Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured Travellers: Verena Illmer – BJJ Globetrotters

Age: 31 Belt: Purple Profession: Yoga & meditation teacher, proofreader for French and Spanish How many years in BJJ: 6 Other martial arts: I did some traditional Jiu Jitsu for a couple of years, several years ago Where do you live: I live in a van; I’m mostly in Bocholt (Germany) where I train, or […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Dustin Stoltzfus – BJJ Globetrotters

Dustin Stoltzfus – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Black Belt luta livre, BJJ brown belt Age: 31 Profession: MMA fighter Started training (year): 2010 City/country: Lancaster, PA USA   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu:  I’ve done well in a lot of tournaments, won a NAGA or two, hit a twister in a MMA fight.     […]

Featured affiliated academy: Dahlonega BJJ, USA

Where is the gym located? The gym is located in Dahlonega, GA (USA), a small town in the north Georgia mountains. How many people train there? We have about 25 students currently. We just opened two months ago. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? It […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Priit Mihkelson – BJJ Globetrotters

  Priit Mihkelson  – BJJ Globetrotters Belt: Belt black belt 3rd degree Age: 45 Profession: 1/2 Gym owner, 1/2 Defensive BJJ owner, full time Globetrotter Started training (year): ~2000ish City/country: Tallinn / Estonia   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Competition wise I think 2008 Scandinavian Open Gold -88,3kg purple belts. But overall I think […]

Affiliated academy: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Sri Lanka

Where is the gym located? Colombo, Sri Lanka. How many people train there? Around 40 students. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Yes, 2-5 new students monthly. What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? Purple belts are the highest and white belts are […]

Featured Traveller: William Dorman – BJJ Globetrotters

William Dorman – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 43 Belt: Black belt 3rd degree Profession: Retired piano player in a brothel How many years in BJJ: 16 years and 6 months Other martial arts: Muay Thai, Boxing, Wrestling, MMA, Judo, all types of fighting, I guess. Train everything with everyone, there is no one art that is […]