Grapplethon 2018 - Wave BJJ London

Bit of a belated post but a few weeks back I visited Wave BJJ in London as they were hosting a 24 Hour Grapplethon. I was keen to attend because I wasn't able to make it to the Artemis BJJ Grapplethon event in February (which btw raised a whopping £5,211 for Tap Cancer Out).


Another reason to visit Wave BJJ was to catch up with club owner Lorenzo Fraquelli - who used to visit Mill Hill many years ago. Lorenzo is a black belt under Roger Gracie.

The Wave BJJ Grapplethon was raising funds for Children with Cancer UK.

It was great to see his gym but also to meet the many passionate jiu jitsu folk who travel led far and wide to attend. Below some photos nicked from the @Grapplethon Instagram account...

Yesterday a group of us took an overnight bus from #brussels to #london for a 24hrs #grapplethon we're currently 9 hrs into it and still going strong! @grapplethon @slideyfoot @wavebjjuk Follow all my #adventures over @ pandasodyssey.com #PandasOdyssey #bjj #jiujitsu #bjjlife #jiujitsulife #bjj4life #jiujitsu4life #bjjlifestyle #jiujitsulifestyle #brazilianjiujitsu #wrestling #judo #martialarts #travel #travelandtrain #travelblogger #lifeinabag #lifeinabackpack #livingmydream #livingthedream #bjjglobetrotters

A post shared by Bob F'N Barker (@pandasodyssey) on Apr 28, 2018 at 1:13pm PDT

#Repost @realpurplemike • • • After another Successful 24 hour Grapplethon i returned home and slept for 18 hours solid 😅 safe to say i needed it lol again special thank you to @lorenzofraq , @poppyrowena and the gang at @wavebjjuk for hosting and making everyone feel welcome and Safe Journey home to the @bjjglobetrotters @grapplethon . Until next year 🙏🎉 #bjj #grapplethon #tapcancerout #jiujitsu #wavebjj #originbjj #blessed #bjjglobetrotters

A post shared by GrappleThon (@grapplethon) on Apr 30, 2018 at 1:38am PDT

Great night at @grapplethon especially as I got to meet and roll with @meerkatsu who’s philosophy on life and Jiujitsu I admire so much. A bit odd rolling at 1am. 😂 Huge thanks to @slideyfoot for organising the event and @wavebjjuk For hosting. #jiujitsu #charity #friends #bjj #arbjj #artemisbjj #artemisbjjgrapplethon #grapplethon

A post shared by @ gasp92 on Apr 29, 2018 at 4:12am PDT

Well done to everyone taking part. To find out how to host your own Grapplethon fund raiser, just visit here for lots of handy tips. .