Category: BJJ Athletes

Roy Harris is one of the first-ever American black belts and is part of the infamous ‘dirty dozen’ as he was one of the first 12 Americans to achieve the […]

Eoghan O’Flanagan is a BJJ Athlete from Harlsedon, London and began training at age 14. However, he did have some previous grappling experience, training Judo at only 4 years old. […]

Born in the Bronx, New York – Edwin ‘Junny’ Ocasio moved to PA aged 5 years old, but eventually moved back to New York at the age of 19. Four […]

Hailing from New City, NY – Frank Rosenthal began training aged 18 years old and is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt who received this accolade aged 27. His entry […]

Jack Cartwright is a professional MMA fighter from Bolton, England. He is currently the bantamweight champion of cage warriors and has a professional record of 9-0. What is most impressive […]

Kieran Davern in a BJJ athlete and competitor from SBG Tullamore, Ireland. He received his black belt aged 30. In terms of BJJ goals, he lists receiving his black belt […]

Drew Weatherhead is a Canadian grappler from Alberta, Canada just north of Red Deer. He began training aged 24. His entry into Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is similar to many, as […]

Born in Brighton, UK, Peter Davis now lives in Malaysia since relocating after the 2008 financial crash. He originally started grappling aged 20 as he puts it, “It’s a small […]

Originally from Norwich, UK, Dominic Dillon now trains in Brighton and started training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu aged 24 years old. His entry into grappling began with Japanese Ju Jitsu which […]

Livia Giles, (formerly known as Livia Gluchowska) is from Melbourne, Australia and started training BJJ at age 25 years old. Her introduction into grappling came after years of sprint cycling […]