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• Kenta Iwamoto – ‘The Japanese Grappler’
  By Mac
  Kenta Iwamoto, (born February 13th, 1997) is a Japanese competitor who won the -66kg ADCC Asian & Oceana Trials as a purple belt in May of 2019 and would go on to compete at the 2019 ADCC in ...
• Jiu Jitsu as a microcosm of life
  By Jehan
  “BJJ is a human war game, a measure of a man’s ability to inflict violence upon another……. if violence isn’t something you know, you will forever be subject to those that ...
• Good Morning Grapplers of Asia (Part 2)
  By Pons
  Good Morning Grapplers of Asia (Part 2) Jiu-Jitsu-Log (Manila,Philippines) BJJ is growing at an incredible pace in Asia and definitely so in the Philippines. As of this writing (November 2020), 87 ...
• Bohol Jiu Jitsu – Island Jits
  By Pons
  Island Jits (Part 1) Bohol Island Jiu Jitsu (Bohol, Philippines) Beach, surfing, jits – these three images go perfectly well together. It is starting to be commonplace to have retreats that ...
• Interview with Project Lifestyle Manila Founder Toffy Ilagan (Philippines)
  By Pons
  The Philippines has long been a hotbed of Jiu Jitsu in Asia. The capital city alone (Manila) houses 85 academies as of this writing – the only two cities in the world with more academies running are ...
• Tomoyuki ‘Passport’ Hashimoto
  By Mac
  Tomoyuki ‘Passport’ Hashimoto was born on the 20th of April, 1993 in Tokushima, Japan. He would earn his black belt in 2015 promoted by the legendary Yuki Nakai after his gold medal run at the ...