I was honoured to get my 2nd degree BJJ black Belt stripes from Fabio Gurgel in Las Vegas last week at the Alliance JIu-Jitsu Team conference .

I earned my BJJ Black Belt in Nov. 02, 2014 from Master Marcus Soares. Fun fact Master Soares was just given the great honour to be promoted to BJJ Red Belt just a couple of weeks ago. They’re only maybe a few dozen BJJ Red Belts alive in the whole world. Such a great honour!

Thank you for all the kind words and everyone who has supported me over the years.

So exciting that Alliance Team won #1st Place on overall men’s and 2nd Place overall in the women’s category.

Congratulations to all the competitors and coaches making this possible. Also a big congratulations to the Alliance Team as a whole in supporting each other and making this amazing accomplishment happen.

Congratulations to Little Anya who won a Silver Medal at her first Jiu-Jitsu competition.

She had her brother Dane and her dad/Coach Darby in her cover.

Well done Anya! The hard work is paying off!

13 x World Champions Team. Alliance has done it again! For a historic 13th time Alliance has won the World CHampions as a team. No other team in the world has come close to this feat. They’re are over 300 Alliance academies around the world but we are far from the biggest team.

Alliance attributes this success from the methodology of teaching that all of our academies follow. This makes learning more efficient, easier and more fun.

Congratulations to all the competitors and coaches!

All of our Kids Jiu-Jitsu classes are running all summer long.

If you’re looking to start your child in the Fall please contact us today as space is limited and we are not far off full capacity in all of our classes.

See you on the mats!

HI Team,

We are excited to announce we will be re-opening this coming Monday January 10th to full class schedule.

ViaSport classifies us as an indoor sport and w e are allowed to fully re-open. ViaSports Covid Protocols

We will be still following our Covid protocols to keep everyone safe:
* masks must be wore coming into the club and until your class starts. Then you can’t take your masks off for class if you choose. If you prefer to wear a mask in class please do so. Mask must be worn when you class is over and when you leave the club.
* If you are 22 years of age or older you must show proof vaccination to participate in class. If you are are 21 years old or younger you do not have to show proof of vaccination.
* parents at this time we ask you not to stay to watch the kids classes. If there is a belt grading we will tell you ahead of time so you can be there.
* no friends of visitors can stay during a class
* please don’t come to class if you show even the most minor Covid, flu or cold symptom

We done a great job working together to keep our club safe for everyone and we like to thank you for your support and understanding during these challenging times.

Thank you,
Sean and Melissa McHugh

We will be closed Saturday Oct. 8th and Monday Oct. 10th for the Thanksgiving Holiday Long Weekend.

We’d like to wish all the health and happiness to you and your family.

Cheers,
Sean, Melissa and the coaching staff

We will be closed this Thursday Sept. 230th for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.

We will be back to our regular class schedule on Friday.

Unfortunately do to circumstances beyond our control we are unable to reopen our group classes for for a little while longer until Wednesday July 7th. Then all classes will be back in full swing.

Sorry for the inconvenience and thank you everyone for your support!

Here is an inside look at what it’s like to be a BJJ/martial arts school owner. Kenny Kim is a world-level BJJ competitor and school owner. Here he talks about what it’s like when your passion becomes your job as well.

We are so excited to announce that we will be able to re-open all of our group classes this coming Friday July 2nd.

We still have to follow BC Health Board Guidelines when we re-open:
* don’t come to the academy if you feel sick in any way

* mask wearing are optional

* sanitize your hands when you arrive and leave the club

* no spectators or visitors allowed to stay in the club for the time being

Beat the rush and contact Sean now to register and get any gear you need for class. You have to book a time to come in to register as we still have to follow the current BC Health Boards guidelines and we can’t have people just show up at the club.

See you on the mats,
Sean McHugh

allincekelowna@gmail.com

250-460-2558

Our 20% off Private Kickboxing Sale is still going on. These classes are catered to your goals and skill set.

Don’t miss out and this great savings and see what all the excitement is about.

To All the wonderful mothers around the world we at Alliance wish you all the happiest Mother Day!

* HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY *

Here at Alliance we focus on growing confident and health women in a fun and supportive learning environment.

From kids to adults of any age we are here to give you the tools to achieve any goals no matter how big or small they may be. ☀️

Come see what all the excitement is all about and we’ll see you on the mats.

PacificSports Okanagan made this great video for winning the 2020 Community Sports Hero Award for Coaching with our very own Thomas Kjvoren narrating it.

I’m honoured and excited to to find out I won the 2020 Community Sports Hero Award for coaching from PacificSports Okanagan.

Check out this touching write-up PacificSports did for me:

Sean has been a tremendous contributor to not just the martial arts community, but to the physical literacy community in the central interior, showing great resiliency and a true community sport leader. When his club was restricted due to the Provincial Health Orders, Sean went out of his way to draw attention to other quality local businesses who were struggling, and used his social media presence to support them.

He is viewed by the school and local regional multi sport community as a great coach and mentor to youth. In the words of one of his own athletes, “he has built a place that has accommodated an awesome community that I've grown to love. Sean made an invaluable contribution to the community because he kept it going and amidst all this turmoil with COVID and the shutdown he created a Whatsapp group, used social media, found ways to keep the training and the motivation going throughout this year for families.”

Sean is well-loved in both the school, sport camp, and martial arts world, and has worked incredibly hard to stay positive in light of adversity. COVID 19 has dealt a challenging blow to the martial arts community, and Sean’s ingenuity and sense of family was so appreciated by the athletes and families who had customarily come to rely on his leadership and sense of humour. “Sean has created a community for us. I get to watch myself and my kids learn the art of Jiu Jitsu. As well as learning how to be a better person, and that all happens through the respect and leadership that Sean brings to the gym.”

For his tenacity, caring leadership, and respect for participants both in and outside the martial arts, we recognize Sean McHugh as one of our valued Community Sport Heroes in 2020.

Happy Birthday to our very own Coach Kristian!

Kristian has been an assistant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor with us for over 3 year years now. Our Coaching staff and members would like to wish him a very Happy Birthday.

Cheers!
Sean, Melissa and the Alliance Team

All group classes are still closed since November. The BC Health Board closed all martial arts and Intense Fitness classes in British Columbia. On February 5th we are suppose to hear from the BC Health Board if we can reopen. If we can reopen the group classes it will be in what they call Phase 2.5. This will have stricter protocols than when we we reopened in July from the first shut down. If all goes well in March we can go back to Phase 3 which is lighter restrictions in class.

People testing positive in BC has dropped significantly since December so we are going in the right direction.

We wish everyone the best and to follow government recommended protocols and we will all get back to some sort of normalcy soon.

Best wishes,
Sean McHugh

Happy New year to everyone!