About Grip Grind Glory
You see, for too long, the culture of judo has been stuck in an old script:
technique over understanding, medals over meaning, hierarchy over humanity.
That era is done.
And the new one is being led by Grip Grind Glory.
We believe it’s never too late to rise.
Not for medals. Not for anyone’s approval.
But to train with purpose—and reconnect with who you are.
Grip Grind Glory is a cultural movement for judoka at every stage — the late starters, the rebuilders, and the ones who’ve lived their whole lives on the mat.
We’re here for the everyday athletes who juggle life and still choose to train, the ones who want more than belts or podiums. This isn’t about performance for status. It’s about strength, grit, and belonging.
What We’re Building
Right now, Grip Grind Glory lives through:
✅ The Training Experience - a structured, purpose-driven cycle (Grip / Grind / Glory) that blends skill, mindset, challenge, and identity.
✅ The podcast that challenges the culture of martial arts and redefines what glory means
✅ The apparel line that carries the voice of a community, not just a logo
✅ A movement where every judoka belongs, grows, and rises together
Just purpose, progress, and people who train like it means something.
You don’t need a perfect past.
You just need to begin.
Welcome to Grip Grind Glory.
You belong here. You grow here.
Our team
ANNA JANOVICS
Founder of Grip Grind Glory
Anna is the architect behind Grip Grind Glory — the voice challenging the old judo culture and building the new one.
She didn’t create GGG to tell her story.
She created it to give adult judoka a place that finally reflects their reality.
Anna saw what most people ignore:
judo is full of adults who train through life — through work, stress, parenting, responsibility — yet nothing in the sport is built for them.
No identity.
No community.
No culture that speaks their language.
So she decided to change it.
Not by reinventing technique — but by reinventing the environment around it.
A new era of judo where effort matters more than status, purpose matters more than podiums, and adults are finally at the centre.
Anna is the strategist, the challenger, and the cultural disruptor behind GGG.
She calls out the outdated expectations.
She designs the systems.
She builds the experiences.
She gives voice to the everyday judoka whose journey has never been represented.
The podcast? That’s her holding up the mirror.
The apparel? That’s the identity adults have been missing.
The Experience? That’s the structure she wished existed years ago.
When you join GGG, you’re not following a guru.
You’re stepping into a movement led by someone who refuses to accept the culture “as it is” — and is reshaping it for the people who deserve more.
A new era of judo is being built.
Anna is the one blueprinting it.
And you’re the reason it exists.
BALAZS CSEPES
Master Coach,
Co-founder of Grip Grind Glory
Balázs is the technical architect of Grip Grind Glory — the mind shaping how judo should be trained in this new era.
With over forty years on the mat, he’s lived through every phase of the sport: the old-school mentality, the evolution of competition, the rise of cross-training, and the gaps nobody talks about.
And he saw what most people miss:
adults aren’t failing judo — judo is failing adults.
There’s no structure for them.
No physical system.
No clear path to development once life gets busy.
So he built one.
Balázs designs the physical engine of GGG — the challenges, progressions, and foundations that reshape how adults train.
Not random drills.
Not endless technique.
A structured approach that builds what most judoka never get enough of:
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real grip strength
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real balance
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real speed and timing
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real endurance under pressure
The traits that make judo actually work.
His coaching isn’t loud.
It’s precise.
Grounded.
Uncompromising in the best way.
Every movement has a purpose.
Every drill shapes the judoka you are becoming.
Every challenge reveals a new layer of capability.
What sets him apart isn’t just knowledge —
it’s his belief that judo, taught with clarity and intention, can rebuild confidence, presence, and physical identity in adults who thought their best years were behind them.
Quiet intensity.
Sharp standards.
Zero ego.
Balázs isn’t just a coach.
He’s the system — the technical backbone of Grip Grind Glory’s new era.