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| PROF. WATANABE
RECEIVE THE BLACK BELT FROM RICKSON GRACIE |
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On February 22 Prof. Takamasa Watanabe received at L.A,
the Black-Belt from Rickson Gracie.
Watanabe had been offered this belt from some Brazilians
instructors before but he politely refused. His goal was
to receive from Rickson and no one else.
"I had the opportunity to get in contact to his technique,
character, and spirituality. After this my perspectives
and vision towards Jiu-Jitsu changed. Rickson is in level
of understanding, not only the techniques, but of life
itself, that any martial art master ever got close. "
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| ELEVENTH
AXIS JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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We had the chance to invite again Leonardo Vieira "Leozinho",
for our 11th Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar, held on February
8th of 2003.
Last seminar he instructed here, he showed techniques
from many different positions. This time he concentrated
on half-guard moves, that happens a lot in championships.
He came this time to Japan to fight at the Gi-2., against
Hayakawa from Striple. Leozinho finished the opponent
with a one-hand choke from the mount. He fought with a
bad cold, but the technique overcame all the problems.
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2002
Tenth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Amauri
Bitetti-2nd time)
Nineth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Victor
Shaolin Ribeiro-2nd time)
Third Copa Axis - Results
Eigth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Ricardo
De La Riva)
Seventh Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Victor
Shaolin Ribeiro)
Sixth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Amauri
Bitetti)
Axis Wins the 3rd All Japan BJJ Championship
!
Fifth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (LeonardoVieira
& Ricardo Vieira)
Axis Show amazing results on the Pan-Ams
!
Axis wins Team Champion at the Copa
Angrasys
Four competitors, three medals on
the Isami Cup
2001
Second Copa Axis- Results
All Japan Open Tournament 2001 - AXIS
Champion Team !
Fourth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Murilo
Bustamante)
Third Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Mario
Sperry & Rogeiro Nogueira)
Copa Axis Jiu-Jitsu Championship -
Results
Central Japan Championship- Results
Second Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Mario
Sperry)
Two enters, Three Medals !
First Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar (Ricardo
Liborio) |
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Dec,15,02
Dec,7,02
Sep,17,02
Nov,17,02
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| TENTH AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On December 29th, we invited Amauri Bitetti to instruct
our Tenth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
Since it was year end only few people showed up, but it
was good for who came, since it was more like a private
class then a seminar.
His seminar was based on the questions that the participants
had. |
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| NINETH AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR - VICTOR "SHAOLIN" RIBEIRO |
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It was held on December 15th, the Nineth Axis Jiu-Jitsu
Seminar. We invited again Victor "Shaolin" Ribeiro.
He emphasized this time on sweep advanced technique, that
seemed realy usefull for competition Jiu-Jitsu.
Shaolin came to fight the Professional Shooto, and went
back to Brazil with another victory to his resume. |
VictorRibeiro "Shaollin" |
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| THIRD COPA
AXIS RESULTS |
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It was held on December 7th, the Third Copa Axis Jiu-Jitsu
Championship.
Besides our academy, the Robson Moura Team from Hamamatsu
came with 20 athletes, and the Police Team came with 10
participants.
This internal championship has as main goal to insentivate
beginners to participate in championships, and at the
same time it serve as a measuring tool for belt graduation.
SILVER
| CHAMPION |
BELT |
WEIGHT |
CLASS |
| KEI ITO |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
GALO |
| KENJI MIYAUCHI |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
PLUMA |
| KEI YAMADA (POLICE ACADEMY TEAM) |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
PENA |
| ROGERIO NOGAI (AXIS CHAIGASAKI) |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
LEVE |
| EDUARDO DE PAULA |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
MEDIO |
| DANIEL AKAMINE |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
PESADO |
| DANIEL AKAMINE |
WHITE |
ADULTO |
ABSOLUTO |
| TAKERU SADAYAMA |
WHITE |
MASTER |
PLUMA |
| KANAME IKEDA |
WHITE |
MASTER |
PENA |
| RICARDO AKIRA (AXIS CHAIGASAKI) |
WHITE |
MASTER |
LEVE |
| SERGIO OKABE |
WHITE |
MASTER |
MEDIO |
| TOSHIO KUROINA (TEAM ROBSON MOURA) |
WHITE |
MASTER |
MEIO-PESADO |
| TALITA (TEAM ROBSON MOURA) |
WHITE |
FEMININO |
ABSOLUTO |
| ANN SATO (POLICE ACADEMY TEAM) |
WHITE |
MIRIM |
ABSOLUTO |
| MARLON RENATO (TEAM ROBSON MOURA) |
YELLOW |
JUNIOR |
ABSOLUTO |
| EMERSON TAMAE (TEAM ROBSON MOURA) |
YELLOW |
JUVENIL |
ABSOLUTO |
| JOAO PAULO KURAOKA |
BLUE |
ADULTO |
PLUMA |
| NOBUHIKO KITAHARA |
BLUE |
ADULTO |
PENA |
| JUAN REYES |
BLUE |
ADULTO |
LEVE |
| YUICHIRO HATANO |
BLUE |
ADULTO |
MEDIO |
| SHINJI TANAKA |
BLUE |
ADULTO |
ABSOLUTO |
| GILBERTO DA SILVA (TEAM ROBSON MOURA) |
BLUE |
MASTER |
LEVE |
| NOBUHIRO MANJI |
BLUE |
MASTER |
MEDIO |
| TAKAO SATO (POLICE ACADEMY TEAM) |
BLUE |
MASTER |
ABSOLUTO |
| YUKO SEKI |
BLUE |
FEMININO |
ABSOLUTO |
| RODRIGO TANIGUTI |
PURPLE |
ADULTO |
MEDIO |
| JUNIOR |
PURPLE |
ADULTO |
ABSOLUTO |
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| EIGTH AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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It was held on September 22, our 8th Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
He had the honor of having as a guest instructor, Prof.
Ricardo De La Riva.
Prof. De La Riva is now 38 years old, but this year he
competed on the World Championships as Adult (normaly
senior). He had not fough for 9 years, and came back showing
that his techniques are so precise and smooth that he
ended on third place, losing for the Champion of his class.
His seminar has divided into two periods, one for beginners,
and one for more advanced. All together 80 peolple participated. |
Prof. Ricardo de La Riva |
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| SEVENTH
AXIS JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On November 17th, it was held the 7th Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
We invited this time the young star of Jiu-Jitsu Victor
"Shaolin" Ribeiro.
Shaolin was Brazilan Champion and World Champion of Jiu-Jitsu,
and now he is concentrating his training for Vale-Tudo
events, winning UFCs and Shooto fights.
He is known to be "complete", having good striking,
take down, and ground (both from top and bottom). We could
see this versatility in the seminar, where he showed realy
good moves from standign posotion, passing the guard,
submitions from the side controll, sweeps, and atacks
from the close guard.
We hope to see Shaolin more often in Japan.
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VictorRibeiro "Shaollin" |
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| SIX AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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It was held on June 24th, our 6th Axis JIu-Jitsu Seminar.
The invited instructor this time was Prof. Amauri Bitetti.
Bitetti was World Champion for the Absolute division on
96 and 97 consecutively. He was also champion of the UFC,
showing his skills without Gi.
In the future he have plans to fight Vale Tudo also in
Japan.
Bitetti showed many updated techniques as well as good
exesice moves to improve the ground skills, emphasizing
on passing the guard, that is Bitetti's strongest atacks.
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| AXIS WINS
FIRST PLACE ON THE 3rd ALL JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP! |
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From May 31 to June 2, it was held at the Taito Riverside
Sports Center the 3rd All Japan Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
This championship is held every two years, and decides
the Number One Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Japan.
More then 300 athletes form all over Japan participated
on this event, where Axis Jiu-Jitsu Academy won First
Place !(25 points ahead from the 2nd place Paraestra
Tokyo).
Axis won the 4 categories where there is the most number
of athletes, ( galo, pluma, pena, leve). We also had champions
from all age cartegories,( master, senior 1, senior 2,
senior 3. We had a champion on the womens division. We
won both Open Weight Division for blue-blet, and purple-belt.
We had Japanese, Brazilians, Americans, Peruvias as medalists.
This proves that our Jiu-Jitsu is for realy for anyone,
independent of age, sex, and nationality.
"Here Gentleness and Toughness Coexist!"
Congratulations for all medalists, all competitors, and
for all Axis members who didi not compete but helped create
all these champions.
MEDALISTS
GOLD
| NAME |
BELT |
WEIGHT |
CLASS |
| Cristiano Kaminishi |
purple |
absoluto |
adulto |
| Joao Carlos Kuraoka |
blue |
galo |
adulto |
| Joao Paulo Kuraoka |
blue |
pluma |
adulto |
| Katsunori Kataniwa |
blue |
pena |
adulto |
| Koetsu Yamauchi |
blue |
leve |
adulto |
| Nishimura Naokazu |
blue |
pesadissimo |
adulto |
Joao Carlos Kuraoka
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blue |
absoluto |
adulto |
| Satoshi Miyazaki |
blue |
pluma |
master |
| Steven Scott |
blue |
meio-pesado |
master |
| Noboru Abe |
blue |
pena |
senior |
| Takao Sato |
blue |
absoluto |
senior |
| Robert Brown |
blue |
pesado |
senior 2 |
| Noriya Nakajima |
blue |
leve |
senior 3 |
| Yuko Seki |
blue |
pena |
feminino |
SILVER
| NAME |
BELT |
WEIGHT |
CLASS |
| Hiroshi Wada |
purple |
pluma |
adulto |
| Shinji Tanaka |
blue |
pesadissimo |
adulto |
| Alessandro Nagaishi |
blue |
leve |
master |
| Eiji Kano |
blue |
medio |
master |
| Toshiyuki Sugawara |
blue |
medio |
senior |
| Noboru Abe |
blue |
absoluto |
senior |
| Akihito Fukutome |
blue |
pesado |
senior 2 |
BRONZE
| NAME |
BELT |
WEIGHT |
CLASS |
| Juan Reyes |
blue |
leve |
adulto |
| Yuta Motizuki |
white |
medio |
adulto |
| Takashi Noda |
white |
pluma |
master |
| Kazuhiko Oda |
blue |
pena |
master |
| Seisho Taguti |
blue |
pena |
senior |
| Kenji Soejima |
blue |
medio |
senior |
| Yuitiro Hatano |
blue |
medio |
senior |
CONGRATULATIONS ! |
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| FIFTH AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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FIFTH AXIS JIU-JITSU SEMINAR
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Leonardo Vieira |
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It was held on May 4, the Fifth Axis Jiu-Jitsu
Seminar.
He invited this time the instructors, Leonardo
and Ricardo Vieira brothers.
Both have the title of,Brazilian, Pan-American,
and World Champion. |
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Ricardo Vieira |
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This seminiar was programed to be 2 and half hours long,
but it went for almost 4 hours. The difference of this
seminar form the others was that both Leonardo and Ricardo
are very small. All the four past seminars we invited
big instructors such as Sperry and Murilo. The content
was directed for the small people.
They showed moves from many positions. In the end they
also went over other questions regarding preparation for
a competition, etc.
This is their first time in Japan. Their schedule was
very tight, but they said they enjoyed and liked Japan
very much.
There is a possibility for another visit still this year,
and we will try to bring them for another seminar at Axis.
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| AXIS SHOW
AMAZING RESULTS ON THE PAN-AMS!! |
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It was held on March 23rd and 24th, the 8th Pan-American
Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Orlando, Florida U.S.A.
AXIS sent 5 athletes: Cristiano Kaminishi (purple belt),
Koetsu Yamauchi (purple belt) , Joao Carlos Kuraoka (blue
belt), Joao Paulo Kuraoka (blue belt), and Yuko Seki (women,
blue blet).
The results were the following:
Cristiano Kaminishi, purple belt, heavy weight, adulto
CHAMPION
Joao Carlos Kuraoka, blue belt, galo weight, adulto
CHAMPION
Cristiano Kaminishi, purple belt, open weight, adulto
2nd place
Yuko Seki, blue belt, pena weight, women, 3rd
place
5 Athletes and 4 medals. This is the record of medals
of a Academy from Japan in the Pan Americans.
Cristiano and Joao Carlos were also the first Nikkey Brazilians
to win the Pan Americans.
Congratulations for these Warriors. Thank You for all
the AXIS Members who have supported them.This is again
a victory of all of us as a Team !!
Soon we wil have pictures and additional information of
the fights. |
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| JIU-JITSU
TOURNAMENT IN HAMAMATSU |
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On February 24th, it was held at the Hamamatsu Budokan,
the First Copa Angrasys of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, organized
by the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association of Hamamatsu.
A total of 100 athletes participated. Axis entered with
25 competitors We won 26 medals in this championship:
12 golds, 8 silver, and 6 bronze. (soon we will list the
medalists).
Axis won again as Team Champions
!
Congratulations and thank you for all our competitors
for spending the Holiday with us. |
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| FOUR COMPETITORS,
THREE MEDALS ON THE ISAMI CUP |
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On February 3rd, it was held at the Taitoku Riverside
Sports Center, the Isami Open Jiu-Jitsu Tournament.
This is this event, 4 athletes from Axis participated:
Cristiano Kaminishi, Hideyuki Shirai, Yavuz Akyol, and
Rei Sunayama.
Cristiano got 3rd place, Shirai won Champion, and Yavuz
got 2nd.
Congratulations ! |
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| SECOND COPA
AXIS JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP |
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On December 15th it was held at Tokyo Budokan, the Second
COPA AXIS JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP. This is the second intra-academyl
championship this year.
We could see some really nice fights, and it was evident
the improvement of all the members.
Congratulation to the champions, but as we always say,
everyone who participated are winners.
Next year we are also scheduling two of these championship,
but with some participation of other friend academies. |
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CHAMPIONS LIST
| NAME |
BELT |
WEIGHT |
CLASS |
| Hideyuki Oikawa |
blue |
pluma |
adulto |
| Katsunori Kataniwa |
blue |
pena |
adulto |
| Juan Reyes |
blue |
leve |
adulto |
| Rodrigo Jiro Taniguti |
blue |
meio-pesado |
adulto |
| Tadashi Imai |
blue |
pesado |
adulto |
| Rodrigo Jiro Taniguti |
blue |
absoluto |
adulto |
| Kazuhiko Oda |
blue |
pena |
master |
| Alexandre Umeno |
blue |
absoluto |
senior |
| Shuji Nakano |
white |
galo |
adulto |
| Makoto Yanagisawa |
white |
pluma |
adulto |
| Yosuke Sakai |
white |
pena |
adulto |
| Atsuhiro Kobayashi |
white |
leve |
adulto |
| Andre Taniguti |
white |
medio |
adulto |
| Andre Taniguti |
white |
absoluto |
adulto |
| Steven Scott |
white |
pesado |
adulto |
| Takashi Homma |
white |
pluma |
master |
| Masayoshi Kobayashi |
white |
pena |
master |
| Makoto Yanagisawa |
white |
leve |
juvenil |
| Shinnosuke Tamano |
yellow |
pluma |
mirim |
| Gilberto Toyohiko |
white |
leve |
mirim |
| Gilberto Toyohiko |
white |
absoluto |
mirim |
CONGRATULATIONS !
Next year we are scheduling 2 more COPA AXIS.
Hope to see you at the next one. |
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| ALL JAPAN
OPEN TOURNAMENT 2001 - CHAMPION TEAM ! |
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On November 11, it was held at Tokyo the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
All Japan Open Tournament 2001.
This event gathered athletes from all over Japan, from
white to purple belts.
Though only a few athletes from our Academy competed,
we still won as CHAMPION TEAM of the Tournament.
"This Achievement is a result of the work of the
whole Academy that works together as a big Team !"
Takamasa Watanabe (AXIS President)
LIST OF WINNERS
| bel |
category |
weight |
name |
result |
| white |
adult |
pluma |
REI SUNAYAMA |
CHAMPION |
| white |
adult |
pluma |
HIDEYUKI OIKAWA |
3RD |
| blue |
adult |
galo |
JOAO CARLOS KURAOKA
|
CHAMPION |
| blue |
adult |
pluma |
JOAO PAULO KURAOKA |
2ND |
| blue |
adult |
pena |
KATSUNORI KATANIWA |
2ND |
| blue |
adult |
meio-pesado
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RODRIGO TANIGUTI |
CHAMPION |
| blue |
adult |
pesadissimo |
NAOKAZU NISHIMURA |
2ND |
| blue |
adult
|
absoluto |
NAOKAZU NISHIMURA |
2ND |
| blue |
master |
pluma |
TAKESHI MIYAZAKI |
3RD |
| blue |
master |
pena |
KAZUHIKO ODA |
3RD |
| blue |
master |
pena |
SHOJI YANAI |
3RD |
| blue |
female
|
pena |
YUKO SEKI
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CHAMPION |
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purple
|
adult |
absoluto |
CRISTIANO KAMINISI |
CHAMPION |
CHAMPION TEAM
AXIS JIU-JITSU ACADEMY !
Here Gentleness and Toughtness Coexist !
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| FOURTH AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On November 4th, it was held at AXIS Jiu-Jitsu Academy,
the Fourth Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
This time we invited Prof. Murilo Bustamante and Prof.
Luiz Roberto Duarte (Bebeo). With this seminar we have
brought all Four Headcoaches of the Brazilian TOP TEAM
for seminars in our Academy.
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Murilo and Bebeo showed some
of their favorite techniques. After the technical seminar,
we had a free talk time with them, to ask questtions regarding
their experience and some hints for improvement on the
mat.
We hope that everyone enjoyed the Seminar.
AXIS will keep inviting a variety of Brazilian Instructors
to share their knowledge and experience with us.
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| THIRD AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On September 22nd, it was held at AXIS Jiu-Jitsu Academy,
the Third Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
Answering the requests, we invited again Prof.Sperry.
During the 3 hours of seminar,
Prof. Sperry answered as many questions of the participants
as possible.
He showed many important detail of techniques that are
very effective. |
Together with Sperry, came Rogerio Nogueira
- Minotouro (DEEP Champion), twin brother of Nogueira
- Minotauro (RINGS Champion).
At the end of the seminar, Minotouro sparred with some
of the Participants.
AXIS will keep inviting a variety of Brazilian Instructors
to share their knowledge and experience with us.
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| COPA AXIS
- JIU-JITSU CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS |
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On September 8, 2001, it was held at TOKYO BUDOKAN, the
First AXIS Jiu-JItsu Championship.
This is a intra-academy Championship that we are going
to promote two times a year. The next one will be held
on December.
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The results were the following
| belt |
category |
weight |
name |
| blue |
adulto |
pena |
Joao Carlos Kuraoka |
| blue |
adulto |
leve |
Juan Reyes |
| blue |
adulto |
medio |
Marcio Reis |
| blue |
adulto |
absoluto |
Rodrigo Taniguti |
| blue |
master |
pena |
Kazuhiko Oda |
| blue |
master |
leve |
Yasushi Takano |
| white |
adulto |
galo |
Makoto Yanagisawa |
| white |
adulto |
pluma |
Hideyuki Oikawa |
| white |
adulto |
pena |
Akira Kokubo |
| white |
adulto |
leve |
Yukio Ameku |
| white |
adulto |
medio |
Andre Taniguti |
| white |
adulto |
meio-pesado |
Masashi Kamohara |
| white |
adulto |
pesado |
Takeshi Sawa |
| white |
master |
leve |
Mokoto Minakuchi |
| white |
master |
medio |
Akihiko Kando |
| white |
senior |
galo |
Kenji Shiima |
| white |
senior |
pena |
Nobuhiro Mannji |
| white |
feminino |
absoluto |
Luciana Yamada |
| white |
mirim |
absoluto |
Kiyohiko Kando |
| yellow |
juvenil |
absoluto |
Ryoma Uchida |
All the fights were very technical, showing results of
the continuous training.
The kids fights and the women fight were outstanding.
This proves that Jiu-Jitsu is really for anyone independent
of age and sex. Anyone can train, and improve.
Congratulations regardless the Champions but for all
the Athletes who competed ! |
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| CENTRAL
JAPAN CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS |
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On August 19, it was held in Nagoya, the Central Japan
Championship Tournament.
This event was for the Academies of the Tyubu (Central
Japan) Area.
Although our Academy belongs to the Kanto Area, we were
specially invited to this event.
Three of our Athletes; Cristiano Kaminishi (Purple Belt,
Absolute Weight), Koetsu Yamauti (Blue Belt, Leve Weight),
and Joao Carlos Kuraoka (Blue Belt, Galo Weight), participated.
ALL OF THEM WON CHAMPIONS !
Congratulation For the Three !
Congratulation also to the Event Producers for the successful
Event, in Special Mr. Hirose, and Mr. Iwama.
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| SECOND AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On July 28th, it will be held at AXIS Jiu-Jitsu Academy,
the Second Axis Jiu-Jitsu Seminar.
Prof.Sperry concentrated both seminars on the main doubts
of the Members.
This time we divided the seminar into parts. On for anyone,
and other only for over blue-belts. |
Prof. Sperry is known to have a very good
pass guard and clock choke technique.
Of course he showed important detail of these themes.
AXIS will keep inviting a variety of Brazilian Instructors
to share their knowledge and experience with us.
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| TWO ENTERS,
THREE MEDALS ! |
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On June 16th, it was held at Honolulu, Hawaii, the 5th
Annual Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Championship.
Mr.Ryuji Kasahara and Mr.Hideyuki Shirai, both from AXIS,
participated on this event.
Ryuji was Vice Champion on the Pena Weight of the Blue
BLet division, and Shirai was Champion on the Absolute
Weight, and Vice Champion on the White Belt division.
Congratulations for these two tough guys !! |
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| FIRST AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR |
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On the 9th and 10th of June, it was held the First AXIS
JIU-JITSU SEMINAR at he Axis Jiu-Jitsu Academy.ﾊ The total
of 80 members participated.
Invited Prof. Ricardo Liborio showed on these two days,
techniques of Self Defense, Kimono Competitions Style,
No Gi Competition Style, and Vale Tudo style techniques.
AXIS will keep inviting a variety of Brazilian Instructors
to share their knowledge and experience with us.
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