Gym Name: Method BCN

Location: Horta-Guinardo, Barcelona, Spain

Head Coach: Francesco Profilo

Mat Fee: First class Free (BJJ Globetrotters member club)

Website: 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/method_bcn/ 

Review:

After a 20+ hour bus ride across Portugal and most of Spain I made it to Barcelona. The hostel was probably the most “homey” feeling so far and right next to Guell. The club is located within a leisure centre and took me around 20 minutes to walk. The metro is also an option. 

As the fitness facility hosts all manner of sports, the spaces are shared including mat space with other martial arts clubs (Aikido, Ken-Jutsu, Karate, Judo, Wing Tsun, Kendo). 

The community vibe was great and the guys were tough but respectable rolls. I was there in the run-up to the IBJJF Europeans…

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