James Jarvie

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James Jarvie
Born (1980-09-30) 30 September 1980 (age 43)
Dunfermline, Scotland
Occupation(s)Actor and Martial Artist
Years active2010–present (acting), 1999-present (martial artist)
Fighting Stats
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
DivisionWelterweight
StyleMuay Thai
MMA
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofScotland
TeamHeadhunters MAA (current), Fighting Fit Gym (past)
Years active2001-2009
Kickboxing record
Total21
Wins16
Losses5
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins3
Losses0
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

James Jarvie (born 30 September 1980) is a Scottish actor from Dunfermline in Fife, Scotland. A trained martial artist, Jarvie's acting career began in 2010. His film debut will take place early spring 2014.

Early life[edit]

James Jarvie was born in Dunfermline and was brought up in High Valleyfield, Fife. He has a twin brother, and an older sister. His father is a former soldier who served in the Scottish Black Watch regiment.

Acting career[edit]

A recent student of the dramatic arts, Jarvie debuts in an apocalyptic thriller in spring 2014.


Martial arts career[edit]

Jarvie has over 13 years of martial arts experience. He began his foundational training with Muay Thai at the age of 19 at the Fighting Fit Gym[1] in Kirkcaldy. He has fought in 21 Muay Thai and K1 fights in the UK and held the Scottish Thai Boxing Association light middleweight title from 2005 for 5 years. In 2004, he was runner up in the final of K1 Scotland. Jarvie has also trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ), winning a white belt tournament at the Rio International Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship in 2009, as well as competing in various BJJ competitions since. He gained his purple belt under Christian Graugart,[2] who is considered to be the original BJJ Globetrotter.[3] Jarvie has fought and won 3 pro Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fights, winning each fight via submission in under one minute. He was the Scottish Gladiators Professional light welterweight MMA Champion in 2008. Jarvie fought his last MMA fight in 2009. Since then he has been coaching fighters in Muay Thai, MMA and conditioning fitness in his spare time at Headhunter's Martial Arts Academy [4] gyms in Edinburgh and Falkirk.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fighting Fit Gym", 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-16-10.
  2. ^ Christian Graugart, "BJJ Heroes"
  3. ^ The original BJJ Globetrotter, "BJJ Globetrotter"
  4. ^ "Headhunters Martial Arts Academy", 16 October 2013. Retrieved 2013-16-10.