Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured affiliated academy: Dandelion BJJ, Connecticut

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Where is the gym located? 375 Morgan Lane Unit 401 West Haven Connecticut. (About 15 minutes west of YALE University) How many people train there? 25-30 overall Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Growing slow and steady. 2-3 per month. What are the highest and […]

Featured Traveller: Juan Zea Gomez – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 32 Belt: Black Profession: Business Management | Tech Project Manager How many years in BJJ: 18 years Other martial arts: Boxing & Muay Thai (basic) Where do you live: Currently in Brazil (since the beginning of the year) Usually based in Lima, Peru, but I constantly travel around the world as a digital nomad. […]

Featured affiliated academy: Aukan Jiu-Jitsu Pichilemu

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Where is the gym located? Pichilemu, Sexta Region, Chile. How many people train there? 20 Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Yes, but very, very slow. What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? We have white, yellow, grey, up to black. When did […]

Featured Traveller: Laura Mallene – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 37 Belt: Blue Profession: By day (and also by night, let’s be honest), I’m a communications and community manager in a national mental health coalition, work as a violence-prevention educator and run my own small business, write as a freelance journalist, and study law. There are a few more side quests, but these are […]