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Featured Traveller: Kaaren Kytömaa – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 32 Belt: Blue Profession: Excursion / hotel representative How many years in BJJ: 5-ish Other martial arts: Nope Where do you live: Gran Canaria, Spain Where are you from: Finland Other fun or curious information you would like to share: About 10 years ago when I didn’t train yet, I used to complain a […]
Featured affiliated academy: Perun Forge, BJJ Slovenia
Where is the gym located? The gym is located in Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia. How many people train there? It’s a private gym, so not so many guys, but those who train here are exceptionally good. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? In the past we […]
Featured Traveller: Markku Halinen – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 46 Belt: Purple Profession: Site Reliability Engineer How many years in BJJ: 8 Other martial arts: I started with Wing Chun in 2012 and also trained Escrima some time. After a few years, I suffered a knee injury which made me turn to ground fighting martial arts, so here we are. Where do you […]
Featured affiliated academy: Lore Martial Arts, Turkey
Where is the gym located? Our gym has no building. It’s a nomadic outdoor dojo in Antalya, Türkiye. So we don’t have a single location. We have spots we love, like parks and beaches. We can change locations when needed, or just because we want to. These days, we do our technical training in Erdal […]
Featured Travellers: Anton Ibsen & Hektor Danielsen – BJJ Globetrotters
Age: 19 (Hektor) & 20 (Anton) Belt: Blue (Hektor) & White (Anton) Profession: We both just finished high school. How many years in BJJ: 2.5 years (Hektor) & 1.5 years (Anton). Other martial arts: Hektor has done wrestling for around 8 years, and Anton has trained karate for around 2.5 years. Where do you live: […]
Featured affiliated academy: Nerds of Jiu-Jitsu, Switzerland
Where is the gym located? The academy is based in Chavornay, a small village in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. How many people train there? Around 50 people train at the gym, with 6 to 10 students attending each class on average. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each […]
