Kai Norville

WHAT BELT ARE YOU?:
White belt 4 stripes.

WHAT PREMIER BJJ ACADEMY DO YOU TRAIN AT?
Harrow.

WHAT YEAR DID YOU START TRAINING?
2018 till I broke my ankle (not in jiu jitsu ) came back start of 2019.

WHY DID YOU START JIU JITSU?
Because I am worried my son might actually strangle me he is a grey and white belt.

GI OR NO GI?
Gi.

FAVOURITE SUBMISSION & WHY?
Chokes using the lapel because I have a high % rate using them.

FAVOURITE GUARD?
Closed/open/ and recently lasso depends on my mood.

PROUDEST JIU JITSU MOMENT?
Watching my son get his new belt.

WHAT HAS PREMIER BJJ TAUGHT YOU OUTSIDE THE DOJO?
Never judge a book by it's cover and always be humble.

TELL US SOMETHING PEOPLE AT PREMIER MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU!
My better half competes in bikini competitions and was Midland Champion in 2016.

'Judo' Jo Crowley

What belt are you?
white

What Premier academy do you train at? 
Premier BJJ Harrow 

When did you start Jiu Jitsu?
I started in 2016, but had to stop after a year due to injury. 

Why did you start Jiu Jitsu?
I’m a judo coach and wanted to have a better ne-waza game. I also like the idea of being a more rounded grappler and BJJ was the obvious next step. One of my judo parents, a BJJ black belt helped me get started. 

Gi or No Gi?
I have started with gi as it’s where I’m most comfortable but I would like to learn both. I did a little no-gi back in 2016 too.

Favourite Submission & why?
Triangle from turtle and a Brabo, the latter because it was a technique I was taught very well at the beginning of my BJJ days and it has stuck. 

Preferred Guard?
As yet I have no usable guard!! I would like to get to grips with spider guard.

Proudest Jiu Jitsu Moment?
Pending

What has Jiu-Jitsu taught you outside of the Dojo?
Resilience, respect and continued humility. There is always someone stronger and more skilled, just keep working at it. It’s a privilege to wear a white belt again. 

Tell us something people at Premier might not know about you!
4 children, 4 degrees, 4 decades and 4 dans! I like even numbers!