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 […]
Where is the gym located? No.52, Eldams Road, Teynampet, Chennai – 600083, Tamil Nadu, South India. How many people train there? Currently I have 5 people training in my gym under my brand. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Not exactly because of the pandemic, […]
Age: 35 Belt: Blue belt under Frank “Dukes” Livorsi Profession: Traveling Critical Care Nurse How many years in BJJ: 3 years this Christmas! Other martial arts: None. I grew up playing ice hockey as a kid and always thought I could handle myself in a fight. Jiu Jitsu proved me totally wrong. Where do you […]
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 […]
Where is the gym located? The gym is located on Via Ricardo J. Alfaro, Plaza Belair (second floor), La Alameda in Panama City. We’re located right in the middle of the capital city on one of the main avenues, easily accessible by local bus or taxi. How many people train there? We are around 50 […]
Gilian Jansen – BJJ Globetrotters Age: I’m 28 years old Belt: I’ve been a brown belt for the last 2 years, and I train at Team Honeybadgers in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Profession: I am a full-time carpenter, and I teach a couple of Jiu Jitsu classes a week. During my most recent travels, I worked […]
Where is the gym located? Heidelberg, Germany (SRH Campus Sports e.V. Bonhoefferstr. 4/1 69123 Heidelberg) How many people train there? We have about 50 people training with us in total, with typically 8 to 16 on the mat for most sessions. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month […]
