WARREN KING
IF YOU COULD ROLL ANYONE IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE?
Tainan Dalpra and Demian Maia. Tainan is probably the best pound-4-pound gi grappler in the world and Demian is probably the greatest grappler in MMA history to date.
NAME
Warren King
AGE
37
PROFILE DATE
April 2024
GYM
Quan Wessels
RANK
Black Belt
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING BJJ
14 Years
HOW MANY HOURS DO YOU SPEND ON THE MAT IN A WEEK?
Out of Camp I probably spend about 12 hours a week training and coaching. In camp it’s closer to 15 or 16 hours. That time is split between learning, drilling and sparring at varying levels of intensity.
WHY DID YOU START?
I’ve always had a fascination with Martial Arts but was never really allowed to do it as a kid. In my early 20’s a friend on mine invited me to try out an MMA class and I haven’t stopped training martial arts ever since that day.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONLY ONE SUB TO USE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Armbar. Armbars are an extremely versatile submission that can be setup from almost any position (top or bottom). Throughout my competitive career (white belt to black belt) the Armbar has been my highest percentage submission and it’s always one of the submissions I encourage new students to spend a lot of time training and understanding.
IF YOU COULD CHOOSE ONE SUB TO DELETE FOREVER, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I don’t really have one, if you get submitted by it then it can’t be an irrelevant submission. But if I was forced to choose a submission it would probably be the Buggy Choke purely because it’s primarily applied from bottom side control and that means that you’ve had your guard passed which is a problem in itself. For some grapplers they don’t focus enough on guard retention because they have this potential ‘Get Out of Jail Free Card’ with the Buggy Choke. With all of that said if my guard does get passed in training and I’m struggling to escape then I’ll used it.
DO YOU PREFER GI OR NO GI?
I don’t really prefer either. I love Gi and NoGi. My focus since getting my black belt has been competing in the Gi but later this year I’ll start training NoGi again in preparation for some NoGi competitions. Each style of grappling (Gi and NoGi) is difficult in different ways with different types of problems you’ll encounter which is part of the appeal of training Jiu-Jitsu
IF YOU COULD SPEND A MONTH TRAINING UNDER ANY COACH IN THE WORLD, WHO WOULD IT BE?
Definitely Gui Mendes at Art of Jiu Jitsu
WHAT OTHER HOBBIES DO YOU HAVE OUTSIDE OF BJJ?
There are so many, I’m addicted to having hobbies. Bowhunting, learning various instruments, gaming, traveling, the list is very long.
INTERNATIONAL COMPS
2023 IBJJF European Championships
2024 IBJJF European Championships