KANSAS CITY BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU
311 E 18th Ave. North Kansas City, MO 64116 • (913)634-1057
Welcome to Kansas City Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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Home of Kansas City's best training for Gi Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Wrestling,
part of the Adrenaline AthleticsMMA gym
part of the Adrenaline AthleticsMMA gym
Check out our schedule and
stop by for a free class anytime!
Recent News
9-20-08-KCBJJ student and professional strength and conditioning pro Travis Conley has opened The Underground Gym LLC in the Lee's Summit area. Travis is not only an experienced competitor and great trainer but he is also well versed in nutrition and can get you on the right track for success whether you want to win in MMA/ bjj or if your just looking to stay fit. You can check out his website at http://undergroundgymllc.com/ or contact Travis at 816-600-6604. Below is a pic from the grand opening in mid September.
There are some upcoming tournaments on the horizon in the Midwest region.
11/15/08 NAGA MIDWEST-CHICAGO
12/06/08 NAGA TEXAS-DALLAS
If your interested in competing check out www.nagafighter.com for details
Finally, I just wanted to take an opportunity and thank everyone at KCBJJ especially Jason for being such a great training partner over the years and making KCBJJ a great place to train. I'm currently in Shanghai, China teaching bjj at Shanghai BJJ www.shanghaibjj.com but miss all of the regulars at KCBJJ and look forward to seeing everyone in the Spring. The school here in Shanghai is great and I'm having a great time so far in China. If you ever want to get in touch with me just shoot me an email at ethandday@gmail. I'll also be writing a blog to keep in touch with friends and family at http://ethanday.blogspot.com/ which should be updated every few weeks or so. Additionally, I'll be competing in the IBJJF Asian Championships in Tokyo (along with Leanna) and we'll be reppin Shanghai BJJ/Kansas City BJJ and will have the KCBJJ patch on our gi's in Japan. Take care and keep in touch. Ethan
6/25/08-Our friend and bjj black belt world champ Leonardo Pecanha will be teaching and training up at KCBJJ from 7/26/08-8/30/08. Everyone is excited to have Leo back in KC and he will be available for private and semi-private lessons. See Ethan for details.
6/17/08-Everyone at KCBJJ would like to thank Gracie Humaita black belt Andre "Urso" Maracaba for teaching a special class last night in the GI. Urso is one of the most technical black belt you will find and it was a pleasure having him up at the academy. We look forward to having Urso back in the future.
6/15/08-Congrats to Vince and Charlie for competing in the Lake of the Ozark grappling tourney. This was a no-gi tourney using ADCC rules. Vince won his division and Charlie competed well but lost his first match.
5/28/08-Congrats to Henry and Phil for competing in the EGO tournament in St. Louis on 5/17/08. Phil competed well as usual and Henry ended up winning his divisions in the gi and no gi. Congrats to both competitors repping KCBJJ!
5/12/08-CONGRATS MISFIT!
KCBJJ student Kevin Hengler won his MMA fight against a tough opponent last weekend at the Xtreme Couture fights in Independence. Kevin secured a rear naked choke in the 3rd round for the tapout and brings his pro mma record to 3-1. Great job kevin
http://triumphmma.com/blog/?p=626#more-626
Also, the EGO St. Louis tournament is this comming weekend. Henry, Phil, and Travis are heading out there so if you'd like to compete, coordinate with one of them.
http://www.extremegrapplingopen.com/upcoming.html
5/4/08 Congrats to KCBJJ Blue Belt Henry Chionuma on his first round MMA victory by armbar at the AEC show last Saturday night. Way to represent with Jiu Jitsu!
5/4/08 NAGA TEXAS
We had three competitors make the 8 hour trip down to Dallas for the first ever Naga Texas at the convention center in the Big D. We had an awesome showing taking home two samurai swords. Leanna D won her Women's Blue Belt division beating two tough texas girls to take home the sword. Phil won his first match but lost his second in his Adult Blue Belt division. KC BJJ instructor Ethan Day won the men's cruiser weight brown/black belt division by beating Travis Lutter black belt Paul Halme in the final to take home the sword. Look for the next edition of Naga in Texas to happen in Dallas sometime in August.
4/26/08-Sasquatch Open Davenport, Iowa
KC BJJ had four competitors go up to the Sasquatch Open this weekend and the had some good results. Kevin Hengler competing in his first tournament with the gi ended up taking first place after having around 9 matches and going 8-1. The tournament was double elimination and Kevin stormed back from the losers bracket to take the title. Ryan Silva had an excellent showing for his first competition taking 2nd in his beginner gi and no gi divisions including several wins via flying triangle! Travis Connley put up an awesome competitive display in the advanced heavyweight division that included tough competitors Red Shaffer and Jake Ellinberger. Travis ended up taking 3rd after two hard fought victories. KC BJJ instructor Ethan Day competed in the Sasquatch professional 8 man no gi invite tourney and ended up losing in the first round via heel hook to Jeff Serafin. It was a good match that Ethan definately learned from and will take the experience with him to future competitons.
3/5/08 NAGA Arnold Classic 2008
The annual bodybuilding freakshow at the beginning of March in cold as hell Colombus, OH is always a good tournament to test your skills. KCBJJ had a great showing this year and brough back several medals (they don't give out swords). Henry and AJ won gold in their respected No Gi divisions and Henry double the feat by winning the blue belt division in the gi (Henry was a white belt at the time). Phil took gold in the beginner division and Travis Connley had an outstanding showing in the No Gi Mens Advanced Cruiser weight catagory placing 3rd. Great job to all the competitors repping kcbjj far from home.
Etapa do Niteroi 2/23/08 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ethan and Leanna spent two months training in Brazil and decided to test their skills at the Etapa do Nietroi which is the start of bjj state rankings. Leanna won her women's blue belt division by submission to take the gold medal against a tough Brazilian oppoenent. Ethan had a stacked division in the adult brown belt heavyweight class and ended up with the bronze medal. Thanks to coach Leonardo Pecanha for the training and coaching during trip.
St. Louis BJJ Tourney
Thanks to JW Wright for putting on a grappling tourney in the St. Louis area. KC BJJ had several competitors make the short trip on I70. Henry and AJ won their respective divisions and Tino took 3rd in his No GI divisons. Way to rep.
