Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured affiliated academy: One Tribe BJJ Kenya

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 […]

Featured Traveller: Derrick Kersey – BJJ Globetrotters

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Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Derrick Kersey – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 32 Belt: Purple Profession: Landlord / online merchandise services (designing, branding, selling) How many years in BJJ: 7 Other martial arts: Jiu Jitsu is my passion and I’ve developed a love for wrestling as well. Where do you live: I […]

Featured affiliated academy: Ronin Grappling Glasgow BJJ

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Where is the gym located? I currently rent mat space at two different strength and conditioning gyms in the southside of Glasgow, Scotland. How many people train there? About 15 or so folk at the moment, though some prefer the morning classes and others the evening classes – I only started running classes a month […]

Featured Traveller: Astrid Nörenberg – BJJ Globetrotters

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Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Astrid Nörenberg – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 33 Belt: Blue Profession: Scientist by training, currently working in sales and management. How many years in BJJ: Around 5 years. Other martial arts: Several years of kickboxing and muay thai. Where do you live: Mainly in a city close […]

Featured Traveller: Baptiste Vanlitsenburgh – BJJ Globetrotters

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Let’s start out with some quick facts about you… Baptiste Vanlitsenburgh – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 28 Belt: I’m a proud white belt! Profession: Working in the procurement department of a big Danish brewery. How many years in BJJ: I started to train regularly a bit more than 2 years ago, but got interested in the […]

Featured affiliated academy: FM BJJ Carrigaline Ireland

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Where is the gym located? FM BJJ Carrigaline Ireland is located at SOLAS Health & Fitness – Unit 6, Carrigaline Industrial Estate, Kilnagleary, Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland. How many people train there? 10-15 Is the gym growing – if so by how many new members each month or year? Numbers are slowly increasing by around 2-3 […]