James Boston Gemmell
Black Belt
BLACK BELT LINEAGE
Rodrigo Fajardo
WHEN DID YOU GET YOUR BLACK BELT?
7th of June 2021
WHEN DID YOU START BJJ?
2011
DID YOU OR DO YOU COMPETE? TELL US ABOUT IT...
I have been competing since my first week of training. I have competed at every belt rank both locally and internationally. I live for competition and will compete until my body no longer allows it. Doesnt matter the ruleset or weight difference - I just love to throw down. I am also currently training and competing in Judo under my Sensei Dyce Fulton and Kazuno Judo - aiming to be one of only a few dual Black Belts in Judo and Bjj in South Africa.
GYM
Johannesburg Grappling Club
TELL US ABOUT YOUR GYM...
I head up the JGC along with my partner Dyce Fulton of Kazuno Judo. We decided to create a unique offering by having a grappling club and judo dojo working alongside each other to create one hybrid gym. Our experiment has been wildly successful with students from judo competing an grading in BJJ and vice versa. We also launched the wildly successful Friday Fight Night Series which happens every 2 weeks and we still have a few more surprises in store.