Author Archive for: bjjglobetrotters

Age: 36 Belt: Purple Profession: Full Time: Maintenance Logistics Supervisor for V2X (Contractor) Part Time: Army Reserve Officer (CPT- Captain in US Army, Commander for the 530th MCT – Movement Control Team). How many years in BJJ: 10 years total thus far, and until the grave for me now. Other martial arts: 20 years in […]

Where is the gym located? St Mary’s, Orkney Islands. How many people train there? 25-30 current active members. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Yes, but slowly. Approximately one new member every month or two. What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? The […]

Age: 33 Belt: Blue Profession: Cloud support engineer for a data governance solution at a big IT company. Used to be an English teacher once upon a time (yes, I sang baby shark with a bunch of 7 year olds). Also had a one-night gig as a waitress at a strip club during my student […]