by Generic Asian | Jun 30, 2022 | Interviews
Arnaud Lepont was born in Granville, a seaside resort town in Normandy, France. As an aspiring Mixed Martial Artist intent on making a name for himself in the cage, he would move to Paris and began training with Mathieu Nicourt, one of the early pioneers of the cage...
by Jehan | May 12, 2022 | Interviews
Article by Nykó Macá Photos by Luca Andreucci @lunivers.athletics Having sat on the board of a London and Berlin-based international organization I was privy to perspective from the likes of the sharpest minds – diplomats, political advisers, CEOs, foremost...
by Generic Asian | May 5, 2022 | Interviews
高橋雄己, Yuki ‘Submission’ Takahashi born April 11th, 1999, in Aichi Prefecture Nagoya is currently competing in both Submission Grappling and Mixed Martial Arts out of “和術慧舟會HEARTS” or ‘Wajiutsu Keishoukai’ HEARTS and “今成柔術” or Imanari Jiu-Jitsu....
by Generic Asian | Jun 24, 2021 | Interviews
Michael Cates is a Black Belt under Ricardo Guimaraes of Gracie Humaita Team. He has lived in Japan for over 13 years and also holds a 1st degree black belt in Kodokan Judo. He has recently established his gym, Kuro Hata BJJ in Okinawa, Japan. BJJASIA: Firstly, the...
by Jehan | May 23, 2021 | Blog, Interviews
BJJ Hero, Demian Maia has taken it upon himself to chronicle the history of the gentle art. In the first part of this mini-series he begins in feudal Japan during the Nara period circa 710 AD. Certainly one for history buffs and students of the sport. Roberto Pedreira...
by Generic Asian | Apr 30, 2021 | Interviews, Lifestyle
Flipsports has made a documentary looking at the BJJ Community in La Union. The purpose of this documentary is to showcase the amazing community in the province of La Union and to hopefully inspire others to give value to unity and togetherness especially on a...
by Generic Asian | Jan 28, 2021 | Interviews
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 Anaheim, California. Though he would lose to Paulo Miyao at the event,...
by Jehan | Jan 22, 2021 | Blog
“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 do.” A fascinating personal perspective from a black belt...
by Pons | Oct 30, 2020 | Gym Report, Interviews, Jiu-Jitsu-Log
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 academies are running in Manila alone. Imagine having an academy every...
by Pons | Oct 28, 2020 | Bohol Island Jiu Jitsu, Gym Report
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 include these three elements in one weekend event. Today, we’ll...
