The School
On Nikis street since 2012
Leontes Martial Arts opened on 12 September 2012 in Aspropyrgos. A tatami, a ring, a wall of bags, and Giangos Polatidis teaching the first class to a handful of kids from the neighbourhood.
We are a Draculino affiliate. That is not decoration on a wall: it means our Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belts sit inside a recognised lineage, and that black belts take as long as they should.
The coaches
Three people on the mat
Small enough that the person correcting your grip is the person who owns the place.
Founder & head coach
Giangos Polatidis
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt · 1st degreeMMA and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach. He taught the school's first class in 2012 and has not stopped since.
- Co-owner of Cage Survivor
- XFC Greece · Hitmode Series
- MMA commentator and fight analyst, ANT1+
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu · Black belt
Aris Chajiiakovou
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black beltThe highest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu rank in the room.
- Podcaster and organiser
Coach
Giorgos Mourouzidis
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black beltOn the coaching team at Leontes.
@giorgosmourouzidisMat, ring, bags — Nikis 8
The room
