John Schell is an A3, Black belt, no stripes. Samantha Seff is a A0, Purple belt, 2 stripes. John’s gym Schell Shock BJJ is in Fuquay-Varina North Carolina. We had the honor or training with John the night before the Toro Cup and we couldn’t recommend training with John enough. Great instruction, great class structure, friendly students who went out of their way to welcome us, and we learned some great jiu-jitsu!
John Schell is the 2017 Master’s 3 Brown Belt World Champion. He was the 2017 Brown Belt no-gi Pans silver medalist. John competed 23 times in 2016 and 17 times in 2017. His impressive commitment and success in competition factored heavily into his win of the 2017 Jiujiteiro of the year award from Dirty White Belt Radio. John received his Black belt in 2018.
Samantha Seff is pursuing a professional fight career in MMA with a 4-1 amateur record. She helps teach at Schell Shock BJJ and has run successful women’s self defense seminars. Her blog Wolf Queen MMA is a great, raw look into her experiences and struggles with training to fight, jiu-jitsu, and life.
If you are in the Fuquay-Varina NC area just outside Durham, NC please train and support our friends at Schell Shock BJJ!
And if you’re looking for ways to improve your recovery John Schell is offering Jits-Juice! Contact John for more information.
