BJJ Borneo

Jan 15, 2010, team Bjj Borneo sent a small 5 person contingent to participate in the

Philippines open bjj and no-gi competiton.

the following are the results:

Micheal Chong- Silver in light weight bjj (white belt)

Caroline Anthony- Bronze light weight bjj (white belt)

Valerian Alfante- Bronze light weight bjj (white blt)

Angie Bartholomew- Bronze absolute bjj (wht belt) and silver in no-gi (basics) absolute.

Allen S. Chong- Bronze light weight (advanced) No-gi

A big Congrats to all who competed and a job well done. 

Just a quick Christmas wish to all out there reading this.

Merry Christmas and God bless!

p.s. BJJ classes will resume on the 28/12/09

eat more, and roll more!

Published in New Sabah Times newspaper on the 7th November 2009

On 22^nd October 2009, it was officially announced that BJJ Borneo is finally inducted as Checkmat Asia’s Kota Kinabalu branch representative in Sabah, East Malaysia.

Marcos Escobar, a great fighter with many titles in Brazil and overseas, including ADCC, and the coordinator of Checkmat in Malaysia & official representative in Asia, made the announcement during Escobar BJJ’s grading ceremony prior to Leo Vieira’s hugely successful seminar in Malaysia. The ceremony was attended by Leo Vieira himself and Chico Mendes. The ceremony also saw BJJ Borneo’s representatives: Allen Chong, Angie Bartholomew, Andy Bartholomew, Darren Low and Michael Chong receiving their grades from the Checkmat officials.

To kick off BJJ Borneo’s journey under Checkmat’s tutelage, Chico Mendes would be spearheading a month long training course in their home gym in Sabah throughout the month of November to upgrade the young club’s skill set. BJJ Borneo expresses their utmost appreciation for the gesture and pledge to contribute to BJJ’s growth in Malaysia with fervent enthusiasm and vigour.

Here’s a shout out to welcome the arrival of famed  World & ADCC Champion LEO VIEIRA for a 2 Day BJJ Seminar in KL. BJJ Borneo is proud to send its members across oceans and mountains to be a part it! This event is not to be missed by Bjj enthusiasts around the region!

Its not too late to register! For more info, look up: http://www.escobarbjj.com/events.php

It is with great pleasure for us to announce the return of the inspiring Chico Mendes to our shores! This time for a month long BJJ  coaching excursion in BJJ Borneo. Registration is open to all martial arts disciplines; Judokas, TKD and Karatekas of Sabah are among those confirmed participating in the course. So for the uninitiated, this is a prime opportunity to experience Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the able hands of a very reputable practitioner.

To register,  contact Allen (allen_chong@hotmail.com) or Angie (baby_husky69@yahoo.com) for details.

19th and 20th Sept 2009 saw Escobar Bjj and BJJ Borneo joining up and competing under the Malaysia banner. A big congrats to all who competed and a special mention to Darren Low who bagged the Gold medal in the 100+kg category! Great job Big-D!

Ok fellas…I know it’s kinda late (bout a year), but, this was BJJ Borneo’s 1st FBT Bangkok Open in Sept. 08′:

(L-R): Allen (Silver/No-Gi Intermediate >75kg), Tony Eduardo of Gracie Barra Florianopolis (Basically Gold in everything & Technical Fighter Award), Samuel, me lah, (Silver/No-Gi Novice <85kg) & Dimitrios Tsitos of Gracie Barra Greece (2 gold, 1 silver & 1 bronze + technical fighter award)

A huge congratulations to BJJ Borneo’s Heavyweight champ DARREN LOW: Gold (Gi - <100kg). Tho one might have super ‘Orang Utan’ strength, but in BJJ, techniques & leverage are the ultimate key. And Darren’ s one grappler who combines both very well.

Darren was the 2008 Phillipines BJJ International medalist with Gold (Gi- <100.5kg), Silver (No-Gi - <91.5kg) & Bronze (No-Gi - Absolute). Good work brotha!! Pics to be posted soon… ;0)

By the way…here’s the pic of the group in Manila December 2008…which Allen (our coach) forgot to post. Hahaha shorty!!!

(L-R) Squatters : Winston & Steve (fastest BJJ white belt submission).

(L-R) Standing: Karole, Allen (coach) - Gold/No-Gi  Intermediate 67.5-73.5 kg, Enoch (Le Playboy) - Bronze/No-Gi Basic 67.5-73.5kg, Susanna, Hamid (Le Lawman) & Darren (triple medalists).

We would like to wish all our Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya!

Eat hardy and see you back on the mats!