jiutopia summer camp 18.06-24.06 2023

 
 

JIUTOPIA

Jiutopia is a 7-day BJJ Camp located in the breathtaking Sithonia  in Halkidiki, Greece.

Taking place from June 18th till June 24th, 2023 it is the perfect opportunity for a late summer escape into paradise. Blue lagoons, white beaches and most importantly high-level jiu-jitsu are our specialty.

Experience the summer vacation of your lifetime and train with BJJ legends.

Our mission is not only to increase your skills as a Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete but to provide you with a community, that values togetherness and friendship and seeks to rejoice in the natural way of martial arts.

Come and EXPERIENCE OSSOMNESS with us…

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THE INSTRUCTORS

Hamzathanov

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Azamat Hamzathanov is a highly regarded and upcoming BJJ instructor from the Netherlands with a huge social media following that helped thousands to elevate their game through his daily techniques and unique guidance. He is also a leg lock specialist, so prepare your legs.

Daniel de groot

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Daniël is an extremely talented black belt based out of the Netherlands and Santos, Brazil. Among his titles, he is a Brazilian and European No-Gi champion and has won the elite divisions of NAGA as a high level competitor. He is known for snagging guillotines from all angles, and for constantly hunting for leg attacks.

rose eL sharouni

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Rose is an active feather/light-feather weight, fighting as a professional black belt athlete based out of the Netherlands. Studying full time and working as a Medical Doctor, she switched careers to pursue her dreams as an athlete & coach. Rose is now a European Champion and was awarded the #1 European Athlete by the Abu Dhabi Federation this year. Along with her many accomplishments, Rose is one of the founders of “Jiu Jitsu Queenz” promoting women BJJ around the world

tarik hostock

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Tarik Hopstock is a Norwegian grappler and a black belt in jiu-jitsu under Eduardo Rios (Teta), who represents the Scandinavian team Frontline in the sport’s global circuit. Hopstock made a name for himself as one of the leading competitors of Europe during his colored belt career, a reputation earned after his numerous medals on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) league, particularly the podium placements at the World, World No-Gi, and European Championships. Tarik Hopstock is also widely recognized as the creator of the Tarikoplata, a submission he introduced to the BJJ world as a blue belt.

Tarik Hopstock Jiu-Jitsu
Full Name: Tarik Hopstock

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Ricardo Libório > Eduardo Rios > Tarik Hopstock

Main Achievements:

2nd Place Copa Podio 77KG Grand Prix (2019)
3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2022)
Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

1st Place IBJJF European Open (2014 / 2015 blue, 2017 purple, 2018 brown)
1st Place IBJJF European Open (2015** blue, 2017** purple, 2018 brown
2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2015 / 2016* purple)
2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2020* brown)
3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2015* blue, 2016** purple, 2018* / 2019** / 2020* brown)
3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016 / 2017** purple, 2018 / 2019 brown)
3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2016 purple)
Favorite Position / Technique: Straight ankle lock

Weight Division: Peso Médio (82,30 kg / 181.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Frontline

Tarik Hopstock Biography
Tarik Hopstock was born on May 10, 1996, in Oslo, Norway.

Tarik’s first attempt at martial arts came through judo, an activity he practiced during his tweens at a local club. Although the experience was highly positive, his gym only offered one (1) judo class per week, a scarce schedule that did not satiate Hopstock’s training needs. While looking for another workgroup that offered a busier timetable, Tarik was invited by a friend to come and visit the Frontline Academy, an offer accepted by the young Norwegian.

At the Frontline Academy, Tarik discovered jiu-jitsu and met the team’s leader, Eduardo Rios (Teta) – one of the most charismatic and knowledgeable coaches on the European Continent – whose relationship with Hopstock is often mentioned by Tarik as a deciding factor in his sporting success.

As a juvenile athlete, Tarik started showing signs of his potential in the local circuit. Noticing Hopstock’s qualities, coach Rios pushed his student to attend the adult classes, a decision that helped Tarik’s growth tremendously. It was also the added hardship of practicing with his adult teammates that helped Hopstock develop one of his most celebrated creations – the Tarikoplata – a modified shoulder lock (check more details about this position here).

In an interview given to BJJ Heroes back in September 2020, Tarik Hopstock said of the Tarikoplata‘s inception:

“It started with how I struggled to pull people’s arms out from the top kimura position. This was around 2014. So, one day after class I was trying to solve the problem with some of my teammates. A lot of the times I would try to almost deadlift the arm out or just go back to the D’Arce choke. My thought was that there had to be some technical way to advance with attacking the arm. After some trial and error I ended up passing the leg over my partner’s hip line, but we were all skeptical about the move at the time. We thought it was too risky turning your back to the opponent. Later I started to recognize the position for the bottom and had successfully applied it to my game. We didn’t even call it Tarikoplata until I had gotten it numerous times in competitions.”

The talent displayed during his juvenile grappling career only improved as Tarik moved on to the adult division. After numerous medals in the sport’s top events, and wins over many high-level competitors, Hopstock was promoted to black belt by his long-time instructor, Eduardo Rios, in a ceremony that took place on December 05, 2021.

ABOUT TARIK HOPSTOCK’S GRAPPLING RECORD

Although Tarik made his black belt debut on February 2022, at the European Open, the Norwegian grappler had competed in previous years, as a brown belt, in a few of the sport’s top pro-circuit events, namely in Polaris & Copa Pódio. Although BJJ Heroes traditionally only accounts for adult black belt matches (the main division in our sport), we believed these previous matches were landmarks in Hopstock’s career and worth including in his record.

nadine tavares

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A citizen of the world, Trainer Nadine Tavares was born in São Paulo, Brazil, where her love of martial arts and combat sports first developed, influenced by her father, a former amateur boxer.

From Brazil, Nadine and her family moved to Italy, where they spent the next decade. When she was in Italy, Tavares switched from boxing to muay thai. Although she greatly enjoyed these flashy arts, her move to London in 2012 would turn the young Brazilian into jiu-jitsu.

When he was on the mat, Tavares quickly realized that he had a natural ability to fight. This discovery, coupled with a strong work ethic and strong teaching from Professor Marco Canha, at FightZone London was a recipe for great sporting success.

Nadine is a multiple IBJJF and AJP medal winner, Nadine is part of the great FightZone London Competitors Team. Her solid understanding of Jiu-Jitsu has earned Tavares the rank of brown belt and her place as our gym’s trainer.

Nadine is a specialist in beginners, women and children. She speaks Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English.

rosa walsh

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Rosa is a high-level competitor from Ireland who’s love for martial arts and grappling is what drove her to pursue the jiu jitsu lifestyle. ✈️

Training out of Pedigo Submission Fighting, she has won ADCC Open, & Pan Ams, as well as placing at Europeans, AJP Tour, and various other competitions. 🥇

There is never a dull moment when Rosa Walsh is on the mat and she is undoubtedly, one of the most exciting grapplers in Europe

MARCO CANHA

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Marco Canha Jiu Jitsu

Full name: Marco Aurelio Oliveira Canha

Nickname: “Xassi”, which is short for “Xassi de Grilo” (cricket chassis). The name was given as a joke due to Canha’s small frame.

Lineage: Mitsuyo Maeda > Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Rolls Gracie > Romero Cavalcanti > Ricardo Vieira > Marco Canha

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place IBJJF London Open (2013/2014 Master 1)

  • 1st Place IBJJF London NoGi Open (2013/2014 Master 1)

  • 1st Place IBJJF London Winter Open (2019 Master 2)

  • 1st Place IBJJF London Fall Open (2018 Master 2)

  • 1st Place IBJJF Dublin Open (2018 Master 2)

  • 1st Place IBJJF Dublin NoGi Open (2018 Master 2)

  • 1st Place UKBJJA British Open (2014)

  • 1st Place UAEJJF Grand Slam Tour, LDN (2019 Master 1)

  • 2nd Place IBJJF European No-Gi Open (2012 Master 1)

  • 2nd Place IBJJF London Open (2012 Master 1)

  • 2nd Place IBJJF London Fall Open (2015 Master 1)

  • 2nd Place FJJ-R Rio de Janeiro State Championship (2009)

  • 3rd Place FJJ-R Rio de Janeiro State Championship (2009**)

  • 3rd Place SWOPBJJ Scandinavian Open (2009)

  • 2nd Place UKBJJA NOGI British National Open (2009)

  • 2nd CBJJ Brazilian Nationals (Blue Belt Division 1997)

* Absolute
** Weight and absolute

Favorite Position/Technique: Half-Guard

Weight Division: Leve (Lightweight) 76kg-167lbs.

Association/Team: Checkmat

O'FLANAGAN

bart dubbeldam

chioutakos kon.

gabriela fechter

gabriella ripepi

marcelo fausto

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Marcelo Fausto Jiu-Jitsu

Full Name: Marcelo Fausto de Abreu Montanagna

Nickname: Often referred to as “Faustinho”, an amicable way of saying the family name Fausto in Portuguese jargon.

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Élcio Figueiredo > Rodrigo Cavaca > Thiago Abreu > Marcelo Fausto

Main Achievements:

  • 1st Place ADCJJ World Championship (2021)
  • 2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2022)

Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

  • 1st Place IBJJF World Championship (2018 blue)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2018 blue)
  • 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2019 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2019 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Pans Championship (2019 purple)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF South American Championship (2018 purple)

Main Achievements (Juvenile):

  • 1st Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2017)
  • 3rd Place IBJJF Brazilian Nationals NOGI (2017)

Favorite Position/Technique: Botinha (Collar-Grip Straight Ankle Lock)

Weight Division: Peso Leve (76,00 kg / 168.0 lbs)

Team/Association: Checkmat

sam micale

luca caracciolo

Lorenz sadychow

HAMZATHANOV

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Azamat Hamzathanov is a highly regarded and upcoming BJJ instructor from the Netherlands with a huge social media following that helped thousands to elevate their game through his daily techniques and unique guidance. He is also a leg lock specialist, so prepare your legs.

Daniel de groot

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Daniël is an extremely talented black belt based out of the Netherlands and Santos, Brazil. Among his titles, he is a Brazilian and European No-Gi champion and has won the elite divisions of NAGA as a high level competitor. He is known for snagging guillotines from all angles, and for constantly hunting for leg attacks.

rose el sharouni

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Rose is an active feather/light-feather weight, fighting as a professional black belt athlete based out of the Netherlands. Studying full time and working as a Medical Doctor, she switched careers to pursue her dreams as an athlete & coach. Rose is now a European Champion and was awarded the #1 European Athlete by the Abu Dhabi Federation this year. Along with her many accomplishments, Rose is one of the founders of “Jiu Jitsu Queenz” promoting women BJJ around the world

tarik hostock

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Tarik Hopstock is a Norwegian grappler and a black belt in jiu-jitsu under Eduardo Rios (Teta), who represents the Scandinavian team Frontline in the sport’s global circuit. Hopstock made a name for himself as one of the leading competitors of Europe during his colored belt career, a reputation earned after his numerous medals on the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) league, particularly the podium placements at the World, World No-Gi, and European Championships. Tarik Hopstock is also widely recognized as the creator of the Tarikoplata, a submission he introduced to the BJJ world as a blue belt.

Tarik Hopstock Jiu-Jitsu
Full Name: Tarik Hopstock

Nickname: N/A

Lineage: Carlos Gracie > Helio Gracie > Carlson Gracie > Ricardo Libório > Eduardo Rios > Tarik Hopstock

Main Achievements:

2nd Place Copa Podio 77KG Grand Prix (2019)
3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2022)
Main Achievements (Colored Belts):

1st Place IBJJF European Open (2014 / 2015 blue, 2017 purple, 2018 brown)
1st Place IBJJF European Open (2015** blue, 2017** purple, 2018 brown
2nd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2015 / 2016* purple)
2nd Place IBJJF European Open (2020* brown)
3rd Place IBJJF European Open (2015* blue, 2016** purple, 2018* / 2019** / 2020* brown)
3rd Place IBJJF World Championship (2016 / 2017** purple, 2018 / 2019 brown)
3rd Place IBJJF World Championship NOGI (2016 purple)
Favorite Position / Technique: Straight ankle lock

Weight Division: Peso Médio (82,30 kg / 181.5 lbs)

Team/Association: Frontline

Tarik Hopstock Biography
Tarik Hopstock was born on May 10, 1996, in Oslo, Norway.

Tarik’s first attempt at martial arts came through judo, an activity he practiced during his tweens at a local club. Although the experience was highly positive, his gym only offered one (1) judo class per week, a scarce schedule that did not satiate Hopstock’s training needs. While looking for another workgroup that offered a busier timetable, Tarik was invited by a friend to come and visit the Frontline Academy, an offer accepted by the young Norwegian.

At the Frontline Academy, Tarik discovered jiu-jitsu and met the team’s leader, Eduardo Rios (Teta) – one of the most charismatic and knowledgeable coaches on the European Continent – whose relationship with Hopstock is often mentioned by Tarik as a deciding factor in his sporting success.

As a juvenile athlete, Tarik started showing signs of his potential in the local circuit. Noticing Hopstock’s qualities, coach Rios pushed his student to attend the adult classes, a decision that helped Tarik’s growth tremendously. It was also the added hardship of practicing with his adult teammates that helped Hopstock develop one of his most celebrated creations – the Tarikoplata – a modified shoulder lock (check more details about this position here).

In an interview given to BJJ Heroes back in September 2020, Tarik Hopstock said of the Tarikoplata‘s inception:

“It started with how I struggled to pull people’s arms out from the top kimura position. This was around 2014. So, one day after class I was trying to solve the problem with some of my teammates. A lot of the times I would try to almost deadlift the arm out or just go back to the D’Arce choke. My thought was that there had to be some technical way to advance with attacking the arm. After some trial and error I ended up passing the leg over my partner’s hip line, but we were all skeptical about the move at the time. We thought it was too risky turning your back to the opponent. Later I started to recognize the position for the bottom and had successfully applied it to my game. We didn’t even call it Tarikoplata until I had gotten it numerous times in competitions.”

The talent displayed during his juvenile grappling career only improved as Tarik moved on to the adult division. After numerous medals in the sport’s top events, and wins over many high-level competitors, Hopstock was promoted to black belt by his long-time instructor, Eduardo Rios, in a ceremony that took place on December 05, 2021.

ABOUT TARIK HOPSTOCK’S GRAPPLING RECORD

Although Tarik made his black belt debut on February 2022, at the European Open, the Norwegian grappler had competed in previous years, as a brown belt, in a few of the sport’s top pro-circuit events, namely in Polaris & Copa Pódio. Although BJJ Heroes traditionally only accounts for adult black belt matches (the main division in our sport), we believed these previous matches were landmarks in Hopstock’s career and worth including in his record.

nadine tavares

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A citizen of the world, Trainer Nadine Tavares was born in São Paulo, Brazil, where her love of martial arts and combat sports first developed, influenced by her father, a former amateur boxer.

From Brazil, Nadine and her family moved to Italy, where they spent the next decade. When she was in Italy, Tavares switched from boxing to muay thai. Although she greatly enjoyed these flashy arts, her move to London in 2012 would turn the young Brazilian into jiu-jitsu.

When he was on the mat, Tavares quickly realized that he had a natural ability to fight. This discovery, coupled with a strong work ethic and strong teaching from Professor Marco Canha, at FightZone London was a recipe for great sporting success.

Nadine is a multiple IBJJF and AJP medal winner, Nadine is part of the great FightZone London Competitors Team. Her solid understanding of Jiu-Jitsu has earned Tavares the rank of brown belt and her place as our gym’s trainer.

Nadine is a specialist in beginners, women and children. She speaks Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English.

rosa walsh

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Rosa is a high-level competitor from Ireland who’s love for martial arts and grappling is what drove her to pursue the jiu jitsu lifestyle. ✈️

Training out of Pedigo Submission Fighting, she has won ADCC Open, & Pan Ams, as well as placing at Europeans, AJP Tour, and various other competitions. 🥇

There is never a dull moment when Rosa Walsh is on the mat and she is undoubtedly, one of the most exciting grapplers in Europe

MARCO CANHA

EOGHAN O'FLANAGAN

bart dubbeldam

chioutakos

gabriela fechter

gabriella ripepi

marcelo fausto

What’s included for jiutopians?

  • Transportation from Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki at 11:00am and Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia at 12:00 pm the first day to the camp 18/06/2023 and the last day 24/06/2023 from the camp at 15:00pm.
  • Breakfast 8:00 – 10:00am
  • 16 World Class BJJ Instructors
  • 20+ BJJ Seminar Sessions
  • Daily Yoga Classes
  • Open Mat All Day
  • Beach Parties & Games                                                                                                                                 
Additional Services: 
 
  • Transportation to nearby beaches
  • Massages
  • Pet Friendly Option
  • Beach Bar & Water Sports
  • Excursions & Trips to the Best Sights
  • Activities for Children
  • Close by Restaurant and a Supermarket

 

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