ARTICLE: RETHINKING JIU-JITSU

This article comes by way of the KDT Academy in Malaysia. Having recently hosted CMD creator Rodney King for a instructors seminar, they've re-evaluated their take on the competitive aspect that dominates most BJJ gyms/programs today. -Luke
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At the recent Monkey Mayhem 2010 Malaysia training camp, Rodney shared his meeting with his Jiu JItsu teacher in California, Professor Rigan Machado (8 degree black belt) and how Rigan recently said that he is looking to remove the competitive, machismo element from his Jiu Jitsu training and implement a new philosophy that allows the individual to grow through the practice of jiu jitsu. Professor Machado goes on to say that in his youth, he didn't know any better as he was raised in an environment that was all competitive, all machismo, where daily fighting was the norm. In his maturity, he has arrived at the conclusion that there is a better, healthier way for people to learn, grow and benefit from the training of what jiu jitsu has to offer...

CHECK OUT THE FULL ARTICLE: CLICK HERE

MALAYSIA SHOUT-OUT: NEW BLUE-BELTS!!!

New Blue Belts from Escobar BJJ/ Checkmat affiliate Borneo BJJ, Kota Kinabalu.

Always working diligently to spread the gospel of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Malaysia, Fight Zone Malaysia’s head coach Prof. Marcos Escobar and interim trainer Prof. Rodrigo ‘Brucutu’ Cabral were recently in Kota Kinabalu for a 5 day BJJ training camp (23rd – 26th Aug) and a 2 day no-gi and MMA seminar (28th-29th Aug). The excursion culminated in a grades ceremony in which 5 white belts were promoted to blue belts in Borneo BJJ, which is headed by Allen Solomon Chong, who himself is a 4th stripe Blue Belt.

A big congrats to the newly promoted guys and gal!

Angie Bartholomew*

Andy Bartholomew

Samuel Lai

Neil Stephen Alun

Micheal Chong

*Angie also happens to be the first known female BJJ Blue belt in Malaysia.

BEST OF LUCK TO TEAM SEABJJ!!!

This coming weekend the SEABJJ Team will be competing at the Asia Open Championships in Tokyo, JP. 25 competitors from Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China representing SEA.

Want to wish all our friends the best of luck and have a great time in Japan.

Luke

ROY DEAN: 2ND-DEGREE BLACK-BELT VID

PEDRO SCHMALL BJJ SEMINAR: KREATION JJ (SG)

date: September 11th 2010, Saturday
time: 4pm - 6pm
where: BXG, 324 Tanjong Katong Rd
attire: Gi
costs: SGD 60
contact: kreationjits@hotmail.com

Practitioners of any level of proficiency are welcome to join. Reserve spot early as space is limited.

WWW.KREATIONJJ.BLOGSPOT.COM

COPA DE HONG KONG 3 TOURNAMENT + LEO VIEIRA SEMINAR: RECAP

taken from:

WWW.SAMULIME.BLOGSPOT.COM

Our big event on 4th of Sep is now over with lots of smiles and good fights.

Thank you very much to Jason, Randhee from Singapore, Issac from Taiwan and team Macau to travel all the way from overseas. Of course always thanks to local fighters and teachers to support our event. Without your help, we can't make any events successful.

This event was also backed up by WJAJC and the "chair man", Mr. Yamada. They have provided many prizes including GI. Most importantly, we had so much fun and KLN BJJ style party as usual. You guys are really the creatures of fun, haha

PORRA!!

MEERKATSU: CRAZY GI DESIGN CONTEST

I've been following the MEERKATSU BLOG for sometime now, authored by UK local Seymour Yang. Hands down, this guy writes some of the best gear reviews with tons of pics, detailed comparisons and an honest take on whats out there in the market. Always a fun read with lots of great material on BJJ in and out of the UK.

So a few weeks ago I got an invite from Seymour to take part this crazy gi design contest that he was organizing. Being a member of 'bjj gi addicts anonymous', I jumped at the opportunity. Well travel got in the way and it's just now that I've managed to put something together. I've included my first submission to the contest at the very bottom of this post. Definitely not the craziest of the submission so far, check out their facebook page for the contest, but I like it. If you don't know what my gi design is referring to, start listening to some real music, haha.

Anyways, this contest doesn't require any artistic skill, just your unique ideas.

Here are the prizes to be won:
Prizes!
The Ultimate winner will get their winning gi custom crafted by top gi maker Tatami Fightwear. It'll take about 8 weeks to turnaround, but they're pretty confident their factory can do it.

A second winner will get Tatami Fightwear's newest - yet to be launched - top of the range competition gi - in any colour, any size, sent to your door, anywhere in the world!

Plus, lots of runner up prizes (t-shirts, rash guards, shorts..whatever Tatami think you'll want really)

-Luke

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OFFICIAL DESIGN CONTEST BLOG: CLICK HERE

the challenge:

So I issue this challenge to you - dear reader, dear blogger, dear gi addict. Draw me a crazy-ass gi, send it to my email address (seymouryang gmail) and if you are a blogger - post your idea up online too. Let's make this the craziest collaborative social media experiment in a BJJ gi context...EVER!

There will be prizes, I promise!

Oh, and here's a gi design template if you want to use one. Just print it out, or colour it in using MS Paint, Photoshop or absolutely ANY method of design you like. Heck ignore it if you want and draw your own made up gi I don't care. Snap it on your mobile, scan it in, photocopy it....whatever. Just get me that crazy gi design. Do it! (pretty please).

WWW.MEERKAT69.BLOGSPOT.COM 

 

FACEBOOK CONTEST PAGE

my first submission to the contest:

here is submission #2

LEGENDS FC PARTNERS PACIFIC LEISURE: TRAVEL PACKAGES

Legend today announced the beginning of a new partnership with Pacific Leisure Group, an Asia-Pacific destination management company, to develop Legend-specific travel packages. Pacific Leisure has a network of offices and travel agency partners in 19 countries throughout the Asia-Pacific, including most of the countries from which Legend draws its fighters, so MMA fans throughout the region will soon be able to purchase these travel packages consisting of bundled flights, accommodation, and Legend Fighting Championship tournament tickets.

Travel packages will be available to customers in Pacific Leisure’s home market of Thailand for Legend Fighting Championship 3, which will feature Bangkok-based Adam Shahir Kayoom as one of the headline fighters. MMA fans based in Thailand should contact Pacific Leisure directly for inquiries. Packages will be rolled out in additional markets from Legend Fighting Championship 4 onward.

EVOLVE MMA TEAM

taken from:EVOLVE MMA BLOG

Some members of the Evolve Fight Team, from left to right:
Mitch Chilson, Yoddecha Sityodtong, Chatri Sityodtong, Leandro Issa, and Rafael dos Anjos 

The Fighters Program at Evolve MMA is strictly reserved for the professional fighters on the Evolve Fight Team. Led by Kru Chatri Sityodtong and Professor Rafael Gordinho, the Evolve Fight Team is Asia's most decorated professional fighting team with World Champions in Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, and No-Gi Grappling. Our fighters have competed and won at the highest levels in the world at top events such as the UFC, Sengoku FC, Art of War FC, Martial Combat FC, Fury FC, Mundials BJJ World Championship, Lumpinee Stadium World Championship, and many other top events.

MISSION
The mission of the professional Evolve Fight Team is to win world championship titles.

SELECTION PROCESS
Every member of the Evolve Fight Team has been handpicked after an extensive try-out and interview process. We have fighters from all backgrounds and from all over the world. Some of our fighters joined Evolve after they became renowned world champions in one discipline. On the other side of the spectrum, we also have fighters that had zero martial arts experience. The Evolve Fight Team selects its fighters based on the criteria of athletic potential, gameness, technical prowess, coachability, world championship potential, and other critical variables.

FIGHTERS TRAINING PROGRAM
Our professional fighters train 4-6 hours per day as a part of their normal daily routine. There are two mandatory training sessions per day ("Fighters Program"): our morning session (9am to 11am) and our afternoon session (2pm to 4pm). Attendance is mandatory for all professional fighters on the Evolve Fight Team. Our training sessions consist of roadwork, advanced technical training, hard training/pad work/dummy work, reflex drills, and striking/ground/MMA sparring. The Evolve Fight Team curriculum consists of Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Wrestling, and MMA. Additionally, our fighters are expected to complete their own customized strength and conditioning programs (designed by the Director of Strength and Conditioning at Evolve MMA) outside of the training sessions and to work on their weak areas by attending our regular advanced classes.

NUTRITION MANAGEMENT
Evolve MMA offers a Nutrition Management Program for all members of the Evolve Fight Team. Our Director of Strength and Conditioning is Asia's top expert and offers excellent, customized programs and guidance for each of our fighters.

CAREER MANAGEMENT
Evolve MMA manages the careers of all members of the Evolve Fight Team in terms of their professional fight careers, sponsorships, publicity work, and speaking engagements. Evolve has established a global network of contacts such that our fighters are able to compete anywhere in the world (provided that their qualifications and abilities are appropriate for a given event). For enquiries, please send an email to info@evolve-mma.com

ADDITIONAL BENEFITS
For our professional fighters, the training is completely free of charge. With over 500 years of championship experience, the Evolve Instructor Team is the largest and most experienced instructor team in Asia; it handles all aspects of training for our professional fighters. Additionally, Evolve MMA offers complimentary corporate housing for its top fighters. Evolve MMA also offers generous compensation packages for professional fighters who qualify to work at Evolve as employees. All employment visas are also handled by Evolve MMA on a complimentary basis.

Evolve MMA is always looking for top potential talent to join the Evolve Fight Team. If you are interested in applying as a professional fighter for the Evolve Fight Team, please send an email to fighters@evolve-mma.com. For more information on the Evolve Fight Team, please click here.


Evolve Mixed Martial Arts® is Asia's premier brand of MMA academies.  Evolve MMA ranks among the best academies in the world for Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and Mixed Martial Arts.

FELIPE COSTA: 30+ EPISODE 6

+ HL vid from our friends at Kauai Kimonos (Bali, Indonesia)

GETTING OLDER: TRAVELING WITH FAMILY

(Me holding my 7-month old nephew and my sister-in-law carrying my 14-month old son)

I just got back from a two-week trip with my immediate and extended family from Europe to celebrate my sister's wedding. It was a crazy trip with nearly half a dozen hotel changes, 4x cities, 2x baby/infant and 13x adults in 3x cars. Not to mention the 10 hour flight each way with my 14-month old son who's now running around pinching strangers. He's just over a year but is often mistaken for a two-year-old cause of how big he is, 13kg. I guess he takes after his dad. I'm already doing my best to play games that require him to escape my close-guard which my wife just shakes her head at in embarrassment.

Anyways, going into this trip I was very conscious about how I ate and how I kept active. At the same time I didn't torture myself by not enjoying the great food either, I just made sure to do a little extra here and there to compensate for what I was putting into the body. To my joy, I returned to Bangkok weighing the same as I had left which often is not the case. I think I had a weekend in HK some years ago where I returned nearly 3-4kg heavier, hahaha. Being in Europe reminded me a lot of my life in New York having to walk everywhere, taking the metro and many flights of stairs. I believe this helped a great deal cause I was never stationary going from place to place and chasing after my boy which is not easy. Besides the constant activity, I noticed the portions were much smaller than what you'll see in the US and sometimes in Asia depending on where you go. So already I didn't have to do much editing and was able to enjoy a little of this and that.

I did hit a bump in the trip near the end after two nights of heavy drinking. Hey! it's a wedding! And so the following day could feel some effects in my gouty-foot. Nothing bad like the first time but enough that I elected to stay in one day and keep off the foot. I skipped lunch, drank a lot of water and slept. Having changed my diet over the past couple of months I was feeling pretty good until this point. I was hoping it was just a one time deal but unfortunately is not the case.

So what got me reflecting on the trips is, what made the difference on this trip that I didn't come back heavier but was certainly enjoying some good food while traveling? Previous trips I tend to tack on the weight so what can I take from this and bring back home? Perhaps its pretty obvious but it hits me to say that I have to be more active. Most of the time we're talking about training or what food we eat but the difference may be how active we are in our daily routine? How many steps do you take throughout the day? Do you take the stairs instead of the elevator? Can you walk to work? Besides alcohol and savory foods, another vice that I have is the internet. I may have to rethink the amount of time spent at the computer outside of work. A lot of my design work and projects require the computer but I may have to squeeze in more time to walk outside or ride that nice bicycle I bought some months ago, haha.

Anyways, things are moving in a positive direction and it's nice to know that in my most recent trip I could see progress.

-Luke

SEABJJ TEAM: ASIA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS (BUDOKAN, JP)

So here is the SEABJJ TEAM roster for the Asia Open Championships this coming September 11-12 in Tokyo, JP. All competitors will receive competition patch and t-shirt, courtesy of BJJ-ASIA. 25x competitors total and to all of you the best of luck in Japan. -Luke

CHINA(SHBJJ/SEABJJ)

Stanley Tam

Marc

Mark Thompson

HONG KONG(HKJJ/SEABJJ)

Makoto Aramaki
Yohei Suzuki

PHILIPPINES(ATOS JJ/SEABJJ)

Cat J. de Leon
Carlo Pena
Ralph Go
Ali Sulit
Eros Baluyot
Bert Sunico
Glen Toreja

TAIWAN(TWNBJJ/SEABJJ)

Warren Wang

Demitri Telfair

Makoto Ogasawara

Isaac Chang

kai andrei

rocky

a-hua

justin

Dan

jon 

THAILAND(BKKBJJ/SEABJJ)

Tomi Hashimoto

Mark Simmerman

Dimitris Tsitos

CHINA EXPO: BJJ EXHIBITION

Taken from:  WWW.KAKUTOH.COM

Check out some familiar faces from the SEABJJ scene at the China Expo courtesy of Kinya Hashimoto's blog on Kakutoh.com.

(l to r) black-belt Makoto Aramaki & purple-belt Kojima

UFC ESTABLISHES OFFICES IN ASIA

taken from: www.mmamania.com

As the UFC continues upon their quest of global domination, at least when it concerns combat sports, it was announced at the UFC 118 post-fight press conference that Asia will be the new home to UFC offices. Named as the Executive Vice President and Managing Director of this new operation was former NBA China Executive Mark Fischer.

Mark Fischer at the UFC 118 post-fight press conference:

"It's great to be here back in my hometown. I'm delighted and honored to work with UFC president Dana White and the Fertitta brothers to build the Ultimate Fighting Championship and our other businesses in Asia. It's a fantastic market. I think we're just scratching the surface. A lot martial arts began their tradition there. We're very respectful of that... I was with the NBA in Asia for 12 years. Five or six of those were building the NBA in China. I think as successful as the NBA was there, what we were able to do with that, I think we can just as much with the UFC and more."

A couple quick notes on this move. One, Mr. Fischer appears to be extremely qualified to take on this role. He served as essentially the lead man for NBA China the last few years and has worked in Asia for the NBA for a dozen years. The NBA has undoubtedly enjoyed the most success in terms of global expansion when it comes to the big four sports in America, the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, and their conquest of Asia has been a big part of that.

And two, the sheer size of the Asian market will assuredly lead to an increased fan base. Asia is the world's most populous continent consisting of more than 4 billion people. To compare, North America is home to around 530 million people. 

Big business likely awaits.

So, with offices now in the United Kingdom, Canada, and now Asia to go along with their headquarters in Las Vegas, Nevada, what part of the globe will the UFC post up at next? Let's hear from our Maniac geography buffs.

THE NOW: 2010 FBT THAILAND OPEN

REGISTER NOW!!!

WWW.STRONGVON.COM/THAIOPEN

FBT Sports returns as our marquee sponsor, the producers of the high-quality custom rashguards. The first 100 competitors to register will receive this custom rashguard as a gift. In addition to this news, we have more updates for our annual competition taking place October 23-24, 2010 here in Bangkok, TH.

REFEREE SEMINAR PRE-TOURNAMENT

On Friday October 22nd from 1 to 5pm Profesor Stephen Kamphuis and Mark Simmerman will host a free referee seminar at Bangkok BJJ Academy for a maxiumum of 20 people. This is a great opportunity to study the IBJJF rules more carefully in order to improve your performance and to contribute better officiating at regional competitions. Please send an email to thailandbjj@gmail.com with "Referee Seminar" in the subject line to reserve your spot.

BLACK-BELT SEMINAR POST-TOURNAMENT

On Monday October 25 from 1-6pm, we will hold a special half-day Black Belt Seminar led by Bangkok BJJ's own Profesor Adam Kayoom and a second special guest Black Belt. For athletes who competed, this special Black Belt seminar will cost only 400 baht. For others who did not compete but wish to attend, the price for the seminar will be 1,000 baht per person. This Black Belt seminar is limited to 25 persons. If you wish to join, please send an email to thailandbjj@gmail.com and write "BLACK BELT SEMINAR" in the subject line of the email. Following the seminar beginning at 630pm, there will be an open mat session until 9pm. 

PRIZES

*First 100 to register receive custom FBT/BJJAT rashguard

*Alll competitors will receive a tournament t-shirt

*First 100 to register are eligible to win a new Shoyoroll gi

*All gold medalists in the absolute divisions for white/blue/purple/brown/black & women's white+blue will receive a $100 USD gift certificate from Budovideos.com

*Division winners will receive their own copy of BJJ Spirits magazine, the leading BJJ/Grappling magazine from Japan

*Kauai Kimonos, the makers of all rip-stop gis from Bali will be raffling gis + merch-table at the tournament.

*Redstar Gis, hailing from Canada will also be making their SEA debut with raffled gis and discounted prices at the tournament.

*Kombat Mouthguards, producers of quality mouthguard pieces for MMA/Muay Thai/Grappling from Phuket, TH will raffle a free custom mouthguard. The fitting will be done on sight to ensure quality fit

*Golden Palace Hotel (Sukhumvit Soi 1) is offering discounted rate for all competitors. 900 baht per night, discounted from their usual rate of 1350 baht

*Brands available for sale at the tournament: Kauai Kimonos, Redstar BJJ, BJJ-ASIA, SEABJJ, Kombat Mouthguards, FBT, Fairtex + more!!!

AND WHAT YOU'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM US AT BJJAT & WHAT WE'VE IMPROVED UPON

*Heavy heavy custom made medals for gold, silver and bronze medalists

*We've changed locations to accommodate for larger competition space to Seacon Square

*The competition area will be fully enclosed and all unauthorized persons entering the enclosed space during competition will be disqualified

*Samitvej Hospital staff will be onsight to attend to all injuries

*IBJJ rules will be posted at key locations for all to review

*Improved PA system

*Automated bracketing system and online registration done by strongvon.com

*All competitors receive tournament t-shirt sponsored by KMT Travel

*more prizes to be announced on the day

WWW.STRONGVON.COM/THAIOPEN

LEGEND FC III: 09.24.2010

date:
24th September 2010  7:30 PM

location:
Hall 3G, Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Center, Wan Chai   map

Professional MMA Returns with Legend 3 at HKCEC

August 30, 2010 (Hong Kong) – With an event card which features undefeated Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) champions, the sport’s fastest-rising stars as well as a homegrown hero out to avenge a shock defeat, Legend 3 once again raises the bar on professional MMA in the region.  After two knock-out events, Legend 3 steps into the mainstream at the larger-capacity Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) for nine exciting contests on Friday, September 24.

The first of three co-main events features Australian welterweight champion Justin Murray, 29, against Legend newcomer Kim Hoon, 30, of South Korea. Murray will put his strong striking and solid ground skills to the test against Kim’s aggressive attacking style. In the second main event, two-time Legend winner Bae Myung Ho, 23, of South Korea takes on Malaysian Adam Kayoom, 32, in the welterweight class, with both athletes Brazilian Jiujitsu specialists.  And in the third and final main event, South Korean prodigy Yang Hae Jun, 22, will square off against power-puncher Kelvin Fitial, 27, of the Northern Mariana Islands, in Legend’s first ever heavyweight match.

Tickets for the Legend 3 go on sale from today, Monday, August 30, priced at HK$650 and HK$350, and are available from Hong Kong Ticketing, Tom Lee outlets and selected martial arts facilities. VIP ringside seating is also available directly from Legend.

Out to avenge his Legend 2 defeat is Hong Kong’s Kenny Yeung, the SAR’s most well-known MMA athlete.  After taking victory on his Hong Kong MMA debut, Yeung’s shock first-round defeat here in June has made the 28-year old determined to restore his reputation.  For Legend 3, he will drop to 66 kilograms for his first competition in the Legend’s featherweight class and face China’s Yang Zhuo, 21.

Legend has established a reputation for featuring the region’s brightest young stars, with Zhang Tiequan of China, whose dominant Legend 2 win over Daniel Digby was named Submission of the Night, recently signed to the US-based WEC, and will make his debut in the UFC-owned promotion on September 30.

But Legend’s plan for development of the sport doesn’t stop with its adrenaline-filled events.  After launching the Legend MMA Development Programme last spring, Legend has announced Hong Kong’s Alex Lee as the programme’s top MMA prospect. Lee is now working hard to develop all-important striking and grappling skills, with the aim of making his Legend debut early next year.

Says Legend co-founder Chris Pollak: “We are constantly working to bring both the best champion athletes as well as the region’s brightest fledging talent to Legend events.  It’s exciting to see some of our athletes further their international careers, and we’re extremely proud to be helping develop new, Hong Kong talent.  Alex has been training incredibly hard and we’re thrilled by his progress and development.”

Considered by many to be the most exciting martial arts competition format, MMA allows athletes trained in martial arts such as Sanda (China), Brazilian Jiujitsu (Brazil/Japan), Judo (Japan), Karate (Japan), Muay Thai (Thailand), Boxing (Greece), Sambo (Russia), Tae Kwon Do (Korea) and Wrestling (Greece) to compete in a freestyle contest of interdisciplinary skills, with the best overall martial artists emerging as the winners.

“Over the past two events, Legend has shown Hong Kong just how exciting professional MMA can be, and Hong Kong’s MMA fan base is growing at a rapid speed, just as it is in the rest of the world,”  Legend co-founder Mike Haskamp says.  “In Legend 3, expect to see the return of some athletes at the top of their MMA game, like two-time winner Bae Myung Ho, as well as some exciting prospects on the rise, such as South Korea’s Yang Hae Jun. And of course we are excited to continue to feature Hong Kong’s own Kenny Yeung.”

MMA operates under a strict set of competition rules, and athletes compete in a timed freestyle contest, with the best martial artist emerging victorious. This unique form becomes the ultimate in martial arts – complex, yet adaptable and highly entertaining to watch.

Legend clips, images, news and background are all at www.legendfc.com.  Legend 3 will reach television audiences in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Singapore, via broadcast partner KIX.

WWW.LEGENDFC.COM

*NOTE: I will be in HK for this event to support my instructor Adam Kayoom and to report on the event. This will be my first MMA event in SEA and am looking forward to catching up with all my buddies there. See you guys soon! -Luke

UPDATE: COPA DE HONG KONG 3

Wight categories : ~76kg and over 76.1kg

Divisions :Div 1 = White and Blue belts (5min), applied IBJJF Blue belt rule. (Wrist lock is allowed)

Div 2 = Purple to Black Belts (7min), applied IBJJF Black belt rule.

OSU!

WWW.KLN-BJJ.BLOGSPOT.COM

ANDREW LEONE WRESTLING SEMINAR @ BOXER REBELLION (TH)

 

WWW.BOXER-REBELLION.NET

I'M BACK AND VERY TIRED

Just got back this morning from my two-week trip and I am exhausted. I had a great time and had some awesome food. Enough so that I didn't feel so bad towards the end when I had to to cut out the fun stuff to save my foot. Managed things so that my trip was gout-free!

Anyways, excited to be home and ready to get back into the training routine. I watched so many tournament vids that my dreams are of me in at the Mundials, Brazil circa 1994. 

I am wrapping up some details this week regarding all competitors for the ASIA OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS in Tokyo, JP (Budokan). This is to you, TEAM SEABJJ!!! Please be sure to get on board with the facebook group so that I and event-leader Warren Wang can get a tally of all competitors from Southeast Asia. Also, only for those competing I will need your t-shirt size so that I can send the appropriate number of shirts to Tokyo and of course I need your team mailing address to send patches! Don't miss out on free stuff as this is what I'm doing to help support you, the team. This is our first go so don't make it suck for me and have to do everything the eve of the event cause that won't work, haha.

-Luke

MMA @ BANGLA STADIUM (PHUKET)

NEW INSTRUCTOR @ HKJJ

NEW INSTRUCTOR
Brad Ku
HKJJ Hong Kong Jiu-Jisu ( http://www.hkjj.com.hk )

Born in 1979 Hong Kong
Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiujitsu

・Fight record
2006DUMAU Cup 2nd place
2008BJJ riddim MVP
2010Estadual Rio Cup 3rd place

Brad started brazilian jiujitsu in 2001 while he was living and studying in Australia, but after training under Toshiyuki Wado in Tokyo Japan, he began to realize that Jiujitsu was not only a hobby, and decided to move on to the next level.

The training at the early time was very harsh and competitive, but Brad never gave up and constantly stayed on top of his game. It was then he built up a strong friendship with Makoto Aramaki as a teammate and as well as a good friend in private.

Brad was also known for his multi-lingal talent. He is fluent and able to teach in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, and Japanese.

On Top of that, after long years of living in Japan. He is also very familiar with Japanese culture and history as well. Brad has trained in various academies in many different countries and has made his bjj connections all over the world. After spending 7 months training and studying in Brazil, he has competed in the World Championship 2010 held in Long Beach California, as well as in Brazil and received 3rd Place at the Estadual Rio Cup.
He is truly one of the pioneers of jiujitsu in Hong Kong. From Aug 01, 2010, Brad returned to his hometown Hong Kong and joined us an instructor at HKJJ.

STILL OUT

I'm still another 6 days out before returning home and back to posting regularly. It's been an indulgent trip so far and I am feeling some effects on my foot but nothing like the first time (*previous gout post). So obviously before I allow what I am feeling today to development into a full blown problem, I am taking it easy the next week for sure. 

On other news, we're approaching September and the first Team SEABJJ supported tournament is coming up in Japan! Team SEABJJ is a non-profit group and network to support the competitors from Southeast Asia who are taking part in international tournaments in locations like Japan, US and Brazil. We support each other by communicating via our facebook group to share information on registration, travel expenses and hotel. Also, at the tournament we are there for each other for coaching, timing and all out community support/comraderie. 


For the Asian Open Championships taking place September 11-12 in Tokyo Japan (Budokan), we have Taiwan BJJ's Warren Wang as our event leader. He is coordinating all the information and help you may need. I am also taking a tally for all those participating to receive the first SEABJJ comp t-shirt. Now I have received some comments regarding the figure used in the back logo but this is just a one-time deal. I will produce a companion shirt to remain politically neutral when it comes to reference to Master Helio and Master Carlos Sr. So let's get the roster finalized so t-shirts and patches can get to you the competitor, in time. Please check out the following links:


SEABJJ FACEBOOK
TEAM SEABJJ

CHICO MENDES SEMINAR: SHBJJ 09.04.2010

SHBJJ, combined with Alavanca, WJAJC, and the China Jiu Jitsu Federation will be hosting a Seminar with Chico Mendes on September 4th, at the Shanghai Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy. 

The seminar will start at 2pm, and will be open to the public. Seminar fee is 150rmb for all students and none students. See you on the mats!

NEW BLACK-BELT INSTRUCTOR @ SHANGHAI BJJ

Attention!
SHBJJ, would like to inform all its students and friends that we will be having a guest Black Belt teaching at SHBJJ for the next year. His name is Bruno "CABEÇÃO” Moreira. (Bruno's impressive resume is below) Bruno, is a long time friend of Tony, Ryan and Stan. He is one of the most respected BJJ/MMA competitors in Brazil as well as one of the best instructors from his hometown of Recifie. SHBJJ’s program is still under our Professor - Tony Eduardo (who will be returning next month), but we felt the importance of having another high level Black Belt instructor like Bruno, to help with our program.
  注意！ SHBJJ，想告诉所有的学生和朋友，我们将在有一个黑带教练在SHBJJ任教一 年。他的 名字叫布鲁诺“卡贝桑”莫雷拉。（他的简历如下）是Tony, Ryan 和 Stan很久的朋友。他是巴西Recifie最受欢迎的巴西柔术/MMA 教练之一。 SHBJJ的计划仍然在我们的教授 - Tony（下月将回来），但我们觉得有另一种高层次的黑带教练布鲁诺在SHBJJ也一样的重 要，以帮助我们的训练。

- White Belt (Nov/97 a Jan/99):

- Vice Champion Pernambuco de 98;

- Champion Voador Cup98

- Champion of Elógica Cup 98;

- Champion of Recife Cup 98.

- Blue Belt (Jan/99 a Nov/2000):

- Champion Pernambuco de 99;

- Champion Voador Cup  99

- Champion Recife Cup 99;

- Champion Kezen Cup 99;

- Winner of the Prize of best athlet of Pernambucano championship 99;

- Champion Pernambucano de 2000;

- Champion Voador Cup 2000;

- Champion Flying Horse Cup 2000;

- Champion Finalization Fight Cup 2000;

- Purple Belt ( Nov/2000 a  Fev/2004)

- Champion Recife Cup 2000;

- Champion Absoluto Recife Cup 2000;

- Champion Pernambucano 2001;

- Champion Voador Cup 2001;

- Champion Kezen Cup 2001;

- Vice Champion Voador Cup 2002;

- Champion Pernambucano 2003;

- Champion Kezen Cup 2003;

- Champion North-Northeast Gracie Barra Cup 2003;

- Vice Champion Voador Cup 2003;

- Vice Champion Absoluto Pernambucano 2003;

- 3º Place in Brazilian Championship of 2003. 

- Brown Belt (Fev/2004 - 2006)

- Champion Band Challenge 2004;

- Champion Pernambucano 2004;

- Champion North-northeast Cup 2004;

- Champion Kezen Cup 2004;

- Champion Voador Cup 2004;

- 3º place in Jiu JItsu World Cup 2004;

- Champion Pernambucano 2005;

- 2nd place Brasileiro 2005.

- Black Belt (Actual days)

- Champion Pernambucano 2006 - 2007 - 2008;

- Champion Norte Nordeste 2006 - 2007 - 2008;

- Champion Copa Kezen 2007;

- Champion Copa Voador 2006 - 2008;

- 3º place in Mundial de Jiu JItsu 2008 - 2009;

- Champion Pernambucano 2008 - 2009 ;

- 3rd Place Brasileiro 2008.

and the list goes on...

See you on the mats,

Shanghai Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy

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'OUTSIDE VENTURES' VISITS BANGKOK BJJ

Thanks to the guys at Outside Ventures for visiting us at Bangkok BJJ. We welcome everyone to come train with us, regardless of your affiliation. Just be sure to come in with a positive attitude, willingness to learn and mutual respect. Os. -Luke

COPA DE HONG KONG 5: RESULTS

http://kln-bjj.blogspot.com/2010/08/copa-5-hong-kong-results-of-15-august.html
 
 
Whitebelt Juniors Division

Lightweight:
1. Max Leali-Versus Performance
2. Marco-Kowloon BJJ

Heavyweight:
1. Yan Lung-Kylin
2. Henry-Macau BJJ


Whitebelt Adult Division

Pluma:
1. Max Mak-Macau BJJ
2. Ryan-Kowloon BJJ
3. Yan-Kowloon BJJ

Pena:
1. Adam Sinnott-Macau BJJ
2. John Ho Jo-Grips
3. Nick-Contact
3. Anson-Kowloon BJJ

Leve:
1. Jacky Wong-Kowloon BJJ
2. Spencer-Kowloon BJJ
3. Paul Au-Kylin

Medio:
1. Vince-Evolve
2. Klaus-Kowloon BJJ
3. Awa-Kowloon BJJ
3. Hoodle-Gracie Barra HK

Meio-Pessado:
1. Jay-Kowloon BJJ
2. Victor Chow-Kylin BJJ
3. John Kin Jok-Grips
3. Harrison-Gracie Barra HK

Pessado:
1. Derrick Kyle-Grips
2. James-Grips
3. Phil-Kowloon BJJ


Bluebelt Adult

Pena:
1. Pravin-Contact
2. Cheng Kai Yan-HKJJ

Leve:
1. Douglas Piet-Grips
2. Sebastian-Kowloon BJJ

Medio:
1. Frankie-Kowloon BJJ
2. Matthew-Kowloon BJJ

Pessado:
1. John Skoyles-Grips
2. Henry Fougstedt-Kylin BJJ

Kowloon BJJ and the Copa 5 organizers would like to give a big round of applause to all competitors. All though at the time of the event, most may think differently, in the end winning or losing doesn't matter so much as the willingness to compete and support your team, and to do so with heart, determination and respect for ones opponents. By being willing to step on the mat, you not only serve to improve and give respect to yourself, but to the art of Jiu-jitsu as it is practiced today. Well done to all.

We would also like to cordially thank all participating teams and their coaches: Grips BJJ, Versus Performance Gym, Kylin BJJ, Macau BJJ, Contact Gym, and Gracie Barra Hong Kong. Thank you for your support.

Lastly, we would like to personally thank all volunteer referees of this event. Overall, we believe without a doubt that the standard of refereeing was the highest yet in Hong Kong. Thank you again so much to Silvio Braga, Rodrigo Caporal, Makoto Aramaki, Adam Clarke, Taki, Daniel Charles, Thomas of Kylin (sorry, forgot your last name, but everyone knows who you are, haha), and Henry Chan.

Once again, congratulations and thanks to all, and we hope to see you again on the 4th of September for the Copa 6 No-gi competition, as well as the conclusion of the white and blue belt absolute categories to be named at a later date.

OSU!!!

Kowloon BJJ & the COPA 5 Organizational Team

PRO FIGHTING IV: 180 RESULTS

Match 1:     

95kg-    Ho Yi Hen (Taiwan) defeats Arnaud Perron (France) via arm triangle submission; 47secs into the 3rd Rd.

 

Match 2:    

75kg-    Toby Holland (Canada) defeats Shi Zhen Xing "Stone" via split decision

 

Match 3:    

77kg-    Seok Mo Kim (Korea) defeats Will Chope (USA) via arm bar @ 1m 38s of the 1st Rd.

 

Match 4:    

85kg-    Anders Johnsen (Denmark) defeats Cheng Ming Quay (Taiwan) via referree stoppage GNP @ 3m 04s of 1st Rd.

 

Match 5:    

69kg-    Andrew Leone (USA) defeats Sang Il "Samuel" Lee (Korea) via Unanimous Decision

 

Match 6:    

105kg-    Wu Dong Xing (Taiwan) defeats Hanz "Big Turk" Olsen (USA) via Guillotine Choke submission; 43secs into the 1st Rd.

 

Match 7:    

68kg-    Mark Striegl (USA/Japan) defeats Bae Yong Kwon (Korea) via Unanimous Decision  (*****FIGHT OF THE NIGHT*****)

 

Match 8:    

75kg-    Andrei Liu (Taiwan) defeats Eliot Corley (USA) via Rear Naked Choke submission @ 4m 45s of 1st Rd.
 

Referees: Kemp Cheng (1-4, 8)  Warren Wang (5-7)

NEW ADDITION TO SINGAPORE ROSTER: IMPACT MMA

In place of Moura BJJ comes Impact MMA. 

IMPACT MMA is a new gym in Singapore which is affiliated with Checkmat. Prof Leke from Checkmat is the head instructor at IMPACT MMA.

COPA DE HK & LEO VIERA SEMINAR: TIME CHANGE

LEO VIEIRA'S SEMINAR AND COMPETITION TIME HAS CHANGED AS FOLLOWS.
PLEASE COME AT RIGHT TIME AND SORRY FOR INCONVENIENCES CAUSED!!!

4th of Sept, 2010 - LEO VIEIRA SEMINAR + COPA DE HK3

Part 1. SEMINAR : 10:30 to 12:30

Part 2. COMPETITION
Weigh in : 12:30 to 13:00
Starts from : 13:00

Prof. Leo Viera (2 x ADCC Champ, 2 x BJJ world Champ) is confirmed to come to Hong Kong for a seminar in September!!!! After 2 hours of GI seminar, we will hold "Copa De HK3 2010 - NO GI/ Produced by Leo Vieira" and all the MA fighters are welcomed to join the tournament.

Weight category : under 76kg/over 76.1kg
Division 1 = White and blue belts
Division 2 = Purple, brown and black belt
Rule : IBJJF NO GI rule
Venue and time = Kung Tong Public Sports Centre at 12:00 (Seminar)
More details : http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/lsb/en/facilities.php?fid=1007

Price : Seminar only = HKD500
Competition only = HKD200
Seminar + Comp = HKD600

For entry and inquiry, please send an email to info @ kln-bjj.com (Pls remove space around "@")

OSU!
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P.S. Thanks for your understanding. We really want to complete the event within the same day. (Not like last Sunday, ha 


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