Our story

Founded: 2013
First BJJ club in Ohrid
Affiliation: Ultimate Jiu Jitsu
Macedonia
Federation: Macedonian Federation
of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Competition: Competition results: gold, silver and bronze medals

Year Competition G S B

2026 ADCC Macedonia Open – 2 –

2026 AJP Serbia National Championship 3 2 4

2025 ADCC State Championship 2 5 –

2024 GI State Championship 4 – –

2023 ADCC National Championship 2nd team 7 5 –

2023 ADCC Macedonia Open 1 4 2

2022 ADCC Balkan Open – 3 –

2022 ADCC Macedonia – 1 4

2022 Abu Dhabi National Pro – 1 1

2021 ADCC National Tournament 3rd team 4 1 4

2019 No-Gi State Championships 2nd team 6 9 10

2019 State Championship Veles 3 7 10

2019 BJJ Junior Championship Belgrade – 3 1

2019 Abu Dhabi Pro Switzerland – 1 1

Total 30 44 37

Competition results: gold, silver and bronze medals
Year	Competition	G	S	B
2026	ADCC Macedonia Open	–	2	–
2026	AJP Serbia National Championship	3	2	4
2025	ADCC State Championship	2	5	–
2024	GI State Championship	4	–	–
2023	ADCC National Championship 2nd team	7	5	–
2023	ADCC Macedonia Open	1	4	2
2022	ADCC Balkan Open	–	3	–
2022	ADCC Macedonia	–	1	4
2022	Abu Dhabi National Pro	–	1	1
2021	ADCC National Tournament 3rd team	4	1	4
2019	No-Gi State Championships 2nd team	6	9	10
2019	State Championship Veles	3	7	10
2019	BJJ Junior Championship Belgrade	–	3	1
2019	Abu Dhabi Pro Switzerland	–	1	1
Total	30	44	37

Group photo of BJJ Ohrid members in their gis, kneeling and standing on the mats in front of an Ultimate Jiu Jitsu banner — Gi

Group photo of BJJ Ohrid members in no-gi rash guards and shorts, kneeling and standing on the mats in front of an Ultimate Jiu Jitsu banner — No-Gi

Seven BJJ Ohrid team members standing together after a competition, wearing their gold, silver and bronze medals

Instructors

Blagoja Trajchevski smiling in a white gi and black belt on the mats — Blagoja Trajchevski

Dejan Choleski smiling in a white Ultimate Jiu Jitsu gi and black belt on the mats — Dejan Choleski

Blagoja Trajchevski and Dejan Choleski are the instructors at BJJ Ohrid, bringing years of experience in martial arts, including Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Founded in 2013, BJJ Ohrid is one of the first and few BJJ clubs in Macedonia. Over the years, the club has helped countless students discover and develop their skills in BJJ, while regularly competing in tournaments and representing the club on competition mats.

Both instructors earned their black belts in 2023, achieving a significant milestone in their martial arts journey.

Lineage

Our instructors' black belts trace back to Mitsuyo Maeda, who first taught jiu-jitsu in Brazil.

Mitsuyo MaedaKodokan Judo
Carlos GracieGrand Master
Helio GracieGrand Master
Rickson Gracie9th degree red belt
Jorge Pereira7th degree coral belt
Paulo Guimarães5th degree black belt
Robert Naumoski3rd degree black belt
Ivica AleksovskiBlack belt, 1st degree
Blagoja Trajchevski
& Dejan CholeskiBlack belts · BJJ Ohrid instructors

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