Huge congratulations to all who graded on Sunday with Prof. Marcos Escobar and Rodrigo ‘Brucutu’ Cabral in attendance.
Warm welcome to the new comers, striped recipients and blue belts with whom the torch is passed to. As Brucutu always told us: ‘it starts with up here’ *points to his head.
(more pictures to come soon)
Update for Training camp on the end of this month.
23rd-27th Aug, (7p.m.- 9p.m.) Training camp with Brazilian Black belt – ‘Brucutu’ Cabral
followed by
Seminar by 2 Brazilian black belts! (Brucutu + Marcos Escobar) 28th-29th (time T.B.A for Ramadhan month)
Member’s Price:
Non-member’s Price:
For members of BJJBorneo, there’s a grading session squeezed in between. so make sure you train!!
A big shout out to our Judo Coach, Bart @ Sulaiman Lee and his family for the arrival of his first child. We eagerly await the day when Lee Yusof walks in to train with the rest of us.
Your 2nd family in BJJ Borneo would like to wish you God’s blessings and heartiest congratulations!
Published in New Sabah Times newspaper on the 7th November 2009
On 22nd 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.
We would like to wish all our Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya!
Eat hardy and see you back on the mats!
Last night, Bjj Borneo members Micheal Chong and Samuel Lai were treated to an earlier than usual warm-up session when a house near the gym cought on fire at about 6.45 pm. They were the first to arrive on scene and helped to evacuate the occupants and miscellaneous furniture (Chong and Sam literally carried an occupant out. Bjj muscles to the rescue!). They braved the smoke and chanced the fire to move as much as they can, moving gas tanks and flammables out of the house as well (good thinking, so you’re not just a pretty face..) before the fire engulfed the first floor from roof downwards. 
Great job guys, very civic minded indeed and deserved of praise and respect. God Bless!
Hey guys, here’s some pics from the 2 day seminar the week before. More to be uploaded as i get em. check back on it soon.
I personally had a awesome time! the lesson’s very informative, energetic and humourous at the same time. For those that couldn’t join us that weekend, don’t fret, plans of another one is in the mix. Those that went, congratulations on surviving and time to develop on the
new found knowledge!
All the best, train hard, train safe and and see you in the next one!