Ben
Ben's BJJ journey started in 2011 in Hannover under Douglas Mayer, after two years of trying out Ju-Jutsu as a gateway drug. In the years that followed, life brought him to Heidelberg, where he and a few fellow enthusiasts founded a BJJ department at AC Ziegelhausen. For the first seven years, he regularly found himself at competitions in Germany and abroad. In 2019 he moved on to Handschuhsheim, where he took over the athletic and organizational leadership of the BJJ department in a coaching duo. In 2023, Tomi Kareela and Tuomas Ylinampa awarded him his black belt. Since 2026, he has been part of the athletic leadership of BJJ Heidelberg e.V.
Ben's Jiu-Jitsu is shaped by fundamental basics, just like his taste in metal: simple and intense. He firmly believes in solid foundations and a pressure-oriented game. He also believes in an open view of the sport and an equally open attitude to life. Training should always be demanding, ideally both physically and cognitively. In his classes, it is always about the thing itself, Jiu-Jitsu: the inner and physical confrontation, and actively doing.
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