We hosted a fantastic seminar with Multi-World Champion Thomas Lisboa on Saturday May 12th. We all learned a lot and we've been getting "Triple A" reviews from the people who attended. This was Thomas's first time in Kelowna and he loved the city so I'm sure we'll have him back to do another seminar real soon.
Make sure you get on our email at alliancekelowna@gmail.com list so you don't miss out on the next seminar we host.
Come out and learn off Multi-World BJJ Champion Thomas Lisboa. Thomas was in instructor at the Alliance HQ in Sao Paulo Brazil, BJJ Legend Marcelo Garcia's Academy in New York and is now the head instructor for Alliance Vancouver Academy.
Thomas will be going over attacks, submission and drills in the crucifix's position. This is open to all schools and all belt levels.
Cost
* $75 in advance
* $90 at the door if there is any space left
You can also join our FaceBook event page fro this seminar here: Thomas Lisboa Seminar
Contact Sean at alliancekelowna@gmail.com or call 250.460.2558 to secure your spot as this will sell out fast. Don't mis out on this great opportunity to learn from this incredible competitor and instructor.
A story of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu's Kelowna's very own Michelle Jorgensen has gone viral world wide. Michelle who is legally blind won a gold medal at the Super Cup Grappling Championships in Kamloops earlier this month. 3 local papers picked-up the story and the Jiu-Jitsu Times printed it as well.
Michelle is now a little celebrity getting well wishes and messages from people all around the world. You can check out the story by clicking on the links below and please forward it to anyone who would enjoy reading this inspirational story.
My good friend Stephan Kesting of GrappleArts debates between 'sport' and 'self defense' BJJ has been overblown because good jiu-jitsu is always better than bad jiu-jitsu. If your focus is on self defense then find the best BJJ school you can and, if necessary, supplement that training with a little bit of boxing, kickboxing or MMA.
Alliance Team Member and 9 x World BJJ Champion Bruno Malfacine Wins His Second MMA Fight Last Night. Congrats!
You can check out the end of the fight here: JIu-Jitsu Times
Alliance Team Medal Winners who competed at the Super Cup Grappling Championships in Vernon last week are listed below and you can see some of the pictures on our Team FaceBook page here: Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Kelowna
White Belts
Big Brad 2 x Golds
Michelle Jorgensen - Gold
Duncan Berry - Gold
Matt Ironside - Gold
Katie Sardinia - Silver
Rowan Edwards - Silver
Braden Wertz - Bronze
Branden Chow - Bronze
Brent Wright - Bronze
Blue Belts
Cody Earp - Silver
Brad Olsen - Silver
Purple Belt
Blair Edwards - Silver
Great job team! You all fought like warriors and you couldn't have made us more proud!
We are going to be announcing a big BJJ seminar here in Kelowna next week. This will sell out fast so stay tuned so you don't miss out on training with a world class instructor.
Cheers,
Sean McHugh