21 February 2010 – 9:02 pm
We are now over a month into 2010 and what an exciting start to the new year it has been! Below are just a few news snippets:
- Murat won gold in the 2009 Pan Pacific Brasilian Jiu Jitsu championships in the brown belt division. A massive congratulations to Murat; a well deserved victory!
- A new training schedule has been posted with kickboxing being added and new BJJ sessions on Weds and Friday evenings. Check the schedule section for further details.
- And of course, a warm welcome to the many new club members who have joined over the festive season!
In more recent news, for those club members who were lucky enough to attend Ninos Dammo’s club recently hosted a seminar with the legendary Royce Gracie. As well as having the chance to learn from Royce on the mats, Nexus BJJ head instructor Murat was also lucky enough to share a meal with him and hear some incredible stories! Thanks very much to Royce for conducting such a great seminar as the new techniques learned have already started to be passed onto the rest of the club.
Finally, in other news the 2010 Victorian State BJJ championships is coming up on the 19th and 20th of March. All members are encouraged to go and compete as it is a great opportunity to gain experience and watch some of the best in live action. Further details are available on the AFBJJ website.
23 August 2009 – 10:54 pm
After spending a few months in Brazil training with many black belts, most notably Pedro Sauer, Murat is back in Melbourne taking classes again. Packed with loads of interesting stories, Murat had a great time and brought back a great new arsenal of techniques and skills. Thank you very much to Pedro and the kind Brasilians who looked after Murat and helped him with his training especially as Murat has been very quick to pass on his knowledge to club members!
A few photos of Murat’s memorable trip are available at http://nexusbjj.com/gallery/
On his return, Murat also performed a grading and has promoted the following members to a new rank: Hugh Ridgway (blue belt), Jadd Chahal (blue belt), Frank Doyle (blue blet) Kenan Malkoc (purple belt), Tarek Abu-Shaban (purple belt), Phil Grapsas (purple belt) and Andrew Lai (purple belt). A huge congratulations to all the guys on their well deserved promotions.
It certainly has been some exciting times for the club. However as always, training will continue as per normal and all classes will run on schedule. See you on the mats!
It’s been a while since the last update at the beginning of the year. But since then, the club membership has grown and the skill level of members continues to increase rapidly. Well done to all for a great start to the year – keep it up!
On the news front, club instructor Murat Karadenizli has announced that starting May 22nd, he will be travelling to Brazil and the USA for two months to train with some of the best Jiu-Jitsu experts in the world. In particular, Murat will be training with Petro Sauer who is the head of the Pedro Sauer Jiu-Jitsu Association of which Nexus BJJ is a member club.
On behalf of all club members, we would like to wish Murat the best of luck and look forward to his return. In the meanwhile senior club members will be instructing all listed classes and ensure that everything continues to run smoothly. Stay tuned for more updates as we receive news from Murat in the USA and Brasil.
We are very excited and happy to welcome our new club wrestling coach, Ali Abdo is now conducting wrestling training sessions every Thursday night at 7:30pm to 9:00pm. Ali is one of Australia’s most decorated wrestlers and as a three time Olympian, he is an invaluable addition to the club. Members have already noticed a distinct improvement in everyone’s stand up game, and everyone is looking forward to continue learning more from Ali, a great guy as well as an outstanding wrestler!
In addition, Ninos Dammo has organised a seminar with world-famous MMA fighter, Rodridgo Gracie. This seminar will be on Wedneday the 13th of May 2009 which is very soon so please call Ninos ASAP if you would like to attend. The cost is $120 and the session runs from 6:30pm onwards. For further details call 0422 252 222.
9 January 2009 – 12:07 am
Thanks to all friends and members for another successful year! 2008 was a busy period with all the competitions and new people joining the club and we’re looking forward to yet more fun and action. In 2009 the club has some great things planned so stay tuned!
16 September 2008 – 10:34 pm
After an excellent performance at the recent MG competition, Nexus BJJ is ready for the next challenge – the 2008 AUS CUP in Tasmania. At last count, the club is intending on sending 6-7 members so good luck to all those who are going to compete and remember to pack some thick jackets! With the 2008 Pan Pacific Championship just around the corner, things are heating up but so far it is turning out to be a very successful year. Well done to all Nexus BJJ members and keep up the great work!
In other breaking news, it is likely that Luis Heredia aka ‘Rickson’s right hand man’ is likely to make a return visit to Australia towards the end of the year. Updates will be posted on the website and also announced at training sessions so stay tuned.
For competition photos, see the gallery page.
A huge thanks goes to Luis “Limao” Heredia who recently held a seminar at the Nexus BJJ Club in his visit to Australia. The seminar was a great success and the feedback from club members who attended, was that they all found Luis and the seminar was absolutely fantastic.
During his visit, Luis also promoted the following people to blue belt: Andrew Lai, Phillip Grapsas, Alki Grapsas, Tarek Abu-Shaban and Kenan. Congratulations to everyone! Special congratulations however goes to Murat Karadenizl, the head instructor of Nexus BJJ, who was awarded his brown belt by Luis! Well done Murat!
Once again, thanks go to Luis for taking time out of his busy schedule to hold the seminar – we all share the greatest respect for him and hope that he can visit us again sometime soon in the future. Photos are available here and for further information on Luis please visit his website here.
26 February 2008 – 10:02 pm
Professor Pedro Sauer, the head instructor of the school Nexus BJJ is affiliated with, has officially received a Red and Black belt from Relson Gracie. Often described as the “most technical instructor in the world” Pedro was the first person in the world to receive a black belt without the Gracie name, and now becomes one of only ten people to have ever received a 7th degree black belt.
The whole team at Nexus BJJ congratulates Pedro and wishes him well in his trip to Brazil for the award ceremony held by Helio Gracie. Click here for more information on Pedro’s fantastic achievement.