Posted by Allen Chong
on May 18, 2010
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May 15th and 16th saw 2 members of team BJJ Borneo joining forces with the hq team in Fight Zone KL under the Checkmat Malaysia banner to partake in the Pan-Asians tournament in Manila. Caroline Anthony, on her second attempt this year at a competition circuit, fought her way into the finals and brought home the silver on the first day in the ‘gi’ events. She also brought home the bronze medal for no-gi after braving some very skilled opponents in the morning event.
A huge congratulations to all in Checkmat Malaysia team and all those who entered in the tournament and we look forward to seeing everyone again in future games.
Posted by Allen Chong
on January 18, 2010
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Jan 15, 2010, team Bjj Borneo sent a small 5 person contingent to participate in the Philippines open bjj and no-gi competiton.
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.
Posted by Allen Chong
on September 22, 2009
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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!
Posted by Allen Chong
on January 08, 2009
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- Venue: SM Mall of Asia
- Competing Members: Allen Chong, Darren Low, Hamid Ismail, Enoch Herbert, Steve Saidol
- Total Medal Tally: 5 medals
December 6th-7th saw the 5 competitors of Team BJJ Borneo from BJJKK compete in the Philippines Open Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling tournament in Manila. The tournament was organized by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Philippines led by Stephen Kamphuis of Team Kamphuis-Fabricio BJJ, Manila. Mr. Kamphuis is an accomplished grappler from New Zealand and his club is affiliated with Will-Machado Australia. It is the very same club that Allen Chong of BJJKK trained and is currently affiliated with. Participating countries include competitors from Canada, Davao, Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand and competitors from around the host country.
Competitors from Team BJJ Borneo are represented by Allen Chong, Enoch Herbert, Hamid Ismail, Darren Low, and Steve Saidol. Allen Chong brought home the Gold for the Intermediate ‘No-Gi’ submission grappling of the light weight division, Enoch Herbert, a Bronze for the beginners ‘No-Gi’ feather weight division and Darren Low bagged the Gold for the beginner’s ‘Gi’ ultra heavyweight, Silver for ‘No-Gi’ ultra heavyweight, and Bronze for beginner’s ‘No-Gi’ Absolutes.
Allen Chong commends that he was ‘impressed with the performance and adaptability of the fighters, despite the fact that many of them were first time competitors’. Due to limited funding, the more seasoned competitors of BJJ Borneo give way to the juniors to compete in this tournament so that they may benefit from the experience. As the sport grows in popularity in the home front, it is the aim of BJJKK to bring a larger contingent for future events.