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 […]
Where is the gym located? Húsavík, Iceland. It’s a small town with a population of 2500 people. The closest big town/city is Akureyri. How many people train there? Around 25 people, which makes 1% of the population of Húsavík. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? […]
Age: 29 Belt: Brown Profession: Manager for the municipal department for roads and parks How many years in BJJ: 11 (although the Covid years make this sound weird) Other martial arts: I’ve done a few years of judo, and during my first year of BJJ I was lucky enough to have an Iranian family where […]
Joshua Macri – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 40 Belt: Black Profession: BJJ Instructor Started training (year): 2006 City/country: Weaverville, NC USA Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The things I’m most proud of in my BJJ career are related to teaching. I ran a huge Jiu Jitsu school for 6 years where I was able […]
