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! […]
Mitane Budō Kai, BJJ Japan Where is the gym located? Mitane, Akita, Japan How many people train there? 13 regulars. Classes range from 1-10 people on any given day. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Currently, no. COVID-19 protocols restrict us from accepting new members. […]
Jay Pages – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 43 Belt: 3rd Degree Black Belt under Caio Terra (6 months away from 4th degree!) Profession: Full Time Gym Owner and Instructor Started training (year): 1994 City/country: Phoenix, AZ, USA Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Here’s a bullet point of my main achievements: 1999 ISCF Light Weight […]
Pámela Bóveda and Josue Gonzalez BJJ Age: 32 (Pámela) and 29 (Josue) Belt: Black (Pámela) and Purple (Josue) Profession: Aerospace Engineer and Language Teacher (Pámela), Chef (Josue) How many years in BJJ: 14 (Pámela) and 8 (Josue) Other martial arts: MMA (Pámela), only BJJ (Josue) Where do you live: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA Where are […]
Kampfsport Manufaktur, BJJ Germany Where is the gym located? Our gym is located near the city center of Mannheim (Industriestraße 39, 68169), Germany. Mannheim is a “Universitätsstadt” (university town) close to Heidelberg (20 minutes by car), and about one hour from Frankfurt Airport. Mannheim is famous for its 18th-century palace where the university is located […]
Age: 37 Belt: Purple Profession: Managing Director of a personal safety company called RESOLVEit. How many years in BJJ: Almost 5 years. Other martial arts: Oh where do I start! I won’t list the black belts, I cringe at things like that, but let’s just say the few look quite nice framed on my wall […]
