Author Archive for: bjjglobetrotters

  Brad Wolfson – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 44 Belt: Black Belt Profession: BJJ coach Started training (year): 1999 City/country: New Haven, CT USA   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Traveled the world, made tons of friends, and ate some good food. Still in awe that I get to do what I love every day […]

Age: 28 Belt: Purple Profession: Personal trainer How many years in BJJ: 6 years Other martial arts: Nope Where do you live: Currently living in Istanbul, Turkey Where are you from: Gold Coast, Australia Other fun or curious information you would like to share: I once heel hooked a fully grown kangaroo Nick Daniel – […]

Where is the gym located? Our gym is located in a local multi-court gym on Disco Island, Qeqertarsuaq, Greenland. How many people train there? We have around 4-5 adults and 8-10 kids who train in our academy. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? The sport […]

Tatu Piispanen – BJJ Globetrotters Age: Master 2 for the final year Belt: You guys are getting belts..? (Purple) Profession: Designer How many years in BJJ: I’m in my 10th year of training. Yeah, I should be better by now… Other martial arts: None whatsoever. Hell, I hadn’t even done any other sport before BJJ, […]

Michael Currier – BJJ Globetrotters Age: I am 40 years old as of July 27th. I’ll spend my birthday in Germany with the Globetrotters! Belt: I am a black belt under Michael Chapman Profession: I own Impact Jiu-jitsu Fountain Hills and I am a professional grappler Started training (year): I started training in Jiu-jitsu in […]

Where is the gym located? Just on the outskirts of Yeovil (UK), 5 minutes from the train station and 10 minutes from the town centre. How many people train in Blue Dog Jiu-Jitsu UK? We are a fresh new club just waiting for restrictions to lift and start filling the mats. Is the gym growing […]

Ian Auchmoody – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 31 as of this Feb 27th Belt: Purple Profession: Jiu-Jitsu and English teaching. How many years in BJJ: Eight years ago I started in my first BJJ academy in Utica, New York. Since then the better part of my training has actually happened in several different parts of Mexico. […]

Al Ghuneim – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 35 Belt: Blue Profession: I have a Masters degree in marketing that I haven’t used much. Otherwise, I’m a business person who does everything from trading, investing, translating, and some marketing. How many years in BJJ: Six Other martial arts: I did Tae Kwon Do when I was 5! […]