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.

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First class Brazilian jiu-jitsu instructors can be found at Kimura  locations in Watertown, South Boston, Framingham, Marlborough, and Medford.

Jimmy wins by submission

Early in November, Kimura fighter, Jimmy Collins, recorded his second MMA victory at a NAGA Reality Fighting event in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Collins (2-0) landed some early punches before hip-tossing his southpaw opponent, Anthony King, to the mat. After a little ground and pound, Jimmy took King’s back and sunk in the choke, winning by submission at just 1:08 into the first round. Congrats Jimmy!

As a reminder, we will not have practice on Thanksgiving, Thursday, Nov. 26, and Friday, Nov. 27. Practice will resume on Saturday.

We are getting back to a semi annual promotion schedule and as such the next promotion will be held on Saturday, December 12th, 12:00pm at the Watertown branch of the Kimura BJJ Academy.  Our last promotion was held much later than anticipated therefore this one will seem soon to some people who promoted last time.  However rest assured that this promotion is simply catching up for the extra time spent training for the last one!  Please keep training hard for our upcoming tournaments and for this promotion!  We will be holding the Kimura BJJ holiday party right after the promotions, the location will be announced as we get closer to the date.   Everyone is encouraged to go to the promotions and doubly so to the holiday party!

Kimura BJJ Academy is proud to announce the opening of a new branch in Medford, MA!  Classes are held Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 7:15 pm at the Roshankish Martial Arts Center (393 Main St, Medford, MA 02155).  Classes are taught by Carlos Rosales, a brown belt, who is well known at the Kimura BJJ Academy as a highly technical jiujitsu practitioner and fearsome competitor.  Having studied numerous martial arts including Capoeira, Muay Thai, and Kung Fu amongst others, Carlos brings with him an incredible wealth of experience and knowledge.  Anyone interested in classes can contact the Roshankish Martial Arts Center at 781-393-8811 or Carlos directly at 339-224-7190.

Kimura Nova Uniao took home 1st place team honors at the 2009 CBJJE European Championships.  Tho Vu, a Kimura Boston Academy student, took home gold in his purple belt division.  Master Jair Lourenco, Master Jean Kleber’s instructor, took home 1st in the 194 lb black belt division despite his normal weight division being 181 lb!  Congratulations to Master Jair, Tho, and the rest of the extended Kimura team in making such a grand showing!

We are very happy to announce that the 9th Kimura BJJ Academy promotion was a huge success!  With over 100 students in attendance, 8 students receiving their purple belts, and 1 student receiving his brown belt, it truly is a record breaking day for the Kimura Academy.  Master Jean Kleber congratulates each and every student on their very noticeable improvement and dedication to the school and the training.  Special congratulations go to Rodgigo Paulista , Marcos Silva, and Joe Bell who are head instructors at the Kimura branches in Framingham, Marlborough, and South Boston and therefore not only received their promotions but also witnessed and partook in their students promotions.  A very proud day for us all!  Congratulations and thank you to everyone who participated and helped at the promotions!

Our belt promotions will be held on September 26 - 1:00 pm at the Kimura BJJ Academy headquarters in Watertown.  All branches (South Boston, Marlborough, and Framingham) are invited to attended.  Promotions are a time to celebrate and recognize all the hard work and progress each student has made in his or her time training.  This particular promotion will be a signifcant milestone for us as 8 students will be awarded their purple belts, bringing the Kimura Academy purple belt total up to 32!  Congratulations to everyone!  We hope to see you all there!

Kimura’s Jimmy Collins and Tho Vu make the headlines!  We are very proud of both Jimmy and Tho for their accomplishments but more importantly their dedication and their character.  They are true representatives of the Kimura spirit and examples for the entire team.  Congratulations once again Jimmy and Tho, we are behind you all the way!

Kimura in Brazil!

What a week for Kimura around the world! On Sunday, July 19, Kimura Brazil won 19 medals in the prestigious Mundials tournament held in São Paolo, Brazil. The tournament was hosted by the Confederation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Esportiva. Bringing just 25 students, Kimura won medals at all belt levels, including 9 golds, 4 silvers, and 6 bronze medals. Master Jair Lourenco also won the world championship at the black belt level. Congratulations to our master and to all.