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* June 28th to July 2nd in Wagrain, Austria * * 70 km from Salzburg airport * * Beautiful location in the middle of the Alps * * Five days of training * * Four nights accommodation * * Families welcome * * Daily class and open mat for kids * * All meals included * * Daily workshops, lectures and movie nights * * 24-hr free fruit and non-alcoholic beverages * * Extra mat space for all-day open mat / drilling * * Free laundry service for training gear * * Free access to water park next door * |
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| | WELCOME TO AUSTRIA 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.
For the past few 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.
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| | | FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION 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 4-6 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 (8-15 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 kids-free floors and private double rooms available.
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| | | 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.
The mats are available 24 hours a day, so you can always grab a friend and roll at any time. Even while there are classes going on, we have an extra mat space for drilling, rolling, going over techniques etc.
And for kids, there’ll be one BJJ class (8-15 years) and one 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.
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| | BRING YOUR FAMILYThis is the first family-friendly camp we’ve ever held. 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 (8-15 years) and hour of open mat play-time (all ages) each day.
Here are a few more examples of the vast range of family activities nearby:
- 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 (Ghost Mountain), accessible by lift from Alpendorf (20-min drive away)
- Great selection of hikes and playgrounds reachable by Grafenberg lift (only a few minutes away)
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| | | OTHER ACTIVITIES 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.:-)
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| | | PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP BJJ Globetrotters’ own professional photographer, Stevie Antoniou, will be running a workshop during the camp on how to take better photos. Bring your own camera for a theory lesson, followed by hands-on practice with Stevie’s guidance in the stunning Alps. Here’s your chance to take your photography skills to the next belt level!
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