Kowloon BJJ Blog

True New Blue - Yan Yan Yan

2011-10-18T23:10:00.000+08:00

After 4 years of training in KLN BJJ, Yan Yan Yan was promoted to blue belt on last Saturday.
Well deserved Yan x 3.

....he deserved

This is KLN BJJ. Osu.

An Over Due Update ABD Pro Results

2011-09-28T13:58:00.001+08:00

Better late than never here are some video and pics from the Shanghai and Macau ABD Pro trials:

KLN BJJ Results

Shanghai ABD Pro Trials:

Kojima - took gold in the purple absolute
Sindy - Silver in the womens absolute in her first BJJ tournament!
Johnny - Bronze in his weight category

Macau Trials:

Tom - Took gold in weight and absolute White Belt
Taki - Took Silver in Black Belt Absolute
Matthew - Took Gold in Weight Category and shared absolute with Hoin

RESULTS : ADCC SOUTH CHINA SUMMER ROUND IN MACAU

2011-09-26T15:17:00.000+08:00

ADCC SOUTH CHINA SUMMER ROUND IN MACAU
25th, September, 2011 - Venetial Resourt Hotels

* Novice
-65.9kg
1st : Ryan Cheng (HK JJ)

-76.9kg
1st : Sean Soclayz (KLN BJJ)
2nd : Awa Ahuen (KLN BJJ)

-87.9kg
1st : Andrew Wong Kee (Grips)
2nd : Jordan Roberts (Grips)
3rd : Paulo Ribeiro (Fusion)
3rd : Shun Litavongcharoen (KLN BJJ)

-98.9kg
1st : John Skoykles (Grips)
2nd : Tom Crawford (KLN BJJ)

+99kg
1st : Andy Bachtiar (Grips)
2nd : Yokozuna (KLN BJJ)

Absolute
1st : Jordan Roberts (Grips)
2nd : Tom Crawford (KLN BJJ)
3rd : John (Grips)

* Advance
-76.9kg
1st : Andrew Leone (Nova Union Juggernaut)
2nd : Leo Lui (KLN BJJ)

-87.9kg
1st : Rodrigo Caporal (Grips)
2nd : Andy Wang (Taiwan BJJ)

Absolute
1st : Rodrigo Caporal (Grips)
2nd : Andrew Leone (Nova Union Juggernaut)

3rd : Andy Wang (Taiwan BJJ)
3rd : Leo Lui (KLN BJJ)

Team
1st : Grips
2nd : KLN BJJ
3rd : Nova Union Juggernaut

Weekend copmetition results

2011-09-26T08:39:00.003+08:00

ROAD TO ABD PRO IN SOUTH CHINA 24th, Sep, 2011 - Venetian resourt hotel

-62kg/White belt/Female
1st : Hiromi Kaji (HK JJ)
2nd : Simoni Yun (Fusion)
3rd : Hin Tung Li (KLN BJJ)
3rd : Winnie Gu (Hero SH)

-65kg/White belt/Male
1st : Tad Kawakita (Grips)
2nd : Ryan (HK JJ)
3rd : Henry Tong (Kylin JJ)
3rd : Eric Jerusalem (Fusion)

-74kg/White belt/Male
1st : Alessandro Radici (Grips)
2nd : Alan Tek (Fusion)
3rd : Victor Kam (KLN BJJ)
3rd : Diniz Pinhal (Fusion)

-92kg/White belt/Male
1st : Jordan Roberts (Grips)
2nd : Francisco Kim (Grips)
3rd : Lucus (KLN BJJ)

+92kg/White belt/Male
1st : Tom Crawford (KLN BJJ)
2nd : Adrian Webber (Grips)
3rd : Yokozuna (KLN BJJ)

Absolute/White belt/Male
1st : Tom Crawford (KLN BJJ)
2nd : Calvin Chan (Grips)
3rd : Tony Wong (Grips)
3rd : Diniz Pinhal (Fusion)

-65kg/Blue Belt/Male
1st : Andrew Leone (NU Juggernaut)
2nd : Herbert Ling (Grips)
3rd : Max Mak (Fusion)
3rd : Gus Liem (KLN BJJ)

-74kg/Blue belt/Male
1st : Donald Tong (Fusion)
2nd : James Li (Fusion)
3rd : John Hon (Grips)

-83kg/Blue belt/Male
1st : Gabriel Arroyo (Grips)
2nd : Matt Tremblay (Grips)
3rd : Joseph Kovacs (Grips)
3rd : Johny Sigh (Grips)

-92kg/Blue belt/Male
1st : Haruki Adachi (HK JJ)
2nd : John Skoykles (Grips)

+92kg/Blue belt/Male
1st : Marcus Hallow (Fusion)
2nd : Andrew Fung (Grips)

-65kg/Purple belt/Male
1st : Richard Kua (Atos VPF)
2nd : Andy Chan (Kylin)
3rd : Gary Huen (Versus)

-83kg/Purple belt/Male
1st : Matthew (KLN BJJ)
2nd : Douglas Pietrse (Grips)
3rd : Hoin (KLN BJJ)
3rd : Ramiro (Fusion)

Absolute/Purple belt/Male
1st : Matthew (KLN BJJ)
2nd : Hoin (KLN BJJ)
3rd : Richard Kua (Atos VPF)
3rd : Douglas Pietrse (Grips)

Absolute/Black + Brown belt/Male
1st : Rodrigo Caporal (Grips)
2nd : Taki (KLN BJJ)

TEAM
1st : Grips
2nd : KLN BJJ
3rd : Fusion

* If you find mistakes, please kindly inform to info@kln-bjj.com , Thank you!

KLN BJJ CUP - Vol. 2 / Results and things

2011-08-21T00:05:00.000+08:00

Thanks to Henry and Armrock Ltd., for sponsoring for titled competition.
We had a good fun Saturday.

1st place : Big tall, Tom (He showed techniques without using power and weight) - Won HKD1,000 but spent in Siuro bar on same night.

2nd place : Kojima - Won HKD500 but spent more than HKD500 in Siuro bar on same night.

3rd places : Owen and Cobby's dad Joe

There will be Nishi's farewell party week. Lets send the last Samurai back home drunk!!

Love you all.,

Samulime

Daikichi does it Again

2011-08-12T14:49:00.001+08:00

Our boxing instructor 'Daikichi' again wont again!, he won a professional boxing match held in Samoa!! He is now looking for the next opportunity to fight in professional match, it could be in September in Hong Kong!

Once the match is fixed, we will update everyone.

Daikichi's boxing class is held at 17:30 every Sunday, don't miss it.

ANNOUNCING KOWLOON CUP 2

2011-08-08T13:36:00.002+08:00

On 20^th AUGUST (SATURDAY) we will hold an intra BJJ competition, KOWLOON CUP 2.

This will be like a rehearsal for coming competitions in September, Abudhabi pro trial Shanghai, Abudabi pro Macau and ADCC Macau.

Date : 20^th AUGUST (SATURDAY)

Time : 16:30 ~

Venue : at KLNBJJ

Rule : IBJJ rule

6min / match

Handicap system ; Blue belt -10 points, purple – 20points

Absolute category.

We will have women category this time.

Prize : to be informed.

New BJJ Fundamentals Class

2011-07-27T11:06:00.003+08:00

There will be a new class targeted at BJJ fundamentals.

What: The class will consist of working on fundamental BJJ and fundamental BJJ movements. The focus of the class will not be on advanced techniques but how to correctly execute fundamental techniques, positions and movements. There will be no cardio training or hard warmup

Why: BJJ Fundamentals are important techniques and movements that every BJJ player needs to know. Examples would be closed guard, 1/2 guard, fundamental passing guard, basic throwing techniques, triangle from guard, armbar from guard , kimura from guard.

Who: This class is aimed primarily at inexperienced BJJ players but everyone is welcome to join

Where: KLN BJJ Gym

When: Saturdays 3-4pm, directly after kids class, if there is enough demand in future a second class will be scheduled on Sundays

Upcoming Competition

2011-07-27T10:46:00.000+08:00

Thailand Aug 21 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/bjjat-presents-no-gi-festival.html

Shanghai Sep 11 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/2012-world-pro-jiu-jitsu-championships.html

Japan Sep 18 - Mega Fight Japan

Macau Sep 24-25 http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/abu-dhabi-pro-adcc-tournaments-macau.html

Philippines October 8-9 - http://www.bjjfp.com/dojo/?q=node/161

Japan October 8-9 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/www.html

Thailand Oct 22-23 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/just-got-back.html

Korea Oct 15-16 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/www.html

Malaysia Oct 29-30 - http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/www.html

Indonesia Nov 19 - http://grapplingindo.com/

Taiwan 2011 Roundup

2011-07-25T17:51:00.002+08:00

KLN BJJ took 10 competitors to the Taiwain BJJ Comp 2011. It was a very well run and professional event. KLN BJJ took the second place trophy in the team standing for the gi event. Thanks to everyone who supported the team. Thanks to everyone who took video, especially Henry and Lucas. Also thanks to Kojima for being the team cheerleader. Below is a summary with pictures and videos.

Taki - took silver in both the heavy weight gi and absolute no-gi losing to a much bigger opponent each time.

Kojima - didnt make weight (4kg over) but competed in the gi absolute KLN BJJ swept 1st and 2nd place.

Matthew - won weight gi division and swept the absolute with Kojima and took silver in the no-gi weight class

Yan Yan Yan- took second place in his weight division gi

Fei - took second place in the gi absolute and 3rd place in his weight division

Ken - took first place in his weight division

Henry - had two tough fights in his weight division gi and no-gi

Vincent - had a tough fight in his weight division won two fights in the absolute losing to teamate Fei in the absolute

Lucas - had a tough fight in his weight division but had a sweet armbar in the absolute. Lucas didnt make weight but went outside ran around in the sun like man then made weight

Full results:

http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/2011-taiwan-international-bjj_24.html

http://www.bjj-asia.com/2011/07/2011-taiwan-international-bjj.html

Member Abroad Jay Horley

2011-07-21T10:41:00.000+08:00

Congrats Jay!

The Ninja is Coming

2011-07-08T13:46:00.002+08:00

KLN BJJ proudly brings 2011 brown belt world champion, Lee "The Ninja" Sang Su as our guest instructor for a month. Lee is a technical fighter with a lot of competition experience. He is originally from Nagoya, Japan and trains under Prof. Makoto Ikuta, who is also very good friend and one of the teachers of KLN BJJ. Thank you very much to Ikuta-san for bringing this opportunity to Hong Kong! Thanks Kojima-san for helping to arrange his coming

PERIOD : 16/Aug/2011 - 14/Sep/2011 (2 x classes a day)
PRIVATE LESSONS : HKD380/hour, HKD450/hour for small groups.

For inquiries and booking : info@kln-bjj.com 90987429 (Kei)

LEE'S ACHEIVEMENTS:

BROWN BELT WORLD\MUNDIALS CHAMPION 2011 - GALO Weight

ASIATICO (BJJ ASIA CHAMPIONSHIP) 1st Place

ALL JAPAN BJJ TOURNAMENT - 1st Place

COPA DE HONG KONG 2 - 1st Place

Friday July 01 2011 Holiday Schedule

2011-07-01T12:43:00.001+08:00

Just a reminder to everyone we will have open mat from 3pm Friday July 01 2011. Do not come at night there will be no night classes.

Preventing and Healing BJJ Injuries

2011-06-29T15:08:00.000+08:00

Disclaimer - Always seek advice from a competent medical professional.

Injuries Do Happen
One of the simple facts of BJJ is that you will pick up injuries most will be small and easily overcome. Realizing that BJJ comes with some risk is part of the process of preparing yourself to prevent injuries and recover quickly when they do happen. BJJ is a combat sport and does require a certain level of fitness, the following are some fitness areas required in BJJ.

Are You a Competitor?
Firstly if you are doing BJJ as a hobby and are not interested in competing, that is perfectly fine, you will not need the highest levels of conditioning. If you plan to compete and compete on a regular basis a much higher level of conditioning is necessary. Whatever your participation level a certain degree of conditioning is necessary requirement of BJJ. Yes, technique is the highest goal but strength is need to perform the techniques.

Warmup

Before you begin sparring or other BJJ related activities make sure you warmup properly. Warmup to the point you break a light sweat. This is especially needed in colder weather. Cold tight ligaments and joints are more susceptible to injury. In warming up, start very slow and build up. Starting off with a fast paced jog is not a proper warm up. The slow warm up should last for at least 10 minutes. No sudden, quick atheletic type movements should be made during this time until the body is warm. (have a light sweat)

Cardio
Most people dislike building their cardio. It is a sweaty and hard process but it is necessary for functional sparring, also allowing you to spar longer and train more effectively. Also building cardio is generally a healthy choice; most doctors recommend 30 minutes of elevated heart exercise every day. If you’re a competitor a high level of cardio is necessary to compete well. Burpees, sprawls, running stairs, running hills, running, jumping jacks are great exercises for building cardio.

Weight Training
Although BJJ is not about raw strength, technique is the ultimate goal; a certain level of strength is required to do BJJ. It is important for anyone participating in BJJ to have a certain level of conditioning and that includes the strength and muscles to prevent injury. Kettle bells are one weight that is widely used in the grappling community to improve core strength. Get someone to show you how to use kettle bells and other weights; don’t attempt them on your own. Other weights such as barbells, dumbbells and others are also acceptable.

Bodyweight Exercises

Bodyweight exercises serve as another way of conditioning your body for grappling\BJJ. Exercises like pushups, burpees, pullups, triangle armbar situps among others are great bodyweight exercises.

Dynamic Body Exercise
Dynamic body exercises build movement into your training regime. Movements on the mats, shrimping, bear walk, army man crawl. Shoulder neck shoulder and others build fundamental movements necessary for BJJ aswell as improving balance, co-ordination. For those interested in a higher level, gymnastics and ginastica natural are more advanced dynamic body exercises.

Stretching
Some people are naturally flexible and other people really have to work on it. Stretching is an important part of preventing injury and overall body fitness. So if you’re flexible or not so flexible stretching is necessary. If you plan to be a competitor consider doing yoga or Pilates.

If You Are Injured

Always seek advice from a competent medical professional. Listen to a competent Doctor; get a second or third opinion if necessary. Sorry but Traditional Chinese Doctors are not competent, for the most part. If you think a bone is broken then get an x-ray, if you think a ligament is torn get an MRI. X-rays cannot help diagnosing torn ligaments. Broken bones and torn ligaments are uncommon in BJJ. Most BJJ injuries are not serious but as with all sports there is a risk of serious injuries.

Common BJJ Injuries

Common injuries include pulled muscles, tweaked fingers, stubbed toes, sore knees. For most injuries occurring on the mat ice is the first remedy, without fail ice should be applied to pulled muscles and aforementioned injuries. Ice should not be applied to cramps. Tigerbalm or other topical heating agent can be applied to cramps.

PRICE

Prevention – once you are injured stop training and other activities that would further injure or aggravate the injury.

Rest – rest the properly and get at least 8 hours of sleep

Ice – ice reduces swelling and speeds up the swelling process

Compression – apply a compression brace or bandage to the injured area, compression reduces swelling and protects the injured area. There are many credible resources online for applying bandages.

Elevation – elevating means placing the injured body part above the heart (if possible) to facilitate better circulation; better circulation means your injury will heal easier.

Other Injury Helpers

NSAID (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) – are drugs that help reduce swelling and inflammation letting the blood flow easier to the injured area and heal faster. Common NSAIDs are ibuprofen and Acetaminophen. In HK you must approach a pharmacist or Doctor to get an NSAID, describing your injury to them should be sufficient to get the NSAID. Be sure to inform them if you have any drug allergies.

Taping Injures – injuries such as tweaked fingers, toes and knees can be taped to protect and prevent further injury. There are many credible resources online about taping injures. Tape can be bought from your local pharmacy.

Braces – Most local sports shops will provide you an appropriate brace to either protect or support your injured area. Doctors may also recommend a brace for an injury. For more serious injures Doctors advise is very necessary. Not all braces are made the same, talk to more experiences BJJ players about your injury and they may have some friendly advice.

Whey Protein – Consuming whey protein after practice and after rehabilitating injures, especially muscle injuries improves muscle strength and healing. Whey protein is absorbed immediately in the blood stream facilitating quick muscle repair.

Topical Heating Agents- for sore muscles tigerbalm, bengay or other topical heating agents may be applied. Although ice is a better option for convenience sake topical heat agents may be used.

Other Topical Agents – there are anti-inflammatory topical agents that can be applied to injured areas. Again in HK you will need to talk to your Doctor or pharmacist to get a hold of some.

The Sexy Ear

Cauliflower Ear – is a common BJJ injury. Medically it is referred to as hematoma auris, perichondrial hematoma, or traumatic auricular hematoma. What happens is that the skin of the ear becomes separated from the cartilage of the ear. This space between the skin and the cartilage fills with liquid, usually a combination of blood, puss and other liquid. If this liquid is not drained and the skin reattached to the cartilage it will harden to look something like a cauliflower. The liquid can be drained by a Doctor but in Hong Kong the Doctor may not be familiar with how to drain the ear. There are plenty of videos on youtube illustrating how to drain it yourself.

If you want to take care of the problem yourself:
Drain the liquid with a needle and syringe, may be bought from a local pharmacy. This may need to be done on a daily basis until no more liquid fills the ear
Apply constant pressure to reattach the skin to the cartilage, some people use a clothespin or noseplug for swimming
Apply ice and a topical anti-inflammatory agent
Take an NSAID to reduce the swelling

Most Importantly Don’t be Stupid

Countless time I have seen people show up to the gym and spar like it is the final of the mundials. Rough and irresponsible sparring leads to greater injuries. Hard and determined sparring is different than being crazy and stupid. Sparring safely with your partner is part of training BJJ.
If you are a smaller person know your limits don’t spar with a bigger person just to prove a point, spar with people your own size or slightly bigger until you are comfortable.
If you are a new white belt don’t spar with other new white belts give it 3 months of sparring with color belts. Don’t spar with that crazy white belt that came in the door let the more experience students educate him on how to spar safely and properly.
No one likes to tap and there is nothing wrong with not tapping easily however not tapping just to prove your "tough" that is a great recipe for a broken bone or other injury.
If you don’t know a submission especially leg attacks don’t try them until a higher belt has explained it to you.

Kowloon Cup: Results

2011-06-27T16:50:00.000+08:00

The first Kowloon Cup his finished and here are the results:

1) Kojima
2) Awa
3) Johnny
4) Yan Yan

Everyone had a good time and there was a good atmosphere, standby for Kowloon Cup part 2.

Kowloon Cup

2011-06-16T17:50:00.000+08:00

Hi members

I am going to organize an internal competition as follows.

Date : 25^th JUNE (SATURDAY) from 16:00~

Venue : at KLNBJJ

Category : for White/Blue/Purple belt (only for KLNBJJ members)

Weight : absolute category

Winner prize : HKD500 cash for 1^st place

Maybe some more prizes

Participation fee : free

Rule : under IBJJF rule

Special rule : Handicap system = blue belt -10points, purple belt -20points

For example, if white belt and blue belt fight, game will start from points “0 – 10”, if white and purple = ‘0-20”

It is FUN match, as well as preparation for coming Taiwan competition.

If you can feel competition is different from sparring, it would be fine. I wish many people participate!

TAKI

Takifestival and Grand Opening Roundup

2011-06-10T22:01:00.000+08:00

Thanks to everyone who helped at the opening party. It was a pretty epic party with lots of fun and games. The punisher and friend put on a magic show, there was a sumo wrestling contest, and a tuna cutting demonstration!

Thanks to the punisher and friend for the epic magic show
Thanks to Kei and is boss for organizing the Tuna cutting demonstration
Thanks to Kubo-san and his wife for coming all the way down from Japan
Thanks to Venessa and all the rest who brought cake
Thanks to Jacky for helping to organize the catering and food
Thanks to Chelsea for making the jello shots, buying party supplies and organizing the games
Thanks to Gus for bringing celebs
Thanks to Tom for creating the timeline and getting ice etc
Thanks to Henry for being the MC
Thanks to everyone who helped cleanup, keep the beer cold etc

Here, I would like to add more thanks to the people who helped for setting-up of the new gym, which I (Taki) would like all members to know…

- Donnie, his wife, his mother, and his staffs, spent a lot of time to set up the gym. Almost all of the jobs were done in free…

- Nobu WAKAMIYA, a business partner/boss of Kei, kindly donated wall mirrors and a whole Tuna fish from Japan.

- Tom, Kei, Kojima,Matthew, helped installing mats, sometimes till midnight….

- Awa, kindly helped all designing jobs such as making banner designs.

- Adam, kindly gave us a financial support (big pre-pay).

- Party committee?, Matthew, Forrest, Chelsea, Awa, Jacky, Henry for organizing a great party.

- All members who helped for moving, cleaning-up. Team-work is the strength of our club.

We received donations from

Mr.Iwami, Mr.Kubo-san

Mr.Hasegawa (magazine writer)

Mr.Yamada (Shanghai Alavanca BJJ).

When you see them somewhere, please say hi.

Media Coverage:

http://the-sun.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20110606/00470_008.html

http://news.yahoo.com/video/entertainment-19457753/title-25442184

http://hk.music.yahoo.com/magazine-news-article.html?uid=1152314

http://news.sina.com.tw/article/20110605/4459614.html

http://www.clubar.info/news/陳德森三部新片等霆鋒演.html

http://www.kui.name/event/2011-06-06/陳德森開戲預埋霆鋒_n483587.htm

http://paper.wenweipo.com/2011/06/06/EN1106060006.htm

http://ent.sinchew-i.com/node/26873

http://www1.hk.apple.nextmedia.com/realtime/art_main.php?iss_id=20110605&sec_id=7018882&art_id=50018527

http://news.hk.msn.com/entertainment/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5193034

http://news.on.cc/cnt/entertainment/20110605/bkn-20110605124417411-0605_00862_001.html

http://hi.baidu.com/otaru/blog/item/63d1f011ec6a0ddea7ef3fce.html

http://www.hkdailynews.com.hk/enews.php?id=161545

Holiday Schedule June 06 2011

2011-06-06T00:52:00.000+08:00

Training will start from 3pm Monday June 06 2011. There will be no night classes.

Sashimi Cutting Demonstration Tomorrow

2011-06-04T00:07:00.001+08:00

Kei informed me tonight that he will bring a sashimi chef and tuna to be cut in a very special and spectacular demonstration. Sashimi will be served after the demonstration. So now if all you can drink and eat, the punisher, 18 litres of jungle juice and other epicness wasn't enough of a reason to come now you have one more.

19 Litres of Jungle Juice

Yup that will get you drunk!

150 Beers

Schedule for Takifestival

2011-06-01T11:36:00.000+08:00

4pm - 5.30pm General Socializing

6pm - Official Ceremony

Introduction of Honored Guests
Photo Taking (kinda like a wedding) Leaders should wear something decent for the pics and also all members may bring a nice gi for picture taking.
Speeches and Toasting
Official announcing of the new blackbelt and official belt ceremony

Food: Finger food provided by catering
Drink: Wine and Beer

From 4 - 7pm is free but staying after 7pm is 250HKD per head, kids free

7pm - 9pm Game for kids and food

Sumo wrestling tournament
Kids Games
Punisher does kids games

Food: Pizza
Drink: Jungle Juice, Wine and Beer

9pm Serious Drinking begins etc (Only Wine and Beer before 9pm)

Punisher comes out with the punishment for adults only. Kids must leave by 9pm
Drink: Jungle Juice, Wine Beer and the Rest

Kids BJJ SCMP Article

2011-05-31T12:18:00.004+08:00

Below is the fulltext provide by Chelsea Bainbridge-Donner

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: A Great Way for Kids Learn Self-Defense and Have Fun

As an English teacher, I see firsthand the effects of spending too much time studying and not enough time playing. Kids that do not do enough physical activity are very easy to spot in class: they are lethargic, unhappy, and often uncooperative. Doing Jiu-jitsu gives kids an outlet: a place to play with other kids of all different ages and backgrounds, a place to play and test their strength. Physical activity and stimulation is as important for young children as mental stimulation. Without physical activity, children’s mental abilities tend to stagnate.

Jiu-jitsu, wrestling, and grappling each offer kids something that other martial arts do not: a realistic way to gauge their self-defense abilities. Jiu-jitsu teaches kids how to stop a fight via non-violent methods like chokes and joint manipulation. Perhaps more importantly, it teaches them that there are limits to every technique. Other martial arts tend to give kids an inflated sense of their abilities, because there is no live sparring. In Jiu-jitsu, on the other hand, safe, controlled, live sparring is integral to training.

When people find out that I do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, they are often genuinely baffled. They expect, upon hearing that I do “martial arts,” to hear me say that I do kickboxing once a week, not that I grapple or wrestle. They are often even more shocked when I tell them I am going on eleven years in the sport. Without fail, they will ask me how I started.

I was always an active child, but painfully shy. I was intimidated by adults, and my parents put me into karate in the hopes that I would gain some self-confidence. One day, a man came to the dojo to show us some grappling. From that day on, I was hooked. My family moved across the country not too long after that class, and I decided to try Jiu-jitsu.

I can only imagine how my teacher felt when I walked in the door: a twelve-year-old girl, accompanied by her father, asking to join the class. To his credit, he was very welcoming. There were no kid’s classes to join at that time, so I started my training with the adults. Doing Jiu-jitsu gave me confidence in myself that I had never had before. Bullying, when it happened, stopped bothering me: I knew my abilities and limits better than most of my peers, and it gave me confidence I had never had before.

The children’s classes take place on Saturday afternoons, and they are open to kids of all ages. The class is taught in English, and many of the kids that practice Jiu-jitsu have better English at a younger age than my language students. Safety is the number one priority of the children’s classes, and to ensure that the kids are safe, there are always a number of instructors on hand.

The kids begin with basic movements; all the movements have animal names so that the children can remember them more easily. The most basic movement is called “shrimping,” which helps the kids learn to move their hips while lying on their backs. As the children become good at the movements, they are given more difficult ones to perfect.

After their warm-up, the kids do a short work-out that helps them strengthen their muscles. It’s usually a combination of cardio and body-weight strength training exercises, like jumping jacks and pushups. The class then moves on to stand-up techniques. Learning how to leverage a standing opponent’s weight is easier for the younger children to learn, and this part of class is always fun and exciting for everyone.

After doing stand-up, the class moves to the ground. The youngest kids cannot attempt submissions on their opponent, but instead just try to sit on each other’s chests. The older kids can do submissions on other older, more responsible children. The purpose of groundwork is to control the opponent without striking him, and this type of non-violent control is the cornerstone of what we try to teach the kids.

Today, my mother tells me that letting me do Brazilian Jiu-jitsu was one of the hardest things she ever did. She worried constantly for my safety, but she let me continue because I loved it and she could see the change it made in my character. For parents, it can be difficult to let your kids try something that looks so rough, particularly if your child is smaller or weaker than his or her peers. However, doing Brazilian Jiu-jitsu will give your child the skills needed to protect him- or herself against people bigger and stronger. Letting kids test their skill and their strength in a safe environment teaches them the importance of personal integrity and sportsmanship.

Monday May 30 2011 Gym is Closed

2011-05-30T16:58:00.000+08:00

The gym will not be open Monday May 30, 2011 due to leftover glue fumes from the weekend. Classes will resume Tuesday May 31, 2011 with Forrest teaching.

Thanks to Everyone Who Helped Glue

2011-05-30T16:43:00.000+08:00

The new gym being glued by KLN BJJ slaves:

Congradulations Ariel and Maggie

2011-05-27T17:11:00.000+08:00

Long time member Ariel is now married to Maggie. Congratulations from the entire KLN BJJ crew.

Gym is Closed Sunday May, 29 2011

2011-05-24T15:03:00.000+08:00

The gym will be closed Sunday May, 29 2011 due to glue drying. Saturday volunteers are needed to help glue the remaining mats to the walls. So don't show up Sunday. Classes will resume Monday May, 30 2011.

New Time Table Effective June 1st 2011

2011-05-23T10:40:00.000+08:00

Check out the new time table effective June 1st 2011

http://www.kln-bjj.com/schedule.html

Preparing for Competition: Rules

2011-05-18T14:25:00.001+08:00

As members are preparing to compete it is essential to know the rules in competition. Below are some videos and other resources that will help you to understand the rules and scoring system. Knowing the rules is part of the mental process of preparing for competition.

This channel has 10 videos explaining the rules and points system:

http://www.youtube.com/user/AZSBJJF#p/u

Official Rules

http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm

Sweet Flying Armbar

2011-05-17T16:53:00.000+08:00

Sweet flying armbar from member abroad Jay Horley! He will be back in HK Aug 1st.

Some video from the Karma No-Gi Tournament

2011-05-17T15:50:00.000+08:00

All Classes will Take Place at the New Gym

2011-05-14T22:21:00.005+08:00

The New Gym is now operational at 11th Floor, Park Hovan Commercial Building, 18 Hillwood Road, Jordan. Please don't go to the old gym there wont be anymore classes there. The new place has nice new mats, no stink and very clean new toilets. There are two showers with hot water and a changing room so there is privacy while changing. The mat space is over 1600 sq ft enough for 6 or 7 pairs to roll at one time. Thanks to Taki, Donnie and all the rest for all the hard work setting it up!

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Kowloon BJJ Presents: A Black Belt Promotion

2011-05-12T15:09:00.000+08:00

This is the official announcement for the Black Belt promotion party of Takizawa Keisuke!

There will be lots of fun and games

Maybe a sumo wrestling tournament
Maybe a magic show
Maybe the punisher will arrive
Maybe Sakeman 2: The Revenge of Sakeman will take place.

There will be the official promotion ceremony and the official whipping. Foods and drinks all around so reserve the day!

Guests from Gracie Barra Hong Kong

2011-05-12T10:03:00.000+08:00

Last night Gracie Barra came for a visit, they will be back this Saturday! Thanks for the great sparring guys! Also purple belt Ryan from China Top Team in Beijing visited us.

Joint training with Versus

2011-05-12T09:39:00.000+08:00

Tuesday some KLN BJJ members visited our good friend Quinton at his gym. He has a fight coming up on May 31, 2011, make sure you dont miss it!

Gracie Barra is coming Wednesday May 11 2011

2011-05-11T09:57:00.001+08:00

Gracie Barra is coming to visit our gym Wednesday, May 11 2011. Please show up and welcome our guests!

Holiday Schedule Tuesday May 10, 2011

2011-05-10T10:12:00.002+08:00

We will be on our normal holiday schedule: openmat from 3pm, no class at 7.30pm

Taki is Sakeman

2011-05-10T09:59:00.000+08:00

Everyone needs a super hero to make their dull day happy. Thats when he arrives to dispense sake, Taki is Sakeman!

Moving and Tournament Schedule

2011-05-05T15:01:00.003+08:00

Saturday May 7 2011 - Moving from Old Gym to New Gym and pre-party party

Sunday May 8 2011 - No-gi absolute Karma Gym Hong Kong Island 2:00pm - 8:00pm

All members please show up to help move, we need as much help as possible! Saturday moving will start @ around 2pm. The tentative plan after moving is to get very, very (but honorably so--at first) drunk and have a good time after the move. Then we will all roll wasted and play bar-fight in the new gym. Part of that was a joke, well, sort of.

Where the night ends up will, as well, be a regrettable mystery.

That's the plan so far.

So, put on your drinking boots and get ready to booze it up until something shameful happens. Anything less is unnacceptable.

Dun, dun, dun....

To be continued.....

New Gym

Old Gym

Nishi is now Blue Belt!

2011-04-30T22:20:00.002+08:00

Taki awarded Nishi "The Dynamite Samurai" his bluebelt after winning in the competition last Sunday. All though Nishi is a chef and can only train when work allows he has been consistently training for a few years.

Monday May 2 2011 Holiday Schedule

2011-04-29T11:08:00.001+08:00

3pm sparring there will be no regular class at 7.30pm!

United BJJ Tournament HKBJJ April 24, 2011 Results

2011-04-27T13:55:00.001+08:00

Here are the results:

KLN BJJ got the 2nd place in the team standing. Everyone did a fantastic job and gave it their all. Thanks to everyone who helped to take video and cheer on their teamates. Afterwards we partied KLN BJJ style if you missed it then you missed some fun. Lets train hard for the next competition!

Individual Results

Chelsea - Re-injured her knee during a takedown in the opening moments of her first fight but continued even though she was in pain, lost on points. Fortunately there is no tear and the knee will be ok.

Kojima - 2nd Place Weight Class 1st Place Absolute He lost in the first match of his weight class to the same guy he beat in the final of the absolute, won by arm bar

Awa - 3rd Place Leve Blue Belt (lost on adv points only)

Jacky - Lost in Leve first match but fought well with the mud butt (No Sashimi before comp guys)

Ryan - Lost a close first match in blue belt pluma

Tom - 1st Place Weight Class 2nd Place White Belt absolute

Nishi - 1st Place Weight Class Quarter Finals Absolut. Nishi choked a much bigger opponent in the absolute division

Yan - Lost close first match

Fai - 2nd Place White Belt Leve.

Ken - Lost a very close first match didnt give up even in bad triangle

Phillip - Fought only absolute gave it his all but lost by armbar

Father Joe - Lost a close first match in Medio White Belt

Watch more videos at www.youtube.com\klnbjj

Upcoming HK MMA Show Fight Factory Arena World Muaythai & MMA 2011

2011-04-26T11:10:00.001+08:00

Time: Tuesday, May 31 · 6:30pm - 11:30pm

Location: Star Hall, Hong Kong International Trade & Exhibition Centre 1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Our two friends Quinton and Soisci are fighting, lets go as a group and support them. Tickets 200 HKD

(MMA) Quinton Arendse (South Africa) vs Ken Cheng (Hong Kong)

Well-known MMA fighter Quinton will take on Ken Cheng a first time MMA fighter, a 70-kg B group of the Hong Kong Muay Thai fighter and a secondary school teacher.

Soisci Porchetta (Italy) vs China Fighter

WPMF World Women Champion Soisci against a Chinese Fighter.

The Karma no-gi absolute is coming on May 8th

2011-04-26T10:57:00.001+08:00

The Karma no-gi absolute is coming on May 8th. It will be absolute one division white - purple belt no-gi. Everyone should compete no matter if you compete against a higher belt its good experience.

Easter Holiday Schedule

2011-04-21T16:25:00.001+08:00

Easter Holiday Schedule

22^nd APRIL FRIDAY : 15:00PM~ open mat

23^rd APRIL SATURDAY : 14:00PM~ kids class

15:00PM~ open mat

24^th APRIL SUNDAY : United Jiujitsu BJJ tournament @ Kolwoon Park

25^th APRIL MONDAY : 15:00PM~ open mat

(from 16:00PM~ Taiwan BJJ guys will join)

We don’t have much time till competition on Sunday, keep your condition well.

On 23^rd APRIL (SAT) at open mat, guys who will compete on next day must not train hard.

I am proud of you guys who has been focused for the comp, I don’t think other gyms members trained hard like you. Result is not as important as process here, let’s enjoy competition.

Other guys who will not compete, please come to the venue to cheer them. Teamwork is the strength of KLNBJJ.

~Taki

Dongguan BJJ and Hothree

2011-04-14T17:46:00.001+08:00

Old member Hothree visited KLN BJJ on Monday and we also had Octavio from Brazil by way of Dongguan. Octavio trains with BTT in Brazil and now lives in Dongguan where he and some other Brazilians guys train.

Vaughn's Going Away Party

2011-04-04T13:40:00.000+08:00

Holiday Schedule for Tuesday April 05, 2011

2011-04-04T10:44:00.000+08:00

Open Mat from 15:00.

Charity Sparring

2011-03-28T14:42:00.001+08:00

Guest from Korea

2011-03-14T16:39:00.002+08:00

Saturday we had a guest from Korea, Dr.John Frankl, the leader of John
Frankl Jiujitsu in Korea, if you have a chance to go to Korea, you can drop
by his gym.

HAPPY LUNA NEW YEAR

2011-01-27T12:39:00.000+08:00

NEW YEAR'S SCHEDULE

29th JAN (SAT) 14:00-15:00 Kids class
15:00-18:00 Open mat
18:00- Sebastien and Frankie farewell party

30th JAN (SUN) 15:00-17:00 Open mat
17:00-18:00 Daikichi Boxing Class

31st JAN (MON) 16:00- Open mat
No night class!

1st FEB (TUE) 16:00- Open mat
19:00- TAKI STEAK dinner
No Night class

2nd FEB (WED) 16:00- Open mat
19:30- beginner’s class

3rd FEB (THU) CLOSED

4th FEB (FRI) 15:00 - 18:00 (Open mat)

5th FEB (SAT) 15:00 - 18:00 (Open mat)

Class Canceled Tonighter ADCC Seminar Instead

2011-01-18T09:35:00.002+08:00

Class will be canceled tonight, Jan 18 2011 instead there will be a referee seminar on Abu Dhabi rules. After wards there will be no-gi sparring for those interested.

Goodbye to the Viking

2011-01-18T09:31:00.001+08:00

The Viking will be headed out of town Jan 20. We wish him well in his endeavors in Canada!

Copa Macau KLN BJJ Results

2011-01-18T09:28:00.000+08:00

Good job guys!

Team Standing

3^rd KLNBJJ 17 points

KLN BJJ Member Placement

-          Brown Absolute

1st Jens Peterson (KLN BJJ)

-          White -70kg

3rd Elliot Smslie (KLN BJJ)

-          White -82.3kg

3rd Spencer Chang (Kylin BJJ)

3rd Joseph Toulson (KLN BJJ)

-          White -88.3kg

1st Philip Koon (KLN BJJ)

Abu Dhabi Pro Results

2010-12-20T18:06:00.004+08:00

Taki-san: Gold own weight division and 3rd place in absolute (fought REALLY well and submitted Daniel Charles via armbar)

Aki: Silver in absolute

Matthew: Gold own weight division and silver in absolute

Hoin: Gold in weight division and silver absolute (fought really well in the final but lost to a much heavier opponent on advantage)

Leo: 3rd absolute

Jacky: Lost his first fight against a very tough blue belt

Heiko Member at Large Wins Gold

2010-12-08T09:27:00.001+08:00

Heiko won gold in his weight category at the Northern German Championship -67.3kg. Good job and congradulations Heiko.

Jay Member at Large Get his Blue Belt

2010-12-07T13:34:00.002+08:00

KLN BJJ Member at Large Jay has received his blue belt after winning an amateur mma fight after taking it only on 24 hour notice. Congrats Jay!

Fight Festival in Macao, 8th (Sat), Jan, 2011

2010-12-05T10:08:00.007+08:00

COPA DE MACAO/BJJ Open tournament, 8 men Pro-grappling tournament and DEEP Mayhem in Venetian Resort Hotel in one day on 8th (Sat) of Jan, 2011!!

Date : 08, Jan, 2011

Weigh in time : 9:00AM to 9:30AM

Venue : Venetian Macao Resort Hotel, Room Sicily 2501AB-2504

Copa de HK has been version up and came back as Copa De Macao in Venetian Resort Hotel in. Macao is only 50 min away from Hong Kong by ferry, which is available for 24 hours. There is no visa requirements to many countries and local airline is quite cheap if you are flying from Asia region.

1st event is BJJ GI Open tournament followed by 8 men professional grappling tournament and the winner takes USD1,500 and entry for DEEP-X (DEEP's grappling event) in Japan. We are still looking for 4 more entries to fill up the table so if you are confident, please send your CV to info@kln-bjj.com (Pls remove " " between @)

★ COPA DE MACAO/BJJ GI OPEN TOURNAMENT

MALE/FEMALE ADULT CATEGORY ONLY

MEN : Withe, Blue, Purple, Brown, Black

FEMALE : White, Blue and Purple, Brown and Black

Weight (With GI):

MEN : ~57.5kg/~64.0kg/~70.0kg/~76.0kg/~82.3kg/~88.3kg/88.4kg~

FEMALE : ~53.5kg/~58.5kg/58.6kg~

FEES:　

COPADE MACAO + Pro-tournament gate fee = HK$400/MOP440

COPADE MACAO + Pro-tournament gate fee + T-Shirts = HK$560/MOP620

Pro-tournament gate fee only = HK$50/MOP55　

Online Registration :
http://klnbjj.memberlodge.org/calendar?eventId=231814&EventViewMode=EventDetails

8 MEN PRO GRAPPLING TOURNAMENT
1. Makoto Ikuta (Trust JJ) - 64kg
2. Uruka Sasaki (Wajitsu Keisyukai) - 67kg
3. Robert "Satoshi" Souza (Bonsai JJ/Bullterreir)
4. Makoto Ogasawara (Taiwan BJJ)
+ 4 more

Finally the main event on the day would be DEEP MAYHEM (http://www.deepmayhem.com/). 3 current Champions and 1 former champions are fighting in the event and Saori Ishioka（石岡沙織） is fighting as the 1st female MMA pro fight in HK/Macao

MMA QUEEN/石岡沙織(Saori Ishioka)

- More info about DEEP MAYHEM's press conference on 30th of Nov.
http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2010/11/30/1846341/deep-leaves-japan-for-mayhem-in-macau (English)

http://travel.sina.com.cn/hotel/2010-12-01/0950148302.shtml (Chinese)

Presented by
BJJ-ASIA
FIGHTER'S SHOP BULL TERRIER
KLN BJJ/ARMROCK
VENETIAN RESORT HOTEL MACAO

Special Thanks to "Kinya Hashimoto" AKA Jiujitsu Priest

Copa De Macau 2010 - Brazilian Jiujits Open Tournament

2010-12-04T10:51:00.002+08:00

KLN BJJ is organizing another International BJJ tournament named "Copa De Macao", which is the upgread version of "Copa De HK" in Venetian Resort Hotel in Macao on 8th of Jan, 2011. As most of you already aware that there will be 8 men Pro-Grappling Tournament and DEEP MMA on the same day as well.

8th of Jan, 2011 will be our martial arts festival date.

Please ask leaders for further details and lets party!!!

CUOTM!

New Blue Belt Ryan

2010-12-03T10:35:00.009+08:00

Congratulations to Ryan on his blue belt. He has been training consistently for 2-3 and has started a BJJ club at Poly U. Anyone that has sparred with him knows he is a scrappy fighter. Well done on all the hard work Ryan!

Also welcome back Viking, We have three brown belts training now. A first for KLN BJJ!

Phil Abroad

2010-11-28T22:28:00.002+08:00

Phil has been back in the UK training. He will be back Dec 13th in HK make sure to stop by the gym to spar with him.

DEEP Mayhem in Macao

2010-11-28T22:05:00.001+08:00

Kowloon BJJ welcomes Kent Kita

2010-11-22T10:29:00.003+08:00

would like to give shout out to the kita family their new born son, Kent Kita. At 3.5kg, he is one big little fella. looks like he can't wait to party with papa kei.

OSSS KENT!

New Friends

2010-11-07T11:49:00.003+08:00

Shout out to visiting friends, Brian from Fabricio in Phillipines and Justin who is on his way Tiger Muay Thai.

MMA Class Resumed

2010-10-30T11:31:00.004+08:00

Vaughn suffered a broken hand from his TKO victory last week. He just had surgery but he will still be teaching the MMA class on Sundays. Every Sunday 2pm-3pm Open Mat 3pm-5pm.

Vaughn Anderson's official website: http://www.mrblud.com/index.asp

Thai Comp

2010-10-26T11:54:00.005+08:00

Nishi Awa and Matthew went to the Thai Open 2010

Nishi - took gold is his weight class

Awa - fought well but lost on points

Matthew - won silver in intermediate under 80kg no-gi

Abudabi Pro - China Trial

2010-10-18T14:08:00.001+08:00

Abudabi pro Jiujitsu trial is held on 18th of Dec, 2010 in Shanghai.

This is an official trial by Abudabi pro and organised by WJAJC/JJFC.

Prizes : Return airefare from your origin (do not need to be a China passport holder) to Abudabi.

Category : http://www.abudhabipro.ca/divisions.html

Lets make a team to goto Shanghai!

RASS,

wedding: mina & paul

2010-10-11T15:25:00.007+08:00

congratulations to mina and paul.

thanks for inviting kln-bjj members to your wedding. it was a night to remember with great friends, dinner and Scottish dancing.

Tokyo International Open-2010

2010-10-06T20:32:00.000+08:00

DATE : 28th, Nov, 2010
Place : Komazawa olympic center, Tokyo, Japan

Another big BJJ competition is hosted by BJJFJ.
Its an open competition for all the nationalities and will be an big international event!!

Entry and details:
http://www.bjjfj.com/tournament/2010/tokyo_international_en2010.htm

PORRA!

KK

Party Pics

2010-10-05T10:17:00.005+08:00

The Most Epic Whipping of Klaus

2010-10-04T14:18:00.002+08:00

Children please dont try this at home.

1st of Oct (Fri), holiday schedule and Party 2010 @ the Gym from 6pm

2010-09-28T17:38:00.002+08:00

1st of Oct (Fri) is a public holiday in HK.
We have an open mat session from 15:00 to 18:00. "NO REGULAR NO GI CLASS"

Then party at the gym from 18:00.

Bring food and drinks!!

PORRA

More Sexy Ear

2010-09-28T15:55:00.003+08:00

If your getting the cauliflower ear make sure your icing it and if necessary draining it. You can buy an ear bra, ahem I mean ear guards online. Also talk to members who have had it before on how to handle it.

New Gis are in, You know you want one!

2010-09-27T13:45:00.004+08:00

Also life sized prints of our model are avaliable for purchase. Great to hang up over your fireplace.

MMA TRAINING will start

2010-09-27T12:06:00.002+08:00

So you want to be a MMA fighter?

We will start MMA TRAINING CLASS on SUNDAY.

MMA TRAINING CLASS
Time : SUNDAY 13:30 - 15:00 PM
Venue : KLNBJJ

Please join!

Taki

Legends 3 Pics

2010-09-25T12:38:00.002+08:00

Goodbye Phil

2010-09-22T10:33:00.003+08:00

We all had a sparring round with Phil "The English Bulldog" last night. He is back to UK on Saturday. We wish him all the best with school. He promised he will be back and "Kick all our asses in three months"

new belt promotion!

2010-09-13T13:26:00.006+08:00

congratulations to andre, martin for getting their blue belts and donnie, frankie on their purple belt.

well deserve belt promotions and keep training hard!

Filipino Friends

2010-09-10T11:06:00.002+08:00

Thanks to Paulo and his family for stopping by on their holiday!

Leo Vieira Seminar Pics

2010-09-10T10:53:00.003+08:00

remark / name of Venue / COPA DE HK 4th SEP

2010-09-02T12:33:00.001+08:00

The blog lists the location as the Kwun Tong Sports Centre, but it is in fact the Shun Lee Tsuen Sports Centre (in Kwun Tong).

Reminder!!

2010-08-30T11:32:00.004+08:00

We are closed on 4th (Sat) of Sept due to Leo Vieira's seminar and Copa De HK3 Competition. Please do not come to the gym but come to the venue in Kung tong.

Porra!

Copa De HK3 - NO GI Brief rule

2010-08-27T18:10:00.001+08:00

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!

Tai Kung Pao 大公報 Article on BJJ 巴西柔術

2010-08-27T15:24:00.003+08:00

Translation:

The competition was organized by Kowloon BJJ and held in Western Sports Park Shueng Wan Hong Kong. Besides Hong Kong competitors, there were also competitors from Brazil, USA and Japan. The competition was divided into white belt and blue belt categories with 10 different weight divisions.

BJJ is descended from Judo. In early 19th century, Japan Judo master, Maeda Mitsuyo, immigrated to Brazil. Repaying the Gracie family hospitality, he taught the family Judo. The Gracie family became addicted to this martial art. They enhanced and modified it, finally they established their own "Brazilian Jiu -jitsu". Bjj is mainly played on the ground. The object is to control your opponent or use joint locks or choke to win.

The organizer of the event, Takizawa Keisuke, reported that BJJ was only founded in HK 6 to 7 years,However, from increasing gyms membership and the references in pop-culture such as movies, it has become an up and coming martial art in HK. The competition is held every year to support the growth of the communication between the BJJ gyms in HK. He also mentioned that the teams will be competing in overseas at the end of year.

ONLINE REGISTRATION - LEO'S SEMINAR & COPA HK3

2010-08-17T12:09:00.005+08:00

Our online registration is activated now.
All the entries, please register in the following link BY

29th of AUG, 2010

http://klnbjj.wufoo.com/forms/copa-de-hk-nogi-tournament-leo-vieira-seminar/

Thanks!!

COPA DE HK3 and Leo V's Seminar : RESCHEDULED

2010-08-17T10:17:00.005+08:00

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!

COPA 5 Hong Kong Results of 15 August, Western Park Sports Centre, Sheung Wan

2010-08-16T06:38:00.003+08:00

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

Reminder!!

2010-08-15T06:13:00.001+08:00

The gym is closed due to the competition from 12:30 at Western park, Shengwan

T-shirts In

2010-08-14T10:59:00.004+08:00

Super Extremo Beach Party

2010-08-09T14:29:00.003+08:00

Gabe the Sumo King

Tape and hair dont mix

The Best Beach in HK

Leo Viera's No GI Cup in HK and Seminar!!

2010-08-02T12:11:00.001+08:00

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 "Leo Viera's NO GI cup" and all the 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 = TBA

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!

Kojimarl got 2nd place in Aichi Open!!!

2010-07-26T15:38:00.005+08:00

Guys, another good news!

Kojimarl A.K.A "Monchichi" got 2nd place in Aichi Open BJJ Tournament (Central Japan) in his weight categoly. He is very cute in the training but he turns evil in comps, haha

Excellent work Kojimarl. We are all missing you, come back to HK ASAP, lets have a party for him and Taki's victory!

Porrrrraaaaaa.

KK

Kojimarl with his cute son "Taiyo"!!

Ikuta san was sick.... So couldn't fight.

COPA 5 Important Notice: Rules and Weights

2010-07-23T22:54:00.002+08:00

Official IBJJF Rules will strictly be used for Copa Kowloon 5, with the exception of our special age divisions which have been posted previously. You can find a copy of all current IBJJF rules here: www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm

Rules for Adult and Juniors 16-17 apply. Gi restrictions will not be quite as strict as major tournaments, but gi's must be kept within reasonable dimensions obviously.

Coaches will be responsible for disseminating rules to their competitors as well as being aware of any recent changes. The organizers will take no responsibility for coaches or competitors not being familiar with the rules. These include recent changes as implemented in the latest 2010 IBJJF Mundials as well. A brief post weigh in and pre-match rules meeting will be conducted to highlight any ambiguities and rules changes. BUT YOU STILL MUST BE FAMILIAR WITH THE GENERAL RULES. If you are a competitor and are unfamiliar with them, then please ask your coach to explain them. That is what they are for. So STUDY UP and fight hard! Good luck!

Also, for those new to competition jiu-jitsu, weight categories available for the upcoming COPA 5 can be found here listed in pounds and kilos. Only weights for adult male and female will apply. What weights divisions we will actually have, however, will be determined by the relative number of competitors after weigh ins. Good luck to all participants and coaches and train hard! http://www.ibjjf.org/TABELA-PESO-OFICIAL-3-ingles.pdf

Kowloon BJJ Management

Copa KLN 5 - Intra CLub Competition

2010-07-20T18:10:00.005+08:00

Competition details as follows :

Date : 15th. Aug, 2010 (Sunday)

Divisions include White & Blue belt weight and absolute as well as special divisions for Ladies, Juniors (14-17yrs), and Masters (40yrs and up).

Time & Location : 13:00 to 16:00 in Western Park Sports Centre (3 Squash courts, same location as May competition). About a 10-15mins walk from the Sheung Wan MTR Station.

Address: 18 Eastern Street North, Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong

Weigh in with gi at 12:30pm. Please come early, as due to time constraints matches will begin promptly after weigh ins.

IBJJF Rules.

Entry fee = HKD80
Parking fee = HKD5/hour

Guys, get ready!!!

RASS,

Taki Won

2010-07-13T15:15:00.005+08:00

Taki won gold in his weight category and silver in the absolute at the West Japan 2010, JJFJ tournament.

In his won words: " So the result was 1) Weight category Gold, 2) Absolute Silver. In my last match absolute final, there was no interval between the semi and final matches, I was so exausted that I was unable to hold my water bottle or stand up, it was like sunday sparring with Forrest after Frankie, Hoin, Matthew, Kei. The opponent in absolute final was same guy as weight category final. In the weight final I

submitted him by cruicifix armbar, but at the absolute final, he looked more vital than me, in the 1st half, I managed to get his back but could not hold it long because of no power, he slipped out and then my gas ended, later it was like punishment. I was like a dead fish. "

hot summer!

2010-07-07T15:28:00.000+08:00

Hot summer, come training!

This is KLN BJJ Smile

2010-07-03T01:22:00.003+08:00

Age doesn't matter. BJJ is Fun.

Lil Fear....

Justin, Martin and Koon

2010-07-02T23:13:00.000+08:00

Kids class

2010-07-02T23:03:00.001+08:00

from 14:00PM on Saturday !!

1st, July, 2010 - Holiday trainig schedule

2010-06-30T11:40:00.001+08:00

Tomorrow is a public holiday.
Please do not come to our regular class.

Special training on 1st of July (Thu)
15:00 to 17:00

See you on the mat,

KLN BJJ RASHGUARD

2010-06-30T11:26:00.004+08:00

Finally moving!!

We are taking prepaid bookings for our original rashguard as in the picture below(Takes about 1 month to deliver). We are only making limited quantities, if you wish to buy contact us via email.

HKD320/pc

Thanks Awa for massive design!!
OSU,

* If you are KLN BJJ's monthly paying member, we have special prices for you. Come to the gym and ask Matthew or Kei.

YEEEEESSSSS!!!!

2010-06-25T08:55:00.004+08:00

Fight Clip - Justin Lee vs Kenny Yuen at Legend 2

Nice TKO by Justin Lee.