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AUSTRIA CAMP 2025
A familiar setting, but at a new time of year and with an entirely fresh set of possibilities! For this summer camp, we’re heading back to Wagrain for five days of training among the rolling hillsides that are now brilliantly green and ready for you to explore.
It is our only family-friendly camp of the year and we will have lots of Jiu Jitsu and activities for all ages!
“We have been to a lot of places in a lot of holidays as a family but this was the first time our girls were able to instantly have friends. At that moment it dawned on me that this might be the best holiday we have ever had. Disneyland is overrated.”
– Ed, Bangladesh
LOCATION
For the past many years we’ve been making regular pilgrimages to the ski slopes of Wagrain for our annual Winter Camp. This time around we’ll be heading there at the height of summer, when this quaint mountain village of 3000 people and the surrounding alpine landscape open up into a vast wonderland of bike trails, hiking paths, and sparkling lakes.
Wagrain is easily reachable from Salzburg airport, and features an incredible range of summer activities in addition to the five days of BJJ lessons, open mats, and workshops we’ve got lined up in our own private hotel.
“A most surprising and amazing experience visiting Austria in the summer. Small town full of friendly people just 10 mins walk and friends made that will last a life time. Not only with the the amazing instructors leave a lasting impression but the views will take your breath away.”
– Melia, United States
ACCOMMODATION & FOOD
The camp venue is Jugendhotel Wiederkehr, a hotel located about a 10-min walk from the centre of Wagrain. We have the entire building to ourselves, so there’ll be plenty of space for all of us. You can choose between staying in a 6 bed shared room or in one of our few double rooms in case you’d like some more privacy after all the rolling and biking/hiking/swimming.
This is a very family-friendly location, and children of all ages are welcome. Families of between 3-6 people will be given private rooms with their own bathroom and shower, and there’ll be one kids’ class (5-15 years) and one open mat play-time (all ages) on the schedule each day.
Food is served three times a day and is included in the price of the camp. There’s also a 24-hour free fruit and (non-alcoholic) beverages bar that you’re welcome to use as much as you like, day or night. And if you need anything else in between meals, there’s a small supermarket just a one-minute walk from the house.
For couples and participants not bringing their families, we have plenty of adults-only and some private double rooms available.
“I remember having a conversation with Christian and a few others about family camp and I said it was something I had no interest in attending due to the fact I didn’t want to deal with kids running around the whole time. Anyways, an opportunity came up and I ended up going to Austria summer camp, and I was pleasantly surprised to find that it was my best overall camp experience out of the 8 that I have been to. Austria camp was my 3rd time at this venue, and it was such a great experience to visit in the summer. As always, the training opportunities were fantastic and even family friendly. Despite my original advocacy against having children at camp, my opinion was changed and I think the family aspect even enhanced my camp experience.”
– Stephanie, Germany
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU TRAINING
The hotel has a small sports area where we’ll be laying down mats and running classes (both gi and no-gi) every day. These are all taught by a variety of highly experienced instructors who bring their own perspective on Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, sometimes incorporating concepts from other grappling arts such as wrestling, Judo and Luta Livre. We’ll also schedule daily open mat sessions at which you can roll, drill technique or just chat with the instructors and pick their brains.
All of our camps are renowned for their open and welcoming atmosphere. They’re full of enthusiastic, friendly people from all around the world, who enjoy training in a fun, relaxed, and open-minded environment. So regardless of whether you’re there with a group or travelling solo, you’ll always find someone to slap hands with.
BJJ Globetrotters is built on a foundation of treating everyone equally, both on and off the mats. We understand that signing up for a week-long training camp as a beginner in the sport can be a very intimidating thought. People often ask us if they are even allowed to join as beginners or if they would somehow be a burden to the instructors or other participants. However, there is absolutely nothing to worry about. We are most happy to have beginners of all levels join us, both for the training and social aspects of the camps.
At many of the camps, we even host a “White Belt Appreciation Hour,” which is a closed event where white belts can have “alone time” with the black belt coaches and ask all the beginner questions they might have.
So, if you’re still inexperienced in BJJ and on the edge about coming, just do it! We’ve all started where you are now, and one day you’ll probably be able to beat us, so we better be nice to you now 😄.
“I’ve done a bunch of these camps, large and small, and honestly I won’t take any other kind of vacations anymore. Christian has an exceptional talent for creating an amazing atmosphere; it’s way more than just the Jiu Jitsu – the camps become this instantly tight-knit community of practitioners and you end up finding a ton of other like-minded people right away, on and off the mats. You want to train hard? No problem. You want to take it easy one day and then go out and sample the local beers? Easy.”
– Sean, United States
GARDEN BBQ PARTY
On the final evening of the camp, we’ll fire up the barbecue in the garden and take in the beautiful views around the hotel one last time. We’ll provide a few hundred sausages and there’ll be plenty of couches, chairs, and Weissbier for a nice, social evening before we all have to check out the next morning.
OTHER ACTIVITES
Wagrain is right on the doorstep of the largest national park in Austria, the 1856 km2 Nationalpark Hohe Tauern, and is an ideal starting point for you to jump onto dozens of potential hiking trails of varying length and difficulty. The spectacular mountain scenery stretches far off into the distance in every direction; just pick one and you’ll find yourself weaving through a fairytale landscape of lakes, meadows, and wooden huts. The largest lake, the Jägersee, is only 15 minutes away by car, and there you can either relax with a beer on the shore or hire a rowboat and spend a few hours drifting leisurely under a clear alpine sky.
The vast array of slopes around Wagrain make it paradise for mountain biking. Bike Welt Wagrain has 9km of trails featuring jumps, tables, and banked turns, and is easily reachable with the Flying Mozart lift (10-minute walk from the hotel). If you’re in the mood for something a bit easier on the bones, there’s a dense network of cycle trails in the countryside around the village, and plenty of places where you can rent bikes and e-bikes.
As well as all that, you’ve got climbing, ziplines, soccer golf, paragliding (Wagrain is one of the finest destinations for it in Austria), and fishing right on your doorstep. If you ever want to keep things nice and relaxed after a particularly strenuous open mat, just grab a rod and enjoy the picturesque scenery and the soothing silence.
FREE ADMISSION TO NEXT DOOR WATER PARK
Included in the camp price, is free, daily admission to the swimming pool part of the next door Wasserwelt Amadé, only two minutes walk from our hotel.
Apart from the indoor- and outdoor swimming pool, this place is also a large wellness center with many different saunas, steam baths, guided infusion sessions and fresh-air terraces. Admission to the sauna area is around €5.
This is the perfect place to relax after a long day of hiking or Jiu Jitsu!
MORNING YOGA
Regardless of the color of the belt around your waist, six days of 8+ hours on the mats is tough on the body! In order to keep us as limber and loose right until the end, we’re bringing back our instructor to run morning yoga sessions every day of the camp.
BRING YOUR FAMILY
Austria Camp 2019 was the first family-friendly camp we’ve ever held and it was a huge success. We’ll ensure that family groups of between 3-6 people get their own private room (with bathroom and shower) in the hotel, and we’re specifically tailoring the camp schedule so that kids can participate in their own dedicated BJJ class (5-15 years) and hour of open mat play-time (all ages) each day.
- Playground, football field, trampolines and table tennis table directly at the hotel
- Unlimited, free access to the water park right next door, featuring slides, pools and a large outdoor playground
- Huge outdoor play area for kids (Geisterberg), accessible by lift from Alpendorf (20-min drive away)
- Alpine roller coaster Lucky Flitzer in Flachau (15-min drive away)
- Great selection of hikes and playgrounds reachable by Grafenberg lift (only a few minutes away)
Please note that our minimum age required to participate in the camp without an adult is still 18 years of age, as usual.
“According to my kids this was the best vacation ever (and we’ve been on some awesome adventures before). I can only agree. The company, the scenary, the spirit of it all that I could let my kids experience an learn from. Priceless. I wish all my bjj friends with kids could have the same experience.”
– Laura, Denmark
KIDS’ CLASSES
For the kids of the camp, there’ll be one morning BJJ class and one evening open mat free-play hour (all ages) every day in the schedule. To keep our adult classes focused and quiet, kids will not be allowed in the training hall outside of the kids’ hours.
KIDS’ MOVIE NIGHTS
We will set up a movie night one of the evenings for the kids in our conference room. Parents and other campers are welcome to come watch the cartoons too, of course!
ONLINE VIDEO LIBRARY OF CAMP CLASSES
We’ll be professionally filming many of the classes and then hosting them online at our video library: BJJ Globetrotters in Action. They’ll be entirely free to access (as will the videos from all our other camps), so if you want to refresh your memory you can go back and check out the technique as many times as you want.
WORKSHOPS
Off the mats, we’ll be holding a series of workshops taught by a selection of instructors and highly knowledgeable camp attendees. These will all take place in the camp venue. Generally they focus on Jiu Jitsu and sport-related topics, but we’ve also had presentations on things like improving your photography, making stuff happen, standup comedy and historic grappling arts – basically anything cool that we think might be interesting! You’ll just have to wait for the schedule and see what we’ve got lined up.
€120 CUSTOM DESIGNED CAMP GI OFFER
Book your spot before June 1st and get a special Austria Camp edition of either our light weight travel gi or pearl weave competition gi for just €120. You can pick any color of the gi (blue, white, black, brown, pink or gray) and it will have a special design just for this camp.
Pre-order with your camp registration and you can pick it up at the camp and pay in cash there. Binding, gentleman’s agreement 🙂
BJJ Globetrotters Travel gi retro
* Special Austria Camp design *
* Available in blue, white, black, brown, pink and gray *
* Super light ripstop jacket and pants *
* From just 1.1 kg *
* Perfect to bring for traveling *
* Special camp pre-order price €120 *
BJJ Globetrotters Competition Gi retro
* Special Austria Camp design *
* Available in blue, white, black and gray *
* High quality, 100% cotton 550GSM pearl weave jacket *
* 10 oz canvas pants *
* IBJJF competition legal *
* Special camp pre-order price €120 *
CONFIRMED INSTRUCTORS
– From Skopje, Macedonia / Ljubljana, Slovenia
– BJJ black belt
– Random AJP and IBJJF medals
– Helped colonize Macedonia with BJJ enthusiasts
– Pretends to not like cake
– From Arizona, United States
– 3x Submission Underground winner
– EBI Combat World’s vet
– Bullpen Series Quintet champion
– Very eager to show you his backflip
– From Saint Barthélemy, F.W.I.
– Author of The BJJ Globetrotter
– 2nd place IBJJF Europeans brown belt
– IBJJF London Open black belt champion
– Multiple x IBJJF default bronze medalist
“I had a blast at the USA camp! I didn’t want the camp to end! This is hands-down one of the most memorable experiences in my BJJ career. “
– Jay, United States
INSTRUCTORS’ CODE OF CONDUCT
- Respect and treat everyone at the camp equally, regardless of gender, sexuality, age, belt level, and skill; on and off the mats.
- Behave respectfully and with the integrity to be expected of an instructor, role model, and representative of BJJ Globetrotters; on and off the mats.
- Be a team player and support their fellow instructors.
- Treat neither rolling nor teaching as a competition.
SCHEDULE & GUIDEBOOK
* Checkout is Sunday morning. You can leave your bags in a locked room and stay longer if you like. *
* Welcome meeting and first training will be Wednesday late afternoon *
* Daily classes and open mats from morning to evening *
* Last training will be Saturday evening *
BOOK YOUR SPOT
INCLUDED:
* 4 nights accommodations *
* Three meals a day *
* 20+ hours of classes *
* 10+ hours of open mats *
* 24 hr free fruit and beverages *
* Free access to Water World *
* Free laundry service for training gear *
* Daily gi and no-gi Jiu Jitsu lessons *
* Daily open mat sessions *
* Daily workshops *
* Morning yoga lessons *
* Daily Jiu Jitsu lessons for kids *
* Daily play-time on the mats for kids *
* Movie nights for kids *
* Disco night for kids *
* Garden BBQ party *
| Adult with training | €599 per person |
| Adult without training (Yoga included) | €499 per person |
| Child 3-14 years | €299 per person |
| Child 1-2 years | €199 per person |
| Child under 1 year | FREE |
| Adult upgrade to double room | +€230 per person |
| Adult without accommodation (training and food only) | €349 per person |
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN (MINIMUM 3 PERSONS) WILL GET THEIR OWN PRIVATE ROOM WITH BATHROOM AND SHOWER (NO UPGRADE COST REQUIRED)
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