BKKBJJ is a great place to train while in Bangkok. These guys are great to train with and BKKBJJ has some great instructors. from Ben the resident Black belt down to Bryan a purple belt who teaches Classes.
Eric who preferes No Gi is great to have a lesson with as is Ben the resident Black belt they both take their time in their teaching so you get full understanding of the techniques. along with Ben and Eric, Bryan and Chris Haja both purple belts they too have a way of communicating his knowledge and techniques in a way that everyone can understand, which makes for a great instructor. Chris taught a No Gi class i happened to take very good roller. BKKBJJ has some really good rollers check these guys out while in Bangkok. Great to watch all these guys roll.
Gotta give a shout out to Luke Chaya I can't say enough about Luke. he is a great person in heart and mind. He spreads BJJ around S.E. Asia nd puts together an awesome tournament Bangkok Open.
last Year he had roughly 300 participants and it all went smoothly thanks to his team of Professionals.
Like to give thanks to all they people who help out Luke and this Tournament.
I know these guys donate their time because they Love The Sport and spreading Brazilian Jiu Jitsu around S.E. Asia.
Instructors:
Ben WeinsteinBen’s grappling adventure began in High School as a member of the wrestling team. His interest in wrestling lead him to try Judo which he continued to practice in the off season. After High School he moved to southern California to attend college and in 2002 started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu on campus at Long Beach State University. While living in Southern California, he had the privilege to train with many world class grapplers, compete in numerous tournaments, and earn his purple belt. In 2008 he moved back to his hometown in Northern California and quickly found his place training at Ralph Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Berkeley under Eduardo Fraga. It was there that his Jiu-Jitsu training truly excelled and 2012 was awarded a black belt from Professor Fraga. In late 2010 Ben came to Bangkok to compete in the Thailand Open tournament and travel in the area for a few months. He quickly realized that Bangkok was the place for him and canceled his plans to return home. He is now the head Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor at BKKBJJ.
Eric GerberSince the age of five, Eric has been involved in some form of martial arts. At 11 yrs old, he won 2nd place in the German Nationals Judo Tournament Circuit, and continued various forms of training until 2004 when he first discovered both Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts. He described BJJ as, “The closest thing to magic that I’ve ever seen.” and has been hooked ever since. Once he started competing in BJJ tournaments and professional MMA events in 2005, he soon after began traveling the world to train with top gyms, athletes, and fitness mentors to increase his knowledge and abilities. Presently, Eric has accumulated over 18 yrs of martial arts experience and spent 12 plus yrs in fitness gyms learning about strength, conditioning, and the human body. He holds the rank of BJJ Black Belt under Prof. Dave Phillips (Prof. Pedro Sauer lineage), and is well known for his NO-GI skills. His instruction is clear and methodical, and easily understood by practitioners of all levels and languages.
Phil Denzau
Phil began training Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1997, but it wasn’t until 1999 that he began training consistently. Since then, he hasn’t stopped. He was awarded his brown belt by Mauricio “Tinguinha” Mariano in April 2009. Phil has been instructing at BKKBJJ since the first day it opened in November 2008. He loves martial arts and, in general, considers himself a lifelong student.
Bryan Garrison
Bryan instructs the Beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu program at Bangkok BJJ. He currently holds a purple belt in BJJ under Professor Eduardo Fraga. While he has been training Jiu-Jitsu for over 7 years, he’s also enjoyed studying other martial arts such as Freestyle Wrestling, Judo, Muay Thai and Western Boxing.
While actively teaching BJJ in Thailand for the last 3 years, Bryan has enjoyed instructing both Thai nationals and foreigners. His classes focus on technique, concepts and theory essential to establishing a fundamental understanding of Jiu-Jitsu. Bryan maintains a fun yet very structured learning environment ideal for both adults and children. His goal is to share what he’s learned while expanding his own knowledge of BJJ.
Krzysztof Hajtalowicz (a.k.a. Chris Haja)
Chris began grappling in 2006 in Opole, Poland at a small Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Club. Even though there was no head instructor the club encompassed true passion for grappling.
It wasn’t until two years later, after having moved to Dublin, Ireland, that Haja would receive official instruction under John Kavanagh (SGB Ireland). At the same time, Chris dedicated himself to improving his stand-up at Bridgestone Muay Thai.
Having made the move to Chiang Mai, Thailand in 2009, Chris began training under Gracie Humaita black-belt, Pedro Schmall at MMA Chiang Mai. Dedicating himself to training both gi and no-gi, Chris was able to integrate his previous training under close tutelage of an accomplished black-belt. He continued to live in Chiang Mai for the next two years studying and teaching gi and no-gi BJJ.
Luke Chaya
Luke took his very first BJJ class on his 25th birthday and hasn’t looked back since. After relocating to Southeast Asia from New York City, he created the BJJ-ASIA blog to help connect the growing jiu-jitsu scene with event updates and a comprehensive listing of schools in SEA. In addition to authoring the blog with original content, he has taken a key role in the production of seminars and tournaments in and out of Thailand. With the help of friends/teammates, Luke opened the doors to the Bangkok BJJ Academy in 2008 at its original location on Sukhumvit Soi1. Converting an abandoned salon where weekly open-mat sessions were held, the group soon grew and required a bigger space. What started with 10 square meters of mat space is now 100 at our current location on Sukhumvit Soi 13 in the Trendy Office Plaza. Luke currently holds the rank of 4-stripe purple belt under Prof Eduardo Fraga (Ralph Gracie Team).
Pat AphaisuwanPat started Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1998. From the first day of training, he knew that it would be an important part of his life. He was awarded his purple belt by Charles Gracie in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, US.
He was born in Thailand and spent many years living in the US. He came back to Thailand permanently at the end of 2009 and has been teaching at BKKBJJ since early 2010. He has trained in various styles of martial arts and particularly enjoys the combative and self defense aspects of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. He can teach in both Thai and English. Pat now teaches morning classes at BKKBJJ.
Location: This is BKKBJJ's New Location Congrats on your New Place..
Website:
Bangkok Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy | BKKBJJ
bkkbjj.com/BKKBJJ is located in the The Trendy Building, Room # 402 (10/70), 4th floor, Sukhumvit Soi 13 (Sangchan), Klongtoey-Nua, Wattana, Bangkok 10110
ESCOBAR BRAZILIAN JUI JITSU:
Like to give a big Thanks to Aaron and his crew at Levrage. Aaron is a Purple Belt and is very knowledgeable of the techniques, coaching and a great instructor makes it simple and he is so willing to make you understand and help you achieve your very best. Leverage has a great competitive team.
The women's team is very good and always competing when possible.
I missed the women's team when i was there. They were out competing in Hong Kong
I wish them much success in all their competitions.
I can't say enough for the Hospitality of Marcos and Aaron great people. A must Place to Train when in KL Malaysia. Like to give a Shout out to Aaron and his guys in the No Gi class some of these guys are really good along with Aaron.
Leverage Combat:
Leverage Combat Academy - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ... - Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/leverage.combat.academy
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Marcos Escobar Leverage,
Leverage Combat Academy is The place to learn the art that has been the biggest influence on the growth of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA), and that is Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.
Headed by 3rd degree Black Belt and 2001 ADCC champion, Prof. Marcos Escobar, Leverage Combat Academy has been spearheading the growth of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Malaysia for the past 3 years.
You can contact Leverage on Facebook
Leverage Combat:
Leverage Combat Academy - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ... - Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/leverage.combat.academy
Tiger Muay Thai:
TMT is still very popular still going strong.with help of GSP training at TMT and using their Muay Thai instructors. seems TMT is still up there.
TMT it seems bit high in prices of apparel and their stuff.
TMT website, Check it out..
Muay Thai, MMA & Thai Boxing training Camp Phuket Thailand
www.tigermuaythai.com/Phuket Top Team:
Again Great experience with Phuket Top Team
Phuket Top Team
phukettopteam.com a little bio on Olavo Abreu taken from this website:Check him out great person to have as an instructor along with his knowledge of BJJ.
About Prof. Olavo Abreu | - Bjj in Thailand
graciebarrathailand.wordpress.com/about/
Olavo Abreu began start his Jiu Jitsu career in 1994 training at Carlson Gracie School in Rio de Janeiro,under supervision of Marcelo Alonso and Carlson Gracie Jr. He received his blue, purple and brown belt from Master Carlson Gracie. In the year 2000 Olavo moved to Brazilian top team club there he became a black belt and head coach for the Brazilian jiu jitsu team during the years 2001 to 2005. As a Head coach at Brazilan Top Team he had opportunity to train army and police, from many countries and champions as, Rodrigo Minotauro, Paulo Filho, Ricardo Arona and many others.2005 Olavo move to Abu Dhabi and work there for 7 years. After a short working break in Moscow (Russia) Prof. Olavo has moved to Phuket, Thailand.
Along the way Olavo achieved many great results in competition:
Brazilian Champion 1998
Rio de janeiro state champion 1999, 2000
3rd place Brazilian champion 2000
2nd Brazilian champion 2001
International champion 2000
2nd world champion 2004
2nd world champion 2005
Brazilian Champion 1998
Rio de janeiro state champion 1999, 2000
3rd place Brazilian champion 2000
2nd Brazilian champion 2001
International champion 2000
2nd world champion 2004
2nd world champion 2005
Olavo now teaches at Phuket Top Team MMA Training Camp in Thailand, helping some of the best and aspiring mma fighters and bjj practitioners to achieve there goals.
I trained again this year 2013 for a short period at Phuket Top Team it was great time . Professor Abreu is a great instructor he makes classes fun, interesting and he has a very good conditioning side to his classes he really makes you feel at home. Techniques are great and he offers only Gi. He offers a program of White to Blue belt. Check out his classes when in Phuket..
They do have NO Gi " submission Grappling. with JJ Ambrose.
I took a class with JJ "Superman"Ambrose great person and good instructor. check out his stats on
Sher Dog.
Check out JJ Ambrose out at Phuket Top Team great person to have on your side.
when training or in the ring.
J.J. "Superman" Ambrose MMA Stats, Pictures, News, Videos ...
www.sherdog.com/fighter/JJ-Ambrose-14757Synergy BJJ:
I had a great time here in Kuta Bali Training With Niko Han and his Students, Alon, Beri, Cody Danny, Henri, Mick, Tommy and Keisuke. They all were great and very helpful in tunning up your No Gi, MMA game .
Synergy is a No Gi MMA Type of Training.
Niko Han Has great Techniques for the No Gi Ground game, he emphasis in not getting hit while you have someone in your guard and getting out of it and or submitting.
I really enjoyed his academy . NIko has Trained under Rickson Gracie..
A must to check out while in bali he is in Kuta. Contact Niko by email or txt message while in Bali see below for contact info.
Check him out..
Synergy Bali
Jl. Nakula, Kawan Market Building 2nd Fl., Kuta
Schedule: MWF 17.30 – 19.00, Kids: MF 16.15 – 17.00
Instructor: Niko Han (Black Belt)
Tel: +62 856 180 8804 http://synergyjiujitsu.com/
Synergy Bali
Jl. Nakula, Kawan Market Building 2nd Fl., Kuta
Schedule: MWF 17.30 – 19.30, Kids: MF 16.00 – 16.45
Instructor: Niko Han (Black Belt)Tel: +62 856 180 8804
Email: info@synergyjiujitsu.com
Web: synergymma.com
Some Bio ON Niko Han:
Niko Han began to train Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts on October 28, 1996 at Rickson Gracie's
academy in Los Angeles, California. He received his blue belt from Rickson Gracie on November 15,
1997. He then continued training at the Beverly Hills Jiu-Jitsu Club in Los Angeles, California under Marc
Laimon, Ethan Milius and Marcus Vinicius, in December of 1998. He received his purple belt from Marcus
Vinicius on June 17, 2000. During this time he started training with ADCC veteran, Eddie Bravo, and soon
after, in May 2001 Niko started training in Tarzana, California under BJJ and ADCC world champion Jean-
Jacques Machado. In October 2000 he started wrestling at the R1 training center in El Segundo, California
under freestyle wrestling and MMA champion Ricco Chipparelli and Frank Trigg. He then joined the
wrestling club of University of California Los Angeles in February 2001. In July 2001 Niko also began
teaching the Brazilian jiu-jitsu classes at UCLA, and at the same time took up boxing at the L.A. Boxing
Gym and Bill Slayton's Broadway Boxing Gym in Los Angeles.
In August of 2002, he finally made the move to Las Vegas, Nevada to train with Marc Laimon, his friend
and the teacher of Cobra Kai Jiu-Jitsu Academy. There he also continued his boxing with Skipper Kelp,
UNLV's head boxing coach. In Las Vegas he had the opportunity and great honor to train and coach many
of the best grapplers and MMA fighters in the world, such as Tito Ortiz, Ricco Rodriguez, Phil Baroni, Roy
Nelson, Frank Mir, Martin Kampmann, Forrest Griffin, Joe Stevenson, Jay Hieron, Johny Hendricks, Shane
Roller, Jake Rosholt, Kendall Grove, Gilbert Yvel and more. Before finally returning to his home country
Indonesia, he made a trip to Brazil to train at the Nova Uniao Academy in Rio de Janeiro under Andre
Pedeneiras and BJJ world and MMA champion Vitor Ribeiro, and also with BJJ and ADCC world
champion Leo Vieira, Fernando Terere and Eduardo Telles at the Master Jiu-Jitsu Academies in Sao Paulo,
Brazil in 2003. Marc Laimon awarded Niko his brown belt on May 20, 2003 in Rio de Janeiro.
Now that he has permanently returned to Indonesia to teach the art of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial
Arts in his country, he still keeps his skills updated by returning to train in the United States on a regular
basis. Marc Laimon promoted Niko Han to black belt on February 14, 2008.
Since his return back to Indonesia in July 2003, Niko has established the Synergy MMA Academy
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Indonesian Grappling Federation. He was a referee and judge at the Indonesian MMA organization TPI
Fighting Championship from 2003-2005. In 2005, he started organizing BJJ, Submission Grappling, and
MMA events throughout the country in order to promote and popularize the sport. Since 2003, Niko has
been coaching and managing top Indonesian MMA fighters such as Fransino Tirta, Yohan Mulia,
Alexander Sumardi, Leo Krishna and many more.
EXPERIENCE
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Rickson Gracie Academy October 28, 1996
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BHJJC December 10, 1998
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Jean-Jacques Machado Academy May 5, 2001
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R1 Training Center October 17, 2001
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UCLA Wrestling February 12, 2001
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L.A. Boxing Gym September 6, 2001
Broadway Boxing Gym January 15, 2002
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ACHIEVEMENTS
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Bronze medal at the South-East Asian No-Gi Grappling Games (March 17, 2007)
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Silver medal at Java Freestyle Wrestling Championship (October 10, 2004)
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Silver medal at the Grapplers Quest West 3 (November 16, 2002)
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Gold medal at the Pan American Submission Wrestling Open (July 28, 2001)
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Silver medal at the Bad Boy Submission Open (May 9, 1998)
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Silver medal at the Machado No-Gi Championship (September 30, 2000)
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