Piotr Bagiński
“Bagi”
Source: pl.wikipedia.orgSzczecin coach who co-founded and named Berserker's Team, won European BJJ titles, fought in KSW and coached Poland's national grappling team.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Polish Wikipedia, article on Piotr Bagiński, accessed 21 October 2026(opens in a new tab)
Piotr Bagiński was born on 5 May 1972 in Szczecin, Poland.
Where in the source: Infobox, date and place of birth; lead sentence beginning ur. 5 maja 1972
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Polish Wikipedia lists his citizenship as Polish.
Where in the source: Infobox, citizenship field (Obywatelstwo)
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His nickname is "Bagi".
Where in the source: Infobox, nickname field (Pseudonim)
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He is described as a black belt in both Brazilian jiu-jitsu and judo and as head coach of the Berserkers Team club in Szczecin; the infobox gives the club as Berserker's Team Poland.
Where in the source: Lead paragraph, black belts in BJJ and judo and the head-coach role; infobox club field
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Polish Wikipedia also dates the founding of Berserker's Team Poland to 1999 and names the same four founders, with early training mostly judo and cooperation with Matuszczak.
Where in the source: Career section, opening paragraph; sentence beginning W 1999 roku założył
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Polish Wikipedia lists his early results as 3rd place at the 2005 Polish submission-wrestling championships and, in 2006, wins at the Copa de Polonia open division and the Polish BJJ championship at 85 kg, plus a silver medal and a bronze in the open division at the European championships in Lisbon.
Where in the source: Career section, second paragraph, sentences on 2005 and 2006; achievements list for 2005-2006
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- Conflicting accounts
Polish Wikipedia's narrative text says he won silver in the black-belt division at the CBJJE World Championship (Mundial) in São Paulo in 2007, while its own achievements list gives first place for the same event; in his 2012 interview he lists a CBJJE world-championship silver among his proudest results.
Where in the source: Career section, second paragraph, 2007 sentence (srebrny medal); achievements list entry for 2007 (1. miejsce)
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In 2009 he won gold at the CBJJE European BJJ Championships in Switzerland (Morges) in both the open class and the 88.3 kg division, and the same year won the 84 kg title at a veterans' world wrestling games in Šiauliai.
Where in the source: Career section, second paragraph, 2009 sentence; achievements list, 2009 entries
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In November 2009 the Polish Wrestling Association appointed him coach of the national grappling team.
Where in the source: Career section, third paragraph, November 2009 sentence
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On 30 January 2012 he won gold at the European BJJ Championships in Lisbon in the light-heavyweight division.
Where in the source: Career section, fourth paragraph, 30 January 2012 sentence (Lizbona)
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Later results listed on Polish Wikipedia include first place in the 85.9 kg class at the 2016 Polish ADCC championships, first place in the pro 99 kg class and a masters class at the 2018 Polish ADCC championships, and first place in the open masters class at the 2021 Polish BJJ championships.
Where in the source: Achievements list, entries for 2016, 2018 and 2021
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The first entry in Polish Wikipedia's professional MMA record is a bout on 11 January 2004 at Berserkers Arena 2 in Szczecin against Tomasz Drwal, which the article describes as his MMA debut; the contest, decided only by knockout or submission, ended as a draw after 30 minutes.
Where in the source: MMA career section, first paragraph; fight list, bottom row dated 11.01.2004 (Debiut w MMA)
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At KSW 5 on 3 June 2006 he beat Vladimir Yushko by triangle choke in the quarter-final of the tournament and lost the semi-final by technical knockout to Francis Carmont.
Where in the source: MMA career section, KSW 5 paragraphs; fight list, two rows dated 03.06.2006
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He fought his last MMA bout at KSW 8 on 10 November 2007, winning a majority decision over Maik Stumbries; Wikipedia gives his professional record as 4 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw.
Where in the source: MMA career section, last paragraph; infobox record; fight list, top row dated 10.11.2007
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BJJ Eastern Europe, interview with Piotr Baginski, 6 April 2012(opens in a new tab)
Bagiński says he received his black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu from Felipe Costa, who by 2012 was also head teacher at his academy.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, paragraph on Felipe Costa — received my black belt
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As a youth Bagiński played volleyball, basketball and handball and trained judo and canoeing; at university he switched to weightlifting and won several Polish and international bench-press medals.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, opening paragraphs on his early sports background
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He says Mariusz Linke, a friend, was his first coach and sparked his interest in grappling, and that the American Roy Harris showed him another side of BJJ.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, paragraph on how he started in BJJ (first coach, Roy Harris)
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Bagiński names the Brazilian Macaco as his first Brazilian coach, who gave him his purple belt; he says that on his first trip to Brazil he trained at Macaco's academy and that he had his first MMA fight during that trip.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, same paragraph: Macaco, purple belt, first trip to Brazil
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He says he later took a separate path from that earlier coach and for several years trained under Felipe Costa, who gave him his black belt.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, paragraph on the parting of ways and Felipe Costa
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In the 2012 interview he describes himself as the second Polish BJJ black belt.
Where in the source: Interview, question 2 and his answer — second polish Black belt
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Bagiński says Berserker's Team was founded in 1999 by Mariusz Linke, himself, Robert Siedziako and Maciej Linke, first as an informal group sharing an interest in BJJ, judo and MMA; later people from nearby cities joined and branches opened.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 6, opening sentences on the club founding — founded in 1999
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He lists among his proudest results several European BJJ titles, a silver medal at the CBJJE world championships, FILA grappling gold medals at the European championships in Ukraine (gi), the world championships in Serbia and the masters/seniors world championships in Hungary, and the 2011 FILA gi competitor-of-the-year award.
Where in the source: Interview, answer 1, paragraph listing his proudest achievements
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Bagiński says he coaches full time at his gym; his club won the national BJJ team title seven times and the ADCC team title six times by 2012, and he named Michał Materla among the Berserker's competitors in BJJ, MMA and grappling.
Where in the source: Interview, answers 6 and 7 on team titles and competitors
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BJJ Eastern Europe, history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Poland by Robert Janista, 23 November 2012(opens in a new tab)
The history article names Karol Matuszczak, who began teaching jiu-jitsu in Poznań in 1998, as the figure around whom early Polish practitioners gathered, among them Piotr Baginski, the Linke brothers and Radoslaw Turek.
Where in the source: Section on Karol Matuszczak, paragraph on those who gathered around the Poznan club
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The same article says Maciej and Mariusz Linke co-founded Berserkers Team with fellow Szczecin residents Piotr Baginski and Robert Siedziako, after training with Matuszczak, and that the Linke brothers split off in 2004; it calls Mariusz the first Polish BJJ black belt.
Where in the source: Section on Maciej and Mariusz Linke — co-founded Berserkers Team
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The 2012 history calls him one of the best-known figures in Polish BJJ, also known as an MMA referee and BJJ promoter, and credits him most as a coach who runs grappling camps open to outsiders, naming Maciej Jewtuszko and Michał Materla among the best-known fighters of his team.
Where in the source: Section on Piotr Baginski — incredible coach; camps; team fighters
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Berserkers Team club website, club history and contact section, accessed 21 October 2026(opens in a new tab)
The club site says the four founders first ran open classes in Szczecin's judo hall "Bushido Morus", without a club name, and that growing numbers pushed them to form a club; the name Berserker's Team was devised by Piotr Bagiński, after the Viking warriors said to fight in a battle frenzy.
Where in the source: Early-history section (Początki Berserkerów), second part — wymyślił Piotr Bagiński
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According to the club site, the early Szczecin group worked with Karol Matuszczak of Poznań, the first to bring BJJ to Poland, and a turning point was his invitation of Roy Harris to Poland.
Where in the source: Early-history section (Początki Berserkerów), first two parts on Matuszczak and Roy Harris
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The club site says the team outgrew the judo hall and moved to a converted warehouse on Szeroka Street in Szczecin, was taken into the academies of Macaco Gold Team as its only branch outside Brazil, and that on 1 June 2004 Mariusz and Maciej Linke left to found Linke Gold Team.
Where in the source: Early-history section (Początki Berserkerów), third part — date 01.06.04
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The club site names Piotr Bagiński as head coach (trener główny) of Berserkers Team, whose Szczecin branch is listed as BT Gym.
Where in the source: Contact section — Trener główny; branch list
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Wikipedia, article on Tomasz Narkun, accessed 21 October 2026(opens in a new tab)
Wikipedia's infobox for Tomasz Narkun lists his rank as a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Piotr Bagiński.
Where in the source: Infobox, rank field — under Piotr Bagiński
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BJJ Eastern Europe, list of European BJJ academies, accessed 21 October 2026(opens in a new tab)
A 2019 BJJEE list of European academies describes Berserkers Team as one of the best, with KSW stars and the Polish BJJ pioneer Piotr Baginski.
Where in the source: Entry 10 (Poland), Berserkers Team Poland — Polish BJJ pioneer
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