We welcome everyone to come join our training camp in the beautiful Copenhagen summertime! Action packed camp, special guests, BJJ graduation ceremony and the 10th anniversary party of CSA.dk, all in one week!

I will be teaching several times a day and would love to see some of you book/blog readers on the mat for some rolls :)

Full camp price: €140
Meal plan (3x day): €100

Hostel in walking distance: www.copenhagenhostel.dk/uk

Or sleep in a tent at www.bellahoj-camping.dk :)

REGISTRATION & INFO: www.csa.dk/camp

The members doesn’t represent a specific person, academy, instructor or lineage. They are merely a community of people, who share a common set of values:

• - We don’t pay each other any affiliation fees
• - We wear any patches we like on our gis
• - We are free to represent any (or no) team in competition
• - We encourage training with anyone regardless of affiliation
• - We are willing to promote anyone who deserves it—members or not
• - We arrange camps, seminars and visit each other for training and fun
• - We believe everyone is equal both on and off the mats
• - We strive to enjoy life, people and the world through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

The team is officially registered with the IBJJF, in order for our members (and non-members, for that sake) to compete at those tournaments.

If you or your gym are interested in being a part of the team, shoot me an email on graugart@gmail.com and I’ll hook you up with some sweet gi patches :)

For more information, check out www.BJJglobetrotters.com. ]]> http://www.bjjglobetrotter.com/?feed=rss2&p=2577 1 http://www.bjjglobetrotter.com/?p=2574 http://www.bjjglobetrotter.com/?p=2574#comments Mon, 07 Jan 2013 10:29:59 +0000 graugart http://www.bjjglobetrotter.com/?p=2574 If you wonder, what I have been up to, since I returned home from my trip around the world, here is the answer :)

The book is available at Amazon, Kindle and in the iBookstore. Click here for more information.

Amazing!
“Fantastic book! The message is simple, get out there and love life. Love people, and enjoy everything you do. Genuinely hilarious in parts, and equally deep and philosophical in others. I would recommend this book to anyone. It seems that for Christian, jiu jistu is about people, and nothing more. Belt colour and affiliation mean nothing to him, and in this community I believe that is something to be highly respected.”

The number one book I have read this year
“This book and the stories in it have been the best thing I have read this year. Christian has a great way of story telling which shows in his blog too. You don’t have to be a BJJ fan to appreciate this book and appeals to BJJ practitioners, travellers and anyone who wants a great read. Many things Christian mentions resonate with me which is why I love this book, get yours today and you will love it too!”

Fantastic Journey
“Picked this up last week after following Christian’s travels via his blog, and even though I already knew the basics of his story travelling and training across the world, it’s been highly enjoyable to read about it again in greater detail, both in terms of the journey itself, and in getting to know the writer better. If you enjoyed the Cauliflower Chronicals, then you should love this. In my opinion the story and writing far surpasses the Cauliflower Chronicals, making this a must for any BJJ or travel fans alike.”

Must buy for Jiu Jitsu lovers and travellers a like
“I have followed Christian’s journey through his online blog and a write up in a well known UK BJJ Magazine. So when I found out a book was being wrote I became particularly excited with anticipation for the release date of the book, monitoring updates daily via most social media. The book I ordered on 1st and amazingly it arrived this morning. I am already a chapter or 2 into the book and its engrossing, i have not wanted to put it down. I love jiu jitsu and just as importantly i love travel to so to link the two up in such an informative way is just brilliant. If there is one book you should consider buying this year this is it. Jiu Jitsu is an art that people all over the world can relate to and if you love it you know from deep within that its something to be respected and brings people to together with a common aim to improve and be the best.”

“Part travelogue, part autobiography; “The BJJ Globetrotter” describes two journeys: One is Christian Graugart’s journey travelling around the world, teaching and training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in a variety of well-known and obscure locations, meeting and connecting with hundreds of people. The other is his journey as a martial artist and as a human being. From a prodigious child, to troubled adolescent, on to self-realized man and, finally, BJJ Globetrotter, the author gives us an insight into everything leading up to his decision to take his journey around the world. Both stories are told with a great deal of honesty and introspection, making this book much more than just a travel-book. It’s a story of personal growth through travel, of seizing the day and breaking out of the traditional patterns of society, in order to pursue one’s dreams. This book will inspire you to take a long, hard look at your life and ask yourself: “Am I living my life to the fullest?”"

The Globetrotter has feelings too!
“Very impressive book. Not only a story of a man training Jiu-Jitsu but a man discovering along the way who he is and the things that made him that way until now. Christian really strips away any ego and paints a very candid picture of himself is as a person all the while while enjoying an amazing round-the-world trip training the art he loves. If only all of us could be this honest with ourselves, the awesome Jiu-Jitsu experiences are only a bonus! Dont sleep on this one.”

I am jealous of the experiences in this book!
“Christian brings his experiences to life in so many ways in this book. Who hasn’t wanted to head out and travel the world doing what they love. Even if I am not able to do it on my own I gladly will share Christian’s experiences.”

“As a 56 year old BJJ competitor, avid surfer, and traveler, I totally enjoyed the BJJ Globetrotter. Christian’s experiences always left me with a smile on my face and a deeper connection to my BJJ brothers and sisters throughout the world. Christian really illustrates how BJJ has united people of all races and nationalities worldwide and how we share a common bond that few can understand. I especially enjoyed the last chapter and how Christian teaches us that everyone that shares the mats is another friend just waiting to be made.”

Excellent book
“Well written and well balanced between travel and BJJ stories. What a trip!
Do not hesitate to order it, it is worth reading even for non BJJ fans.”

Both the trip and the writing process was quite a ride for me and in case you decide to read the book, I hope you’ll enjoy what came out of it.

Thanks for your patience!!

Click here for more info on how to get your hands on it :)

-Christian

I think we have a pretty good line up with instructors and it will be one hell of an action packed week for everyone.

Check out www.csa.dk/camp for more information or sign up on the Facebook event.

Man, I miss writing this blog :)

But a quick update on the weekend tours, I’ll do, while I dream myself back to the times, when I was in hammocks with my iPad random places around the world, writing posts here :D

About a month ago, I was in beautiful Geneve in Switzerland for the Swiss Open. It was nice weather and the alpes were beautiful, as they surrounded the city. Despite being horribly organized, the competition went pretty well for us, taking home a few medals. I lost in my own division, but revenged myself in the open weight, where I took the gold.

Two weeks later, I was in London for four days to compete in London Open. Lost my first match, but it was a good one and I took home some good elements from it. Weather was amazing for England, and we enjoyed many hours in the sun around the London parks and outdoor cafes.

A short break at home, before I took off for Scotland. I was visiting three cities, mountainbiking in the highlands, checking out a whiskey brewery, going out, teaching three seminars and competing – all in five days. It was great to get that feeling of high pace traveling and change of scenes, that I loved so much on my round the world trip. Competition went well too, I took gold in both gi and no-gi.

Tomorrow, I am off for Sweden for Scandinavian Open. Next weekend, it is Paris for a competition and some fun down there, before ending the competition season with a weekend roadtrip to Swedish Open.

Traveling is in my blood now, I cannot help it. I hope to do some trips during the winter before the Europeans in Portugal in January. Other than that, I am spending a lot of time in the gym at the moment, teaching and training. My different teams are doing great and every single minute spent there is a pleasure. I even have a visit at the moment from Fernando Moya, that I trained with in Costa Rica on my trip. He is really good and a cool guy, teaching many of our classes.

Oh yeah, and I am still writing on the BJJ Globetrotter book every day – but don’t expect it to be finished any time soon, it is a lot of work :-)

Check out my other blog www.ShogunHQ.com for updates on my life, training and travels :)

Robert has just sent me a documentary, he made from the project we have supported in Moldova. It is a little long, but definitely worth the time. See, how the donated gis are being carried from Romania to Moldova by bus and hitchhiking, the first training in the village, a tournament trip to the capital Chisinau and finally the tournament held in the village. All made possible by YOU, who have been donating gis and money!

Here is a breakdown of how the $275 from the New York fundraiser seminar has been used so far:

“Travel to/from Chisinau: $126.72
Team Food: $16.19 (it should be noted that the Chisinau team bought food for everyone in Chisinau, and the Burlacu moms provided food for everyone in Burlacu so these costs aren’t included)
Trophy for Tri-Duals: $18.54
Medals + Lanyards for Tri-Duals: $11.13
Engraving for Medals and Trophy: $22.00

Total: $194.58″