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
* Happy New Year *
Hello 2020! The new year is upon us and we at Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Academy couldn't be more excited. Come out and say hello to Kelowna's prefer martial arts school feature classes in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Muay-Thai Kickboxing. From beginners to advanced we have all you need under one roof.
Contact us today to book your FREE class now.
See you on the mats,
Sean McHugh
owner/head instructor
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Team - Kelowna
You might recognize the instructor Fabio M. Caloii who just won a Bronze Medal at the NOGi Worlds last week. Fabio was at our academy in late spring for a seminar and hopefully we'll see him again in 2020.
Our very own Mitch Burke won the WKL - World Kickboxing League Belt with a 7 second KO over his opponent in the first round. Mitch who currently lives in Penticton but makes the drive to Kelowna to train at our academy with Coach Chad and our Kickboxing team.
Mitch Burke has been fighting in the Battlefield Fight League (BFL) as an amateur since 2013 and is on the cusp of earning his black belt in sport-specific striking. He said his interest in mixed-martial-arts (MMA) and kickboxing arose after he saw a televised fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) league.
You can read about Mitch here in the Penticton Times
Mitch is looking to go Pro in 2020 and is need of sponsors. If you are interested in sponsor Mitch, our academy or any other of our athletes, please contact me, Sean Mchugh.
Sean McHugh
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu - Kelowna
250.460.2558 or email alliancekelowna@gmail.com
Don’t miss out on coming to support the Alliance team this coming Saturday Nov. 16th at Rutland Senior Secondary. Submission Ace puts on a great tournament and there will be undoubtedly some incredible matches to watch.
Come out and support your teammates that are competing and also come out to support Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournaments in the Okanagan.
Alliance Kelowna will be closed this Saturday as we will be coaching and supporting our competitors at the Submission Ace tournament.
See you there,
Sean Mchugh
You definitely missed out if you weren’t our Thomas Lisboa seminar. Thomas who’s a multi-World BJJ Champion and is Alliance Vancouver’s Head Jiu-Jitsu Instructor. Put on another fine detailed BJJ seminar on Back-Takes and Escaping From the Bottom.
This was our 4th seminar we’ve hosted so far this year. Alliance Kelowna brings in world class competitors and instructor’s to pass along the knowledge of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to our members and the BJJ community.
Stay tuned for when the next seminar is announced.
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.
Come join us for a BJJ seminar with Professor Thomas Lisboa. Mr Lisboa will be covering Back-Takes and Side-Control Escapes.
This seminar is open to all belt-levels and members from all schools are welcome to attend.
Professor Thomas Lisboa Highlights:
* 2 x World Champion
* Silver Medalist at the No-Gi World's
* 7 x World medalist
* Head instructor at Alliance - Vancouver
* Former Instructor at Alliance Head Quarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil
* Former instructor at Marcelo Garcia's Headquarters in New York City
Space is limited so contact Sean ASAP to book your spot 250.460.2558 or alliancekelowna@gmail.com
Alliance Kelowna’s owner and head instructor Sean McHugh is a guest on Kelowna’s local podcast Good time Boys.
You can check out the full podcast here.
The Gracie Brothers, Ryron and Rener going out of their way to help a bully victim.
In this exclusive interview, Alliance Team Co-Founder Alexandre "Gigi" Paiva speaks to GRACIEMAG.com about Jiu-Jitsu and life.
Taking the Back With Professor Corey Joseph Part 2. Corey is a Worlds Masters 1 Black Belt champion and the owner of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Montreal.
We hosted a seminars with Corey and he shared his knowledge in great detail with us and we've very thankful for having him in our academy.
10th Planet JIu-Jitsu Montreal http://www.10thplanetjiujitsumtl.com/
Taking the Back With Professor Corey Joseph Part 1. Corey is a Worlds Masters 1 Black Belt champion and the owner of 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu Montreal.
We hosted a seminars with Corey and he shared his knowledge in great detail with us and we've very thankful for having him in our academy. 10th Planet JIu-Jitsu Montreal
http://www.10thplanetjiujitsumtl.com/
A short motivational video with the legendary Joe Rogen.
Joe Rogen is a long term UFC broadcaster, TV star, stand-up comic and host his own podcast the Joe Rogen Experience with over 6 million subscribers. Joe is also a life long martial artist and has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt under the legend Jean Jacques Machado and 10th Planet Black Belt under Eddie Bravo
Private Kickboxing Classes with professional hockey player Jared and his fiancé professional Influencer Jordan have been doing private Kickboxing classes with me for over a year now..
There friend Lucy came in and made a fun promo video of one of their classes. Get the most out of your workout by booking us for a private kickboxing, Jiu-Jitsu or self-Defense class. Contact us today so you don’t miss out. We’re booking-up fast!
Contact Sean to book your appointment or to get more information at 250.460.2558 or email us at alliance@gmail.com.
See you on the mats!
Check out this inspirational story of 71 year old Alan who has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for 4 years. When there is a will there is a way so stop making excuses and start going after your dreams.
If you have an inspirational story put it in the comments below.
Congrats to all the Alliance competitors and coaches on winning the Team Trophy for the New York BJJ Pro IBJJF Championships.
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
