Attending Black Belts
Lake District BJJ Camps has a plethora of high level blackbelts that regularly attend the camps. These people are more than happy to answer your questions, solve your issues and make sure you understand the techniques that are being taught.
During the Open Mat and sparring times, feel free to ask these guys to roll or train with you! We don’t play politics at the camps! Everyone is there to learn, improve, and grow and as most of these guys are instructors too, they always enjoy helping you learn and progress.
Ben Poppleton
3 Decades of Jiu Jitsu,
4th degree Blackbelt,
Head of Gordo Jiu Jitsu Europe
Blackbelt awarded by Carlos Gracie Jnr,
The Original Lake District BJJ Camps Instructor!
Instagram: Benpoppletonbjj
Facebook: Ben Poppleton BJJ Tenerife
Sam Kaye
Europes 1st Disabled Blackbelt
1st Blackbelt in Cumbria
Head Coach and Owner – Lake District BJJ Academy (your first point of contact for any camp)
British Champion Blackbelt Masters 2021
Pantheon and Grapplefest Veteran
Instagram Phantomofthemats
Facebook Lake District Bjj Camps
Jon Nicholson
1st degree Blackbelt under Marcos Nardini
Head BJJ Instructor – D Unit Combat sports hub
Scottish Rep of Gordo Jiu Jitsu Europe
2 times European Masters Champion Brown Belt
Duncan Wharam
1st degree Black Belt under Ben Poppleton
Head BJJ Coach at Sheffield Shoot Fighters
Hellishly strong beard game!
Dave ‘Speedy’ Elliott
3rd Degree Blackbelt under Marc Walder and Mauricio Gomes
Team Origin BJJ
Self confessed Tattoo Collector
Instagram speeditu_7185
David ‘Mooch’ Moore
Head Coach at Sensei Darlington
Blackbelt Under Shaun Matthews
Naga Belt winner masters
Mutiple time british champ at Purple and brown
Enjoys the Lakes Camps because ‘Sam makes good coffee’
Owner Hardlife fightwear on Instagram and FB
John ‘Staffordshire’ Stokes
2nd Degree Black belt
Judo Blackbelt
Head Coach Milltown BJJ
Doesn’t like tall people!
Instagram Mill_town_bjj
Rich Golland
7 Hills BJJ Sheffield
1st Degree Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Connoisseur of the Baseball bat choke
Pete Hall
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Rippon/Combat Kings
1st Degree Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Probably the toughest dude that doesn’t like competing!
Martin Bolo Folan
Ronin BJJ Leeds
Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Grant Cruickshank
Head of Origin Jiu Jitsu Scotland
Blackbelt under Dave ‘Speedy’ Elliott and Marc Walder
30 years martial arts, 10+ years BJJ
Claims to be almost as broken as the cripple that runs the camps!
Ritu Elliott-Dewan
Blackbelt under Marc Walder and Dave ‘Speedy’ Elliott
Origin BJJ
Mum of 5
Self confessed TikTok Addict and prankster!
Martin Gorzala
2nd Degree blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Owner Senshi Academy Leeds
6 time National Champion
3 time Masters European Champion
Adam Giggle
Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Lake District BJJ Academy
Scissor Sweep Savant
Billy Beckers
Blackbelt under Dave ‘Speedy’ Elliott
Head coach of Janus Jiu Jitsu
Founder of the Dundee Mixed Martial Arts Youth and Community Sports Association
School Manager ‘Shooters Dundee’
Ricardo Luiz De Souza
Blackbelt under Andre Ramos
Lake District BJJ Academy
British Absolute Champion Masters 2021
European Champion Brown Belt
Leigh Remedios
Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
VT Jiu Jitsu
UFC Veteran
Polaris Veteran
UK MMA Pioneer
Ash Fletcher
Blackbelt under Ben Poppleton
Gordo Jiu Jitsu Cannock