by Generic Asian | Aug 23, 2023 | Interviews
Ben Royle is an MMA Fighter and the Head Coach of the Notorious Phuket Grappling Academy based in Phuket, Thailand. Since living in Thailand for MMA, Ben has been quietly building a formidable grappling team, from a small blue matted room only 60m2, PGA officially...
by Generic Asian | Aug 17, 2023 | Blog, Interviews
Jack Brown is a Scottish Black Belt under Renowned competitor and Coach Marcos Nardini (MNBJJ). Specialising in No-gi Jack is well known in the European circruit as an incredible competitor and coach. Jack has been traveling for the last 3 years and settled in Bangkok...
by Generic Asian | Aug 16, 2023 | Blog, Interviews
Jayson Holechek is an entrepreneur based in Asia who boasts brands such as Iron BJJ (https://ironjiujitsu.com) and Lucha SEA (https://www.instagram.com/lucha.us). With his college wrestling background, he has made himself a reputation as a solid coach and is now part...
by Generic Asian | Aug 9, 2023 | Interviews
Sparky is a BJJ Black Belt, former coach of Fairtex Training Center, and noteable for building the BJJ Scene in Chiang Mai under Team Quest Thailand. In this interview, we discuss his recent life, his accident, and being brought up under the late Mauricio Zingano. We...
by Jehan | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, Competitions
IBJJF UNIFORM REQUIREMENTS GI MATERIAL GIs should be tailored using cotton or cotton-like fabric only. The fabric should not be so thick or hard as to impede an opponent from gripping it. For juvenile, adult, master and senior divisions, a GI fashioned from woven...
by Jehan | Jun 1, 2023 | Blog, Uncategorized
Elena Gomez’s account of her first encounter with the gentle art can relate to many of us. From the patched pyjamas, to homo-erotic spatz and rash guards, the uncontested or rather acceptance of exchanging bodily fluids with total strangers, inevitable addiction...
by Jehan | May 28, 2023 | Competitions
Varna, Bulgaria, 14 May 2023 – The 16th edition of the SENSHI professional fighting gala took the city by storm, leaving spectators in awe of the extraordinary talent on display. Held on May 13th at the renowned Palace of Culture and Sports, this exhilarating...
by Jehan | May 20, 2023 | Blog
“You should become a monster. An absolute monster. Then you should learn to control it.” En route to a competition in Borneo some time ago I stopped by in neighbouring Kuching along the way and happened upon a little gym with a large prescience....
by BJJ ADM 2 | May 20, 2023 | Blog
“As my son grows, I plan to volunteer as a coach in whatever sports he finds interest in, except basketball because I cannot dribble for the life of me.” I also plan to train him in martial arts, and one important lesson that comes to mind is humility in...
by Generic Asian | Jul 18, 2022 | Interviews
Abang Saef Hud is a Brown belt under the renowned Marcos Escobar Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association (MEBJJA) based in Malaysia. He has recently established his gym, Ryu Combat Academy in KL, Malaysia.BJJASIA: Firstly, the name Ryu Combat Academy, why the name? Abang: Ryū...
