Classes for adults are restarting on Monday 10 January 2022 The classes starts from 6 pm to 8 pm. Mondays & Thursdays are Gi. Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays are NOGI. Fees for Adults is $40 per week. Our address is 35 Church Street, Onehunga, Auckland. Come down for a free trial. All levels are welcome. Please note that you will be required to provide your vaccine pass. Auckland BJJ follows the covid government guidelines. For more information, contact us on info@aucklandbjj.com  

We are added a new kid class for the  age group of 5-10 years old.  Time is 3.45 to 4.30 pm.  Days are Tuesdays and Thursdays.  We still have the classes for the older kids (10 to 17 year old) Time is 4.30 to 5.55 pm.  Days are Tuesdays and Thursdays.  Please email today to book a free class trial on info@aucklandbjj.com The cost is 25 dollars per week.  We have family discount as well.  Please email us or Facebook message us.  if you need more information. 

 Learning and teaching Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is hard enough by itself. At Aucklandbjj.com, we like to simplify the teaching process by breaking down our classes into position instead of techniques. This is the training program for the next month. We will still have drills for warm up. One throw per class 30 minutes situational rolling. Sparring stand up and ground. Does you academy tells you in advance what topic and techniques they will cover in the next month? Why not? Would you trust your kids with a teacher if he he just turned up and taught some random stuff with no program? No!

After last week competition, we are going back to our normal training program where we cover on throw per class and one ground topic. Last Tuesday was hip throw nogi and Knee on the Belly (with 3 subs). Last night (Thursday night) was uchimata and De La Riva guard / berimbolo (guard sweeps) You will need to learn Berimbolo if you want your 3 stripes on your white belt. Berimbolo is just basically the continuation from de la riva guard. Instead of taking the back, you keep the same grips and invert instead. Why is it so popular? Because there is no counter to the berimbolo as far as I know. Why is it hated? Because people hate what they don't know. Why is it revolutionary? Because it is going against the traditional style of take down, guard pass and submission after achieving dominant top position. You can read more info on this controversial topic. http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2013/06/double-guard-pull-anyone.html     ...

Hi, Tuesday night training was NOGI. Drilling Takedowns and clinch work. 20 minutes of reading and explaining the rules. We will continue the readind and explaining on Thursday as well. Training concluded with 30 minutes rolling as usual. Thursday is our GI class but you can just turn up with your NOGI because of Saturday Comp. Which reminds me today is your last day to enter. Until 11:59 pm Wednesday 19 February 2014 Adults: $60 Kids: $50  http://nzgrappler.co.nz/bjj-no-gi-tournament-22-23-february-2014/ Read the lastest update on  http://nzgrappler.co.nz/no-gi-tournament-schedule-for-22nd-feb-2014/

 As we are a week away from the competition, you need to read the rules. Even if you do not compete, you need to understand the rules. There is also a good video from Felipe Costa that you can watch. I will print the rules and will go over them for the next 2 classes as well.  Registration is closing soon: Until 11:59 pm Wednesday 19 February 2014 Adults: $60 Kids: $50  http://nzgrappler.co.nz/category/news/  You can find the rules on the below link: http://ibjjf.org/rules/ Do not get DQ because you do NOT want to spend some time reading and watching a video. Learn the rules of the sport you want to compete. Even if you are not a competitor, we need to understand what is legal, what is illegal and how the points system works.

That is correct, you read it. This is my first post on the best youtube BJJ instructional videos. Most BJJ instructors do not want you to learn from youtube or any videos for the matter. Why is that? Because they will run our of a job and will have to get a normal 8-5 employment like the rest of us. When it comes to youtube videos, Kurt Osiander is my favourite. He is a Ralph Gracie Black Belt and is sponsored by Shoyoroll. He is abrupt, old school, rude, not PC. Basically, he is opposite of the new generation of BJJ Black Belt. Some of his famous quotes are: Kurt Osiander quotes “I like to travel and meet people all over the world- and choke them” About the 50/50 guard “If do it wrong, you’re getting fucked. If you do it right, you’re doing the fucking!” “you fucked up a long time ago” and “keep your ass down, this is San Francisco” “I have something to show you guys and don’t worry it’s not my dick” “Fucking white belts…” “Fuck berimbolos!” “All whi...

Hi, Do not forget that our club members (that is the ones that are on automatic payments) have free access to all the Judo classes as well (held on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday). Please note there are in need for sparring partners on Friday night class. See below link for details. http://www.judokong.com/#!/2014/02/judo-beat-copauckland-police-club.html

 All right, we are 2 weeks away from the competition. We have 4 classes and 1 open mats before the event. Time to put all the hard training into practise. If you do not compete, come and support your team mates at the event.    Check out your weight categories, read the rules and understand them. If you have any questions, ask your coach.  It is not acceptable to think that you do not have to read the rules if you plan to play any kind of sports. Please register on  http://strongvon.com/nzgrappler10 more details on http://nzgrappler.co.nz/category/tournaments/ Rules on  http://ibjjf.org/rules/ NZ Grappler’s BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU NO-GI TOURNAMENT will be held 22 February 2014. Don’t miss your chance to challenge yourself among the best of New Zealand. The event will take place at the TRUSTS ARENA in Henderson, Auckland. Adults and kids will compete on Saturday 22nd February. REGISTRATION FEE Until 11:59 pm Saturday 15 Febr...

Please note that they will be no class on Thursday 6 Feb due to public holiday: Waitangi Day. T uesday 4 Feb class remains the same Nogi from 6 pm. Thank you Also, there is a change for the kids comp at the next NZ grappling event. It will be held on Saturday 22 Feb morning instead of Sunday 23 Feb as originally planned. http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2014/01/bjj-nogi-auckland-competition-22-feb.html http://nzgrappler.co.nz/

Book your calendar for this great event. to register, please contact the facebook group.   Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/761103087252085/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular&source=1 Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kiwigirls/ Write up on last year event: http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2013/07/new-zealang-girl-grappling-group-winter.html They are looking for expressions of interest from trainers who would like to run a seminar at our NZGG Camp. There is no payment, but they do try and offer a Koha (not very much) Unfortunately they can't take all trainers so please don't be offended as they only have a few seminar spots available. Look forward to hearing from you.   July 11 at 9:00pm until July 13 at 1:00pm Open to all women from all clubs! Where: Oliver MMA (Steve Oliver has once again come to the party and hooked us up with awesome accommodation) When: 11th July - 13th July. Cost: $150 Early Bird paid ...

It is hot of the press. Some more dates for NZ BJJ competitors. The new NZBJJL rankings serve as a means to rank competitors based on placement in NZBJJL events. Description The NZBJJL held its first edition of its All Belts League series in April 19th. The purpose of the event is to take the highest ranked NZBJJL White, Blue, Purple, Brown and Black belt competitors and match them against each other in 3 different Events and 5 different weight categories. The NZBJJL dates are: - April....................19th - July......................19th - October...............4th Also will count with a Referee Rules Seminar every Friday prior to the event. - April.....................18th - July.......................18th - October.................3rd First 3 places receive Medals in every NZBJJL event and at the end of the year the top ranked competitor will receive a big trophy and prizes. Rules are IBJJF Rules 2014. More info it will be available soon on https:/...

The topic of the day was turtle. The warm up consisted of guard re composition and reversal from the turtle position. The technique of the day was back take of your opponent is on the turtle position. The training concluded with 30 minutes of sparring. Thursday will be gi training. The topic will be questions and answers.

I just finished watching the wolf of Wall Street. It was a good movie. It got me thinking about Jiu Jitsu and the people involved in the sport. BJJ is becoming popular and lot of schools are opening all around the world. Last year, a scandal erupted with a famous gym owner in the USA that made the headlines due to his student’s indiscretions. While you cannot blame him for what his students did, the public suddenly gave the revelations of his shady past. What intrigued me the most was he manipulated people around him to become famous and popular.  His strategy was very similar to the person in the movie; he treats students as marks and just wants their money. He hides behind the nice image of a martial artist but really he wants their hard earned cash. Some of the strategies were to get them in the gym and use hard sales strategies to close the deal. It starts with nice website with special promotions and then offers a cheaper deal to f...

Whitney Miller, the 2012 Miss United States pageant winner, has taken up Brazilian jiu-jitsu and placed second in her first tournament, just three months into training. Miller attended last month’s UFC 168 in December to watch Ronda Rousey defend her women’s bantamweight title against Miesha Tate in Las Vegas. And she’s thinking about making the transition into MMA. “It’s been talked about,” Miller told FOX Sports. “It’s a definite possibility.” Miller, 24, has always competed in sports since she was a girl – from soccer to track and field to professional wake surfing. She saw BJJ as “one of the hardest things to do” and wanted the challenge.  http://msn.foxsports.com/ufc/haymaker/former-miss-united-states-takes-up-bjj-could-transition-to-mma-011614

The NZ police force has a NZ champion judoka in their force throwing an attacker in Hamilton. Nice Story! "They picked the wrong cop. A Hamilton police officer who was attacked outside the Hamilton East drugs shop is a judo black belt. Witnesses said members of an unruly mob taunted him, calling him Jackie Chan. They did not know who they were dealing with. Constable Sean Choi was on the beat outside synthetic cannabis dealer U njoY on Grey St during a tense and violent Tuesday. Police said one of the shop's customers approached Choi and tried to pick a fight. He gave up on the first attempt yet returned minutes later and tried again. The man was arrested but another man allegedly joined the fray and jumped on Choi's back. Choi has been a member of the Metro Judo Club since he arrived in New Zealand from South Korea as a teenager. Head coach Terry Steenson said the alleged attacker was destined to take flight: "We move in ...

We are back into our second weeks of training for the year.  Tuesday is Nogi training and Thursday is GI training. If you do not own a gi, you can still attend Thursday class. Please see the new link regarding the next competition.  http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2014/01/bjj-nogi-auckland-competition-22-feb.html  The topic of the day was top half guard.  The half guard game has developed dramatically through the year and it is no longer considered a transition position where people are stuck between closed guard and about getting their guard passed. Lot of people are developing their game around the half guard. It might not be the focus of some schools that believe one should not play open guard unless they have been forced to. IE closed guard is better. Stand up training was fighting for the  under hook from the clinch and a variation with a leg grab It is also know pummelling. Vital skills for grappling. ...

Registration is now open. Please note the weight categories are now the official IBJJF weight categories. So start dieting if you need to. DIVISIONS Competition is for both kids and adults of all levels and from all academies. There will be Beginners, Intermediate, and Advanced divisions for all weight classes. The adult weight classes in kilograms (kg) are IBJJF No Gi divisions: MEN (kg): 57.5, 64, 70, 76, 82.3, 88.3, 94.3, 100.5, 100.5+ WOMEN (kg): 53.5, 58.5, 69, 74, 74+ RULES AND SCORING This year’s NO GI rules will be full IBJJF rules for NO GI. To download the rule booklet, please go to http://ibjjf.org/referees/rules/ For more information http://nzgrappler.co.nz/category/news/ take advantages of the early bird option: REGISTRATION FEE Until 11:59 pm Saturday 15 February 2014 Adults: $50 Kids: $40 Until 11:59 pm Wednesday 19 February 2014 Adults: $60 Kids: $50 Great competition as per last year event. http://www.aucklandbjj.com/2013/08/auckla...

First class for the year 2014. Light warm up. Take down training of the day: The usage of the underhook left underhook and grabbing the opposite leg.  for example. variation to the single leg in case the opponent counters the underhook.' See below 2 videos for more details. Part 1 is the study of the 2 above takedowns. Part 2 is about the usage of the left underhook Ground topic was guard submissions:  We covered arm bar, triangle from the guard.     Training concluded with 4 rounds of 5 minutes sparring (2 minutes stand-up/takedowns, 3 minutes ground). Thank you for the support. 

We are back to training this week.  Tuesday 7 jan from 6 pm. No gi training Thursday 9 jan. gi training.  Thanks for the support.