How KingJiuJitsu Grew from 2 Students to 5 Locations Across the GTA
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Gregg King is the founder of KingJiuJitsu and a 2nd Degree Black Belt under Professor Hugo Fevrier of Tropa De Elite (France). Known as "The BJJ Professor," he is recognized as the first Armenian BJJ black belt in Canada. He began training after a bodybuilding background, got hooked when a striped white belt submitted him repeatedly, and went on to train and teach for nearly two decades. He started teaching at blue belt and has built KingJiuJitsu from a two-student operation into a five-location competitive academy across the Greater Toronto Area. He runs the Thornhill HQ personally and manages the network alongside his black belt professors.
About the Gym
KingJiuJitsu is a BJJ academy founded by Professor Gregg King, a 2nd Degree Black Belt affiliated with Tropa De Elite out of France. The academy operates five locations across the Greater Toronto Area, with its HQ inside Chu's Martial Arts in Thornhill. KingJiuJitsu is IBJJF certified and is known for its competitive kids and teens program, its strong adult curriculum, and a culture of no-nonsense technique. Professors at each location are black belts under Gregg, including Professor Dane at the Vaughan location.
📍 55 Glen Cameron Rd, Unit 2, Thornhill, ON L3T 1P2 (HQ—inside Chu's Martial Arts)
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Summary
This is the story of KingJiuJitsu and its founder, Professor Gregg King—a 2nd Degree Black Belt under Professor Hugo Fevrier of Tropa De Elite, and the first Armenian BJJ black belt in Canada. Gregg discovered jiu-jitsu as a bodybuilder after getting submitted by a 130-pound stripe white belt at a Good Life Fitness in North York. That moment changed everything.
He went back the next day and never stopped. After years of training and competing, he started teaching at blue belt, built an early gear and grappling brand called Veni Vidi, and eventually went all-in on running an academy.
KingJiuJitsu now operates five locations across the Greater Toronto Area: the Thornhill HQ (inside Chu's Martial Arts), Vaughan (run by Professor Dane, Gregg's first student and now a black belt), two North York locations (Budo Canada and Toronto Striking Academy), and Woodbridge (inside Matador at Hwy 7/27). The academy is IBJJF certified and is known for one of the strongest kids and teens competitive programs in Ontario. Gregg has used Gymdesk since the early days of KingJiuJitsu HQ.
