Press

[Started 11/05/2013, Last Updated 20/06/2017]

2017


SARSAS, 'GrappleThon community heroes'
BrisDoc, 'Grapplethon 2017 raises almost £5,000'
MYGYM, 'BJJ GrappleThon success'
Meerkatsu, 'Event report: Bristol GrappleThon 2017'

2016


365Bristol, '24 Hour Grapplethon 2016 in Bristol'
Bristol 24/7, '24-hour wrestling match for a better future'
UKBJJA, 'Bristol BJJ (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu) gym hosts a 24 hour 'GrappleThon' to raise funds for charity'
Meerkatsu, 'Grapplethon 2016 - Fundraising art print'

2015

Artemis BJJ Bristol Brazilian Jiu Jitsu GrappleThon Equality Now International Women's Day 2015International Women's Day GrappleThon for Equality Now

WestCoast Academia de Jiu Jitsu, 'Westcoast Academia de Jiu Jitsu grapple for 24 hours'
• GrappleThon 2015 Event report on slideyfoot.com
Bristol Evening Post, 'Bristol wrestlers hold 24-hour event for International Women's Day'
ArtemisBJJ.com, 'Successful International Women’s Day GrappleThon for Equality Now'
Martial Arts Illustrated, 'Wrestling for Equality: 24-hours of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Bristol to raise funds for charity'
365 Bristol, 'Artemis BJJ in Bristol holding GrappleThon charity event on 7-8 March 2015'
SportWatch Bristol, 'Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: The Ideal Martial Art for Women?', brief mention of GrappleThons
365 Bristol article on Artemis BJJ women's class, with a brief mention of GrappleThons
Artemis BJJ press release on women's class, with a brief mention of GrappleThons

2014

Origin Sports article on regenerating the community with a brief Teeside GrappleThon mention
GracieMag report on Murilo Santa rolling for 12 hours straight at the BETA Academy GrappleThon 2014
BJJ Canvas write-up of recent seminars, including one taught at the Honor Roll GrappleThon in VA
RollSupreme report on the Teeside Grapplethon
MMACorner post on the Grapplethon supporting Liam Stark
News post about the NW High Intensity Training Center Grapplethon on 16th August
News report on Centurion Jiu Jitsu GrappleThon
Interview with Bret Russell about his upcoming Grapplethon
• Brief mention of GrappleThons in this interview with long-time GrappleThon sponsor, Seymour 'Meerkatsu' Yang on Biancazenkees.com
SciFighting Interview with Monta Wiley and others about his California Grapplethon for Dana Moore
• Article about the Essex GrappleThon in the Romford Recorder
• Brief write-up of Relay for Life GrappleThon from The Mountaineer
• Article previewing Relay for Life GrappleThon from The Mountaineer
• Promo video for Essex Grapplethon
• Brief mention of Optimus GrappleThon on Tap Often blog
• Optimus BJJ GrappleThon for Dana Moore Preview
• Interview with California Grapplethon Organiser Monta Wiley on BJJ Rants

Artemis BJJ GrappleThon 2014

Artemis BJJ Bristol Brazilian Jiu Jitsu GrappleThon 2014• Kinergy GrappleThon write-up on slideyfoot.com
Video of Kinergy GrappleThon by Vy-liam Ng, with grappling footage and participant interviews
The Week In, '24-hour Wrestle To Raise Funds For Kinergy', Issue #315, Thursday 10th April 2014, p31
• Kinergy GrappleThon Press Release on ArtemisBJJ.com
• Heavenly Wristlock fundraising results on Meerkatsu.com
• Meerkatsu Art - Heavenly Wristlock Poster details, supporting Kinergy GrappleThon
• Kinergy GrappleThon Preview on Meerkatsu.com
• Kinergy Charity GrappleThon at Artemis BJJ details summary
• Kinergy GrappleThon poster/t-shirt design discussion on MeerkatsuArt
• Kinergy Charity GrappleThon at Artemis BJJ Preview

2013

• Northwest Grapplethon for the Philippines Report by Savage Kitsune
• Brief Black Friday Grapplethon write-up on TapCancerOut.org
• Leighton Buzzard Observer brief article and video on 35 hour BJJ fundraiser
• Brief mention of the Roll4Relief on a post from Fist-Ta-Cuff Radio
• Gravity BJJ 2nd Annual Movember Rollathon post-event press release by organiser Sofie Zambas
• Jiu-Jiu's round up of fundraising events helping the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda
• Filipino Grapplethon write-up and pictures on Pasadena Judo
• Filipino Grapplethon write-up by Ronnie Castro
• Black Friday Grapplethon Pre-Event Write-Up on BJJ Legends
News Report on the Grapple-A-Thon II in support of the Relief Nursery
Event Report on Grapple-A-Thon II at Performance Martial Arts in Springfield, OR, USA
Pictures from the Gracie Barra New Mexico Rollathon
• Grapplethon IMO Eduardo Pabalan Day 2 Write-Up by Ronnie Castro
• Grapplethon IMO Eduardo Pabalan Day 1 Write-Up by Ronnie Castro
• BJJ Globetrotters Roll4Life Preview on BJJ Scandinavia
• BETA Academy Grapplethon Preview on No Guts No Glory
• BETA Academy Grapplethon Press Release on Examiner.com
Meerkatsu artwork for Oct/Nov charity events, including several GrappleThons
• Black Friday Grapplethon Event Details on Tap Cancer Out
• Movember Rollathon Pre-Event Press Release on GracieMag
• Black Friday Grapplethon Event Preview on GiFreak
• BETA Academy Grapplethon Event Details on Active Life DC
• Brea Grapplethon 2 Event Report on BJJ Legends
• Article about BJJ and charity in GiFreak Issue #001
Discussing GrappleThon.org on the Fightworks Podcast
• Bakersfield Grapplethon Event Report by organiser Jill Baker
• Bakersfield GrappleThon Event Preview from Fenom Kimonos

Bristol GrappleThon 2013

How To Be A Force For Good, BreakingMuscle.com
• News item in Jiu Jitsu Style, Issue 15
Event Report & History on BJJ Legends
Interview with Can Sönmez on Mixed Martial World
BJJ News
GrappleThon 2013 Report from Pippa Granger
GrappleThon 2013 Report on Meerkatsu.com
GrappleThon 2013 Report on slideyfoot.com
Clip from BBC Radio Bristol Interview
Interview on BBC Radio Bristol, Saturday Breakfast, 4th May 2013 (about 01:48:39 minutes in)
GrappleThon 2013 Pre-Event Press Release from RapeCrisis Facebook
Event Preview on GiFreak
Marathon Grappling Tips on GiFreak
Event Preview on Bullshido
Blog post on Fighting At Forty
Blog post on JustAGirlBJJ
Blog post on Mr Tickle BJJ



2012

Bristol GrappleThon 2012

GrappleThon 2012 Report on Meerkatsu.com
GrappleThon 2012 Report on slideyfoot.com
GrappleThon 2012 Report by Rich Lindsay
Meningitis UK Worker's 24 Hour Grapple Tackles Meningitis, Meningitis UK Website (Post-Event Press Release)
Martial Arts Illustrated, November 2012
Grapplers Paradise interview with Seymour Yang
• News item in Jiu Jitsu Style, Issue 11
Walking Alone tumblr
Meerkatsu Art: GrappleThon 2012 Poster & T-Shirt Design
Bristol Evening Post, 23rd August 2012 (Pre-Event Press Release)
Martial Arts Unlimited (Pre-Event Press Release)
This is Bristol (Pre-Event Press Release)
Southern Jiu-Jitsu (Event Preview)



South Africa Rollathon 2012

Report from Karen on the Rollathon
• Write up on Gracie Jiu Jitsu South Africa
• Final moments of South Africa Rollathon (video)
• James Smart interviewed about getting ready for the Rollathon
• South Africa Rollathon Promo Video from Gracie Jiu Jitsu Cape Town.

2011

'Grappling For Health' Grapple-A-Thon

Brief Grapple-A-Thon Report on slideyfoot.com
Grapple-A-Thon Report on Resilience Jiu-Jitsu
Grappling for Health in Kingston This Week
Grappling For Health 2011
Event Preview on Georgette's Jiu Jitsu World
Resilience Jiu Jitsu: Grapple-A-Thon Fundraiser Tomorrow

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