Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured Camp Instructor: Aaron Ross – BJJ Globetrotters

Aaron Ross – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 42 Belt: Belt Black Profession: International consultant Started training (year): 2006 City/country: St. Petersburg, Florida USA/ Tokyo, Japan Main achievements in BJJ: I think the ups and downs of the whole journey is an achievement in and of itself but I think for me personally it was going from […]

Featured affiliated academy: Congo Top Team, Congo BJJ

Where is the gym located? Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo. How many people train there? For BJJ, roughly 10 to 15 people. We have also 40 people for taekwondo, 10 for kickboxing, and about 25 in fitness & cross-training. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? […]

Featured Traveller: Liadain O’Driscoll – BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Name: Liadain O’Driscoll – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 33 Belt: Purple Profession: Technical writer How many years in BJJ: 6 Other martial arts: MMA until I detached a retina in a fight. Where do you live: Cork, Ireland Where are you originally from: Baltimore, Ireland – a […]

Featured affiliated academy: Octagon La Paz, Bolivia BJJ

Where is the gym located? La Paz, Bolivia. How many people train there? About 50 people of all disciplines and ages. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Yes, by about 3 to 4 people per month. What are the highest and lowest belt grades training? […]

Featured Traveller: Wale Adelakun BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Name: Wale Adelakun – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 32 Belt: Purple Profession: Engineer How many years in BJJ: 6 Other martial arts: Wrestling for 4 years (yes, I’m considering it a martial art) Where do you live: Wiesbaden, Germany Where are you originally from: San Francisco, CA […]

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? […]

Featured Traveller: Rama Reddy – BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Rama Reddy – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 33 Belt: Brown under Brian J. Johnson (Northwest Jiu Jitsu Academy) Profession: Martial arts instructor How many years in BJJ: Started in 2003, but took a couple of years off. Let’s say 13. Other martial arts: Wrestling, boxing, kickboxing, and […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Melissa Haueter – BJJ Globetrotters

Melissa Haueter – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 42 yrs old Belt: Blackbelt Academy: Combat Base Club Profession: Entrepreneur (manage Chris Haueter Art, Combat Base Club, MAGIKimono) Started training (year): 2003 City/country: Redondo Beach, California USA   Main achievements in BJJ: Going from an overweight smoker to a black belt adult competitor. Completely transformed my life. And helping […]

Featured Traveller: Craig Freiwald – BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Craig Freiwald – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 28 Belt: Purple Profession: USAF Munitions Quality Assurance (I watch people work with explosives and make sure they don’t go boom) How many years in BJJ: 6 years so far, plenty more to go Other martial arts: A bit of […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Trenton Cooke – BJJ Globetrotters

Trenton Cooke BJJ Age: 35 yrs old Belt: 1st degree blackbelt Academy: Alliance Jiu Jitsu Westchester Profession: Academy Owner/Instructor Started training (year): 2009 City/country: Westchester, NY USA Main achievements in BJJ: I’m a blackbelt under Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcanti. I taught alongside Jacaré and Lucas Lepri for many years at Alliance HQ Atlanta before moving back […]

Featured affiliated academy: One Tribe BJJ Kenya

Where is the gym located? One Tribe BJJ Kenya is located in Nairobi, Kenya. How many people train there? At a regular session we’d have at least four people on the mats. Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Growing by roughly one to two new […]

Featured Traveller: J.W. Seo – BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… J.W. Seo – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 26 Belt: White Profession: Analyst How many years in BJJ: 1.5 years Other martial arts: Taekwondo, MMA, muay thai Where do you live: I’ve been a full-time BJJ Globetrotter for the past 1.5 years! Where are you originally from: Seoul, […]

Featured affiliated academy: The Forge Pakistan BJJ

Where is the gym located? Our dojo is located in Defence, a neighbourhood in the heart of Karachi, the largest city in Pakistan. Just a 10-minute walk from the seaside. How many people train there? We have about 60 registered students in different classes, all training in different styles. Is the gym growing – if […]

Featured traveller: Graeme McKenna – BJJ Globetrotters

Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Graeme McKenna – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 32 Belt: Blue Profession: Itinerant sales and marketing manager with nothing to sell or market currently How many years in BJJ: 2 years Other martial arts: Got beat up a lot as a kid and Kenpo for 8 years Where […]

Featured affiliated academy: Legion BJJ Georgia

Where is the gym located? Legion BJJ Georgia is located in Tbilisi, Georgia. Currently we’re located in a judo academy in the Dighomi area, but our location will most likely change soon. How many people train there? Currently we have around 45 people actively training in the academy. We are a growing team with many […]