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BEACH CAMP ESTONIA 2025
We’re once again heading off to this summer gem on the Baltic coast and a full week of sun, sea, sand, and all the Jiu Jitsu you can handle. Hope to see you there!
“Parnu is a special beach town that makes for the perfect place to spend a week doing Jiu Jitsu, all while making new friends and seeing old ones. On top of endless hours of classes with exceptional instructors and open mats with 80s soundtracks, the city itself has everything you could ask for in a beachside European town: Cocktail bars on the Baltic Sea, pastry-filled coffee shops, peaceful parks, authentic pubs and restaurants, and an all-night karaoke bar.”
– Ryan, Canada
PÄRNU
The Summer Capital of Estonia, Pärnu has been famous since the 19th century as a beach and resort destination that draws visitors from all over northern Europe. As well as sparkling blue seas and rolling white sand dunes, it’s got beautiful parks, spas, concert venues, golf courses, tennis courts, and a bustling restaurant and pub scene.
The surrounding countryside has even more options: nature walks, horse riding, fishing, hunting trips, and adventurous hikes or canoe trips along the rivers and flooded bogs of Soomaa National Park. And if you feel like testing your sea legs you can take a trip out to Kihnu Island, which is famous for its handicrafts and traditional Estonian clothing that is still worn everyday.
“Had the best week in Pärnu! Got the vibe from the first day already that Pärnu is definitely the perfect location for this camp! Small enough where you can get anywhere on an electric scooter and exciting enough so you will not get bored once. You will find plenty of beautiful beach spots and activities to relax after or in between trainings, and of course even more enjoyable when you have such welcoming and similar minded globetrotters to accompany you in all that. Will definitely come back next year! “
– Artur, Estonia
VENUE
Spordihall Pärnu (Pärnu Sports Hall, Riia mnt 129, 80010 Pärnu) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located less than 5 minutes drive (or a short walk / electric scooter ride) from the city centre and the beach. We have access to over 1400 m2 of space, so we’ll be able to fit plenty of mats in there! Built in 2009, the top modern sports hall has all the facilities we need for hosting a large summer camp with several hundred participants.
“I was so nervous but it was such a great camp and I’m really glad I went! Talented instructors with very diverse techniques so there is something for everyone. There is no ego (I’m a white belt!) on the mat and everyone is just there to learn.”
– Astrid, United Kingdom
PÄRNU BEACH
The beating heart of Pärnu’s tourist scene is the beach, located less than 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre. The water is shallow and warms up quickly in the sun, making it ideal for windsurfing, kitesurfing, skimboarding, and stand-up paddleboarding. There’s also a romantic promenade that features several places serving food and drink, that are open until the late hours of the night – perfect place to relax and watch the sunset.
BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU TRAINING
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 🙂
We’ll be running classes (both gi and no-gi) every day from morning to evening, 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 frequent open mat sessions at which you can roll, drill technique, or just chat with the instructors and pick their brains. There’ll be more training than you can possibly handle over the course of the week, so make sure to bring your notepad!
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 😄.
“Between the beach parties and cocktails, the abundance of spas available and large mat space with high quality traveling martial artists — the Beach Camp in Pärnu was was one of my favorite camps thus far “
– Kyle, United States
ACCOMMODATION
Pärnu has everything from backpacker hostels to 5-star hotels to choose from. There are also plenty of Airbnb options in the city. Please note that the camp coincides with the busy travel season, so we recommend that you nail down your accommodation as soon as possible.
We suggest you take a look at sites like AirBnB or Booking.com.
“The first ever BJJ Globetrotters Beach Camp in the beautiful city of Pärnu was yet another homerun. With the lieu of attractive activities from swanky beach/riverside bars to bog hiking (and for the most adventurous, swamp wrestling!) to after-hours group karaoke freakouts to getting sunburnt on the beach to of course too much jiujitsu for anyone to take in, the camp offered a true choose-your-own-adventure experience in a conveniently geographically-compact package. Huge mat space, well-planned schedule, fun get-togethers and full-blown parties, friendly training partners, affordable prices and everything being within a few minutes’ biking/scootering distance made this a summer event worth returning to!”
– Tatu, Finland
“The training was top tier, you are learning from some of the best coaches in the world, all with their own unique style.”
– Callum, United Kingdom
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! And that’s not even counting the hours spent sampling Pärnu’s array of beach bar cocktails afterwards. 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.
“It’s just perfect in every sense”
– Sherif, Latvia
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.
“I didn’t know anybody when I arrived, but felt immediately at home.”
– Stefan, Germany
PHOTO BOOTH
Once again, we’re offering a free photo booth run by a professional portrait photographer during the camp. Grab your finest gi, favourite accessories, and nearest liftable friend, and get that Facebook profile picture you’ve always wanted!
“A very good camp with nice people, great teachers, great staff and an amazing beach!”
– Timo, Germany
Book your spot before May 1st and get a special Beach 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
* Special Beach Camp design *
* Available in blue, white, black, brown, pink, unbleached 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
* Special Beach Camp design *
* Available in blue, white, black, unbleached and gray *
* High quality, 100% cotton 550GSM pearl weave jacket *
* 10 oz canvas pants *
* IBJJF competition legal *
* Special camp pre-order price €120 *
“A Globetrotters camp is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Signing up and flying to a new country was the hardest part, but meeting diverse people and learning familiar techniques in a new light made it all worthwhile. The awesome staff and knowledgeable coaches, who excel in their game and love sharing their favorite moves, created an unforgettable experience. The bonds, rolls, and parties will last long after the camp ends. The Beach camp in Parnü, Estonia, will hold a special place for me, as the memories we shared will always make me come back for more.”
– Ryan, United States
Book your spot before May 1st and get a Super Retro Beach Camp edition rash guard for just €45. Pre-order with your camp registration and you can pick it up at the camp and pay in cash there. Available in sand, black, cyan and pink this year.
“No matter what your priorities were, everything was taken care of.”
– Jan, Germany
CONFIRMED INSTRUCTORS
– From Tartu, Estonia
– BJJ black belt
– Founder of first Estonian MMA & BJJ club
– Practicing sports psychologist counselor
– Once saw a Gracie in an airport bathroom
– From Helsinki, Finland
– BJJ & Judo black belt
– Chief Engineer at BJJHeadStart
– BJJ instructor at Hipko
– Has a small moose farm up north
– From Ontario, Canada
– BJJ black belt
– 6 times European no champion
– 30+ years of Jiu Jitsu
– Has a meme for every question in class
– From Glasgow, Scotland
– BJJ black belt
– Ronin Grappling head coach
– Gold 2018 IBJJF British+Munich+Paris Open
– The quiet/shy type at parties
– From Heemskerk, Netherlands
– BJJ & Judo black belt
– Head coach of Bushido BJJ
– Former Dutch champion
– Actually enjoys Minttu shots
– From Pennsylvania, United States
– BJJ black belt
– 18 years police officer
– Law enforcement self defense instructor
– Once arrested someone for pulling guard
– 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
“An amazing week of relaxing on the beach, wine tasting, bog swimming, and partying with the locals.”
– Kelsey, Canada
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.
“Being my first camp I didn’t really know what to expect, but the only way I can tell it best is to say that this past week was one of the best experiences I’ve ever been fortunate to have. “
– Adio, Canada
“An amazing experience! I was expecting to just train train and train, but it was so much more than that.”
– Richard, Estonia
SCHEDULE & GUIDEBOOK
* Don’t miss the final party on Saturday night! *
“The people are friendly, the instructors know their stuff, and Pärnu is such a nice city.”
– Kalle, Finland
BOOK YOUR SPOT
Six days unlimited training camp
45+ gi and no-gi lessons
25+ hours of open mat
25+ black belt instructors
Yoga every morning
€299
Full ticket
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