Name: BJJ Globetrotters Zen Camp 2027
Start: 2027-10-04
End: 2027-10-10
Location: Dojo Stara Wies

ABOUT THIS EVENT

Zen Camp brings a full week of gi and no-gi training to Dojo Stara Wies, a Japanese-style martial-arts village in the Polish countryside. From October 4–10, 2027, the program combines 25+ taught sessions and 20+ hours of open mat with morning yoga, evening meditation and activities away from the mats. It is open to adults of all experience levels and affiliations, including complete beginners, with classes taught in English. Training takes place across two mat areas: a main hall overlooking the forest and a second space for drilling and open training. Seven BJJ instructors are joined by Alan Titone for yoga, giving the week a mix of technical instruction, time to work with training partners and opportunities to recover between sessions. Individual class subjects and the final timetable have not yet been published, so the roster should not be read as a promise of particular techniques. Accommodation, meals and training are based at the same venue, with Japanese-style cottages a short walk from the dojo and restaurant. Beyond Jiu-Jitsu, the organizers plan guided sauna sessions, workshops, creative mornings, board games and time in the surrounding woodland. The setting is deliberately rural, so travel needs to be arranged in advance rather than treated as a quick city transfer.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

The camp is for participants aged 18 or older. Beginners are welcome, and you do not need to belong to a particular academy or affiliation. Instruction is in English, with both gi and no-gi sessions available. The organizer does not offer individual day, class or open-mat passes.

Training-gear laundry is included. It covers items such as gis, rashguards, shorts and spats, rather than a general clothes-washing service. The organizer suggests bringing two gis for most training plans. Ask the instructor before filming a class.

Participants receive access to the camp app for the timetable, staff contacts, messages, activities and rideshare coordination. Many classes are also recorded for the organizer’s free online video library, though not every session is guaranteed to be filmed.

SCHEDULE

Check-in opens on Monday, October 4 at 14:00, with the welcome meeting at 15:00 and training beginning later that afternoon. During the week, classes, open mats and other activities are planned from morning into the evening. Morning yoga and evening meditation provide breaks from the grappling schedule. The advertised training package includes 25+ gi and no-gi lessons and 20+ hours of open mat. The final session is planned for Sunday morning, October 10, and rooms must be vacated by noon. The detailed timetable and guidebook are expected about one week before camp; exact instructor session times and topics are still to be announced.

INSTRUCTORS

Patrick Schreier

Frankfurt, GermanyBlack belt

SC Budokan Maintal

Patrick Schreier is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and coach based in Germany. He leads BJJ competition training at SC Budokan Maintal, teaching in both gi and no-gi. His background includes coaching the Hessian state team. His teaching spans regular club training, competition preparation and international camps.

Meghan Wagner

Black belt

White Lotus Jiu Jitsu

Meghan Wagner co-owns and teaches at White Lotus Jiu Jitsu in Milwaukee. She came to BJJ after 13 years of Taekwondo, tried her first class with a discount coupon and found a new obsession in grappling. That path led to her black belt, teaching and building the academy. Her approach makes room for problem-solving, playful movement and community. Away from the mats, she is a reader, traveler and maker of book-inspired candles.

Christian Graugart

Helsingør, DenmarkBlack belt

Helsingør Street Judo

Christian Graugart founded BJJ Globetrotters and wrote The BJJ Globetrotter, connecting his own travels with an open training community. He began BJJ in 2000 and also founded an academy in Copenhagen, which he ran for 15 years. His camp classes favor fundamental mechanics and ideas that work across skill levels. For Christian, training is also a way to make friends, see the world and keep enjoying movement without having to chase every new technique.

Priit Mihkelson

Tallinn, EstoniaBlack belt

Estum Jiu Jitsu

Priit Mihkelson is an Estonian Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt known for his work on defensive grappling. His teaching explores protective positions, transitions and progressive resistance rather than treating techniques as isolated sequences. He helped establish the MMA and BJJ club 3D Treening in 2005, developing his approach through experimentation and study. He is the creator of Defensive BJJ and head coach of Estum Jiu Jitsu in Estonia.

Joshua Janis

Black belt

White Lotus Jiu Jitsu

Joshua Janis co-owns White Lotus Jiu Jitsu in Milwaukee and began training in 2000. He teaches a precise, playful approach aimed at helping hobbyists become skilled without making every session a battle of endurance. His technical work includes the Guillotine Glossary instructional series. Outside Jiu-Jitsu, his work has included communication coaching.

Alan Titone

Brown belt

Karma Jiu Jitsu

Alan Titone is a yoga instructor, Jiu-Jitsu coach and co-founder of Karma Jiu Jitsu. He and Raechel opened their first academy in Ajax, Ontario, in 2023 and a second in Colorado in 2026. A U.S. Army veteran, Alan has traveled widely to train and teach, combining his study of body mechanics with yoga and an interest in how lessons from the mats carry into daily life.

Conny Genko

Niedersachsen, GermanyBlack belt

Ataque Duplo Hannover

Conny Genko is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt and coach associated with Ataque Duplo Hannover in Germany. Also listed publicly as Constanze Sarah Genko, she has a public training record dating back to 2011, with subsequent promotions at Ataque Duplo Hannover. Her public belt record lists Douglas Mayer as her black-belt promoting instructor in June 2025. She trains both gi and no-gi and is named on the teaching roster for BJJ Globetrotters Zen Camp 2027.

Benjamin Mattern

Heidelberg, GermanyBlack belt

Team Choco Heidelberg

Benjamin Mattern is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt based in Heidelberg, Germany, affiliated with Team Choco Heidelberg. His public training record lists Thomas Stoll as his black-belt promoting instructor in December 2025, following earlier brown- and purple-belt promotions at Team Choco. BJJ Globetrotters lists him among the instructors for its 2027 Zen Camp. His documented background connects the Heidelberg training community with international camp teaching.

DETAILS

Accommodation

The standard package includes a place in a shared double room on site. The Japanese-style cottages are within roughly a minute’s walk of the training hall and restaurant, so there is no daily transfer between accommodation and classes. A standard cottage houses seven guests across three double rooms and one single room. It includes a small kitchen and refrigerator, a living room with a fireplace, a terrace and three bathrooms with showers. Sleeping arrangements use beds or futons, depending on the house and room. Private-room and VIP-house options are also advertised, including smaller houses for two or four guests. These carry per-person supplements and have separate availability. Some upgraded room types are already listed as sold out, so confirm the specific room with the organizer rather than assuming that a general camp place includes it.

Food & Meals

Three meals a day are included and served in the on-site restaurant. Water, tea and coffee are available during the camp, including bottled water for training. A vegetarian option is available. Contact the organizer in advance about vegetarian meals, allergies or other dietary restrictions so the kitchen can discuss what it can accommodate.

Activities

The week includes daily yoga and evening meditation, plus access to the lakeside sauna and guided sauna sessions. Away from training, the organizers plan workshops and lectures, creative sessions where campers can draw, paint or write, and several evenings of board games. Bring a favorite game if you would like to share it. The surrounding woodland offers space for walks, and mushroom picking is among the advertised activities. Hammocks, common rooms and cottage fireplaces provide quieter places to relax between sessions. Specific workshop subjects vary; examples from past camps are not confirmed topics for the 2027 program.

Transportation

Travel to and from camp is not included. The organizer suggests Warsaw’s Chopin or Modlin airports, or Kraków, followed by a hired car or a ride arranged with other participants. There is no included airport transfer or guaranteed shuttle in the advertised package. Use the camp app’s rideshare feature to look for a lift, offer seats or arrange a shared taxi or train journey. Check the full route before booking flights, because the venue is in the countryside and the last part of the journey is your responsibility.

LOCATION

Dojo Stara Wies

Stara Wieś 1

Stara Wieś

Poland

97-570

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About the Location

Dojo Stara Wies is a purpose-built Japanese-style martial-arts venue in rural Poland, surrounded by woodland near Przedbórz. Its training halls, cottages, restaurant and sauna are on the same grounds, making it a residential camp rather than a hotel-and-gym arrangement in a town. The exact venue address is Stara Wieś 1, 97-570 Stara Wieś, Poland. The nearest supermarket, ATM and fuel station are in Przedbórz, around 25 minutes away by car. Plan supplies and transport accordingly.

PRICING AND BOOKING

Source checked Nov 11, 2026 (UTC). Confirm current price and availability with the organizer.

Full payment per person. Installments total €1,319. Travel excluded.

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Original listing details

Refer to the dated source check above for the reviewed rate. Additional original terms are retained below and may include earlier prices; confirm current rates with the organizer.

The full-payment price is €1,299 per person for the standard shared-room package. The installment option is a €399 deposit followed by two €460 payments, for a total of €1,319; the remaining payments are due March 1 and August 1. Room upgrades cost extra and depend on availability. Check the official booking page before purchasing.

Bookings are non-refundable. The organizer allows a place to be transferred or resold with notification, rather than promising a refund. No live room inventory or place reservation is provided by this Jitzco listing.

BJJ Globetrotters Zen Camp 2027