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The Kodenkan Yudanshakai has grown over the years and presently has dojos in Arizona, Hawaii, California and Montana, including six in the Tucson-Phoenix metro area. The organization continues its perpetuation of the martial arts under the guidance of Joseph Holck and his family; Vinson Holck, Barry Holck, Meleana Holck-Tomooka, Amy Holck ...
Grapplers Quest uses a simplified version of the IBJJF scoring system for Brazilian jiu-jitsu matches, though one which still retains the use of subjective advantage points. Similarly to the no-gi divisions, there is a restriction of certain leg lock techniques to differing divisions.
10th Planet Jiu Jitsu-88 kg Giancarlo Bodoni New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Jay Rodriguez B Team Jiu Jitsu: Felipe Costa Six Blades Jiu-Jitsu-99 kg Kaynan Duarte Atos Jiu-Jitsu: Rafael Lovato Jr. Lovato Jiu-Jitsu: Cyborg Abreu Fight Sports +99 kg Felipe Pena Gracie Barra: Luke Griffith New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Daniel Manasoiu New Wave Jiu Jitsu: Absolute ...
Dan Inosanto (born July 24, 1936) is an American martial arts instructor and actor. Inosanto holds Instructor or black belt level ranks in several martial arts. He has studied traditional Okinawan karate, Judo, Jujutsu, Kenpo, Shoot wrestling, Systema, Filipino martial arts, and Jeet Kune Do.
Leonardo Santos (born February 5, 1980) is a Brazilian retired mixed martial artist and 4th degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Santos is a four-time CBJJO World Cup champion, two-time World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship and ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship medallist.
In 1996, Soares was invited to teach in Canada, and was the first black belt to teach Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in Canada. He has since become a respected instructor and leader in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community in Canada. [4] [5] Soares directly runs three gyms in Vancouver, Maple Ridge., [6] and Langley. In addition, he has 11 affiliate schools ...
Evolve Mixed Martial Arts is a chain of martial arts academies. Founded by Chatri Sityodtong, it opened in January 2009. [1] The gym includes several former and reigning UFC and ONE Championship champions, including Demetrious Johnson, Rafael Dos Anjos, Shinya Aoki, Angela Lee, Marcus Almeida and more, on its roster.
The first World Judo Champion, Shokichi Natsui in 1956 The first edition of the world championships took place in Tokyo, Japan in 1956. There were no weight classes at the time and Japanese judoka Shokichi Natsui became the first world champion in history, defeating fellow countryman Yoshihiko Yoshimatsu in the final.