Entries by BJJ Globetrotters

Featured Traveller: J.P. Maechler – BJJ Globetrotters

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J.P. Maechler – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 37 Belt: Purple for a long time :-) Profession: Mechanical Engineer How many years in BJJ: Around ten Other martial arts: I did five years of Muay Thai before starting BJJ and two years of Judo when I was young. (Shouldn’t have stopped Judo… would help me now for […]

Featured affiliated academy: Abstract Jiu Jitsu, Houston

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Where is the gym located? Abstract is located in Kingwood, about 25 minutes north of Houston TX. How many people train there? So we have two parts to the business model. One part is of course Jiu-Jitsu which entails 4-6 year-old classes, 7 and up classes, women only, and adult gi/nogi classes. This would be […]

Featured Traveller: Tomás Barry – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 29 Belt: Blue Profession: Software Engineer How many years in BJJ: I had my first class in September 2017 Other martial arts: I have had very short stints trying boxing and Muay Thai. I have vague memories of doing karate as a kid too. But with the time that I have, I chose to […]

Featured Camp Instructor: Aaron Esdon – BJJ Globetrotters

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Aaron Esdon – BJJ Globetrotters Age: 43 Belt: Black Profession: Criminal Intelligence Analyst/Jiu Jitsu Instructor Started training (year): 2014 City/country: London, Ontario, Canada   Main achievements in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Prior to 2020, I would’ve said hitting the jiu-jitsu podium over 40 times at all belt levels, including a bronze medal at the Pan IBJJF […]

Featured affiliated academy: Principle Jiu Jitsu, Wales

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Where is the gym located? We are located in Cardiff, South Wales. We operate out of one of the largest gyms in Cardiff and it’s called Ufit. How many people train there? We are still a new club but currently we have 9 regular members who are mostly new beginners. Is the gym growing – […]

Featured Traveller: Melissa Franson – BJJ Globetrotters

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Age: 37 Belt: Blue Profession: Pharmacist How many years in BJJ: On and off for 6 or 7 years Other martial arts: I started with aikido, then switched to judo and BJJ. We’ve started doing some boxing/combatives/MMA in the last couple years at our gym. I competed in Irish Collar and Elbow wrestling at the […]