Marc Barton

Marc is the founder and head instructor of Kingston Jiu Jitsu.

Marc is a lifelong martial artist. He started at a young age with ninjutsu and then Shotokan karate in his late teens. He trained in this for many years, achieving a 2nd Dan black belt. Karate also inspired him to travel to Japan, where he trained at the Shotokan Headquarters in Tokyo for three months in 1999.

Brazilian jiu jitsu became a new focus in 2006 when he discovered the Roger Gracie Academy in London. Ten years later, Marc was awarded his black belt at the Roger Gracie Academy in December 2016. Marc is one of a few black belts personally mentored by the legendary Mauricio Gomes, who introduced BJJ to the UK in the early 2000s and is the father of the legendary Roger Gracie. Marc was promoted to 2nd-degree black belt by Mauricio in December 2022.