MEDALS from 2008 Philippine BJJ & Grappling tournament!

A large contingent of fighters proudly represented Budo Academy and Kreation Jiu-Jitsu in the 2008 Philippine Tournament held last weekend! Our men and women, boys and girls, trained well, fought hard and came back with medals!

- 6 GOLDS
- 6 SILVERS
- 11 BRONZES

This is a prestigious competition that saw many competitors around the region taking part. Hongjie's category alone (Men’s White Belt 70.1 – 76kg) had 24 fighters! We look forward to more of such well organised events in the future. Everyone who competed must have gained valuable experience!

KUDOS to our fighters and CONGRATULATIONS to the medalists! Well done! See below for the list of our medalists.


Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu:

Purple Belt U 79 kg SILVER - Sulaiman

Men’s White Belt 94.6 – 100.5kg BRONZE - Charles Hewitt

Men’s White Belt 70.1 – 76kg BRONZE - Hongjie

Men’s White Belt 64.1 – 70kg BRONZE - Chee Long

Women’s Absolute Blue Belt BRONZE - Melvynna Tambunan

Women’s White Belt Over 58kg SILVER - Malena Kjelberg

Juniors 64 – 70kg SILVER - Aloysius Chua

Juniors U 64 kg SILVER - Joshua Leow

Kids 40 – 45 kg GOLD – Dean Kent Kaplin

Kids 40 – 45 kg SILVER – Thomas De Cren

Kids 40 – 45 kg BRONZE – Julian Kremp

Kids 40 – 45 kg BRONZE – Gabriel Fernandez

Kids 35 – 40 kg GOLD – Jhonas Eschefelder

Kids 35 – 40 kg BRONZE – Zecha Aran Boyd

Kids U 30Kg GOLD - Alva Kjelberg

Kids U 30Kg BRONZE - Alex Eschenfelder


Grappling Challenge:

Womens Absolute GOLD - Melvynna Tambunan

Juniors 67.5 – 73.5 kg Leve GOLD - Aloysius Chuan

Juniors 61.5 – 67.5 kg Pena SILVER - Dean Kaplin

Juniors 61.5 – 67.5 kg Pena BRONZE - Gabriel Fernandez

Juniors 55.0 – 61.5kg Pluma BRONZE - Joshua Leow

Juniors U 55kg Galo BRONZE - Kremb Julian Dschana

We also won a GOLD trophy in a team event of three children ages 7-9.


Hongjie's fight against the eventual winner of this category, Adrian Guggenheim of Team VPF:




Sulaiman's purple belt fight against Mark Simmerman of Bangkok BJJ:



(Anyone who has photos or video clips of this event please kindly share!)

John Will Seminar (Jan 11th, Sunday 2009)

Hi all,

We are hosting John Will's bjj seminar again! Practitioners of any level of proficiency are welcome and encouraged to join. Those who have attended his previous seminars can attest to his fantastic teaching ability.

Please mark the event on your calendar:

• 11th January 2009, Sunday, 10am - 1pm

• Budo Academy 340-B King George's Building, King George's Ave

• $60 SGD for Kreation members / $80 SGD for public

• please make your booking: kreationjits@hotmail.com


See you guys there!

For more information on John Will, visit www.bjj.com.au


Cheers

Rodney King MMA Seminar - 6th and 7th Dec

In lieu of the CMD retreat this year, Rodney will be teaching an MMA seminar on the 6th and 7th of Dec from 4pm to 6pm.

Costs are $50 per session for KJJ members and $70 for public.

Kowloon BJJ

Cristiano travels a lot for his work. His latest trip was to Hong Kong where he visited KowLoon BJJ club for 2 nights of training.


Samulime from KLN BJJ also updated Cristiano's visit on his blog:

http://samulime.blogspot.com/2008/11/prof-christiano-carvalho-kreation.html

Cristiano's next visit will be to Marcos Escobar's retreat held in the middle of this month.

CRUSH BJJ CAMP & SEMINAR

Our friend and neighour, Marcos Escobar of Crush MMA in Malaysia, is running a bjj camp this coming 14-16 November. To be held at the 5 star Pangkor Island Resort, this 3 day seminar boasts the attendance of 3 brazilian black belts - Marcos Escobar, Chico Mendes and our very own Cristiano Carvalho. It's for anyone interested in improving his BJJ skills, regardless of level. Space is limited, so book early to avoid disappointment.

Jiu-Jitsu + Good Food + Sunny Beach + Fantastic Resort = Wonderful Time!

Please visit the following link for more information:

http://escobarbjj.blogspot.com/2008/08/1st-crush-bjj-camp.html

NEW BJJ (GI) CLASS

Hi All,

Starting from the 7th Oct we will have a new BJJ (Gi) class every Tues from 8pm onwards, at Budo Academy. This class would focus on the basic fundamentals and would be particularly useful for the novice/beginner or even the more advanced guys looking to brush up their basics.

See you there!

Gustavo Machado Seminar + Pics

Gustavo Machado seminar was great! The turn-out was huge, thanks to the support from our mma/bjj community. In both the gi and no-gi sessions, Gustavo shared many handy techniques that he had personally used, effectively, in his own competitions. It was a very beneficial and enjoyable afternoon for all of us who attended.


Gustavo Machado (left) with his long time friend, Cristiano.











Thanks to Rayner and Joanne for the above pictures. They were the photographers of the day, taking hundreds of nice shots.

Bangkok Tournament Results - 3 Golds + 1 Bronze

3 Golds
1 Bronze

A team of our guys (and girl) took part in the latest FBT THAILAND BJJ/SUB-GRAPPLING OPEN. Melvynna and Mitch won 3 golds and a bronze respectively. Congratulation to them! And kudos to Aziz, Justin, Charles and Jamie for stepping up. From what we've read and heard, it was a hugely successful event. It must have been a good experience for everyone.
(Check here full event results.)


We found a couple of Mel's fights from this event on youtube:

Gustavo Machado Seminar

(click on image to view poster)


Hi Guys, we are holding a seminar by Gustavo Machado on 5th Oct 08, Sunday, at Budo Academy. Seminar will be held in 2 sessions, gi and no gi respectively. Practitioners of any level are welcome to participate. Details are as follows:

when
5th Oct 2008, Sunday
• 2pm - 4pm (Gi)
• 4pm - 6pm (No Gi)

location
BUDO ACADEMY, 340-B King George's Ave, Singapore 208574

cost (SGD)
1 session:
$40 (public) / $30 (kreation)

2 sessions:
$60 (public) / $50 (kreation)

contact
Kon: kreationjits@hotmail.com


See you guys at the seminar!


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About Gustavo Machado

Gustavo Machado, was born in Rio de Janeiro and started training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1994 in São José dos Campos, at Liga JJ Club with Sergio Lisboa (Black Belt 5th degree), who is student of Osvaldo Alves (Gracie Barra). Gustavo began his path to the black belt among the greatest BJJ fighters in Brazil.

Gustavo went on to win the State Championships two times and graduated as a Lawyer from the University.

Gustavo decided to move into Sydney in an effort to make BJJ as big in Australia as in Brazil and joined the Gracie Barra Sydney School as an instructor.

Since arriving in Australia, Prof. Gustavo has been working hard. He has also taught grappling techniques to rugby teams in Australia.

Competing as a Black Belt in Australia, Gustavo remains unconquered in his division below 67 KG.

Gustavo worked as a coach for many champions in Jiu Jitsu, Submission Wrestling and Mixed Martial Arts with International standard. One of his students is the famous fighter Mark Hunt, the K1 Kickboxing Grand Prix Champion now fighting in Mixed Martial Arts with Pride FC in Japan with victories over super stars such as Wanderlei Silva and Mirko Crocop giving him a position amongst the Top Heavyweight MMA fighters in the world.

CONGRATS TO OUR NEW PURPLE AND BLUE!

Kreation is proud to announce that Scott Calver and Joe-Jitsu had been promoted to purple and blue belts respectively, by Cristiano!

Prior to them getting their new belts, Scott and Joe were tricked into participating in a class game, which had them remove their old belts, got blindfolded and had to search for their belts across the mats, and continued to grapple blindfolded. Upon removing the blindfolds, they discovered new belts around their waists. It must have been Sul's idea.

A huge congratulation to Scott and Joe-Jitsu as they begin their next phase of journey!



Scott, Cristiano, Aziz (who was promoted the preceding saturday) and Joe.



A group photo to round up the class

New Blue Belt & Champs

Tournament

7 of our guys participated in the Singapore International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament last weekend, and all went home with medals:

Open Weight, White Belt Advanced (GOLD) - Aziz
Under 77, White Belt Advanced (GOLD) - Aziz
Under 66, White Belt Advanced (GOLD) - Ivan
Under 88, No-gi Novice (GOLD) - Mark Yang
Open Weight, White Belt Advanced (SILVER) - Hongjie
Under 77, White Belt Advanced (SILVER) - Hongjie
Open Weight, White Belt Novice (BRONZE) - Charles
Under 77, White Belt Novice (BRONZE) - Jackiie
Under 66, White Belt Novice (BRONZE) - Aaron
Open Weight, No-gi Advance (BRONZE) - Aziz

Congratulations to the winners! Keep up the spirit!







thanks to Joanne for the photos!


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New Blue Belt!

The weekend also marked a significant milestone for Aziz as he was awarded his blue belt by Cristiano. After a dominant showing on the mats on saturday, Cristiano surprised Aziz by presenting him his new belt on stage.

Aziz, you are a warrior. Congratulations on your promotion, pal!



picture courtesy of Gabe

Goodbye, Darryl!

Last night's class marked Darryl's final session with us as he prepares for his return to Canada. Always happy, ready and willing to share from his immense knowledge and skillset, Darryl had been a GREAT addition to our club for the past 6 months. Darryl, here's wishing you the all best and we look forward to your return in the very near future!

Rodney King 3-Day Singapore Seminar 2008

Rodney King, the creator of Crazy Monkey Defense System and BJJ blackbelt under Rigan Machado and Chris Haeuter, will be holding a seminar in Singapore this June!

It is a 3-day event not to be missed comprising of BJJ and MMA.

The details:

Fri 13th June 8pm - 10pm (BJJ)
Sat 14th June 1pm - 3pm (MMA)
Sun 15th June 1pm - 3pm (MMA)

Cost is SGD$50 for kreation members and SGD$60 for non members per session.

Please send your bookings to Kon at kreationjits@hotmail.com

See you guys there!

All The Best, Paul!

This week, Kreation bids goodbye to Paul, a very valuable member of the club, as he returns to Indonesia with his family.

In the fond words of Kon:
"As some of you know already, Paul will be leaving us soon and returning to the indonesian haven of Bali. He has been such a welcomed addition to our ranks since day one that it would be hard to imagine him not there beside us on the mats anymore. I think I can speak on behalf of everyone here in saying that his enthusiasm and dedication to the sport is unparalleled and in the short time he has been here with us, he has made tremendous progress in his game. Paul - please keep training hard and don't forget to stay in touch wherever you're at!

So lets take this opportunity to wish him good luck, good bye and all the best for the future."


We trust that Paul will continue in his pursuit of Jiu-Jitsu in Bali and we wish him all the best! You will be missed, buddy. :)

NEW PURPLE AND BLUE BELTS!

Congratulation to Sulaiman and Justin for their well-deserved promotions to purple and blue belt respectively by Cristiano!

Justin, whom Cristiano fondly referred to as a Pitbull, had to go through the gauntlet - rolling with everyone present in class. Kon, being the last man in the gauntlet, finished the fight humourously by tying Justin's legs together with the new blue belt.

An eventful and joyous Saturday class was rounded up with some group photo taking.




Sul receiving his purple belt from Cristiano.


Cristiano wearing the blue belt for Pitbull Justin.


The newly promoted.


Gauntlet.


Gauntlet.


Gauntlet.


The Pitbull is being hogtied.


Our instructors.


Group photo.

Kon awarded purple belt by John Will!

Kon was awarded his purple belt by John Will on 27 April, Sunday.

It was a momentuous event, for Kon, and for us. It is a long over-due achievement, as Kon has demonstrated a level of Jiu-Jitsu way above his blue belt and a tremendous teaching ability to boot.

Congratulations, Kon! Well-deserved and loooooooooooong over-dueeeeeeeeeeeee!

John Will has a write-up of appreciation of Kon and his recent visit to Singapore on his blog. It gives a glimpse into the person that is Kon. Read it here.


Kon, receiving his purple belt from John Will himself.

HISTORY HAS BEEN MADE!

- 4 golds!
- Most Technical Fighter

Both Aziz and Melvynna competed in last weekend's 2008 Pan Asian Brazilian Jiu-Jistu International in Manila, representing Budo Academy and Kreation Jiu-Jitsu.

Besides sweeping all the womens categories she participated in (Gi; weight class and absolute and No Gi; Weight class and Absolute) and returning to Singapore with 4 gold medals, Mel was also awarded the Technical Fighter of the tournament. It is the highest award of the event with only one given out each time.

And this is the FIRST TIME it has been awarded to a female.

Only 1 of her fights went full time and was decided on points (she was down 3 points in the last 10 secs, but did a take down and went to full mount to win!), and 1 fight ended in submission inside of 15 secs.

We are certain both Aziz and Mel have also gained valuable experience in the tournament.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!


Melvynna in the grappling action (Grappling Circuit 2007, photo courtesy of Paul W.)


Melvynna in Pan Asian BJJ/Grappling Championships in Manila, PH (photo courtesy of bjj-asia.com)

Black Belt In Our Midst!!

BLACK BELT IN OUR MIDST!!!

For over the last 3 months, Cristiano José Carvalho, a native Brazilian black belt relocated here for work, has been a great addition to our family.

We are very excited to be training with him as he is warm, easygoing and approachable. He has a vast knowledge and experience in the art which he willingly and freely shares.

Apart from imparting Jiu-Jitsu, Cristiano had also promised to teach us Portuguese.

Boa vinda, Cristiano!



Cristiano (far right) talking to Sul at a recent tournament.

Scott Calver is back!

Welcome back, Scott!

Scott had spent a considerable time in jiu-jitsu and judo, both as a student and active competitor.

We have missed Scott over the years when he was relocated to Bangkok for work. Whilst there, he trained under Adam Kayoom. Now that he's back in Singapore, we are so pleased to have him in the club again.

Alright Scott, start spilling the beans on the secrets of your tom yam jiu-jitsu! :)

A picture of Scott (courtesy of Luke, bjj-asia.com) with Andre Galvao in the latter's recent seminar in Hong Kong.



Luke has also written a very good article on training partners, in dedication to Scott. Worth a read!

John B Will Seminar & Dinner

John Will seminar has come and gone. Once again, John Will has proven to be one of the best coaches anyone can have the privilege to learn under.

Besides delivering a well-planned and awesome seminar, John Will also gave us encouragement and specific advice on our Jiu-Jitsu pursuit. Without a doubt, everybody walked away with new insights and renewed enthusiasm for the art.

Keeping up with tradition, we had dinner with John Will. This is another cherished highlight of the evening. Many life long stories were shared over pizzas, steak and beer.

Thanks to Kon for organising yet another great seminar, as he's been doing over the years.

(photos of the dinner will be uploaded soon)

John B Will Seminar

John B Will Seminar (27 april sunday)



Hello people,

This coming 27th April Sunday, John Will, BJJ black belt under the Machado brothers will again be in Singapore for a BJJ seminar. This marks the third time we are having John Will. His past 2 seminars were tremendously well-received.

Talk about back by popular demand!

John Will, one of the first 12 non-Brazilians black belts in BJJ (the Dirty Dozen), has the ability to strip techniques to bare essentials. Practitioners of any level will definitely benefit immensely.

Don't miss it!

For enquiries and signing up, contact kreationjits@hotmail.com

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For more information on John Will, visit:
www.bjj.com.au
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Will

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John Will's blog:
http://bjj-australia.blogspot.com

kudos and congrats!

Kudos to our Kreation members who competed in the recent grappling tournament held on 30 March, Sunday. Commendable fighting spirit to step up and represent Team Kreation and The Budo Academy. and CONGRATULATIONS to the winners! Our team was represented by 5 competitors (Sulaiman, Aziz, Hongjie, Sherwin and Rayner) and walked away with the following medals:

- Sulaiman was placed 1st in the Blue belt openweight gi event.

- Aziz was placed 1st in the white belt under 77kg bjj gi event

- Aziz was also placed 1st runner-up in under 77 no gi grappling.

- Sherwin was placed 2nd runner-up in the white belt under 88kg bjj gi event.

- Hongjie was placed 2nd runner-up in the white belt under 77kg bjj gi event.


Some pics of our guys at the tournament:


Sul and Cristiano discussing strategy.



Armlock



Aziz in action



Sherwin in 'Clash of the Titans'



Pre-match Sul



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Personally, as a spectator and one of the fellow Kreation members who were there to lend moral support to our fighting team mates, the event is filled with many highlights for me:

- Sul's and Aziz's outstanding performances.

- Hongjie bouncing from a loss and finishing his next fight in 6 seconds.

- Rayner pulling off an armbar after trailing by points. The fight is not over till it's over. :P

- Cristiano and Vicknesh speaking up for Aziz over a questionable foul committed against Aziz.


some thoughts:

It was interesting for me to witness not only the grappling standards of the people who participated, but also the different manners in which people conduct themselves, on and off the mats.

The event has also been a good day of bonding for our team.
Thanks to:
- those who took footage/pictures of the fights,
- those who bought beer for one another,
- those who kept track of time and scores for the fighters, and
- those who cheered and lent a voice louder than thunder when the situation called for it.


It's a shame Sherwin popped his shoulder and will have to stay off the mat for a while. Speedy recovery dude!

Our pursuit of the art doesn't end in one tournament.
Let's continue to train hard.
cheerios!

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- photos courtesy of Paul W.


Sulaiman's final fight against Morioka Yu of Alive Academy:

KJJ BBQ

Last saturday after class, a bunch of us adjourned to Steve's place for an impromptu bbq. It was a relaxing time of getting together and chatting away while munching on hotdogs, chips, and gulping down some beer.

photos courtesy of Soup