Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured Camp Instructor: Kyle Sleeman – BJJ Globetrotters

Kyle Sleeman – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Black belt Age: 40 Profession: City worker and BJJ Instructor/Competitor Started training (year): Started training martial artist in 1988.  Started grappling in 1999.         Started BJJ in 2005. City/country: Live in Whitby Ontario, 25 min east of Toronto, Canada   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Achievements in […]

Featured affiliated academy: Team Gringo Piteå, BJJ Sweden

Where is the gym located? In the very north of Sweden, close to the Arctic circle, in a town called Piteå. How many people train there? During the pandemic, the commune closed our training facility and many members went on with other things in life. We are currently working to get the numbers back up. […]

Featured Traveller: Seb Egan – BJJ Globetrotters

Age: 30 (yes, I know, surprising!) Belt: White belt – 4 stripes Profession: IT Lead Officer, but used to work in theatre as a lampy! How many years in BJJ: 5 years. However, it feels longer with the amount of injuries that I have. I started to train after I worked on a teaser trailer […]

Featured affiliated academy: Tropical Squad BJJ, Spain

Where is the gym located? The gym is located in the city center of Motril, a small town (60,000 people) on the tropical coast of Spain. How many people train there? Normally we are between 15 to 20 people. It depends a lot on which period of the year we’re in. For instance, during summertime, […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Francesco Fonte – BJJ Globetrotters

Francesco Fonte – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Black belt first degree Age: 46 Profession: MMA & jiu-jitsu coach, gym owner Started training (year): My first approach to jiu-jitsu was in 2003 but I think I didn’t start to regularly training with friends until a couple of years later. City/country: Currently living in Germany nearby Hanau, where […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Zachary Miller – BJJ Globetrotters

Zachary Miller – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Black Age: 30 Profession: Serving in the United States Marine Corps since 2013 Started training (year): 2009 City/country: Arizona, USA   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: I’m relatively new to competing in Jiu Jitsu and have just recently found a desire for competition, so still building experience in that […]

Featured affiliated academy: Fat Man Gym, BJJ Croatia

Where is Fat Man Gym, BJJ Croatia located? Osijek, Croatia. How many people train in your gym? About 10-12, but not always at the same time. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? We are growing but not by much because we don’t have space (only […]