Bruno Barbosa is a BJJ athlete from Petrópolis, north of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. Barbosa started BJJ aged 16 years old and got into grappling when a friend invited […]
Category: BJJ Athletes
BJJ Athletes – Arya Esfandmaz Biography Interview
Arya Esfandmaz is a black belt from London who runs his own gym, Pure Jiu Jitsu. He originally got into BJJ aged around 17/18 but had done Judo from age […]
BJJ Athletes – Vlad Koulikov Biography Interview
Vlad Koulikov is a BJJ black belt who specialises in Sambo and originates from Moscow, Russia. He started training Sambo aged 9 in 1984 at Sambo 70 Academy under world […]
BJJ Athletes – Kade & Tye Ruotolo Biography
The Ruotolo brothers are twins based in California USA, but were originally born in Hawaii. They started training in 2006 at just 3 years old. In 2021, they were promoted […]
BJJ Athletes – Joe Solecki Biography Interview
Joe Solecki is a BJJ black belt and professional MMA fighter in the UFC. He resides in Wilmington, NC but originally hails from Wenonah, NJ and has been training BJJ […]
BJJ Athletes – Joe Solecki Biography Interview
Joe Solecki is a BJJ black belt and professional MMA fighter in the UFC. He resides in Wilmington, NC but originally hails from Wenonah, NJ and has been training BJJ […]
BJJ Athletes – Gamila Kanew Biography Interview
Gamila Kanew is a BJJ purple belt from Greifswald, a small town in Germany near the Baltic sea. She started training aged 20 after looking to start in Judo. However, […]
BJJ Athletes – Tarik Hopstock Biography Interview
Tarik Hopstock is a BJJ athlete from Oslo, the capital city of Norway. He started training aged 15 and is currently a brown belt which he achieved three years ago […]
BJJ Athletes – Elisabeth Clay Biography Interview
Hailing from Katy, Texas, Elisabeth Clay is fast becoming one of America’s rising stars and competes in both the Gi and Nogi. Having trained since 12 years of age, Clay […]
BJJ Athletes – Frederic Vosgrone Biography Interview
Frederic Vosgrone is a BJJ athlete who hails from Dusseldorf in Germany. However, he has since relocated to London to pursue his training and career in BJJ.