Kimura wins Long Island Championships
Kimura takes home another trophy
Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy again showed why it has the best jiu-jitsu in Boston and greater New England after winning the Long Island Pride Championships in New York. Kimura brought a staggering 50 competitors and earned more than 30 medals at the tournament held at Queens College in Flushing, New York March 7. Out of 40 schools, Kimura finished in first place for adult competitors.
“Congratulations to all our competitors and students,” said Kimura Master Jean Kleber. “The best thing about our school is that everyone fights for the team and not just themselves. We have developed a great unity and fighting spirit.”
Besides the competitors, more than 20 others in the Kimura family came to support the team. It was a fantastic tournament, and Kimura extends its gratitude to all of the other schools, sponsors, and organizers. Jean also thanked Kimura’s other instructors, Michael Fontes, Carlos Rosales, Rodrigo Macedo, Marcos Silva, and Joey Bell. He urged everyone to keep training hard for upcoming tournaments.
Schedule Changes!
Kimura will be changing its schedule slightly starting next week, Monday, Feb. 22.
- Mondays and Wednesdays: All levels are now welcome for both the early evening (6:15-7:30) and the later (7:30-9:00) classes. However, beginners should note that the second class will be more rigorous with higher levels.
- Tuesdays and Thursdays: The early evening classes will be extended by 15 minutes (6:00-7:15) for beginners and all levels and so will the second class (7:15-8:45) for all levels. The late evening (8:30-9:30) class will be cancelled.
- Sundays: Class will start 30 minutes earlier (12:00-1:30) at noon.
All other times and days remain the same. See the schedule online or Jean for more details. Thanks!
Photos of NAGA New England
Carlos, Cabeca, and Diego with belts.
Kimura's Young Champ Nate
Looking for the best BJJ in Boston? First class Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors can be found at Kimura locations in Watertown, South Boston, Framingham, Marlborough, and Medford.
Kimura captures 3 belts at NAGA!
The Kimura group that competed at NAGA New England may have been small in number, but they came away with big honors. Kimura competitors won three championship belts at the NAGA New England Championship held at the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island on February 6. Carlos (brown/black), Cabeca (purple), and Diego (purple) all won their competitive divisions, each taking home a championship belt. Congrats! The tournament was also the first competition for some of the Kimura kids as trained by Paulista. Way to go! All of the kids fought well, including Clay and Ian Henrys, and Nate Chandler, a 6 year old, who took first place. Two of Kimura’s teenage students, Thiago and Lyle, fought for the first time as well and are to be congratulated.
Looking for the best BJJ in Boston? First class Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors can be found at Kimura locations in Watertown, South Boston, Framingham, Marlborough, and Medford.
Tho & Joey at Euro Championships
Joey & Tho with medals at Euro Championships.
- Tho wins silver medal.
- Tho scores another victory.
- Joey wins the fight
Holiday Schedule
!!UPDATED!!
The Kimura BJJ Academy will be closed for the holidays on the following dates:
Thursday, December 24th - Saturday, December 26th
Thursday, December 31st - Friday, January 1st
Please enjoy a safe holiday and a happy new year!
Kimura in Gladiator Magazine
Pick up the latest issue of Gladiator Magazine!
This is what Gladiator writer, Kirik Jenness, had to say about Kimura:
“Although BJJ, grappling, and MMA are individual sports, one of the defining aspects of the pursuits is a strong sense of team. There is no team in the USA with a more fervent sense of camaraderie, friendship, and unity than Kimura Academy.
After a long and distinguished career as a competitor and instructor, in 2001 Master Jean Kleber founded the first Kimura School outside of Brazil, in Portugal. In 2003 he came to America, and Kimura BJJ USA has born. Now headquartered in Watertown, Massachusetts, the 2,500 square foot academy offers over twenty adult, teen, and children classes weekly, morning, afternoon, and night, with private classes seven days per week.
When the dust settled on the mats and the chants of KIMURA! KIMURA! died down, the team had taken the NAGC Adult Gi title. Incredibly, although the schedule of the bus dictated that the team would be competing only in the afternoon gi division (rather than both gi and no gi) Kimura BJJ also took second overall for Adult teams. Then with exhortations over the PA system from NAGA President to party it up, they got back on the BJJ bus, and drove merrily home.”
Thank you to everyone at NAGA and Gladiator Magazine and to Kirik!
First class Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors can be found at Kimura locations in Watertown, South Boston, Framingham, Marlborough, and Medford.
Kimura wins NAGA North American team title
The Kimura Academy put on a dominating performance at the NAGA North American Championships, winning the team gi title and taking home more than 20 individual medals. Some 1500 grappling and jiu-jitsu competitors took part in the tournament November 15-16 in Newark, New Jersey.
“Our team put on a strong performance, and we have many new promising students competing with each tournament,” said Kimura head instructor, Jean Kleber.
Kimura scored a whopping 1080 points in the gi division with the second place, Gold Team Fighters, following with 570. The school became the first from New England to win the North American championship.
Among the many Kimura medal winners, Marcos Silva finished in first place in the highly competitive purple super heavyweight division. Andrea Muccini also won gold in the women’s blue belt lightweight division.
First class Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors can be found at Kimura locations in Watertown, South Boston, Framingham, Marlborough, and Medford.
No Practice Thursday & Friday
As a reminder, we will not have practice on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27. Practice will resume on Saturday.