Artem Grot

Artem Grot , born Artem Gennadyevich Kuzmich ; call sign Grot (born 6 August 1995, Vitebsk, Belarus) is a Ukrainian military veteran of the Special Operations Forces (Ukraine), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner (world champion in para-jiu-jitsu), and social activist of Belarusian origin. He is the founder of the TMS HUB sports hub for veteran rehabilitation, the M13 Fights fighting league, and the MEMORIA MMC motorcycle club.

Early life Grot was born on 6 August 1995 in Minsk, Belarus. As a teenager, he was interested in the opposition movement and was involved with the ultras scene. At the age of 18, after the Euromaidan events of 2014, he decided to travel to Ukraine and join the fight against Russian aggression.

Military service In June 2014, he volunteered for the Azov Regiment, where he served until 2015. From 2019 to 2021, he worked as an instructor training special operations personnel. In just 8 months, he earned a blue belt, logging around 300 hours on the mats and competing in four tournaments.

In September 2021, he participated in the AJP Tour international tournament in Brazil, competing in the Adult (blue belt) and Para Jiu-Jitsu (absolute) categories and winning gold in both. During his time in Brazil, he also trained at a specialized academy working exclusively with athletes with disabilities to learn inclusive sports methods.

In July 2021, the Ukrainian Brazilian jiu-jitsu league TMS announced the "Inclusive Jiu-Jitsu" project, initiated and led by Artem Grot. In 2022, based on his own experience and international training, he founded TMS HUB – Ukraine's first specialized Brazilian jiu-jitsu space for veterans and athletes with disabilities, focused on physical rehabilitation and social adaptation through sport.

Grot currently holds a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and continues to compete and develop inclusive veteran sports programs.

Social activity In 2023, he founded TMS HUB in Kyiv – an inclusive space offering free Brazilian jiu-jitsu training for military personnel and veterans with disabilities (particularly amputees). The project has grown into a network of veteran clubs. and the MEMORIA MMC veteran motorcycle club.

In March 2026, he announced the opening of a veteran restaurant on Yaroslaviv Val Street in central Kyiv. Profits from the restaurant will be directed toward the rehabilitation of military personnel with amputations and the creation of jobs for veterans. Grot describes this as part of a new model for the veteran movement – moving from reliance on donations to independent business.