Featured Camp Instructor: Rich Sab – BJJ Globetrotters

Rich Sab – BJJ Globetrotters

Age: 54 yrs old
Belt: Belt Black 1st degree
Profession: BJJ instructor & personal trainer
Started training (year): BJJ 2003 – Martial arts 1985
City/country: Saddle Brook, New Jersey USA

Main achievements in BJJ:

Achieving black belt and teaching for the Globetrotters camps. 

Which BJJ Globetrotters camps have you attended?

USA camps (all except the first) Heidelberg, Iceland, St Barth (twice). 

Which camp has been your favorite so far?

I love them all for different reasons however the US camp in Maine is my favorite because it’s self contained, everyone is on the grounds throughout the camp which makes it easier to meet and get to know everyone. The Heidelberg camp will always be special because that was my first camp as an instructor and my first time leaving the United States.

Rich Sab – BJJ Globetrotters camp in Germany

Favorite stories/moments from the camps?

The first Heidelberg camp was my first opportunity to teach at camp and a stand out moment for me. I was a bit nervous that 1. no-one would come to the class and 2. the class wouldn’t be well received. Thankfully I was worried for no good reason as people came and the class was well received. 

Another great moment for me was to be able to assist with one of the kids classes in St. Barth and to be able to communicate with children through BJJ even though we spoke different languages. 

Also my first roll at a Globetrotters camp was with none other than Chris Haueter, that was pretty awesome.

Rich Sab – BJJ Globetrotters camp in Maine

Your favorite class/classes to teach at camp?

 I teach a class I call “Think For Yourself” that I wasn’t to sure about initially because I don’t actually teach any technique in the class but instead put everyone into scenarios and make them work using knowledge they already possess, the kicker is you’re not allowed to use a specific technique more than one time per position forcing both the person and their partner to think and work out solutions. If anyone gets stuck then I intervene and help them by asking questions that in most cases they know the answers. The first time I ran this class at camp I was approached by a couple of black belts who said the class made them think really hard and pull on knowledge and technique they haven’t used in a long while. 

Anything else you want to add to your profile? 

The Globetrotters has opened many doors for me from traveling outside the US for the first time and being able to teach BJJ across the states in Europe and the Caribbean. I’ve made friends around the world, and taught seminars that would not have been available had it not been for the Globetrotters camps.

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Rich Sab – BJJ Globetrotters instructor