Kimura's Marcelo and Bruno took first and third respectively in their white and blue belt gi divisions at Naga's Battle at the Beach in New Jersey on August 2-3.  Both Marcelo and Bruno competed in both the no-gi divisions as well.  Despite never having any formal training in no-gi, Marcelo won an impressive 3 fights in that division!  Congratulations once again to Marcelo and Bruno and a much deserved round of applause for making the long drive down Wildwood, NJ to represent Kimura BJJ!  Fantastic job guys!

The promotion on Saturday July 26, 2008 was a big success!  Kimura BJJ Academy saw 70 students promoted, reflecting the knowledge and skill they have achieved through hard practice and dedication.  In particular Noberto Junior and Douglas Bassani are recognized for receiving their purple belts bringing the Kimura BJJ purple belt total to a very strong 12.  Congratulations to everyone who promoted and thank you for being a part of our team and our family!  Let's continue to work hard and help each other continually better ourselves!

An excellent article/interview has been written about Kimura BJJ Academy's Jeff Hsu and his recent win at the 2008 World Jiu Jitsu Championships.  Congratulations again to Jeff and to the Kimura team!

www.patriotledger.com/news/state_news/x1768849385/Quincy-athlete-wins-a-world-crown-in-jiu-jitsu

Belt promotions are a way for us to recognize achievements made in training and improvements to our knowledge and abilities.  A belt promotion will be held on Saturday July 26, 2008 at 12:00 pm at the Watertown school.  If you are unsure if you are promoting this summer please talk to Master Kleber.  Please deliver your name and payment to Master Kleber (25$ for a stripe, 50$ for a belt) no later than Wednesday July 23rd.  Congratulations to everyone promoting and cheers to yet another season of great training and happy memories!

The Kimura BJJ team took home top honors at the NAGA New England Championship held in Fall River, Massachusetts June 28. With Kimura competitors taking home an impressive 29 medals, Kimura competitors outscored the 2nd place, Link BJJ, by 1500 to 790. An astounding 39 competitors took part in the tournament and Kimura BJJ won a total of 29 medals. Kimura performed particularly well in the highly competitive purple belt division, winning 3 golds and 1 bronze. Overall, the squad won 12 1st place honors, 9 2nd place finishes, and 8 3rd place finishes. Kimura won the New England Championship in 2004 and 2006.

The Kimura BJJ Academy is proudly celebrating it's fifth year anniversary on Saturday July 12, 2008.  Master Kleber will be hosting a barbeque party at his house and all students, friends, and family are invited to attend.  Everyone is encouraged to bring food/drink to share.  Details will be given out during class and will be posted here as it is announced.  Congratulations to Master Kleber and the Kimura BJJ Academy for having achieved so much in such a short time!

Update: The party on Saturday will start at 12pm at 25 Forest St, Watertown MA.  Everyone from the school is invited including friends and family.  Please bring something to barbeque as well as drinks.  Hope to see everyone there!

Putting on a strong team performance, Kimura took first place at the Massachusetts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s Summer Gi Tournament held in Natick June 15, taking home a total of 14 medals. The team finished ahead of the second place Fenix Fight Club and third place American Top Team-Boston. 

Master Jean Kleber praised everyone who competed.

“We really came together as a team,” he said.
 
In brief, here are some of the first and second place finishers:

First Place : Carlos*, Marcello, Stanley, Paulista, Lucas, Bruno

* Carlos also won the Absolute Division.

Second Place : Jason, Kieran, James , Joe Mosca, Yuri, Vitor

“This was the first time we had entered this tournament,” said Master Jean Kleber. “Thank you to the Mass BJJ Federation for organizing it and to all of the other schools.” 

The Kimura BJJ Academy makes their first ever showing at a Massachusetts Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation tournament a spectacular one by taking home first place!  Congratulations and thanks to every competitor and team member who came to support our school.  We once again showed our trademark unity and team spirit by having each competitor supported and cheered in turn by our full team.  As master Jean Kleber likes to say, this is the Kimura way!  A special thanks to masters Jean and Michael for doing a fantastic job coaching us and having their daily teachings really show through.  Congratulations Kimura!  Please check back soon for pictures and details of the competition!

The Kimura belt promotion has been moved from June 28th to July 26th (1:00pm) in order to allow our students to compete in the NAGA New England Championships in Fall River, MA on June 28th.  Details about the tournament can be found at www.nagafighter.com.  Master Jean Kleber is excited about the opportunity to showcase the Kimura BJJ technique and team unity once again.  All students of any experience level is encouraged to participate as either a competitor or a spectator. 

Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu made its mark at the World Championships, also known as the Mundials, which were held in Long Beach, California June 5-8.
 
In an amazing feat, Jeff Hsu took home top honors, winning 5 fights to become a world champion. Jeff won the gold for the white belt adult middleweight division, finishing 4 out of his 5 fights by submission. But get this. Jeff had never entered a jiu-jitsu competition before the Mundials. What a debut!

As organized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the mega-competition is among the most prestigious and competitive tournaments in the world and regularly draws over 1500 athletes among thousands of other fans.

Besides Jeff, four other Kimura competitors made the cross-country voyage to fight, and each collected victories and earned respect. Tho Vu won a bronze medal, winning 3 of 4 fights (2 by submission) in the super featherweight adult division. Stanley Chen won 2 out of 3 fights (1 by submission) in the blue belt middleweight division. Diego Ferroni won 2 out of 3 in the purple belt middleweight division, and Bruno Braz won 1 out of 2 in the blue belt super featherweight division.

Congratulations to all!

Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu made its mark at the World Championships, also known as the Mundials, which were held in Long Beach, California June 5-8.
 
In an amazing feat, Jeff Hsu took home top honors, winning 5 fights to become a world champion. Jeff won the gold for the white belt adult middleweight division, finishing 4 out of his 5 fights by submission. But get this. Jeff had never entered a jiu-jitsu competition before the Mundials. What a debut!

As organized by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the mega-competition is among the most prestigious and competitive tournaments in the world and regularly draws over 1500 athletes among thousands of other fans.

Besides Jeff, four other Kimura competitors made the cross-country voyage to fight, and each collected victories and earned respect. Tho Vu won a bronze medal, winning 3 of 4 fights (2 by submission) in the super featherweight adult division. Stanley Chen won 2 out of 3 fights (1 by submission) in the blue belt middleweight division. Diego Ferroni won 2 out of 3 in the purple belt middleweight division, and Bruno Braz won 1 out of 2 in the blue belt super featherweight division.

Congratulations to all!

The Watertown Tab and Press recently featured Kimura in a story entitled “ Watertown is home to world-class jiu-jitsu”, as written by Frank Santarprio. Thank you to the Tab for the coverage and warm welcome! Kimura is proud to call Watertown home.

Click here to read the story.

Yet again Tho Vu has brought home a medal to Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, taking 3rd place at the prestigious Abu Dhabi Cup. Tho traveled to the United Arab Emirates for the most prominent jiu-jitsu competition in the Middle East (May 9-10). He won 3 fights all by submission on the tournament’s first day. In the semifinals, he dropped a razor tight 3-2 decision to his division's eventual champion, and he ended up in third. Congratulations again, Tho.

For the second year in a row, Kimura took 2nd place in the team gi competition   at the NAGA World Championships. The team point totals have finally been tabulated and posted on the NAGA website:   http://www.nagafighter.com/worlds2008_results_team.asp.   Out of hundreds of schools competing, Kimura came in 2nd with 650 team points. Renzo Gracie took the NAGA team championship with 760 points, and Maxercise took 3rd with 280 points. Master Jean Kleber said that it was an impressive team performance, and he encourages more of his students to compete in NAGA and other events in the future.

Kimura BJJ had a stellar weekend at the NAGA World Championships (April 5-6) in Newark, New Jersey. The tournament welcomed thousands of competitors, and is the largest and most prestigious BJJ contest of its kind in the region. Some 19 Kimura BJJ artists competed in the event, and all of them are to be congratulated for their efforts and courage. Master Jean Kleber said he was proud of the technique and determination exhibited by all. Several competitors merit special congratulations for winning medals by placing in the top three positions of their divisions. In gi competitions, Kimura took home a total of 11 medals!

Congrats to all the Kimura BJJ competitors who traveled to Carson, California to compete in the 2008 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship (March 28-30). An extra congratulations goes out to Tho Vu, who took home top honors in his division. Tho started the three-day tournament by defeating a former Pan Jiu-Jitsu champion by a score of 12-0, and he then went on to win two more fights to claim the tournament’s championship for the Super Feather Weight (141 lbs) Master Blue Belt division. What is even more remarkable is that Tho has only been training in jiu-jitsu at Kimura BJJ for 15 months!

Good luck to all of those competing in the NAGA World Championships in Newark, New Jersey this coming weekend (April 5-6). Look for results and more news next week.

The 2nd Kimura BJJ Academy tournament was a success once again!  With each competition the level of our school rises and our students becomes a tighter knit community.  Congratulations to all the students for taking part in the tournament!  We would also like to extend a big thank you to everyone who assisted in setup, refereeing, and otherwise help in making the tournament run so smoothly.  A special thank you to Junior and Alexim Moving for once again sponsoring our tournament, without our sponsors and supporters Kimura BJJ would not be where it is today!  Thank you!  Look for the full results and more pictures in the detail section of this article in the very near future.

Joey Bell took 3rd place in his purple belt dvision at the 2008 Arnold Grappling Classic held in Columbus Ohio.  Joey is known at the Kimura BJJ school as having a highly technical game in addition to a very easy going personality.  These qualities have made Joey an excellent instructor and trainer at our South Boston branch.  If you would like to check out training at the South Boston branch, please contact him with the information found on our branches page.  Once again, congratulations to Joey for a great showing at a tough competition!

We are proud to announce that the 2nd Kimura BJJ Academy Tournament will be held on Saturday March 8th, 2008!  The last tournament was very successful with almost 50 students competing in all weight and age categories.  We're expecting this tournament to have even more participants and the level of our school to be significantly increased because of the competition.  The tournament will be held at the Watertown school located at 15 North Beacon St, Watertown MA, 02472.  The tournament will begin promptly at 3:00pm so students are asked to arrive and be prepared by 2:30pm.  We will have all cbjj (pdf) weight categories for white and blue belt ranks as well as a white belt absolute division and two blue belt absolute divisions: one for less than 175 lb and one for greater than 175 lb.  Weigh-ins will be all day Friday March 7th from 10am to 9pm at the Watertown school.  Registration fees will be $50 and will only be accepted until Thursday March 6th, there is absolutely no registration the day of the tournament!  There will be awards for the top 3 competitors in each weight/belt category as well as the absolute divisions.  This tournament will be for Kimura BJJ Academy students only, however look for us in the near future to put together cross academy tournaments as well!  All students are encouraged to participate but feel free to come support your teammates if you will not be competing!  

Thank you to everyone for making our grand opening in Watertown such a success!  Our newly renovated home is incredibly spacious, clean, and well equipped.  It has already encouraged all of us to train harder and become an even tighter knit group.  The new schedule for classes has been updated (please click on the schedule link at the top of the website).  You'll notice far more classes at even more convenient times!  This is all in an effort to raise the quality of our school, instruction and students to yet another level.  Directions as well as schedules for the branch schools in Medford and South Boston will be posted in the very near future so keep checking our website!  In the mean while please use this google maps link to find our school in Watertown: 15 North Beacon St, Watertown MA, 02472

If you are thinking about joining our school, please drop by for a free introduction class that we've added to our schedule.  See everyone there!

Our deepest apologies to the current students, supporters, and new students waiting to try out Kimura BJJ!   Due to some extra unforeseen work in renovating the new school we have been forced to reschedule our grand opening to next Monday, February 18, 2008.  Instead of trying to rush and getting the work half done, we decided it was in the best interest of the school to make sure everything was perfect before we started classes.  We hope everyone will understand and agree that it is in best interest of the school and the students.  Branch school classes will continue as normal, we will also be holding temporary Saturday and Sunday classes at the Medford school (12:30pm) and Wednesday (7:00pm) class at the South Boston school.  Medford classes start at 8:15pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Roshankish TKD school located at 393 Main St.  South Boston classes start at 6:00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Ultimate Self Defense school located at 416 West Broadway.  Once again our deepest apologies for the delay.  If there are any questions or comments please feel free to call or send us an email.  See you soon!

The mats are in and the painting and setup is almost complete!  We are looking to start classes at the new school on Monday, February 11, 2008.  The new and improved class schedule will be posted later this week.  Classes in Medford as well as South Boston will be held at their normal times.  We will also try to organize an extra practice or two in Medford or South Boston for this weekend to make sure everyone is keeping up their training for the upcoming tournaments.  More information will be posted here as it is available. 

Look for us in February at our new home in Watertown! The new school is absolutely perfect!  We'll be located right in Watertown square (15 North Beacon St, Watertown MA, 02472), which means plenty of public transportation as well as on street parking.  We'll be substantially increasing the quality of our training area with over 2000 square feet of mat space, one of the biggest in Massachusetts, and our very own octagon for MMA training!  With the move will come a new schedule with even more class times.  If tyou were looking for classes in BJJ or MMA in the morning or afternoon instead of the evenings, this will be a great time for you to start.  Of course our normal evening classes as well as our branch schools in Medford and South Boston will not be affected.  Look for the new schedule, directions, pictures, and other information in the coming weeks right here on www.kimurabjj.com!

To celebrate our belt promotions as well as ring in the holiday season, team Kimura hosted it's first annual holiday party!  We celebrated our achievements in training and good friendships over good food, drinks, conversation, and plenty of laughter.  Training at Kimura means a lot more to us than just techniques and competition, we are a family of friends and are very happy to be able to share this festive time of year with each other.  Happy holidays!

On December 1, 2007, the Kimura BJJ Academy's level rises again and recognizes the improvements in skill of its students.  In particular Bill Duffy, Diego Ferroni, Matthews Franco, and Marcos Silva were all awarded their purple belts, a great achievement for them as well as the Kimura Academy!  Congratulations to everyone who participated in the promotion! 

The first ever Kimura BJJ Academy tournament saw a high level of competition in terms of the competitors as well as the organization.  The matches were highly technical and full of respect and sportsmanship.  The tournament ran very smoothly with 48 competitors from Kimura alone.  This has paved the way for the next Kimura BJJ Academy tournament scheduled for February 23, 2008!  Diego Ferroni deserves special mention as he won his blue belt weight division as well as both absolute divisions!  Special thanks to Alexim Moving and Noberto Junior for sponsoring our tournament, we couldn't have done it without you!

On July 14, 2007, 65 students participated in the Kimura BJJ Academy belt promotion.  With this promotion we now have 14 new blue belts at the academy as well as many blue and purple belts becoming one stripe closer to their next belts.  Congratulations to everyone who participated!  We look forward to seeing the level of the team get even higher!

We are proud to announce that the Kimura BJJ Academy took 2nd place at the NAGA New England Championship on June 23, 2007!  The tournament was held at Bryant University in Rhode Island and Team Kimura won 11 individual medals to achieve our team rank. More important than the victory is that, as always, team Kimura demonstrated teamwork and unity in our mutual support, coaching, and cheering of fellow teammates. 

The biggest BJJ N.A.G.A. Championship took place on Saturday in Jersey City, NJ. Kimura won 2nd place, with medals in 16 different white and blue belt division and also won on the purple, brown and black belt absolute division.  The results should come out soon.

The infamous Vitor Ribeiro "Shaolin" gave a seminar at the KIMURA BJJ Academy on Sunday, April 15th, 2007. "Shaolin" is from Nova Uniao and is a four-time world BJJ champion; he has 19 MMA fights with 18 victories. He gave a four-seminar at the Kimura Academy, with 3 hours of BJJ and 1 hour of Submission MMA.

More than 60 students participated in the 4th Kimura BJJ Belt test that took place on Saturday, November 18th at the Kimura BJJ Academy. The test was very successful - 15 people went on to receive the blue belt, while 18 students received stripes.

We would like to thank everyone who showed up and wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a New Year filled with peace and health!
         - Jean Kleber and Michael Fontes

The Kimura BJJ Academy won 14 swords and won 3rd place at the team competition at the NAGA North American Championships on November 4th, 2006. The event took place at Sacred Heart University (Pitt Center) Fairfield, CT. Kimura had 24 students and won 14 swords. The highlight of the competition was Diego Ferroni (blue belt, 170 pounds), who won his 5th championship this year. Another highlight was Bruno Braz (blue belt, 140 pounds), who won the New England and now the North American. Another highlight was Mauro Silva, who won 3rd place in the adult category despite the fact that he is in the master category of over 40. Romulo (white belt, 160 pounds) was also a highlight, winning 4 fights and winning 3rd place despite the fact that he has only been training for one month!

Robson Moura (Robinho) from Nova Uniao, will be giving a seminar at the KIMURA BJJ Academy on September 13, 14, and 15.

Robson Moura is 29 years old, from Rio de Janeiro, and is one of the biggest names in world jiu-jitsu. He is a 6-time world champion, with 5 titles coming from the black belt category and Vale Tudo champion. He is coming to Boston for the 2nd time to give a seminar at the Kimura Academy, which is an affiliate of the Nova Uniao Academy (6-time world champion).

The first United Grappling Association (UGA) Tournament took place last Saturday, August 12, 2006 at Tufts University. KIMURA Academy was once again team champion. KIMURA also won the most important category – the absolute brown and black belt, with 8 fighters. Alexandre Moreno was champion, winning three fights, finalizing two of them. Alexandre took home a trophy and a $500 prize. KIMURA competed against great academies, including Renzo Gracie Academy, Alliance Academy, Barra Gracie Academy, Brazilian Top Team, and BTT Canada.

KIMURA BJJ was the champion of the NAGA 2006 New England Tournament. The results came out last Thursday, after a month of waiting. KIMURA competed with over 20 New England academies and came out in first place with the biggest number of champions.

KIMURA BJJ Master and founder, Jean Kleber, and boxing instructor Steve Baccari, gave a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu course to the National Nuclear Security Agency (N.N.S.A.). The course took place on the 5th, 6th, and 7th of June at the Eastern Command in Oak Ridge, TN. Jean Kleber taught the Jiu-Jitsu and MMA portion of the course, while Steve Bacari taught the boxing portion. The course had a duration of 32 hours. “I hope I was able to contribute to their improvement” said Jean Kleber.

Kimura brought home 16 medals at the New England Tournament held Saturday, June 24th at Bryant University in N. Smithfield, Rhode Island.

The Tournament had participants from the best academies in the area, as this is the the biggest and most important Jiu-Jitsu tournament in New England.

Kimura BJJ, owned by master Jean Kleber, was once again the highlight bringing home 16 medals - 11 first-place, 3 second-place, and 2-third place medals!

The KIMURA Academy wowed the Natick crowd with its technique and teamwork!

The event took place on Saturday, May 20th at the Natick Middle School. KIMURA sent out nine competitors and brought home seven 1st-place trophies and one 2nd-place! Congratulations to everyone for our victory and teamwork!

Kimura BJJ will be participating in the next Pan-American. The tournament will take place on April 7th, 8th and 9th in California State University Dominguez Hills, Carson - California. The PanAmerican Jiu-Jitsu Championshop 2006 is realized by United States Jiu-Jitsu Federation.

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Friday: White Belt
Saturday: Blue Adult, Blue Master and Senior, Purple Master and Senior, Brown Master and Senior
Sunday: Blue Juvenile, Purple Adult, Brown Adult, Black Adult, Black Master and Senior, Women All belts