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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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! 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!
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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! 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!
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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 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.

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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.

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