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Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen

Creator of Bolten BJJ Podcast, which set out in 2020 to collect the history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Norway in long conversations with nine guests.

Biography

Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen is the creator of Bolten BJJ Podcast, a show about the history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) in Norway. Between April 2020 and November 2021 it released conversations with nine guests, among them the practitioners it introduces as the country's first black belt and its first female black belt. Bakke-Erichsen was born in 1980. His BeltChecker profile lists him as a purple belt, a rank the site marks as verified by the community, and gives his academy as Oxy Bjj and his location as Stavanger. In September 2026 it counted about ten years on the mats, which would put his start in the sport in his mid-thirties. He is registered as chair of the board of Bolten BJJ, a Stavanger association founded on 25 October 2019. Its registered activity is to share information, knowledge and stories about Brazilian jiu-jitsu with everyone. The podcast's own description calls Bolten BJJ an independent association and says it began with the idea of gathering like-minded people for a BJJ get-together at Kjeragbolten in Lysefjorden. The coronavirus period, the description goes on, led the makers to try to collect the history of BJJ in Norway, with the odd digression. The podcast is published under Bakke-Erichsen's name, and Apple Podcasts lists him as its creator and copyright holder. The description itself credits the show to Morten and Calle, together with guests, and promises stories and travels alongside the history. A short trailer without a guest, "Hva er Bolten BJJ Podcast" (What is Bolten BJJ Podcast), came out on 16 April 2020. The guest episodes that followed are long: eight of the nine run past the hour, the longest to about an hour and 47 minutes, the shortest to about 53 minutes. The spring of 2020 was the busiest stretch, with six guests between 17 April and 19 June. The show's own titles and episode notes are the record of who they were and what they came to talk about. The first was Hans Petter Pettersen, one of the driving forces behind BJJ in Rogaland. A week later Marcelo "Yogui" Santiago, in an episode recorded mainly in English, traced his path from his start in Rio to settling in Scandinavia as a BJJ teacher; the show calls him the first Brazilian to do so, and the episode title dubs him BJJ's Leiv Ericson. Ida Fløysvik followed in May, billed as the first female black belt on Norway's west coast. For the Felipe "Gargamel" Mota episode, also in English, the hosts visited him at a strawberry farm outside Stavanger, where he spoke of the beginning, the present and the shape BJJ might take after Covid-19. In June came Trond Saksenvik, described as Norway's first BJJ black belt and one of the founders of Frontline Academy, with stories from the time the sport took root in the country. The last episode before the summer featured Devi Ahuja, introduced as Norway's first female black belt. Two more guests followed that autumn. In September it was Per Christian Andresen, founder and driving force of Team Trondheim BJJ, a club affiliated with Roy Harris. In October it was Margaret "Magga" Knutson Aase, who, the episode notes say, had been singled out early in the podcast as one of the practitioners who had done most for women's BJJ. Then the feed went quiet for just over a year. "Bolten tilbake!!?" (Bolten back?), dated 7 November 2021, announced the podcast's return and talked about the Covid period and the road ahead. Two days later came Eivind Windsrygg, who according to the notes started BJJ early and helped start Bergen Grappling in the early 2000s. It remains the most recent episode.

Sources for this profile

  • Spotify for Creators, 'Bolten BJJ Podcast' show page.(opens in a new tab)

    • Bolten BJJ Podcast is published under Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen's name on Spotify for Creators.

      Where in the source: Show header, byline under the podcast title naming Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen

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    • The show describes itself as a podcast about the history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Norway, together with stories and travels.

      Where in the source: Show description, first line — 'historie i Norge'

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    • According to the show description, Bolten BJJ is an independent association that began with the idea of gathering like-minded people for a BJJ get-together in Lysefjorden, at Kjeragbolten.

      Where in the source: Show description, second paragraph — 'Kjerag bolten'

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    • The show description says the coronavirus period led the makers to decide to try to collect the history of BJJ in Norway, with the odd digression.

      Where in the source: Show description, second paragraph — 'korona tider'

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    • The show description names the podcast's makers as Morten and Calle, together with guests.

      Where in the source: Show description, last line — 'Morten, Calle'

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    • The podcast's first item is a short trailer without a guest, 'Hva er Bolten BJJ Podcast' (What is Bolten BJJ Podcast), dated 16 April 2020.

      Where in the source: Last item in the episode list — dated Apr 16, 2020, 06:06

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    • The first guest episode, dated 17 April 2020, tells the story of Hans Petter Pettersen, whom the description calls one of the driving forces behind BJJ in Rogaland.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Apr 17, 2020, on Hans Petter Pettersen and BJJ in Rogaland

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    • An episode dated 24 April 2020, recorded mainly in English, has Marcelo 'Yogui' Santiago telling his story from his start in BJJ in Rio to settling in Scandinavia as a BJJ teacher; the show calls him the first Brazilian to do so, and the episode title calls him BJJ's Leiv Ericson.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Apr 24, 2020, on Marcelo Santiago — 'mainly in English'

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    • An episode dated 8 May 2020 features Ida Fløysvik, whom the show's title calls the first female black belt on Norway's west coast.

      Where in the source: Episode dated May 08, 2020 — title naming Ida Fløysvik

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    • For an episode dated 22 May 2020, recorded in English, the hosts visited Felipe 'Gargamel' Mota at a strawberry farm outside Stavanger, where he talked about the beginning, the present and how BJJ might develop after Covid-19.

      Where in the source: Episode dated May 22, 2020, on Felipe Mota — 'strawberry farm'

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    • An episode dated 5 June 2020 features Trond Saksenvik, described by the show as Norway's first BJJ black belt and one of the founders of Frontline Academy, with stories from the time BJJ took root in Norway.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Jun 05, 2020, on Trond Saksenvik — 'slo rot'

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    • An episode dated 19 June 2020, the last before that summer, features Devi Ahuja, described by the show as Norway's first female BJJ black belt.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Jun 19, 2020 — title naming Devi Ahuja

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    • An episode dated 23 September 2020 features Per Christian Andresen, described as the founder and driving force of Team Trondheim BJJ, a club affiliated with Roy Harris.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Sep 23, 2020, on Per Christian Andresen and Roy Harris

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    • An episode dated 22 October 2020 features Margaret 'Magga' Knutson Aase; the description says she had been singled out early in the podcast as one of the practitioners who had done most for women's BJJ.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Oct 22, 2020, on Margaret Knutson Aase — 'damesiden'

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    • No episode followed for just over a year: the next one, 'Bolten tilbake!!?' (Bolten back?), dated 7 November 2021, announced the podcast's return and talked about the Covid period and the way forward.

      Where in the source: Episode dated Nov 07, 2021, after the Oct 22, 2020 episode — 'tilbake'

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    • The most recent episode, dated 9 November 2021, features Eivind Windsrygg, who according to the description started BJJ early and helped start Bergen Grappling in the early 2000s.

      Where in the source: Top of the episode list, dated Nov 09, 2021 — Eivind Windsrygg, Bergen Grappling

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    • The nine guest episodes are long conversations: eight run over an hour, the longest about 1 hour 47 minutes, and the shortest about 53 minutes.

      Where in the source: Episode list — running time shown under each episode date

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  • Apple Podcasts, 'Bolten BJJ Podcast'.(opens in a new tab)

    • Apple Podcasts lists Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen as creator and copyright holder of Bolten BJJ Podcast, active 2020-2021, with 11 episodes: one trailer and ten episodes.

      Where in the source: Information panel — Creator, Years Active '2020 - 2021', Episodes 11; episode list '1 Trailer', '10 Episodes'

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  • Brønnøysund Register Centre, Virksomhetsopplysninger: BOLTEN BJJ.(opens in a new tab)

    • Bolten BJJ (organization number 823 834 462) is registered in Norway's Central Coordinating Register for Legal Entities as an association in Stavanger, founded on 25 October 2019 and registered on 16 November 2019, under the activity code for sports clubs.

      Where in the source: Entity page, expanded 'Flere virksomhetsopplysninger' panel — the 'Stiftelsesdato' and 'Registrert i Enhetsregisteret' rows

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    • Bolten BJJ's registered activity is to share information, knowledge and stories within Brazilian jiu-jitsu with everyone.

      Where in the source: Aktivitet row — 'dele informasjon, kunnskap og historier'

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    • Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen, born 1980, is registered as chair of the board of Bolten BJJ.

      Where in the source: Roller — Styrets leder, Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen (f. 1980)

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  • BJJ BeltChecker, profile of Carl-Axel Bakke-Erichsen.(opens in a new tab)

    • His BeltChecker profile lists him as a purple belt, with the rank marked as verified by the community.

      Where in the source: Profile header — 'Purple belt'; badge 'Verified by the community'

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    • The profile gives his academy as Oxy Bjj and his location as Stavanger, Norway.

      Where in the source: Profile header chips — 'Oxy Bjj', 'Stavanger, Norway'

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    • Viewed in September 2026, the profile counted about ten years of training ('10 years on the mats').

      Where in the source: Profile header chip — '10 years on the mats'; About panel, Training since first belt

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