Jon Schapiro has trained Jiu Jitsu/Submission Grappling for 8 years now and received his purple belt from Luiz "Manxinha" Ribeiro (Ricardo Viera Black Belt) in 2021. He has trained at gyms all over the world and has competed up and down the UK. He currently competes in the Master 1, Purple Belt, Lightweight division and trains in London at Grapple Collective, a no-gi submission grappling gym, owned by active Black Belt competitor Max Bickerton