Bangkok Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy | BKKBJJ

BBQ & Jits In-house Tournament

Thu, 17 May 2012 17:22:40 +0000

Saturday, May 19th we’ll have the second BBQ & Jits Tournament at BKKBJJ/ RGT!

Once again, it won’t be as formal as traditional White & Blue Belt Festivals. We’re basically going to group competitors in the best way possible. Some belts and weights will be combined depending on who registers.

The tournament is meant to be fun and to boost competitive spirit at the academy, but people from other schools are welcome to attend. The tournament will be limited to blue and white belts. After the tournament, we’ll have some delicious barbecue to celebrate the day!

Here are the specifics:

Saturday, May 19th at 11:30 am
Following the kids class from 10-11am. (Please arrive by 11am so we can start by 11:30am)

The Saturday 11am class will be canceled for this day only.

BKKBJJ members: 250 baht admission fee which includes food
Non-members: 350 baht admission fee which includes food

*If a competitor does not want to eat, then the admission fee is 100 baht (BKKBJJ students) or 200 baht (other schools)

*white/blue-belt absolute tournament w/ double elimination

Please be sure to confirm your participation as a competitor, volunteer or guest so we can get an accurate head count. You can view the Facebook event page here. There will be a competitor sign-up sheet at the academy. If you’re a non-BKKBJJ student, please e-mail Bryan at bkkbjj@gmail.com to register to compete.

It’s going to be a good time. See you then. Osu!!

Closed for Songkran

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:31:07 +0000

Just a reminder Bangkok BJJ will be officially closed from April 12-18 in observation of the Thai New Year, Songkran. The school will officially reopen on April 19th. Happy Songkran everybody!

March 2012 Schedule Updates

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:18:53 +0000

Hi Everybody,

We’re making some slight changes to the schedule starting March 1st. Please see the revised schedule and read the following notes. Contact me at bkkbjj@gmail.com if you have any questions. Thanks.

–Bryan

1. Kid’s BJJ. We’re adding an additional day to the Kids BJJ program. Starting this weekend (March 3rd) there will be a kid’s class on both Sat and Sun from 10-11am. Luke & Tony will instruct the class on Sat. Tony will instruct the class on Sunday.

2. No-gi program. For everybody that’s been asking about it, here’s your answer- We will now have no-gi classes on Tues and Thurs nights (7:30-9pm). The idea is that the no-gi class schedule coincides with the wrestling schedule. For all you no-gi enthusiasts, you now have a fixed schedule 7:30-9pm where you can practice no-gi/ wrestling, Mon-Thurs night.

We will also keep the Mon morning no-gi class from 7-8:30am on a trial period for the month of March. (Please note that if there is not enough interest in the morning no-gi class, it will be canceled in April, so please attend if you’ve been asking about a Mon morning class.)

3. Chris Haja. While our resident no-gi instructor, Eric Gerber, is away for the next few months, Chris Haja will be instructing all of our no-gi classes. Chris is a great guy and a talented grappler. We’re very happy to have Chris as part of the team. For those of you that don’t know about him, here’s a little info about Chris:

Krzysztof Hajtalowicz (a.k.a. Chris Haja) began grappling in 2006 in Opole, Poland at a small Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club. Even though there was no head instructor the club encompassed true passion for grappling.

It wasn’t until two years later, after having moved to Dublin, Ireland, that Haja would receive official instruction under John Kavanagh (SGB Ireland). At the same time, Chris dedicated himself to improving his stand-up at Bridgestone Muay Thai.

Having made the move to Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2009, Chris began training under Gracie Humaita black-belt, Pedro Schmall at MMA Chiang Mai. Dedicating himself to training both gi and no-gi, Chris was able to integrate his previous training under close tutelage of an accomplished black-belt. He continued to live in Chiang Mai for the next two years studying and teaching gi and no-gi BJJ.

Chris is an active competitor and always up to the challenge. Some of the events he’s competed in are:

Grappling
Nevertap Asia (2009)
Local BKK in-house tournaments (2010-2011)
Fairtex NO-Gi festival (2011)
Thailand Open (2011)

MMA
Naksu (2010)- Win (arm bar) & Win (RNC)
Rising Star (2011)- Win (arm bar)
DARE 2/11 (2011)- Win (RNC)

4. Friday morning class. The Focus Training Format has become too chaotic. Starting this Friday (March 2nd), the 7-8:30am class will now be an officially instructed class with Phil. The general format will be (but not restricted to) as follows:

• Warm-up

Passing the guard drills 8 minutes
(Partners switch positions after 4 min. 2 min break between rounds.)

Open or Closed Guard drills 8 minutes
(Format same as above)

• Positional sparring:

Guard passing- king of the hill for 10 min

Mount or side control- Partner sparring for 10 min

Turtle or back control- Partner sparring for 10 min

Spar from the knees for the remainder of the class

• There will be no Q&A format

• Class is to start at 7am (Sharp!!!)

5. Yoga for BJJ. This class has now been canceled.

Closed for the Holidays

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:40:15 +0000

BKKBJJ/ RGT will be closed for the Christmas and New Year holidays. There will be no scheduled classes starting Monday, December 19. The school will be closed until January 1, 2012. Classes will resume on Monday, January 2, 2012.

If you have any questions, please e-mail bkkbjj@gmail.com. Happy holidays and we’ll see you in the New Year!

BKKBJJ/RGT takes 4th in the gi-day and 1st in the no-gi-day!!!

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 07:32:26 +0000

Congratulations to everyone that came out and competed for Bangkok BJJ Ralph Gracie Thailand. The teams hard work and dedication leading up to the tournament paid off and we received 4th place in the gi section and 1st place in the no-gi section as a team.

2011 THAILAND OPEN

Wed, 19 Oct 2011 15:28:04 +0000

We are expecting more than 300 athletes this year and are working to make sure our competition runs smoothly. All registrations should be done online. The online registration site will close on October 19th 2011 at 9pm (Bangkok time).

Entry Fees are 1,900 Thai baht for both days, 1200 Thai baht for a single day. Fees are payable at weigh-in. There will be an additional charge of 600 Thai baht for walk-up registrations on the day of the competition. (No white-belts will be allowed to walk-up register or weigh-in the day of the tournament on Saturday. No exceptions.) If you do not make the weight you registered for, there will be an additional 600 Thai baht fee.

All paying competitors will receive a high quality, custom designed competition T Shirt.

Brown and Black belt competitors entry fees are waived. Black belt competitors may stay free at the Golden Palace Hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 1 for two nights during the competition weekend. (Black belts, please email us at thailandbjj@gmail.com for more information.)

Purple belts who contribute to our competition by agreeing to referee for at least 4 hours during the 2 day event will receive a 50% discount of their entry fee. (Please email us at thialandbjj@gmail.com if you are interested in officiating.)

Top Quality Prizes – The BJJAT has secured the support of a number of top brands and companies for the 2011 tournament. Quality BJJ kimonos will be raffled and awarded to medalists. Budovideos returns this year to support and award all the absolute division winners with $100 gift certificate (Men’s white, blue, purple, brown, black & Women’s white/blue).

For the first 100 competitors to register, your name will be entered into a raffle to receive a new Shoyoroll gi!!!

Quality, custom-made medals will be awarded to the top four (1st, 2nd, and 2 for 3rd) competitors in every competition bracket. Trophies will be awarded for the thop 3 competitors in each category and also for the most technical fighter of the day.

We have a lot more surprises in store for all our competitors so don’t miss out!

Learn to referee BJJ! On Friday October 21st from 1 to 5pm Profesor Stephen Kamphuis will host a free referee seminar at Bangkok BJJ Academy for a maximum 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.)