BJ Penn

Fighter profile of BJ Penn by Master Sun Tzu

Penn was born in Hawaii to Jay Dee Penn,an Irish-American and Loraine Shin,a Korean-American at the age of 17,Penn began training in Brazillian Jiu-Jitsu after being introduced to it by his neighbor, Tom Callos.Callos had put up fliers in local gyms looking for people to train with, and B.J.'s father Jay Dee Penn had called Callos and said his boys were interested. Callos then taught B.J. and his brother what he knew. Shortly thereafter, B.J. moved to San Jose,California to begin training at the Ralph Gracie BJJ academy with Dave Camarillo, who he lived with and became close friends with. It was here during his time in San Jose that he decided to pursue a career in martial arts (albeit not mixed martial arts at the time).

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