people train there? 24 Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Growing goal is minimum 40 for the end of the year What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? Black belt is […]
Featured Traveller: Michael Taekyu Choi – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 32 (33 soon) Belt: Purple Profession: General Dentist for public health sector Most highly educated farmhand for my friends who own farms Occasional full-/part-time staff at camps to help Christian facilitate his crazy ideas Official model for Faroe Islands Camp along with Tatu How many years in BJJ: 12 total, but 6 years of […]
Featured affiliated academy: Crazy Monkey Centurion, BJJ South Africa
Where is the gym located? The gym is located in a suburb called Centurion in Pretoria in South Africa. About 40 km north of Johannesburg. How many people train there? We have about 80 clients including our kid’s classes. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? […]
Featured Travellers: Verena Illmer – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 31 Belt: Purple Profession: Yoga & meditation teacher, proofreader for French and Spanish How many years in BJJ: 6 Other martial arts: I did some traditional Jiu Jitsu for a couple of years, several years ago Where do you live: I live in a van; I’m mostly in Bocholt (Germany) where I train, or […]
Featured Camp Instructor: Dustin Stoltzfus – BJJ Globetrotters
Dustin Stoltzfus – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Black Belt luta livre, BJJ brown belt Age: 31 Profession: MMA fighter Started training (year): 2010 City/country: Lancaster, PA USA Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: I’ve done well in a lot of tournaments, won a NAGA or two, hit a twister in a MMA fight. […]
