Congratulations to Jimmy Maguire who earned his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt on Nov. 21st 2023.
Jimmy started his martial arts journey back in Ireland. After moving to Vancouver Jimmy found a home at Alliance Vancouver where he earned his Purple Belt from World BJJ Champion Thomas Lisboa. In 2018 Jimmy moved to Kelowna and joined the Alliance Kelowna Team.
Jimmy is the 6th x Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt we have at our academy.
14 years ago today Master Carlson Gracie passed away.
Master Carlson helped the growth of BJJ and MMA more than most people realize. I feel fortunate that I was able to meet him and earn my BJJ Black Belt under one of his highest ranked students Master Marcus Soares.
The picture below is in 2006 with myself with Master Carlson Gracie and Marcus Soares.
Sean McHugh
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu - Kelowna
Head iNstructor/owner
We made some minor changes and added couple of classes to our Jiu-Jitsu class schedule.
Please feel free to contact any of the BJJ coaches if you have any questions on the class schedule.
Last Saturday we had assistant instructor of Alliance Vancouver and avid competitor Norm Leung in for a Guard Passing seminar. We all had a blast and learned a lot.
Stay tuned for the next seminar to be announced.
Cheers,
Sean
