About This Event
Instructors
1st degree Black Belt under Roger Gracie Joanna trained under professor Roger at RGA HQ from 2006, establishing her full time coaching career in 2018. Joanna is an experienced competitor with medals from tournaments across the UK, USA, and Brazil amongst other countries. She is a former Brown Belt Masters World (2017) and European Champion (2018) and a Black Belt Grand Slam Masters Champion from 2018.
4th degree BJJ Blackbelt under Carlos Gracie Jr. Ben was the British person to be promoted to black belt by a Gracie. (2006) Ben has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for the past 3 decades. He spent 5 years studying at Gracie Barra headquarters, Rio de Janeiro (2001-2005). He is the Head of “Gordo Jiujitsu Europe” and the North of England representative for “Mauricio Gomes Legacy Team.”
3rd Degree Black Belt and Hilti BJJ Berlin Headcoach Frank Burczynski's martial arts journey commenced with wrestling, which was followed by training in various other systems. He eventually discovered Jeet Kune Do, Filipino martial arts, and grappling in 1990, after attending seminars with Guro Dan Inosanto and Sifu Larry Hartsell. Since 1995, Frank has been imparting his knowledge through teaching and in 1998, he joined the J.A.B. JKD Academy Berlin at the IMAG e.V., earning a 3rd Degree Blackbelt under Pedro Duarte. He is a Mobility Coach and a Senior Full Instructor for JKD and JKD Grappling under Sifu Larry Hartsell, an Instructor for JKD Concepts under Sifu Udo Müller, and a Representative for Erik Paulson's Combat Submission Wrestling. Furthermore, Frank holds a Brown Belt in Luta Livre.
BJJ Brown Belt Denise Krahn is a BJJ brown belt. She has been a part of the German Ju Jutsu national team since 2019, participating in the "Newaza/BJJ" discipline and achieving success on an international level. Her accomplishments include multiple victories in the German Championship, as well as winning the European and World Championships in 2021. In 2022, she successfully defended her European Champion title in Israel and also attained 3rd place in the IBJJF Worlds. Krahn trains full-time and receives top-level sport promotion from the Bundeswehr.