2/7/14
SEC and Man Up & Stand Up
Waipahu
Filcom Center
February 7 2014
Doors open at 6:00
Happy new year
to all of you Man-up & Stand-up fight fans. To start up the
new year, we are throwing one of our own promoters into the mix.
The best way to know a fighter is to become a fighter. Most promoters
just make events. Man-up & Stand-up promoters bang (Das right).
Heehee. Our SEC promoter is a virgin to the ring but lived in
Halawa. No, not Halawa Correctional Facility. Heehee, the Halawa
neighbor HOOD. Chee-hu. Instead of a first timer against a first
timer, promoter Andrew Garcia requested to fight kickboxing/muay
thai veteran Mark Kumai (OH YEAH). Mark has been known to take
fights against whoever you put in front of him and has fought
in some big events. He throws a wicked spinning heel kick which
is strictly a headhunter. But if that dont catch Andrews
attention, Marks straight right will be looking to pop
his chinny. As for Andrew, big events & big names would work
as good scare tactics for a weasel but weasels are not allowed
on Man-up & Stand-up. He feels that Mark is going to be popping
nothing but his shoulder when he gets inside on him. Andrew is
training hard, dropping weight & installing some new combinations
into his arsenal. Hes taking this debut serious & is
hoping that the only thing Mark will be popping, is chin ups
on the ropes when hes using them to get off the canvas.
Heehee. Yup yup thats what we like to hear. Be there
when fighter vs promoter veteran vs virgin Mark
Kumai vs Andrew Garcia.
Brysen Bolohao
and Joe Hopps bang one mo gen in a grudge match. If you werent
there the first time that these two animals fought. Then you
missed a major battle. Westsider Bolohao stepped in the ring
with no respect for his opponents last name when the bell rang
and surprised the whole filcom when he ate a big hook from Eastsiders
Joe Hopps and asked for 2nds. Hopps gladly gave him what he asked
for but couldnt put away Bolohao for the night. It was
a close match that could only result in a draw. This time its
a grudge match where all draws do not exist on Man-up & Stand-up.
Hopefully Bolohao brings his chin again on Feb 7 but please believe
Hopps will add more horsepower to that hook this time & well
see if anybody will be asking for 2nds after that. Get your tickets
now for the continuation of the Bolohao vs Hopps story to find
out who will receive the happy ending. Heehee
Garon Reballizsa
accepts the challenge against the underdog turned top dog Chante
Stafford at 115#. Both fighters are from the Westside so you
know the action will be on point. Its rare to find matches for
Chante at 115# because of him being so dominant at that weight
but Man-up & Stand-up was lucky to have Garon who put on
his kick @ss boots & stepped up. Garon hasnt fought
for years but he left the ring undefeated. Hes quick, has
good legs & hands & is looking to show the Westside who
has more Westside. The 115# champ, Chante on the other hand hasnt
fought at 115# for years also but spent most of his time smashing
up competition in the 125# class. Hes one of the most exciting
fighters to watch fight when hes standing in one place
& swinging. And when hes moving OMG, its like a magic
show. Hes here, then when you blink, hes gone. No
joke. Should be interesting what kind of weapons the contender
will bring to the champ. Dont blink on this match. These
speed demons will bring it like no other 115# fighters can. But
dont take our word for it. Come see for yourself.
We will try
& post other stories on some of the other matches to give
you all a better idea of what kind of action to expect on Feb
7 at the Filcom. This card is filled with some exciting bouts.
Check out and get your tickets from all participating schools.
Matches &
participants may be subject to change.
BRYSEN BOLOHAO
150 JOE HOPPS
TIPO LAFAELE
SHW MATT TUILESU
TILLIS SEOISINI
185 JESSIE LINDLEY
RICHARD BARNARD
160 JUSTIN
DULAY
DONALD PETERS
135 ANTHONY REYES
CHANTE STAFFORD
115 GARON REBALLIZSA
WILLIE LUALUA
205 JORDAN SILVA
ANDREW GARCIA
180 MARK KUMAI
JULIO MORENO
135 KAINOA
COOK
JUSTIN AKANA
130 RODNEY ANAGARAN
BRONSON KEPA
125 KEANU ALO
LOREN SUA SHW
KELLY KOLII
RAYMOND BREMER
210 TONY REYES
KIMO NAO 145
THOMAS REYES
JAI HALE 110
SADIE REYES
KAIMANA GERALDI
145 RUBEN PAMADA
JONAH AFOA
185 KENNY
DUSABLON
BRICESON AIONA
200 ROB CONNELL
BRONSON VALENCIA
130 NALU ONTIVEROS
CHABRIELLE
GUSHI 155 JENNA GANABAN
JAIME JOSEPH
85 KALE MCCALLISTER
JONAH JOSEPH
70 JAMES HALE
EZRA BRIGHT
140 ELYJAH BYERS
TAZ KAHALEWAI
110 STEVEN REYES
SHEYDON JOSEPH
125 ALBERT ENOS
DEVIN MINA
105 CODY
BERNOY
All matches
& participants are subject to change
1/26/14
Destiny MMA This Saturday!
DESTINY MMA will start the New Year with fireworks in the cage!
Bringing in 2014 with a bang, action packed fight card back at
the Blaisdell Arena. Below are a taste of some of the confirmed
matchups. Stay tuned for many more.
Tickets for
DESTINY: Na Koa IV go on sale soon at the Blaisdell Box Office,
ticketmaster.com, any Walmart location
or Ticketmaster Outlet.
DESTINY:
NA KOA IV
Blaisdell Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii
January 26, 2014
Doors open at 5PM
Fights start at 6PM
-155LBS
STATE TITLE
ROBBY OSTOVICH (JESUS IS LORD) VS BRUSKI LOUIS (BULLS PEN)
-125LBS
ANTHONY CRAPARO (808 FF) VS JAMES BLAIR (TECHNICS MMAD)
-125LBS
PRO WOMENS
RACHAEL OSTOVICH (JESUS IS LORD) VS JENNY LIOU (WASHINGTON)
-135LBS
JON BARNARD (UKA) VS TONY RODRIGUEZ (ANIMAL HOUSE GYM)
-145LBS
MARTIN DAY (MARTIAL ARTS CO.) VS MIKE UEMOTO (ANIMAL HOUSE GYM)
-155LBS
RYAN DELACRUZ (808 TOP TEAM) VS DEREK MAHI (TEAM AKAMINE)
-145BS
ANDREW FUKUI (TRIBE OF JUDAH) VS DAN IGE (TECHNICS MMAD)
-135LBS
BRONSON MOHIKA (808 FF) VS JARED IHA (NO REMORSE)
-135LBS
DARIUS LANDO (808 FF) VS CHAD BILLIAMOSA (TOP RANKIN)
-145LBS
ERIC CLARKE (TMP) VS JOSH COLEON (KODENKAN/KAMMA)
-125LBS
KEVIN NATIVIDAD (EIGHTSIXX BJJ) VS CALVIN NAKAMOTO (TOP RANKIN)
-125LBS
AMATEUR
DANIEL ASUNCION (BULLS PEN) VS CHAZ DUNHOUR (808 TOP TEAM)
-170LBS
MAKANA FRONDA (BULLS PEN) VS JOSH FARRIERA (MAUI)
-145LBS
BRIAN LONG (M1) VS ISAAC HOPPS (TEAM HIBRED)
-135LBS
KALAI KWAN (TEAM HIBRED) VS CHARLES NAONE (WOMMA)
-145LBS
CODY SANTOS (BULLS PEN) VS KEOLA CABALLERO (MAUI)
-135LBS
DONOVAN
PARRILLA (O2 MARTIAL ARTS ACADEMY) VS JORDAN FACTORA (TOP RANKIN)
-185LBS
SHANNON WISE (HMC) VS KEVIN AGUIGUI (ANIMAL HOUSE GYM)
-125LBS
DANIEL ASUNCION (BULLS PEN) VS JARED GONDA (TEAM MIXED PLATE)
-205LBS
ANTHONY MARKER VS ROBERT KEONI JUDSON
-190LBS
ALBERT CAMBRA (TCK) VS KAIPO CANANTING (MAUI)
-155LBS
JUSTIN BURGESS (JESUS IS LORD) VS MARCUS NELSON (TOP RANKIN)
-125LBS
SHOJIN MIKI (HMC) VS JOEY BALAI (TCK)
-120LBS
WOMEN'S
AISHA KING (HMC) VS JADA PEREIRA (LEGACY COMBAT)
Source: Destiny
MMA
12/8/12
O2MAA Anual
Christmas Party
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Years with our
annual Christmas party. We invite the entire O2 family and their
families to join us for some fun, frolic and prizes.
It will take place at O2 Martial Arts Academy and starts at 5PM
11/24/12
Hawaii
Triple Crown: Aloha State Championship of BJJ
McKinley High School Gym, Honolulu
Congratulations to all of our O2 competitors for representing!
11/10-11/12
Eternal Submission Tournament
Kauai Resort, Lihue, Kauai
Congratulations to Mathew "Matty Ice" Lascola, our
sole representative in this tournament who left with an impressive
first place finish in the no gi division and a second place finish
in the blue belt division. A big thanks to Kyle Snyder-Oilvares,
who coached him.
11/1/12
Hawaii News Now Reporter featured a story on cauliflower ear
at O2
The beautiful Stephanie Lum featured the beasts of O2; Kyle Snyder-Olivares,
Mike Onzuka, Justin Konia, Kris Sakuma, Dr. Byron Izuka and Dr.
Jim Scoggins.
Hawaii doctors warn about the health risks associated with 'cauliflower
ear'. Stephanie Lum reports on the growing sports injury that's
not just for pros.
Report on Hawaii News Now:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhjR4xpr3j8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Written report on Hawaii
News Now website:
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/19983031/hawaii-doctors-warn-about-the-health-risks-associated-with-cauliflower-ear
10/20-21/12
NAGA Hawaii
Radford High Sschool Gym
O2's army came out and performed to the standards that we knew
they could and more importantly, to the level they expected of
themselves to not only keep O2 Martial Arts Academy on top, but
to boost the Relson Gracie team along with all of our other Team
Relson brothers to capture the overall team title once again!
10/7/12
Worlds Master Senior Championship
The Pyramid, Long Beach, CA
The O2 road show came up to Cali in spades and represented the
old guard and showed the young boys how to do this on the world
stage. O2 walked away with great results. We are proud of the
great performances from everyone and more importantly the comradery
of the team. This definitely sparked the team to train even harder
and make a bigger impact on the mainland.
1st Place Andres
Sepulveda, Blue belt Seniors 3 Open Division
3rd Place Alika Wong, Blue belt Masters Featherweight Division
3rd Place Greg Reed, Blue Belt Meio Pesado Division
3rd Place Andres Sepulveda, Blue belt Seniors 3 Meio Pesado Division
9/2/12
O2MAA Labor
Day Picnic on Sunday ***Academy will be closed Sunday (9/2) and
Monday (9/3)***
What: O2MAA Labor Day Picnic
Where: Bellows Air Force Base Beach, Waimanalo (On the military
base side, past the guard shack)
Date: Sunday, September 2nd
Time: 9AM - 5PM
Other: Potluck (please bring a dish $15 or more)
Please email
us
your name, make, model, & license plate of your car so we
can put you on the guest list to gain access, unless you havea
military ID or sticker that allows you to get onto base. We will
have beach volleyball at 12PM and kids games at 1PM.
9/1/12
O2MAA Hosts
A Relson Gracie In-School Tournament
O2MAA invites all the other Relson Gracie schools to compete
in an in-school tournament to help prepare the team for the upcoming
NAGA tournament, gain more touranment experience or just get
your feet wet in a tournament environment in a friendly arena.
Please help spread the word.
Where: O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A, Aiea, HI 96701
Date: Saturday, Sept 1st
Time: 5:00-7:00PM
Cost: $20
If you have not pre-registered, please arrive prior to 4PM so
we can start on time. You may mail in your registration form
and $20 entrance fee to the address above. This tournament is
open for kids and adults that are current members of the Relson
Gracie Team.
8/18/12
O2MAA wishes
Kaleo Kwan all the best on his new endeavor
Kaleo
7/26/12
O2MAA wishes
Kaleo Kwan all the best on his new endeavor
Kaleo opened up his own gym on the eastside of the island and
the demands of work, family, and the new gym made it difficult
to meet his obligations at O2 so it was decided to allow Kaleo
to focus 100% of his new gym. Kaleo's dream is to reach out and
make a difference to the youth in his community and we wish him
all the best realizing that dream.
7/28/12
All Army
Combatives Competition
Fort Hood, Texas
Congratulations to one of our newest young lions on a great performance,
competing against many competors who have trained full time for
this tournament.
Alex Santana won his first two matches but was edged out in the
quarter finals.
7/7/12
Grapplers
Quest - Las Vegas, NV
Congratulations to our two traveling competitors who were in
the area and just jumped in the tournament.
Eamon Jimenez - 2nd Place (Kids White - Orange, 8-10 years old)
Romel Salamat - 3rd Place (Adult Mens White Belt)
6/17/12
State of
Hawaii Championship 2012 - Kids & Adult No-Gi
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Honolullu, Hawaii
6/16/12
State of
Hawaii Championship 2012 - Adult Gi
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Honolullu, Hawaii
White Belt 137-149lbs
2nd Place: Matthew Lascola
White Belt 177-189lbs
1st Place: Sean Aona
2nd Place: Eliot Sirca-Hansen
Blue Belt 137-149lbs
3rd Place: Kris Sakuma
Black Belt 4-Man Tournament
2nd Place: Kyle Synder-Olivares
6/15/12
Man Up
& Stand Up Results
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Honolullu, Hawaii
130
CANAAN
KAWAIHEA vs
MAURICE PHILLIPS
Draw
135
BRYER NAGAHAMA def. JAYDEN RAPAUL
Decision
160
JOHN PAULO def. JOSH
BENNETT
Decision
155
MICHAEL ULIBIS def. JOE
HOPPS
Decision
160
DARIUS
LANDO def.
MATT FISHER
Decision
125
KALAI KWAN def. CHANTE STAFFORD
TKO via Referee stoppage in Round 2
152
BRYSON
LUM JUSTIN
KAHALEWAI
SHW
ERIC EDWARDS def. DAMON
APPLEBAUM
TKO via
Referee stoppage in Round 1.
146
TONY RODRIGUES def. ISAAC
HOPPS
KO in Round
3.
Team Results
O2
Martial Arts Academy 68
Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu 54
Uptown Jiu-Jitsu 12
Kapolei Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu 9
Team HK 1
White Belt Kids division 5-6yrs old
39lbs
1st Place: Joshua Cortez (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Darriyn Kuwana (Uptown)
White Belt Kids division 5-8yrs old
50lbs
1st Place:
Michael Munger (O2MAA)
2nd Place: LJ Paison (TPJJ)
White Belt Kids division 5-8yrs old
130-167lbs
1st Place: Hoku Annaydo (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Chance Ingalis (Kapolei BJJ)
White Belt Kids division 8-10yrs old
54-57lbs
1st Place:
Ty Kaneshiro (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Joe-Xiah Rapozo (O2MAA)
White Belt Kids division 8-9yrs old
73-84lbs
1st Place:
Ben Chee (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Jaymar Lanoza (O2MAA)
White Belt Kids division 7yrs old
73-89lbs
1st Place: Darrion McGrew (TPJJ)
2nd Place:
John Lanoza (O2MAA)
White Belt Kids division 10-11yrs old
70lbs
1st Place:
Keneke Rosa (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Davan Sagara (O2MAA)
White Belt Kids division 9-14yrs old
84-90lbs
1st Place: Dillon Wong (TPJJ)
2nd Place:
Jordan Arasaki (O2MAA)
White Belt Kids division 11-13yrs old
94-110lbs
1st Place:
Chazton Luangrath (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Laylee Pasion (TPJJ)
White Belt Kids division 12-15yrs old
116-125lbs
1st Place: Paki Cadd (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Jade Sagvedra (TPJJ)
White Belt Adult division
129-154lbs
1st Place: Justin Fukunaga (Uptown)
2nd Place: Richard Yi (TPJJ)
White Belt Adult division
188lbs
1st Place:
Blake Buckner (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Sean Aona (O2MAA)
White-Yellow Belt Kids division 8-10yrs old
50lbs
1st Place:
Eamon Jimenez (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Zane Whitney (TPJJ)
Yellow Belt Kids division 13-14yrs old
89-127lbs
1st Place:
Jasper Cantorna (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Kayla Whitney (TPJJ)
White Belt Adult division
188lbs
1st Place:
Blake Buckner (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Sean Aona (O2MAA)
White-Blue Belt Adult division, Female
135-168lbs
1st Place: Chanel Kaneshiro (Uptown)
2nd Place: Kapena Jose (Kapolei BJJ)
Blue Belt Adult division
119-140lbs
1st Place: Chasen Auwae (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Ross Miyasato (Uptown)
Blue Belt Adult division
150-165lbs
1st Place: Chad Kam (TPJJ)
2nd Place:
Kris Sakuma (O2MAA)
Blue Belt Adult division
218-250lbs
1st Place: Wayne Manning (TPJJ)
2nd Place:
Greg Reed (O2MAA)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 5-6yrs old
39lbs
1st Place: Joshua Cortez (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Darriyn Kuwana (Uptown)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 5-8yrs old
50lbs
1st Place:
Michael Munger (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Ariana Ramones (TPJJ)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 7yrs old
73-89lbs
1st Place:
John Lanoza (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Darrion McGrew (TPJJ)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 5-8yrs old
130-167lbs
1st Place: Hoku Annaydo (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Chance Ingalis (Kapolei JJ)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 8-10yrs old
54-57lbs
1st Place:
Ty Kaneshiro (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Joe-Xiah Rapozo (O2MAA)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 8-9yrs old
73-84lbs
1st Place:
Ben Chee (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Jaymar Lanoza (O2MAA)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 10-11yrs old
70lbs
1st Place:
Davan Sagara (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Keneke Rosa (O2MAA)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 9-14yrs old
84-90lbs
1st Place: Devin Bruggeman (Kapolei BJJ)
2nd Place: Dillon Wong (TPJJ)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 11-13yrs old
94-110lbs
1st Place:
Chazton Luangrath (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Allyson Kuwana (Uptown)
Beg-Int No Gi Kids division 8-10yrs old
50lbs
1st Place:
Eamon Jimenez (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Austin Whitney (TPJJ)
Beginner No Gi Kids division 12-15yrs old
116-125lbs
1st Place: Paki Cadd (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Jade Sagvedra (TPJJ)
Beginner No Gi Adult division
129-154lbs
1st Place: Daniel Lee (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Justin Fukunaga (Uptown)
Beginner No Gi Adult division
188lbs
1st Place:
Sean Aona (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Blake Buckner (O2MAA)
Beg-Int No Gi Adult division, Female
135-168lbs
1st Place: Kapena Jose (Kapolei BJJ)
2nd Place: Chanel Kaneshiro (Uptown)
Intermediate No Gi Adult division
119-140lbs
1st Place: Chasen Auwae (TPJJ)
2nd Place: Scott Suzuki (Team HK)
Intermediate No Gi Adult division
150-165lbs
1st Place: Chad Kam (TPJJ)
2nd Place:
Kris Sakuma (O2MAA)
Intermediate No Gi Adult division
218-250lbs
1st Place:
Greg Reed (O2MAA)
2nd Place: Wayne Manning (TPJJ)
5/5/12
O2 Martial
Arts Academy hosts
The Relson Gracie Association In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
The Tournament will be held at: O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy #208A, Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
Saturday, May 5, 2011
Starts at 5:00PM
Cost: $20 Entry Fee
Open to all Relson Gracie associations
Tentative schedule
Kids Gi & no Gi
Purples belts and above Gi & No Gi
Blue belts Gi & No Gi
Women's Gi & No Gi
White belts Gi & No Gi
Click here for the Registration
form
Please try & pre-register by Friday, May 4th by 9PM, registrations
will be accepted on the day of the tournament, but may delay
the start of the tournament, so please register early.
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rules (points & advantages)
(http://www.ibjjf.org/rules.htm)
Sorry, this is not a spectator event due to space constraints.
For more information
call Mike (808) 381-9530 or Chris (808) 381-5959 or email info@onzuka.com
or mail your registration form & check to:
O2 Martial Arts Academy, 98-019 Kam Hwy #208A, Aiea, Hawaii 96701
King Of The Cage Hawaii Presents: King Of The Ring Results
Waipahu Filcom Center, Waipahu, Hawaii
May 4, 2012
The kickboxing team did it again! Another stellar performance
by the our young lions.
Competition
Darius
Lando (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Defeats Cody Young via Decision
Joseph
Hopps (O2 Martial Arts Academy) and Cranston Takayama Draw
Kalai
Kwan (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Defeats Ranson Ranchez via Decision
Isaac
Hopps (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Defeats Bronson Mohika via Decision
5/4/12
King of
the Ring
Waipahu Filcom, Waipahu
May 4, 2012
Doors open at 6:00 PM
Event starts at 7:00PM
King of the
Cage Hawaii is preparing for their first of many Mixed Martial
Arts Events. King Of The Ring will have some of Hawaiis
top Mixed Martial Arts Fighters from 11 different
Schools, and a total of 11 Fights all under one roof. In
the nights Main Event 808 Top Teams Bronson Mohika
will be taking on 02
Martial Arts Academys Issac Hopps. In the Co-Main Event it will Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Desi Minor taking on K-Pals Mahiai
Naihe, and these are just two of the nights fights.
Other fighter that will be in action that night will be Toby
Misech, Bradda Copper, Kalai Kwan, Brianne Jhun, Tristin Kamaka, Tofi Mika, and
many more of Hawaiis Rising Stars. This event will take
place at the Waipahu Filcom, Doors open at 6:00 PM, and fights
starts at 7:00 PM. King of the Cage Hawaii is dedicated to helping
out Hawaii Fighters showcase their talent in a safe and
well run event. All fights are tentative and subject to
change.
MAIN EVENT
BRONSON MOHIKA (808 TT) VS ISAAC HOPPS (O2MAA)
(SEMI MAIN)
DESI MINOR (TRILOGY) VS MAHIAI NAIHE (K-PAL)
(125LBS WOMENS)
WANDA WERNER (SOMMA) VS JOREEN MARU (HOLY FIRE)
(175LBS)
DUKE SARAGOSA (808TT) VS ROBERT BANIS (TCK)
(155LBS)
BRADDA COOPER (808FF) VS JAMES REYES (BHB)
(135LBS)
JOEY SCHIPPER (808 FF) VS STU JONES (TCK)
(135LBS)
BRENON NASH (FIVE-0) VS ANTHONY REYES (BHB)
(125LBS)
RANSON RANCHEZ (808TT) VS KALAI KWAN (O2MAA)
(125LBS WOMENS)
BRIANNE JHUN (808TT) VS MYSHA MONTIRA(BHB)
(125LBS)
ALPHOSO MARTINEZ (808TT) VS ANU SAPLA (SOMMA)
(155LBS)
CODY YOUNG (K-PAL) VS DARIUS LANDO (O2MAA)
(145LBS TT)
JACOB LEE (808FF) VS JAMES TRUMAN (TCK)
(135LBS)
KAI KAMAKA (808FF) VS THOMAS REYES (BHB)
(HVY TT)
ALVIN KANEHAILUA (FREE) VS ERIC GONSALVES (HMC)
(215LBS TT)
NATE HENDERSON (808FF) VS KALAI IRVINE (HMC)
(160LBS)
CRANSTON TAKIYAMA (FIVE-O) VS JOSEPH HOPPS (O2MAA)
65lbs
RAVEN TAMPOS (FIVE-O) VS. CHANCE CENO (TCK)
(KIDS 65LBS
1 KICK)
GODDHEY JACALNE (FIVE-O) VS LOPAKA CENO (TCK)
(KIDS 45LBS)
DANTEN KAHEAKU (FIVE-0) VS DESI FIATOA (FREELANCE)
4/28/12
Destiny:
Unleashed
The Waterfront, Aloha Tower, Honolulu
170 lbs Amateur Title 3-3 minute rounds
Jason Rivera (Wanderlei Silva Gym, Las Vegas, NV) def. Justin Konia (HMC/02
Martial Arts Academy)
TKO :56 in the third round
Congratulations to Justin Konia who fought hard, but came up
short at Destiny. We are proud of you and know you will come
back stronger. Takestiny: Unleashed that long deserved break
and see you back at O2!
4/14/12
2012 HAWAIIAN
CHAMPIONSHIP OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU RESULTS
PART 1 OF TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
KAISER HIGH SCHOOL GYM, APRIL 16, 2012
The O2 Jiu-Jitsu instructors are extremely proud of the team!
We brought 8 competitors and we led the Relson Gracie team to
win the team title once again. Great job Team O2 and the rest
of the Relson Gracie Team. As usual, we came together as a team
and brought it!
MEN'S GI WHITE BELT
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - SIMEN RAUDSTEIN Ultimate Fight School 5
2ND - KRISTIAN AQUINO Gracie Barra University 3
3RD - MIKE COOPER N/A 1
3RD
- ELLIOT SIRCA-HANSEN Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
1
MEN'S GI BROWN BELT
OPEN
1ST
- KYLE OLIVARES Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - DESMOND THAIN Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 3
3RD - BRONSON ACDAL Nova Uniao Eight Sixxx 1
MIDDLE HEAVY / HEAVY
1ST - JAVIER MARTINEZ North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 5
2ND
- KYLE OLIVARES Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
3RD
- ALIOUNE DIOP 36 Chambers 1
3RD - NICHOLAS LEE Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 1
WHITE BELT
KID'S GI
7-8 YRS 47-65 LBS
1ST
- EAMONN JIMENEZ Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - VICTORIA LEE N/A 3
3RD - TANNER AOKI Alliance BJJ 1
3RD - TY CLARK Relson Gracie - Waikiki 1
8 YRS 80-90 LBS
1ST
- BENJAMIN CHEE Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - ADAM SABATINI N/A 3
11 YRS 75-82
LBS
1ST
- NAKELA SNYDER Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - MAKANA SRVIONGSANA Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu 3
3RD - BO STONE North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - GRIANLUCA BATTLES Sunset Beach Jiu Jitsu 1
11-12 YRS 94-110
LBS
1ST
- CHAZTON LUANGRATH Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - ALLYSON KUWANA Brazilian Freestyle Jiu Jitsu 3
3RD - NICHOLAS OSHIRO Relson Gracie - Team HK 1
3RD - STORMY ENRIGHT Maui Jiu-Jitsu 1
12-13 YRS 87-99
LBS
1ST - BRYZEN CADIZ Powerhouse Kauai JJ 5
2ND
- JASPER CATORNA Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
3RD - HONOLUA BLOMFIELD North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - RALPH EDADES Gracie Technics 1
NOVICE
KID'S NO-GI
10-11 YRS 175-200 LBS
1ST
- XAVIER WILDY Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - ISAAC AHAEE Grappling Unlimited 3
INTERMEDIATE
KID'S NO-GI
7-9 YRS 52-54 LBS
1ST
- EAMONN JIMENEZ Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND - ETHAN JOHNSTON Relson Gracie - Waikiki 3
3RD - TY CLARK Relson Gracie - Waikiki 1
3RD - RAINE YOSHIDA Alliance BJJ 1
11 YRS 68-70 LBS
1ST - CHAI CAPILI Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 5
2ND
- NAKELA SNYDER Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
3RD - KEA RODRIGUES Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 1
12-13 YRS 87-102 LBS
1ST
- JASPER CATORNA Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 5
2ND
- BRYZEN CADIZ Powerhouse Kauai JJ 3
3RD - SOFIA LIZARES Gracie Technics 1
3RD
- CHAZTON LUANGRATH Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
SCHOOLS POINTS
TEAM POINTS
1ST - Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 196
Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy
Relson Gracie - Team HK
Relson Gracie - Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu
Relson Gracie - Kauai Technical Institute
Relson Gracie - Hawaii Kai
Relson Gracie - Main Academy
Relson Gracie - Uptown
Relson Gracie - Waikiki
Relson Gracie - Kapolei Jiu-Jitsu
Relson Gracie - Waterfront
2ND - Sunset
Beach Jiu Jitsu 96
Mad Tiger Jiu-Jitsu
3RD - Gracie
Jiu-Jitsu Kailua 95
Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu
Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu
SCHOOL POINTS
Relson
Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 51
Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 26
Relson Gracie - Team HK 29
Relson Gracie - Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu 10
Relson Gracie - Kauai Technical Institute 10
Relson Gracie - Hawaii Kai 6
Relson Gracie - Main Academy 5
Relson Gracie - Uptown 7
Relson Gracie - Waikiki 35
Relson Gracie - Kapolei Jiu-Jitsu 17
Relson Gracie - Waterfront 1
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Kailua 47
Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 13
Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu 35
Gracie Barra
Honolulu 1
Gracie Barra University 26
Gracie Barra Aiea 1
Gracie Barra 1
Brazilian Freestyle
Jiu Jitsu 30
Maui Grappling Academy 33
Maui Martial Arts 3
Kaiser High School
Sunset Beach
Jiu Jitsu 72
Mad Tiger Jiu-Jitsu 24
Grappling Unlimited
25
North Shore
Jiu-Jitsu 61
Ka-mole Jiu-Jitsu
5
Nova Uniao
Eight Sixxx 52
Nyza Jiu-Jitsu 12
Combat 50 / Nova Uniao
Gracie Technics
14
South Oahu
MMA 5
Powerhouse
Kauai 8
Ultimate Fight
School 18
Alliance BJJ
19
Maui Jiu-Jitsu
21
Pure Jiu Jitsu
10
BJ PENN 10
South Oahu
MMA 5
36 Chambers
1
Team Garage
4
Makule Jiu
Jitsu 3
3/3/12
O2 Goes
4-0 at Vendetta 3
The boys fought hard and fought well, representing their instructors
and their team in fine fashion showing heart, determination and
honor. We are very proud of you and thank you to the team for
preparing the warriors for battle!
Kickboxing
Bryer Nagahama def. Thomas Reyes (Reyes Dojo) via decision
Triple Threat
Verdis Womack def. Mike Pu'u (Edwards MMA) via submission via
triangle in Round 3.
Kickboxing
Eugene Anguay def. Anthony Reyes (Reyes Dojo) via decision
Kickboxing
Kalai Kwan def. Jonavan Pitre (Total Control) via decision
2/4/12
O2 Martial Arts Academy Kickboxing Team Goes 4-0 at Man Up &
Stand Up
Kalai Kwan, Andymar Renon, Damon Applebaum and Bryson Lum dominated
their opponents to win their kickboxing matches. Three won via
decision and Andymar "The Smiling Assassin" Renon finished
his opponenht in the 2nd round. Bryson Lum ended the night by
defeating Nui Wheller to take the Middleweight belt. Great job
boys! And a big thanks goes to the team who contributed to their
victories.
1/15/12
O2 Martial Arts Academy Jiu-Jitsu Team Dominates at the Polynesia
BJJ Tournament
The entire kids team and couple of adults that competed all medaled
in the first tournament of the year, The Polynesia BJJ Tournament
helped prove that our team is ready for IBJJF tournaments. Congrats
to all the competitors!
12/17/11
O2 Martial Arts Annual X-Mas Party on Saturday, December 17,
2011 starting at 5:00 PM
Saturday GJJ Class is cancelled due to party
It's that time of year for our O2 annual Christmas Party! As
usual we will have some videos, some Wii competition, raffles,
and other things. This is a Potluck so please bring a small dish
(somewhere between $10-15, not more please) and we will have
a ton of food. If you cannot afford to bring food, please come
anyway! This is a family friendly event so bring the wifey/husband
and kids or girlfriend/boyfriend to meet the team. We are asking
everyone to come BEFORE 6 pm so that we can say grace and start
eating at 6:00 pm so that the kids are not starving. Don't worry
if you have to leave early or come late because we usually go
until the wee hours. Last year we ended up with the adults going
against the kids playing dodgeball at 2:30 am. Lol! Hope to see
you all there.
12/11/11
O2MAA's Kickboxing Team Goes 4-3 at Man Up & Stand Up
Waipahu Filcom
Saturday, December 10
The O2 Kickboxing team performed exceptionally well, however
the results do not do us justice. The fights we losts were razor
thin and a couple were baffling. Either way we will keep our
heads held high and work harder, continue to improve and try
to take it out of the hands of the judges. 4 of the boys were
awarded belts and Isaac Hopps successfully defended his title.
Great job to the fighters and the coaches! And a big Mahalos
to the O2 family for coming to support the boys!
Grudge Match: 175
DARIUS LANDO (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Lombard Madalora
(Team ONe Speed)
By Decision (Darius get Grudge Match belt)
135 Super Light Weight Title
ELIAS VELASCO (Body Head Bangahz) def. NALU KAWAILIMA (O2 Martial
Arts Academy)
By Decision
160 Title
WALTER WALKER (Up N Up) def. JUSTIN DULAY (O2 Martial Arts Academy)
By Decision
130 Title
ISAIAH PASCUA (Ringsport) def. EUGENE ANGUAY (O2 Martial Arts
Academy)
By Decision
146 Title Defense
ISAAC HOPPS (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. CHAZ KANAE (Freelance)
By Decision
SHW Title
DAMON APPLEBAUM (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. BEN BOYCE (Freelance)
By Decision
Grudge Match: 150
BRYSON "FO REAL" LUM (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def.
JON MENDONSA (Combat 50)
By KO in Round 1 (Bryson get Grudge Match belt)
11/23/11
O2 Martial Arts X-Mas Party is set for Saturday, December 17
starting at 5:00 PM
It's that time of year for our O2 annual Christmas Party! As
usual we will have some videos, some Wii competition, raffles,
and other things. This is a Potluck so please bring a small dish
(somewhere between $10-15, not more please) and we will have
a ton of food. If you cannot afford to bring food, please come
anyway! This is a family friendly event so bring the wifey/husband
and kids or girlfriend/boyfriend to meet the team. We are asking
everyone to come BEFORE 6 pm so that we can say grace and start
eating at 6:00 pm so that the kids are not starving. Don't worry
if you have to leave early or come late because we usually go
until the wee hours. Last year we ended up with the adults going
against the kids playing dodgeball at 2:30 am. Lol! Hope to see
you all there!
If you want
to break tradition and actually RSVP with what type of food you
are going to bring, please email us by clicking here and we will post it
here so that we do not have 10 noodle dishes like last year.
lol.
11/22/11
O2 Classes are cancelled on Friday (the day after Thanksgiving)
The kids and adult classes have been canceled due to the holiday
on Friday. This will give you time to recover from that early
morning shopping! Have a great Thanksgiving!
11/6/11
Zachary Kaina-Kokubun & Nakela Snyder both won in the no-gi
divisions on Day 2 so they are the Gi & No-Gi Champs!
Awesome job guys, O2 Brown Belt and Triple Crown Champ Kyle Snyder-Olivares
and his Dad, Ryan "Scoops" Olivares were on hand to
see the boys tear it up on the mat. Kyle's foot cast is off so
he will be slowly getting back in shape for a strong 2012! Right
now he is looking like his Dad, which is scary...
11/5/11
O2 Is On A Tear This Weekend!
In California:
Greg Pressure Reed Is the No Gi World BJJ Champ!
Greg captured the title in the Blue Belt Senior 1 Super Pesado
division in Long Beach, California
BLUE BELT SENIOR 1
SUPER HEAVY
FIRST Gregory Reed Relson Gracie
SECOND Heriberto Cordero Clark Gracie JJ
THIRD Robert Hill Nova União
On Kauai:
Zachary Kaina-Kokubun & Nakela Snyder both won their divisions
in the gi on Day 1.
Eternal Fighter Brazilian Gi & NoGi Tournament
Kauai Beach Resort, Kauai
November 5th & 6th, 2011
Zachary Kaina-Kokubun & Nakela Snyder both won their divisions
in the gi and are resting for tomorrows no gis divison.
Great job boys!
10/23/11
Team O2 Tears It Up At NAGA!
NAGA Hawaii
Radford High School, Honolulu, Hawaii
October 22, 2011
Mens NO-GI Beginner Welter Weight
1st Place Tenzin Pasang Maui Grappling 70
2nd Place David Seghorn United MMA 50
3rd Place Verdis Womack Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
Mens NO-GI Beginner Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Elliot Sirca-Hansen Relson Gracie O2 Martial
Arts Academy 70
2nd Place Shaun Henderson Mad Tiger Academy 50
Mens NO-GI Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place Justin Moniz Fight for Life 90
2nd Place james kauila Gracie Barra 70
3rd Place Gregory Reed Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
Mens NO-GI Directors Intermediate Heavy Weight
1st Place Michael Bates Carlson Gracie 90
2nd Place Andres Sepulveda Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
3rd Place Roy Onomura Relson Gracie 50
Mens NO-GI Directors Expert Heavy Weight
1st Place Kaleo Hosaka Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
120
2nd Place Robert Ostovich, Sr. Jesus is Lord 90
3rd Place Sean Starn Grappling Unlimited 70
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Weight
1st Place Michael Rosner Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
2nd Place Christopher Parker 30
3rd Place Harris Tran Relson Gracie 20
Masters NO-GI Beginner Light Weight
1st Place Erik Snyder Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
70
2nd Place Patrick Sullivan Alliance 50
3rd Place Daniel Phoenix Spa City BJJ 30
Masters NO-GI Intermdiate Middle Weight
1st Place Chris Templo Relson Gracie 90
2nd Place Rommel Salamat Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
3rd Place Alfredo Baliba Gracie Barra 50
Masters NO-GI Novice Light Heavy Weight
1st Place TC Buffett Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
2nd Place Reynold Kam Team Cat 30
3rd Place Shane Treu Carlson Gracie 20
Masters NO-GI Intermediate Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Stephen Thai Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
90
2nd Place Kimo Galon Gracie Technics 70
Mens GI White Belt Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Elliot Sirca-Hansen Relson Gracie O2 Martial
Arts Academy 50
2nd Place Shaun Henderson Mad Tiger 30
3rd Place Jacob Medeiros Maui Grappling Academy 20
Mens GI White Belt Cruiser Weight
1st Place Travis Smith New Breed Kawai 50
2nd Place Dom Joavanni Cueva Relson Gracie O2 Martial
Arts Academy 30
3rd Place Brandon Laflin Independent 20
Mens GI Blue Belt Light Weight
1st Place Clinton Dela Cruz Gracie Barra 70
2nd Place Kristopher Sakuma Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Rodney Asentista Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
Mens GI Masters White Belt Light Weight
1st Place Lance Owings Charles Gracie Big Isl. 50
2nd Place Klaylan Burchett Charles Gracie Big Isl. 30
3rd Place Erik Snyder Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
20
Mens GI Masters White Belt Light Heavy Weight
1st Place Anthony Knight Kailua Gracies 50
2nd Place Keenan Eckel Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
30
3rd Place Sean Aona Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
20
Mens GI Masters Blue Belt Middle Weight
1st Place Chris Templo Relson Gracie 70
2nd Place Rommel Salamat Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Nicholas Lee Relson Gracie 30
Mens GI Directors White Belt Heavy Weight
1st Place Michael Bates Carlson Gracie Maui 50
2nd Place Roy Onomura Relson Gracie 30
3rd Place Andres Sepulveda Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 20
Kids NO-GI Beginner 49.9 lbs & under 8 & 9 yr olds
1st Place Bradford Chaves Maui Jiu Jitsu 70
2nd Place Bradin Nitahara Maui Jiu Jitsu 50
3rd Place Eamon Jimenez Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
Kids NO-GI Novice 50 to 59.9 lbs 8 yrs old
1st Place Benjamin Kuhaulua Gracie Barra 50
2nd Place Joe-Xiah Rapoza Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
3rd Place Dylan Tomita Grappling Unlimited 20
Kids GI Beginner 50 to 59.9 lbs. no subs 8 yrs old
1st Place Titan Rodrigues North Shore JJ 50
2nd Place Joe-Xiah Rapoza Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
3rd Place Benjamin Kuhaulua Nova Uniao 20
Kids NO-GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs 11 & 12 yr olds
1st Place Casey Nitta Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
120
2nd Place Alec Ralph Cleber Jiu Jitsu 90
3rd Place Colby Hanley, Jr. 70
Kids NO-GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs 8 & 9 yr olds
1st Place Kade Ruotolo A-Team Jiu Jitsu 120
2nd Place Zachary Kaina-Kokubun Relson Gracie O2 Martial
Arts Academy 90
Kids GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs 8 & 9 yr olds
1st Place Tye Ruotolo A-Team Jiu Jitsu 120
2nd Place Zachary Kaina-Kokubun Relson Gracie O2 Martial
Arts Academy 90
3rd Place Erickson K. Manuel Alliance 70
Kids GI Expert 60 to 69.9 lbs 11 & 12 yr olds
1st Place Colby Hanley, Jr. 120
2nd Place Casey Nitta Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
90
3rd Place Alec Ralph Cleber Jiu Jitsu 70
Girls NO-GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs
1st Place Jahena Miguel Maui JJ 70
2nd Place Kyrah Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
Kids NO-GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs 9 & 10 yr olds
1st Place Nakela Snyder Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
2nd Place Micah Jaena Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
3rd Place Ty Kaneshiro Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
30
Kids GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs 10 yrs old
1st Place Nakela Snyder Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
2nd Place GianLuca Battles 50
3rd Place Ty Kaneshiro Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
30
Kids GI Beginner 70 to 79.9 lbs 8 & 9 yr olds
1st Place Rocky Jose-afuvai Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 70
2nd Place Micah Jaena Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
Kids NO-GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs 12 & 13 yr olds
1st Place Rawelo Alcos Gracie Humaita/Central Oahu 70
2nd Place Jasper Cantorna Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Tyler Cieskowski Gracie Jiu Jitsu 30
Kids NO-GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs 10 & 11 yr olds
1st Place Samuel Fisher Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
2nd Place Chazton Luangrath Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Rowdy Grover North Shore JJ 30
Kids GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs 10 & 11 yr olds
1st Place Chazton Luangrath Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
2nd Place Saje Nelson Sunset Beach 50
3rd Place Rowdy Grover North Shore JJ 30
Kids GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs 12 & 13 yr olds
1st Place Lawelo Alcos Gracie Humaita/Central Oahu 70
2nd Place Jasper Cantorna Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Dillon Wong Papakolea 30
Kids GI Beginner 80 to 89.9 lbs 11 yrs old
1st Place Ralph Edades Gracie Technics 70
2nd Place Samuel Fisher Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
Girls GI Beginner
1st Place Madyson Pena Gracie Jiu Jitsu 70
2nd Place Shyla Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
Girls NO-GI Beginner
1st Place Bailey Lum Longman 70
2nd Place Christine Andres Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 50
3rd Place Tehani K.M. Mata DJJ 30
Girls NO-GI Intermediate 8 & 9 yr olds
1st Place Tayzia Kuikahi Mad Tiger 90
2nd Place Anjelynn Baron Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 70
3rd Place Malia Mason Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
Girls NO-GI Intermediate 11 yrs old
1st Place Sofa Lizares Gracie Waikiki 90
2nd Place Shyla Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 70
Kids NO-GI Expert 100 to 114.9 lbs. 12 yrs old
1st Place La'akea Joy Goshin Tsugiashi Do 120
2nd Place Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 90
Kids NO-GI Novice 115 to 129.9 lbs 10 & 11 yr olds
1st Place Ty Bantes Carlson Gracie 50
2nd Place Xavier Wildy Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
30
Girls GI Intermediate 115 to 129.9 lb
1st Place Shyla Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 90
2nd Place Nami Daugherty Sunset Beach 70
Kids GI Expert 115 to 129.9 lbs 11 to 13 yr olds
1st Place Ka'ehu Keawe Gracie Barra 120
2nd Place Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 90
Kids GI Beginner 150 to 179.9 lbs
1st Place Ty Bantes Carlson Gracie 70
2nd Place Xavier Wildy Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
Kids GI Beginner Girls 11 & 12 yr olds
1st Place Domique Battles Sunset Beach 70
2nd Place Jaya Belyeu Sunset Beach 50
3rd Place Christine Andres Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 30
Teen NO-GI Expert Light Weight 16 & 17 year olds
1st Place Kolby Chow Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
120
2nd Place Reinton Kawamae HMC 90
Teen GI Expert Light Weight 16 & 17 year olds
1st Place Kolby Chow Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
120
2nd Place Reinton Kawamae HMC 90
Teen NO-GI Novice Middle Weight 16 & 17 yr olds
1st Place Clifford Yu Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
2nd Place Josh Thompson 30
Teen GI Intermediate Girls
1st Place Anjelynn Baron Central Oahu Jiu Jitsu 90
2nd Place Tayzia Kuikahi Mad Tiger 70
3rd Place Malia Mason Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts Academy
50
Teen NO-GI Expert Girls
1st Place Harmony Pacheco Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 120
2nd Place ? ? 90
Teen GI Expert Girls
1st Place Harmony Pacheco Relson Gracie O2 Martial Arts
Academy 120
2nd Place Angela Enos Relson Gracie 90
10/8/11
O2 Goes 5-1 at Man Up And Stand Up!
Man Up And Stand Up
Waipahu Filcom Center, Waipahu, Hawaii
October 7, 2011
Kickboxing:
135 lbs
BRYER NAGAHAMA DEF. NATHAN WOODS
Kickboxing:
135 lbs
NALU KAWAILIMA DEF. NEVADA HARRISON
Kickboxing:
160 lbs
JUSTIN DULAY DEF. JOSEPH ENAENA
Kickboxing:
155 lbs
ANTHONY RIVERA DEF. JOE HOPPS
Kickboxing:
175 lbs
DARIUS EL MATADOR LANDO DEF. LEE OLIVERAS
Kickboxing:
115 lbs
KALAI KWAN DEF. KAIKANE QUIZON
9/4/11
Australian Fighting Championships 2
Melbourne Aquatic & Sports Complex, Melbourne, Australia
September 3, 2011
MMA: 155lbs
Marcin Held def. Kaleo Kwan (O2 Martial Arts Academy)
Submission via heel hook in Round 1.
9/3/11
O2 Kickboxing Team Goes 5-1 At Man Up And Stand Up!
Man Up And Stand Up
Waipahu Filcom Center, Waipahu, Hawaii
September 2, 2011
140
DEREK MIN Def. OLA LUM (O2 Martial Arts Academy)
Via decision
145
ISAAC HOPPS (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def. CORY ESTRAD
Via decision
125
NALU KAWAILIMA (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def. KALEI AIWOHI
Via decision
215
DAMON APPLEBAUM (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def. AARON ROSE
Via decision
150
BRYSEN 4 REAL LUM (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def.
LANCE BELL
Via decision
105: Exhibition
ANGELO DEAN-BONGO (O2 Martial Arts Academy) vs. Def. MAKOA DESANTOS
175
DARIUS LANDO (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def. LOMBART MALEDONA
Via decision
140
BRANSON TADAKI (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Def. NOA KAMELAMELA
Via decision
July-August
Congratulations to the following O2 students! Their hard work
and dedication has earned them the following promotions:
Blue Belt
Elvin Bumanglag
Jubal Nabong
Andres Sepulveda
Stephen Thai
Blue Stripes:
Chris Nakasato 1st stripe
Darin Nakasato 1st stripe
Greg Reed 1st stripe
Sean Shinjo 2nd stripe
Jence Kona 4th stripe
Mike Dorman 4th stripe
Purple Belt
Justin Sato
Purple Stripes:
Chris Major 1st stripe
Les Gantan 2nd stripe
Brown Belt
Terence Matsuno
Brown Stripes:
Bobby Moss 2nd stripe
Neal Tomimatsu 2nd stripe
Kyle Olivares 3rd stripe
Kids Promotions
White Belt Stripes:
Christine Andres 1st stripe
Jasper Cantorna 1st stripe
Ben Chee 1st stripe
Michelle Fujita 1st stripe
Malia Fujita 1st stripe
Ty Kaneshiro 1st stripe
Kyrah Kuratani 1st stripe
Micah Jaena 1st stripe
Eamon Jimenez 1st stripe
Dylan Pagente 1st stripe
Davan Sagara 1st stripe
Davan Sagara 2nd stripe
Keneke Rosa 2nd stripe
Yellow Belt
Stripes:
Zachary Kaina-Kokubun 1st stripe
Jessa Khan 1st stripe
Malia Mason 1st stripe
Orange Belts:
Mykah Kuratani
Liam Mason
Casey Nitta
7/8/11
Chozun-1
The Waterfront at Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii
July 8, 2011
Kickboxing:
3 Rounds x 2 Minutes
Isaac Hopps (O2 Martial Arts Academy) drew Paul Boter
7/8/11
Rener Gracie Seminar at O2
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy, #208A, Aiea, Hawaii
Cost $65 per person
7:00-9:00PM
The seminar is going to focus on Triangle chokes, but will have
some time for a question and answer session with one of the best
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu instructors.
7/6/11
Congratulations to O2 Martial Arts Academy's newest Blue, Purple
and Brown Belts and Others!
O2MAA had the pleasure of visiting Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu
and sitting in on Kaleo Auwae's formal award of his black belt
certificate in front of his students and family with Relson Gracie
providing the presentation. Relson Gracie Black Belts Todd Tanaka,
Jeff Furuta as well as the O2 team of Relson black belt instructors,
Shane Agena, Kaleo Hosaka, and Chris and Mike were in attendence.
Right after
we headed back to O2 to perform the black belt certificate presentations
to Kaleo Hosaka and Jeff Furuta and also held our in school promotions
as well.
Congratulations
to everyone that got promoted tonight especially Terence Matsuno
who was promoted to brown belt, Justin "Batman" Sato
who received his purple belt, and Elvin Bumanglag, Jubal Nabong,
and Andres Sepulveda who received their blue belts!
Chris and Shane
were also promoted to their first stripe and Mike was promoted
to his second stripe.
After the congratulatory
whippings for our new purple and black belts, we were all treated
to a great seminar by Relson.
7/5/11
Black Belt Promotional Ceremony for Kaleo Hosaka, Kaleo Auwae
& Jeff Furuta And Relson Gracie Seminar!
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy, #208A, Aiea, Hawaii
8:00-10:00PM
All Relson Gracie students are welcome
This ceremony is for family and friends that missed their promotions.
They will be presented their black belt diplomas by Master Relson
Gracie. After the O2 Martial Arts Academy promotions and the
black belt ceremony, Master Relson will conduct a free seminar
sponsored by the O2 Martial Arts Academy. Please bring your gi's
and belt for the ceremony, but we are planning on a no gi seminar.
7/2/11
O2MAAs Team Results at Man Up & Stand Up!
The boys did an excellent job tonight, fought their hearts out
and made up all proud.
Man Up &
Stand Up
Waipahu Filcom, Waipahu, Hawaii
July 1, 2011
Kickboxing
with leg kicks: 3 Rounds
Damon Applebaum(O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Cyrus Komolo (UpNUp)
via decision after 3 rounds.
Kickboxing:
3 Rounds
Jairo Bautista (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Kylie Nakagawa
(Son Son Progressive) via decision after 3 rounds.
Submission
Grappling: 5 minutes
Walter Walker (UpNUp) def. Jence Kona (O2 Martial Arts Academy)
via points
Kickboxing
with leg kicks: 3 Rounds
Solomon Lord (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Jef Perkins (Freelance)
via decision after 3 rounds.
Kickboxing
with leg kicks: 3 Rounds
Tony Rodrigues (Team Legends) def. Justin Dulay (O2 Martial Arts
Academy) via decision after 3 rounds.
7/1/11
Man Up & Stand Up
Waipahu Filipino Community Center (Filcom)
Waipahu, Hawaii
July 1, 2011
Starts at 6PM
The O2 Kickboxing team heads into battle tongiht along with one
of our ace grapplers doing a submission grappling match. Good
Lcuk team!
6/20/11
Hawaiian Triple Crown: Hawaiian Open Tournament Results
Neal BlaisdellCenter, Honolulu, Hawaii
June 18-19, 2011
Team Relson Gracie dominates led by the O2 Martial Arts Academy!
Below are the divisions that O2 team members have placed in.
Congratulations to everyone that competed and represented our
school!
2011 HAWAIIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU
PART 2 OF TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
NAME SCHOOL points
MEN'S GI WHITE BELT
FEATHER
1ST - Joshua Peacott-Ricardos Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts
Academy 3
2ND - Justin Gauthier Leandro Nyza Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Torey Sanchez Mad Tiger Academy 1
3RD - Kimo Finneran Gracie Kailua Humaita 1
MIDDLE
1ST - Justin Ermintanio Gracie Barra - University 3
2ND - Antonio Santiago Gracie Barra - University 2
3RD - Verdis Womak Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
3RD - Jose Diaz Gracie Technics 1
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - Stephen Thai Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Christopher Elphik Relson Gracie - Kaneohe Team 2
3RD - Keoni Goo Gracie Barra - Honolulu 1
3RD - Rich Stover Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu 1
SUPER HEAVY
1ST - Skye Viernes Gracie Barra - University 3
2ND - Andy Starn Grappling Unlimited 2
3RD - Dom Joavanni Cueva Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
1
MEN'S GI BLUE BELT
LIGHT
1ST - Ricky Wallace Gracie Technics 3
2ND - John Rita Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
3RD - Jason Jung Grappling Unlimited 1
3RD - Daniel Bachmann Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 1
MIDDLE HEAVY / HEAVY
1ST - Nicholas Lee Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 3
2ND - Bryan Phillips North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Casey Mattos Fight For Life 1
3RD - Romulo Veroza Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
HEAVY
1ST - Augie Padakin 8Sixxx BJJ/Nova Uniao 3
2ND - Bronson Edralin Gracie Barra - Honolulu 2
3RD - Ridge Blackburn Gracie Kailua Humaita 1
ULTRA HEAVY
1ST - Justin Sato Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Ridge Blackburn Gracie Kailua Humaita 2
3RD - Rex Hazuka Maui Jiu-Jitsu Academy 1
3RD - Augie Padakin 8Sixxx BJJ/Nova Uniao 1
MEN'S GI PURPLE BELT
LIGHT
1ST - Kawika Bennett Gracie Barra - Honolulu 3
2ND - Jonathan Katayama Gracie Barra - Honolulu 2
3RD - Kelvin Wong Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
3RD - Ezra Sitt Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 1
MEN'S GI BROWN BELT
OPEN
1ST - Kyle Snyder-Olivares Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Desi Minor Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Matt Mancuso North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - Dean Lista Nova Uniao 1
MEN'S GI WHITE /BLUE BELT MASTER'S
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - Carlo Prado Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 3
2ND - Rick Stover Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Keenan Eckel Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
MEN'S NO-GI NOVICE
FEATHER
1ST - Joshua Peacott Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Edward Robinol Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 2
3RD - Merrill Aningat Maui Grappling Academy 1
3RD - Cru Suratt Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 1
MIDDLE
1ST - Verdis Womack Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Darnell Mason MMA Hawaii 2
3RD - Nick Mitsumori 8Sixxx BJJ/Nova Uniao 1
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - Stephen Thai Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Christopher Elphick Relson Gracie - Kaneohe Team 2
SUPER ULTA / HEAVY
1ST - Dom Joavanni Cueva Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Davin Mendiola BJ Penn academy 2
MEN'S NO-GI INTERMEDIATE
LIGHT
1ST - Ricky Wallace Gracie Technics 3
2ND - Jon Wilson Grappling Unlimited 2
3RD - Jason Jung Grappling Unlimited 1
3RD - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
HEAVY
1ST - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 3
2ND - Romulo Veroza Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
OPEN
1ST - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 3
2ND - Daniel Bachmann Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
3RD - KJ Kama Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu 1
MEN'S NO-GI ADVANCED
MIDDLE
1ST - Kyle Snyder-Olivares Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Dean Lista Leandro Nyza Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Ka'ula Watson Leandro Nyza Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - Marcus Wilson Grappling Unlimited 1
MEN'S NO-GI ADVANCED MASTER'S
MIDDLE
1ST - Victor Bell War Horse Strength / 808 3
2ND - Kelvin Wong Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
KIDS GI WHITE
6-7 YRS 44-52 LBS
1ST - Ethan Johnston Relson Gracie - Waikiki 3
2ND - Karter Nitahara Relson Gracie - Waikiki 2
3RD - Eamonn Jimenez Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
1
3RD - Zane Whitney Relson Gracie - Papakolea JJ 1
9-10 YRS 70-72 LBS
1ST - Cyrus Francisco Gracie Barra - Honolulu 3
2ND - Nakela Snyder Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
3RD - Billy Victorino Jr. Powerhouse Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - Gianluca Battles Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 1
8-9 YRS 80-85 LBS
1ST - Benjamin Chee Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Nicholas Belen Mad Tiger Academy 2
11-12 YRS 80 LBS
1ST - Jasper Cantorna Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Saje Nelson Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 2
12-13 YRS 99-104 LBS
1ST - Tanner Fernandez Relson Gracie - Papakolea JJ 3
2ND - Keinan Nakamura Homestead Academy 2
3RD - Tyler Trim Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
3RD - Brad Johnston Relson Gracie - Waikiki 1
KIDS GI COLOR
8-10 YRS 48-55 LBS
1ST - Jordan Medeiros Carlson Gracie 3
2ND - Anjelynn Baron Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Malia Mason Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
3RD - Jessica Khan Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
8-9 YRS 67-75 LBS
1ST - Shayna Kamaka Homestead Academy 3
2ND - Zachary Kaina-Kokubun Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
10-11 YRS 62-66 LBS
1ST - Liam Mason Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Ariel Goo Mad Tiger Academy 2
3RD - Taeven-Lee Bates Homestead Academy 1
3RD - Christian Tavares Nova Uniao 1
10-12 YRS 73-86 LBS
1ST - Lokahi Morante Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 3
2ND - Casey Nitta Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
3RD - Chassic Tanavares Nova Uniao 1
3RD - Justin Niimi Gracie Barra - Honolulu 1
12-13 YRS 90-98 LBS
1ST - Shayden Quevedes BJ Penn academy 3
2ND - Cullen Slavens Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Vincent Starn Grappling Unlimited 1
3RD - Madison Leanio Powerhouse Jiu-Jitsu 1
13 15 YRS 120-148 LBS
1ST - Canaan Kawaihae Rabaino Gracie Kailua Humaita 3
2ND - Makana Indreginal Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Matt Fujiwara Mad Tiger Academy 1
KIDS NO-GI NOVICE
6-7 YRS 44-48 LBS
1ST - Dylan Ramos No School 3
2ND - Eamonn Jimenez Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Danny Tauyan Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - Mikie Chanthabouasith Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 1
10 YRS 61-70 LBS
1ST - Kea Rodrigues Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 3
2ND - Cyrus Francisco Gracie Barra - Honolulu 2
3RD - Nakela Snyder Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
11-12 YRS 80 LBS
1ST - Classic Tavares Nova Uniao 3
2ND - Jasper Cantorna Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
14-15 YRS 120 LBS
1ST - Makana Indregenal Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Keawe Long Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 2
3RD - Kanoa Ano 8Sixxx BJJ/Nova Uniao 1
3RD - Landon Arita Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 1
KIDS NO-GI INTERMEDIATE
7-8 YRS 48-56 LBS
1ST - Malia Mason Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Ethan Johnston Relson Gracie - Waikiki 2
3RD - Zane Whitney Relson Gracie - Papakolea JJ 1
9 YRS 51-55 LBS
1ST - Jessica Khan Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Jordan Medeiros Carlson Gracie 2
3RD - Anjelynn Baron Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 1
3RD - Kamaha'o Kang Homestead Academy 1
9 YRS 67-70 LBS
1ST - Christian Tavares Nova Uniao 3
2ND - Zachary Kaina-Kokuban Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Billy Victorino Powerhouse Jiu-Jitsu 1
11 YRS 62-65 LBS
1ST - Liam Mason Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Ariel Goo Mad Tiger Academy 2
3RD - Taeven-Lee Bates Homestead Academy 1
13-15 YRS 105-113 LBS
1ST - Cullen Slavens Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy
3
2ND - Kyri Paranada Homestead Academy 2
3RD - Andrea Miller Mad tiger Academy 1
3RD - Shae Eugenio Homestead Academy 1
KIDS NO-GI ADVANCED
11-12 YRS 73-85 LBS
1ST - Shayden Quevedo BJ Penn academy 3
2ND - Lokahi Morante Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 2
3RD - Casey Nitta Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 1
SCHOOL
Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Arts Academy 88
Mad Tiger Jiu-Jitsu 41
Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu 35
Gracie Barra - Honolulu 33
Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu 32
Homestead Academy 30
Grappling Unlimited 26
Relson Gracie - Ronn Shiraki Academy 22
8Sixxx BJJ / Nova Uniao 22
BJ Penn Academy 21
Powerhouse Jiu-Jitsu 19
Relson Gracie - Waikiki 17
Gracie Barra - University 17
Maui Grappling Academy 15
Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu 14
Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu 13
Gracie Technics 13
Nova Uniao 12
Leandro Nyza Jiu-Jitsu 11
Relson Gracie - Papakolea 10
Kendall Goo Jiu-Jitsu 10
Gracie Kailua-Humaita 9
Maui Jiu-Jitsu Academy 6
North Shore Jiu-Jitsu 6
South Oahu MMA 6
Carlson Gracie 5
No School 5
Relson Gracie - Kaneohe Team 4
Relson Gracie - Team HK 3
Relson Gracie Main Academy 3
War Horse Strength / 808 3
Kamole JJ 2
MMA Hawaii 2
Radford High School 2
Relson Gracie - UpTown 1
Longman Jiu-Jitsu 1
Absolute MMA / Behring JJ 1
Combat 50/Nova Uniao 1
Fight For Life 1
I & I Jiu-Jitsu 1
TEAM POINTS SCHOOLS POINTS
1ST - Relson Gracie Association 148
O2 Martial Arts Academy, Ronn Shiraki Academy, Team HK, Papakolea
Jiu-Jitsu
Waikiki, Main Academy, Uptown
2ND - Mad Tiger Jiu-Jitsu & 73
Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu
3RD - Gracie Humaita 58
Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu, Trilogy Jiu-Jitsu
Gracie Kailua-Humaita, Longman Jiu-Jitsu
6/19/11
O2MAA Is Closed due to the Hawaii Triple Crown Tournament
Due to the tournament being held all day and the instructors
will be at the tournament supporting our competitors, we will
close the academy. Please feel free to attend one of the other
kids classes to make up the class.
Thank you for your support. Go team!!!
6/17/11
Ola and Eugene Win Big at UpNUp!
UpNUp: On The Rise
Neal Blaisdell Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
June 16, 2011
O2's Kickboxing's team was well represented by Eugene Anguay
winning a 3 round decision. He mixed it up well, utilizing a
variety of his weapons. Then it was one of O2's top guns, Ola
Lum taking on the always game Nui Wheeler. Both warriors battled
it out for all 3 rounds with Ola winning it in the end. O2 Kickboxing
Team goes 2-0 for the night.
5/31/11
O2 Memorial Day Picnic
We wanted to thank everyone that was able to come down and have
fun with us at the picnic and especially wanted to thanks all
those to helped to make it the best picnic ever! From the early
crew, who helped set up, to all the parents that took turns watching
not only their kids, but everyone elses and made sure no
kid felt left out or didnt have a great time, to all the
great volleyball players on both teams, to those that helped
run the kids games and finally those that stayed into the dark
to help clean up and make sure everyone packed up all their things
and got out of there.
For those that missed it, you have to make sure to make it to
the next one. Thanks to our extended family at Team Papakolea
Jiu-Jitsu and Team HK that made it too. We had a blast and we
hope everyone had a great time too! Dont forget to email
us any pictures that you have at info@onzuka.com.
Thanks again!
Scrappler Fest Results
We just received the official results from the Scrappler
Fest tournament in Kauai that our Jiu-Jitsu brother Pono Pananganan
and the KTI team put on in Kauai. Here are the results from the
two O2 students that went up to represent!
Scrappler Fest
3
Island School, Puhi, Kauai
May 21, 2011
Kids Gi 10 & above Exhibition Match
1 Colby Barth Power House
2 Cullen Slavens O2 Martial Arts Academy
Kids No Gi 10 & above 101-118Lbs
1 Cullen Slavens O2 Martial Arts Academy
2 Jade Saavedra TPJJ
3 Alexander Trujillo Power House
Blue Belt 131-Below
1 Bobby Castle Power House
2 Michael Ishibashi Team HK
3 Donovan Parrilla O2 Martial Arts Academy
5/30/11
O2 Martial Arts Academy Picnic
The academy is closed for Memorial day, but we are
having a picnic to relax and enjoy the holiday. All O2 students
and their families are invited! It is a potluck and starts at
8AM. The volleyball games starts at 11:30AM. Please bring your
family down and spend some quality time outside of the acacdemy.
We will be at Site 25, which is between the keyhole (circular
parking lot, west of the tennis courts) and the concessions stand.
It is supposed to be right in front of the lawn bowling field.
5/25/11
Congratulations To Those Promoted!
Chris, Mike, Shane, Kelly & Andrew promoted some well deserving
students in our day class.
Congratulations
to:
Darin Shinagawa - Promoted to Blue belt
Pono Moises 1st stripe on Blue belt
Dale Balsis, Chris Nitta, & Ryan Yanagihara 2nd stripe
on Blue belt
Mark Hasegawa 1st stripe on Purple belt
They have all
shown a ton of dedication and put in a ton of hard work to earn
their promotions. The other day class instructors, Robert Moss,
Grant Arakawa and Lester Gantan unfortunately could not get out
of other obligations to be there, but wanted to express their
congratulations.
5/22/11
O2's Results at Scraplafest 3
Donovan Parilla did a great job, coming in 3rd palce in gi. This
was his first tournament since earning his blue belt. And Cullen
Slavens, another one of our young lions also came in 3rd in the
kids gi, but shined in the no gi, taking 1st place, all by submission!
He also had a great exhibition with a younger kid, allowing the
younger kid to get another match. They represented themselves
and O2 well and we are proud of them!
5/21/11
Scraplafest 3
Mike flew up with some of the O2 Team to support our brother
school, Pono Pananganan's Scraplafest BJJ & Submission Grappling
tournament at the Island School, Puhi, Kauai, Go get 'em!
4/23/11
No Class on Easter Sunday!
Just a reminder that we do not have any class on Easter Sunday!
Come Support our Kickboxing Team Tonight at the Waipahu Filcom!
We have a ton of guys fighting tonight so come down and support
the team! Wear your black and white Rhino Shirt!
4/16/11
Congratulations to O2's Kaleo Kwan and O2's Jiu-Jitsu Team on
a busy weekend!
We are proud of one of O2's head kickboxing instructors, Kaleo
Kwan, who fought a war on Friday, but came up short and lost
a split decision on Friday night at the Aloha Tower Waterfront
on the 808 Battleground/Destiny MMA event where he was attempting
to defend his Destiny Lightweight Title. We have a rematch in
the works to get the title back!
Also, congratulations
to all the competitors that represented Team Relson Gracie and
O2 at the Triple Crown at Kaiser High School! You all showed
incredible technique and heart. We brought home a ton of hardware
and impressed everyone! Scrappler's Fest in Kauai is coming up
in May so please let the instructors know if you plan on going
up for this road trip to support Pono and KTI! It should be a
blast!
3/27/11
Congratulations to Kaleo, Bobby, and Rhalan!
O2 Martial Arts Academy Brown Belts Kaleo Hosaka took 2nd Place
and Bobby Moss took 3rd Place in their weight classes at the
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships today. Bobby also entered
the absolute and ended up submitting his first two opponents
before losing by a close 2 points in his third match.
Rhalan Gracie
lost his first match 6-2 because while going for a toe hold,
his opponent got his back. Congratulations to Rhalan for going
for the submission!
Congratulations
to the guys representing the Relson Gracie Team and Kaleo and
Bobby representing O2 Martial Arts Academy!
We are all proud of you guys!
Congratulations to Al Napoleon!
O2 Martial Arts Academy's Albert Napoleon won his triple threat
match by decision in a tough fight against Vinnie Fowler of Jesus
is Lord last night at the Mad Skills event.
Congratulations!
Dominating performances by O2 at the HUAWA Fila Submission
Wrestling Tournament!
Kyle Snyder-Olivares and Jence Kona submitted all their opponents
to win the weight classes and to close to absolute! Chris Kansaki
also entered, but injured his knee in his first match. Hopefully
he is doing ok.
Liam and Malia Mason and Casey Nitta dominated in their kids
weight classes as well to win their divisions!
We are proud
of all of you the dominated on Saturday at Mililani High School!
2/22/11
O2 Martial Arts Academy Promotion Days
Congratulations to all the students that were promoted especially
Makana Indreginal who received his yellow belt, Donovan Parilla,
Quinnton Bolosan, and Rommel Salamat who received their blue
belts, PJ Dean who received his purple belt, and Chris Slavens
who received his brown belt!
2/19/11
Congratulations Kicboxers!
Congratulations to Isaac Hopps, Justin Dulay, and Ola Lum who
all fought hard at the Man Up & Stand up this Saturday at
the Waipahu Filcom. Isaac lost a close decision, Justin dominated
his way to a victory, and Ola unfortunately kicked his opponent
in the twig and berries with his first kick which the guy could
not go on ending in a no contest.
2/21/11 (Monday) and 2/22/11
O2 Martial Arts Academy Promotion Days
We will be conducting promotion on these two days during the
night classes. Please be sure to come to support the team! We
will be setting the time and day for the day classes very soon!
Hope to see everyone there.
2/12/11
Relson Gracie Seminar
Relson conducted a seminar tonight during the night class from
7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. We will bring him back soon in case you missed
it. Sorry, this was put together very quickly because Relson
has been traveling a lot.
3/24-27/11
Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
We will be taking a team up to the Pan American Jiu-Jitsu Championships
at the University of California Irvine, Irvine, California from
March 24-27. Brown belts Kaleo Hosaka and Bobby Moss will
be competing amongst others. If you are interested in flying
up with us, please email us at info@onzuka.com to get the itinerary,
etc. We are still booking some of our flights so it is
not too late.
2/20/11
Pan Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Some of our awesome O2MAA kids competition team will be flying
up to California to test themselves against the best at the Pan
Kids Jiu-Jitsu Championship. It is being held on February
20th at California State University, Dominguez Hills. 1000 E.
Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747. If you are interested
in flying up, please email us at info@onzuka.com
so
we can give you information on it.
2/12/11
Relson Gracie Seminar at O2!
Cost is $20 per person
Our instructor, Relson Gracie, 8th Red-Black belt, will be holding
a seminar at the O2 Martial Arts Academy on Saturday, February
12 from 7:00-9:00PM. The cost is $20 per person.
We encourage everyone to attend! Dont miss a chance
to train with a legend. If you normally take the Saturday
class, please feel free to come into another class during the
week to make up the missed class.
2/5/11
Mayhem At The Mansion II
Kilohana Mansion, Puhi, Kauai
February 5, 2011
Ola Lum showcased an excellent combination of head and body blows,
hammering a tough and game Marcus Vierra on Kauai on route to
a unanimous decision. One of the hammers and leaders of
the O2 Kickboxing team represented the team in an impressive
fashion.
Amateur Kickboxing: 3 Rounds 2 Minutes
Ola Lum (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Marcus Vierra (Kauai Pankration)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds
1/30/11
O2MAA Goes 3-1 at Man-Up & Stand-Up
Congratulations to Eugene Anguay, DJ Caseria & Justin
Dulay for winning their matches via decision and a shout out
goes to Andymar Renon, who fought his heart out and lost a close
decision. Great job boys!
1/29/11
Man-Up & Stand-Up Today!
Waipahu Filcom Community Center, Waipahu, Hawaii
January 29, 2011
Awwhhhh yeah! Man up & Stand-up is back for all you
bangaz that like to stay away from the ground game. 2010s
end of the year show blew the roof off of the filcom. New champions
were made but overall every fighter that night put on a champion
effort-as always. 2011 will produce new fighters that will probably
be fighting for titles at the end of the year because thats
how its done here on Man-up & Stand-up.
The main event for the first show of the year will feature 2010s
fight of the night (possible fight of the year). Robert Banis
and Justin Dulay will meet again in the ring to see if the first
fight was a fluke. If you didnt get to see this fight than
you missed out on some major damage. Both these guys were lighting
each other up as if New Years came two months earlier.
It was dead even the first round with shots being fired from
both sides. There was intense fire with neither man backing down.
The opening of the second round, both fighters came out swinging
a big roundhouse kick on each other with Roberts landing
first and sending Justin down to receive a standing 8 count.
Justin got back up and was in attack mode again but Robert wouldnt
let him return the favor. Both sides punished each other the
second round. The third round bell rang and it was on like mochi
crunch and popcorn (nah). Justin chased Robert down and delivered
unwanted mail to Roberts face but Robert like a true westsider,
received it and returned it to sender. All of the judges had
Justin winning the third round but it was just a little to late
and Robert Banis walked away with the gold around his waist.
Some say the standing 8 count was what decided this fight. But
this is a new year for new beginnings and Justin is looking to
begin the new year with some redemption. Be there when Man-up
& Stand-up dim the lights low and watch these two guys light
the filcom up. Das Right
Another fight that will send fans jumping out of their seats
is when Dennis Da Meanest Montira meets Julio Moreno.
These two little hammaz will prove to everyone that you should
never take a lightweight lightly. 10 ounces, kicks, knees, heads,
etc., will be flying when the bell goes ding. Dennis worked his
way up the kickboxing scene with the greatest of ease, taking
out everyone from 110-120. Now he has stepped up to fight for
the 129# title against Oahus favorite cholo Julio Moreno.
Julio who is well-known in the mma scene will try to secure a
spot in the Man-up & Stand-up world. These two bangaz can
give and take cracks so get the medic, get the cutman, get the
smelling salts, get your tickets cause these guys are gonna battle
til someone falls or til the bell rings. Beleev dat
Another fight that will showcase two fighters chasing the dream
is Jared Ferreira and Joseph Enaena. Jared started last year
at 190 and will be meeting another relentless fighter by the
name of Joseph at 170#. Both of these guys are an inspiration
to the show. They do not let any obstacle stand in their way
of the goal that they want to achieve. Joseph has the wild, I
dont give a f*#k style of fighting. But his ammo comes all the
way from Maui so it may work to Jareds tight defense, Ill
throw when youre not ready style of fighting. Bombs will
be thrown in this match but lets see if Jared can dismantle the
bombs and throw some of his own. May the best man win. Be there
Man-up & Stand-up would like to thank all of you who support
this show every year. And whoever couldnt get on this show.
As it was said, Youll definitely have a place on the Feb
19th show. Our word is gold and it cant be sold. Das Right
MAIN EVENT
JUSTIN DULAY
155
ROBERT BANIS
DENNIS DA MEANEST MONTIRA
125
JULIO MORENO
CHRISTIAN DAYEDON
205-210
ANDYMAR RENON
ISRAEL LOVELACE
125
ELIAS THE KIDD VELASCO
KONA
60
STANFORD AQUINO
ISAIAH PASCUA
145
AUSTIN CALDERON
BLAKE MAMALIAS
145
MIKE MORALES
DARRYLL DANO
130
KALEI HIGA
ROB JOSEPH
175
ROB CONNELL
JARED FERREIRA
170
JOSEPH ENAENA
LAWRENCE HINOJOSA
160
WALKER
MAKANA WIGGLESWORTH
150
CHAZ KANAE
KANOI
250
TYLER LAUIFI
DJ CASERIA
125
RYOTO TEZUKA
BRYSON AIONA
190
MIRACLE MCKENZIE
CHANTE STAFFORD
125
EUGENE ANGUAY
JARNARD MATA
75
SHAYSTON REDOBLE
MAHINA MELANEISH
100
JADA PEREIRA
CHARLES COLONA
120
ALIKA KUMUKOA
SHANE BEVIN
135
NEVADA HARRISON
KALVIN BAGOYO
135
KAYLEN STAFFORD
MICAH LOVELL GONZALES
95
RADROGER RAZWELL
LAAKEA KAHOOKELE
155-160
ETHAN KERFOOT
JOSHUA NAELI
170
CHRISTIAN BAUTISTA
JACOB CARTER
55
KEONA CHAVEZ
PAUL BOTER
145
MIKE UEMOTO
All matches & participants are subject to change.
Source: Derrick Bright
12/4/10
O2 Martial Arts Academy Annual Christmas Party!
O2 Family:We
set the O2 Martial Arts Academy's Annual Christmas Party for
Saturday, December 4 starting at 5:00 pm to take place at O2
Martial Arts Academy (so you all should know the directions,
lol). We hope by setting it early in December, it will
miss most of the other X-mas parties like family and work so
you all can make it. This is a family friendly party so
please bring your family, especially your kids. We plan
to have movies, a Wii tournament, possible UFC showing, and much
more. We ask that every family/student that comes bring
a small dish that is $10 or less. If we all bring a little,
we will have a lot of food. If you have any suggestions
or want to help in any way, please let us know. We would
love your input to make our already fun filled X-mas parties
even better! We look forward to seeing you there! Thanks! O2MAA
Instructors
10/24/10
2010 NAGA Hawaii Grappling Championships
Results
9/10/10
Man-up & Stand-up 2010 part IV
What: Man-up & Stand-up 2010 part IV (kickboxing)
When: Friday September 10, 2010
Doors open @ 6pm
Where: Waipahu Filipino Community Center
The main event will feature the young but hungry O2 rising star
who goes by the name of Isaac Hopps. This young boy has just
been getting better with every fight that he has taken. He will
now face the confident but cautious Soljah boy Nui Wheeler.
Nui will be defending his welterweight title for the fourth time.
He took a break after losing his super lightweight belt in the
beginning of the year but hes back. He hopes
to show this young boy that you must first pay your dues to fill
his shoes. But it seems as if Isaac has no intentions of paying
his dues or becoming journeyman. Isaac is looking to take his
spot as THE BOSS. Oh $h!t, Nui aint gonna stand for that.
As of right now, the ring is Nuis office and when Sep 10
arrives, well see who is getting demoted or who is still
taking care of business. Be there when Nui meets Isaac, west
meets east, boss meets apprentice. NUI WHEELER 146 ISAAC HOPPS
das right its on.
Another fight that will be a showstopper is the Dennis Montera
vs Alika Kumukoa match. Dennis is the younger of the two but
dont count this youngster out. Brada has skills and thats
why he has the 115# title. Dennis will be defending his title
against an older and relentless fighter who will do anything
for that title. Both fighters are very technical and can hit.
Dennis has been in kickboxing for a while now and has faced some
of the best teenagers at 115# beating mostly everyone his skills
made contact with. Alika on the other hand has also faced some
well named fighters at 115# to 135# doing fairly well. But Alika
will finally get to fight someone at his walking weight on Sep
10. Be there when these two lightweights LIGHT each other up.
Das right
Another lightweight fight that promises to be action packed is
the Shawn Desantos vs Israel Lovelace. Shawn has beaten most
of his opponents and is looking to beat one more that one of
his Wahiawa originals failed to do on the last man-up. Israel
on the other hand fights as if he has no worries in the world.
With the skills that these two bangaz have, they should have
no worries. Shawn is wanting to bring this win back to Wahiawa
with him but so is Israel, well not to Wahiawa but to the Wesside.
Will another Wahiawa boy end up on the canvas from the confident
Wessider. Sep 10 be there.
There will be more exciting matches but Man-up & Stand-up
always like to say a few words for the up and coming. If you
dont believe that there will be some major fireworks. Check
out this line up
MICHAEL 150 MAKANA WIGGLESWORTH
CODY 160 RODNEY BARONA
MIKAL PEYTON 135 ISAAN HATTORI
NUI WHEELER 145 ISAAC HOOPS
JON MENDONSA 145 BRYSON LUM
JON PAALIMOO 135 KALIN STAFFORD
JOSE TOLETA 135 KAINOA COOK
JOEY SODENO 115 DJ CASERIA
BJ SANTANA 130 MICAH SHIGETA
RONNIE VILLAHAMOSA 155 JUSTIN DULAY
D FERREIRA 190 DANIEL SANTOS
SCOTT ENDO 170 BARAK HOLT
DENNIS MONTIRA 115 ALIKA KUMUKOA
AARON VILLAHMOSA 125 KALANI JOHNSON
JUSTIN FONOTI 215 BRYSEN DELACRUZ
TAISEN KEY 125 CARLOS MASUNGSON
KAHALE DELIMA SHW JARREN KAWALU
TODD PARK 160 ROBERT BANIS
BLAKE VILLANEDA 150 JORDAN RITA
IKAIKA TAMPOS 145 VERN KAPOI
ANDYMAR RENON 225 MATT STONE
PAUL AUSTRIA 130 CHASE TANTOG
BOBBY BARTELL 145 GARY DEPERALTA
SHAWN DESANTOS 120 ISRAEL LOVELACE
RICKY FARJARDO 120 DONOVAN CALLURUDA
CHANTE STANDFORD 115 KAIMI SURREL
ETHAN KERFOOT 165 DYLAN VENEGAS
JOSEPH CARTER 145 ISAAC SABALA
All matches & participants are subject to change
Source: Derrick Bright
8/21/10
X-1 World Events
Saturday, September 11, 2010
Blaisdell Arena
X-1 TO PRESENT BIGGEST TITLE FIGHT IN HAWAIIAN MMA HISTORY ON
SEPTEMBER 11TH AT HEROES
Second round of light heavyweight title tourney to commence
Honolulu, HI (USA): Top Hawaiian fight promotion X-1 World Events
today announced the full fight card for its next incredible event,
entitled HEROES. This exciting fight card will feature
a main event of X-1 World Middleweight Champion Falaniko Vitale
putting his belt on the line against devastating KO artist Kala
Kolohe Hose. Also taking place at the Neal S. Blaisdell
Arena that night will be the much-anticipated second round of
the X-1 World Light Heavyweight title tournament, as the pairings
have been set. Russias Vitaly Shemetov, coming off a brutal
KO victory over Japanese MMA pioneer Shungo Oyama, will battle
Hawaiis own Poai Suganuma. Also coming off a big KO win
is South Koreas Sang Soo Lee, who will lock horns with
Californias Roy Boughton, an undefeated submission specialist.
HEROES will also showcase two world title fights,
as well as a world kickboxing championship match.
Tickets for this incredible event will go on sale on August 7th
at the Blaisdell Box Office at 9 AM, as well as all Wal-Mart,
Kailua Sports Gear outlets, and on Tickemaster.com, or by calling
(800) 745-3000. Prices are $200.00 for 1st row/cageside seats
, $150.00 for 2nd row seats, $100.00 for floor seats, $50.00
for the risers/lodges, and $35.00 for the upper bowl. Tickets
for all military, law enforcement, fire department, and EMTs
are available with ID at the Blaisdell Box Office for $10 off
of the $50 and $35 seats, and $25 off the $200 floor seats, $150
2nd row seats, and $100 floor seats.
Falaniko Vitale (27-9, fifteen submissions) is one of the most
respected Hawaiian combatants fighting today. An experienced
athlete who recently celebrated ten years as a professional fighter,
Vitale proudly represents the 808 Fight Factory, one of the toughest
fight gyms on the Islands, and has fought for some of the most
well-known promotions in the world. Fans of King of the Cage,
Rage in the Cage, SuperBrawl, Icon Sport, the IFL, StrikeForce,
and the UFC have all seen his skill set exhibited. In his most
recent bout, he defended his coveted X-1 strap against former
UFC competitor Kalib Starnes, finishing his controversial opponent
via submission in the process. Niko, as he is known, has taken
on top names in the sport, including Ruthless Robbie
Lawler, former StrikeForce Middleweight title challenger Jason
Mayhem Miller, MMA pioneer Jeremy Horn, StrikeForce/UFC
veteran Trevor Prangley, and UFC fighter Frank Trigg. He has
beaten notable fighters such as UFC vet Aaron Riley, former UFC
Middleweight Champion Dave Menne, UFC middleweight contender
Yushin Okami, and the aforementioned Lindland.
Kala Kolohe Hose (7-3, seven KO/TKOs) is known for
his devastating knockout power, and has garnered a reputation
as one of the toughest Island fighters today. He claimed the
ICON Middleweight title in August of 2008 with an exciting TKO
victory over current UFC fighter Phil Baroni that was lauded
by Island fight fans for its great action. Also a veteran of
Superbrawl and EliteXC, Hose will look to add the X-1 Middleweight
belt to his list of accomplishments. During his career, hes
faced UFC veterans such as Baroni, Mayhem Miller,
and Reese Andy. He will face what is probably the toughest opponent
of his career in Vitale.
In addition, the second round of the heralded X-1 World Light
Heavyweight tourney will commence at this event, as former EliteXC
headliner and Hawaii native Poai Suganuma (10-3) will match up
with The Dancing Russian Vitaly Shemetov (7-7), who
brutalized respected veteran Shungo Oyama in the first round
of the tournament en route to a KO victory. Suganuma, for his
part, defeated Greg Schmitt via unanimous decision on his way
to advancing. The other semifinal matchup will feature Gracie-trained
submission specialist Roy Boughton (4-0, four submissions), who
tapped out Adam Akau with a first round guillotine choke to garner
a place in the second round of the tournament, as he faces extremely
tough South Korean SpiritMC veteran Sang Soo Lee (14-9). Lee
knocked out Daniel Madrid with a beautiful right hand in order
to move on in the tourney. Also featured will be a 145 lb. World
Championship bout between Dave Moreno and Ricky Wallace, as well
as a 135 lb. World Championship fight between Bryson Hanson and
Russell Doane.
I am very excited about this incredible card. Having two
great Island fighters like Niko and Kolohe fight for the belt,
along with the second round of the tournament, and throwing in
two other title matches
what a card! exclaimed Mike
Miller, Owner/Promoter of X-1 World Events. Its going
to be an amazing night of fights.
The full fight card is as follows:
Main Event: 185 lb. World MMA Championship: Falaniko Vitale vs.
Kala Kolohe Hose
Light Heavyweight MMA Championship tournament (second round):
Poai Suganuma (HI) vs. Vitaly Shemetov (Russia)
Sang Soo Lee (S. Korea) vs. Roy Boughton (California)
145 lb. World MMA Championship: Dave Moreno vs. Ricky Wallace
135 lb. World MMA Championship: Bryson Hanson vs. Russell Doane
160 lb. World Kickboxing Championship: Danilo Zanollini vs.
Kaleo Kwan
155 lbs. Bryson Kamaka vs. Herman Santiago
135 lbs. Adrianna Jenkins vs. Kat Alendai
135 lbs. Eddie Perrells vs. Mark Tajon
135 lbs. Raquel Paaluhi vs. Sarah D'Alelio
170 lbs. Anthony Torres vs. Thomas Sedeno
145 lbs. Dustin Kimura vs. Chris Williams
185 lbs. Caleb Price vs. Collin Mansanas
135 lbs. Van Shiroma vs. Kazuki Kinjo
8/16/10
O2's Jiu-Jitsu Team Dominates at the Triple Crown and leads the
Relson Gracie Team to another Team Championship!
2010 HAWAIIAN CHAMPIONSHIP OF BRAZILIAN JIUJITSU
PART 2 OF TRIPLE CROWN SERIES
Kaiser High School Gym, Honolulu, Hawaii
August 16, 2010
MEN'S GI WHITE BELT
MIDDLE
1ST - William Wilson Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
MEN'S GI BLUE BELT
LIGHT
1ST - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Xavier Seueira Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2
SUPER HEAVY
2ND - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 2
FEATHER
3RD - Kara Takasaki Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 1
LIGHT / MIDDLE
3RD - William Wilson Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
1
FEATHER
1ST - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
3RD - Xavier Seueira Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
1
SUPER HEAVY
1ST - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
KID'S GI WHITE BELT
5-7 YRS 35-44 LBS
2ND - Malia Mason Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 2
6-8 YRS 50-60 LBS
3RD - Jessamine Khan Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
1
8-10 YRS 65-79 LBS
1ST - Ty Kaneshiro Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
2ND - Zachary Kaina-Kokuban Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2
11-13 YRS 120-125 LBS
1ST - Makana Indreginal Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
14-15 YRS 135-155
1ST - Quinton Bolosan Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
KID'S GI COLOR BELT
10-12 YRS 100-105 LBS
2ND - Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Shyla Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
1
12-14 90-95 LBS
2ND - Cullen Slaven Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 2
15 YRS 102 116 LBS
1ST - Cody Kaneshiro Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
14-15 YRS 120-135 LBS
1ST - Bobby Kim Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
KID'S NO-GI NOVICE
6-8 YRS 50-60 LBS
2ND - Jessamine Khan Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2
3RD - Malia Mason Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 1
9-10 YRS 65-75 LBS
2ND - Keneke Rosa Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 2
3RD - Ty Kaneshiro Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 1
10 YRS 100 LBS
1ST - Shyla Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
14-15 YRS 135-155 LBS
1ST - Quinton Bolosan Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
KID'S NO-GI INTERMEDIATE
12-14 YRS 95-102 LBS
2ND - Cullen Slaven Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 2
14-15 YRS 102-110 LBS
1ST - Cody Kaneshiro Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3
KID'S NO-GI ADVANCED
11-12 YRS 102-105 YRS
2ND - Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2
14-15 YRS 120-135 LBS
1ST - Bobby Kim Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 3
TEAM POINTS SCHOOLS POINTS
1ST - Relson Gracie - O2 Martial Art academy, Main Academy, Team
HK, Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu, Hawaii Kai, Kaneohe Team 125
2ND - Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu, Maui Grappling Academy,
Fight For Life-Maui, Combat 50 Nova Uniao, Nova Uniao = 67
3RD - Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Kailua, Mad Tiger Jiu-Jitsu, Cetral Oahu
Jiu-Jitsu 31
Team Relson Gracie - 125
Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 66
Relson Gracie - Main Academy 8
Relson Gracie - Hawaii Kai 4
Relson Gracie - Kaneohe Team 9
Relson Gracie - Team HK 12
Relson Gracie - Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu 26
7/31/10
Congrats to Robbie Kim Jr, Justin Nihei, Everette Nakahara &
Bob Hennesey on their promotions!
The New Hope Jiu-Jitsu class promoted Robbie Kim Jr. to his orange
belt, and striped Justin, Everette & Bob. Congratulations
on well deserved promotions!
7/17/10
The O2 Jiu-Jitsu Kids Team Wins Big At The Maui Jiu-Jitsu Open
Maui Jiu-Jitsu Open
Maui War Memorial Gym, Wailuku, Maui
July 17, 2010
The kids team consisting of Harmony Pacheco, Liam Mason, Kaizen
Nino, Zachary Kaina-Kokubun & Malia Mason did a phenomenal
job at the Maui Jiu-Jitsu open, coming home with 7 medals and
having a blast!
Harmony Pacheco - 2nd place orange belt boys (even those she
is a yellow belt)
Liam Mason - 2nd place yellow belt gi, 1st place intermediate
no gi (Liam & Kaizen closed out both classes)
Kaizen Nino - 1st place yellow belt gi, 2nd place intermediate
no gi (Liam & Kaizen closed out both classes)
Zachary Kaina-Kokubun - 3rd place gi & no gi
Malia Mason - 1st place white belt gi, 2nd place beginner no
gi
On the same night, O2's Kickboxing Team was being well represented
by Big Dave Cordeiro.
Unfortunately for Bryson and Andymar, their matches fell through
at the last minute, so Dave was the last man standing.
Congratulations to Dave Cordeiro on his kickboxing debut. Dave's
debut ran the gambit of emotions, after performing flawlessly
in the fight, he dislocated his shoulder in the 1st round, popped
it back in and continued fighting. His shoulder popped
out a couple more times in the fight until in the third, it was
too much and the fight had to be stopped.
MAD SKILLS
99 Market Center, Mapunapuna
200lbs: Kickboxing
Dave Cordeiro (O2 Martial Arts Academy) vs ?
7/4/10
Happy 4th of July!
The O2 Martial Arts Academy will be closed on Sunday, July 4th,
in honor of our country's independence day. Students can come
to any other class offered at O2 Martial Arts Academy to make
it up.
We will be open on Monday, holding classes at the usual times
7/2/10
The New Hope Jiu-Jitsu (NHJJ) class on Saturday, July 11th at
6:30 - 8:30PM will be CLOSED.
The class will be closed so the team can perform Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
demonstrations at New Hope Church at Farrington High School after
Saturday night services and Sunday morning services.
Please spread the word and we would love to see if everyone can
make it!
Service times are:
Saturdays 5PM & 7PM
Sunday 7AM, 9AM, 11AM
Students can
come to any other class offered at O2 Martial Arts Academy to
make it up.
6/26/10
Congrats to Issac Hopps who continues his winning streak!
Garden Island Cage Match 9
Kilohana Carriage House, Gaylords Mansion, Kauai, Hawaii
June 26, 2010
3-2 min 145 lbs (Kickboxing)
Isaac Hopps (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def. Geary Udagawa (HMC)
Unanimous decision after 3 rounds.
6/11-12/10
3rd Annual Pacific Submission Championships
Blaisdell Exhibition Hall, Honolulu, Hawaii
The O2 Jiu-Jitsu team had a lot of great matches and performed
once again, bringing home more medals! Congrats to the
team for a job well done!
5/22/10
Destiny Uprising: A Night of Finishes
O2 Martial Arts Academy's Kaleo Kwan Finishes Tim Moon After
the First Round!
Main Event:
-155lbs (state title match)
Kaleo "Lights Out" Kwan (O2 Martial Arts Academy) def.
Tim "Majik" Moon
TKO due to Tim Moon not answering the 2nd round.
In the main event of the evening, Kaleo Kwan took on the always
entertaining Tim Moon. As many expected, this was your classic
Striker vs. Grappler match up. Kaleo started the fight with nice
head movement and good angles. Tim was hesitant to follow Kaleo
when he would back up. When Tim did chase Kwan with a punch,
he would not get away clean. Kaleo used his hand speed to land
whenever he could. The turning point of the fight came when Tim
tried for a takedown and did not get it. He ended up on the mat
reaching. That is not a good situation for anybody when Kaleo
Kwan is throwing bombs. He was caught by several powerful shots
that had him shook. It was only a matter of time at that point.
When he managed to get back to his feet, Kaleo just picked him
apart with shot after shot. After the first round it was clear
that Tim could take no more. But you have to give Tim props for
having the heart that he does. Many would have just tapped to
strikes but he hung it out throughout the entire first round.
Kaleo defended his title and keeps his nickname relevant!
As I said before, great fights from top to bottom. Thanks to
Destiny for putting on such a great show once again. Thank you
to all the fighters and all of the fans who came out and made
the atmosphere what it was. I cannot stress enough that I wish
there was enough space and time to outline every single fight
because of how many stars shined. Next Destiny event, everyone
needs to come out in support and see it first hand. Amazing night
with fantastic fights.
Source: MMA Hawaii
5/15/10
Scrappla Fest 2: Relson Gracie KTI Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
Island School, Lihue, Kauai
The O2 JJ team brought a small group of kids and PJ Dean and
Daryl Delima represented our adults to team up with Relson Gracie
Kauai's head instructor and joining up with the Ronn Shiraki
Academy, KTeam and Team HK schools to dominate the tournament
and capture the team title.
PJ Dean - 1st Place Men's Gi, 2nd Place No Gi
Liam Mason - 1st Place Yellow Gi & Intermediate No
Gi
Kaizen Nino - 1st Place Yellow Gi & Intermediate No
Gi
Harmony Pacheco - 1st Place Yellow Gi, 2nd Place Intermediate
No Gi, 1st Place Intermediate/Advanced No Gi, 2nd Place Yellow/Orange
Gi.
3/20/10
Hawaiian Championships of BJJ
Kaiser H.S. Gym, Honolulu, Hawaii
3/14/10
Hawaiian Kimono Combat
PCHS Gym, Pearl City, Hawaii
This was a small tournament, but provided many of our students
an opportunity to jump into competition for the first time and
we were very proud of their performances! No one disappointed
and every one fought like lions! Congrats team!
2/27/10
New Hope JJ Class Cancelled Tonight
Due to the Tsunami, New Hope JJ decided to cancel class because
everyone's schedule is probably messed up after today's statewide
shutdown.
2/5/10
Man Up & Stand Up
Waipahu Filcom, Waipahu
2/1/10
O2 Starts New Payment Structure, Check In System and Class Schedule
Today!
If you have not set up your account on the O2MAA main site link,
please do so immediately to make sure there are no delays when
you come to class. Send us an email and we will forward
you detailed instructions to set up your online account and payment
plan. We are really excited about this change and the improvements
that we plan to initiate because of this!
1/23/10
Shane Agena, Isaac Hopps & Royal Kaua Represent O2 on Kauai!
Kauai Knockout Championship Total Domination
Kauai War Memorial Convention Hall, Lihue, Kauai
January 23, 2010
5:00PM doors open
6:30PM event starts
Submission Grappling 155 Lbs 1x7 Min Rnd
Shane Agena (02 Martial Arts Academy) Vs Luke Hacker (Longman
Jiu-Jitsu)
Kickboxing 160 Lbs
Royal Kaua (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Vs Duane Silva (Disciples
Of Puhi)
Kickboxing 145 Lbs
Isaac Hopps (O2 Martial Arts Academy) Vs Erickson Abalos (Disciples
Of Puhi)
1/17/10
Ola Lum & Royal Kaua Represent O2 Tonight!
X1 World Events Showdown in Waipahu
Waipahu High School Gym, Waipahu, Hawaii
(Part of the Proceeds will benefit the Waipahu High School Athletic
Dept.)
January 17, 2010
Doors Open at 4 p.m. fights at 5 p.m.
Undercard - Mixed Bouts
135
lbs. - KB - Ola Lum (O2MAA) vs. Carlos Lave (Hakuilua)
155
lbs. - TT - Royal Kaua (O2MAA) vs. John Giron (Hakuilua)
12/31/09
O2 Classes are Cancelled 12/31(Thursday) to 1/2 (Saturday)
Classes are cancelled on New Years Eve, New Years Day and the
day after for the Day and Night classes. Classes will resume
on Sunday 1/3.
Please feel free to make up any classes by coming to any one
of the other classes that are offered!
We hope everyone has an awesome and safe New Years!
Thanks!
12/23/2009
O2 Day Class is Cancelled Today (Wednesday)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
O2 Day class will be cancelled today due to a seminar at Oahu
TKD. Please spread the word.
We are CLOSED Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as New
Years Eve and New Years Day for the Day and Night classes.
11/22/2009
O2's X-Mas Party is Set! Saturday, December 12th at 5PM
O2's Annual Christmas party will be:
Where: O2 Martial Arts Academy
When: Saturday, December 12th
Time: 5:00PM starts
Please
be prompt so we can start everything on time
This
is a family party, so please bring your spouses and kids. It
will be a potluck, so please bring a dish or dessert if you are
able. If you are not able to bring anything, please come by anyway.
You don't need to go crazy, something around $10 will be fine,
we always have a lot.
If
you want to email us what you are bringing, we will add it to
this associated page.
Here
is the tentative schedule:
5:00PM
- Party starts
6:00PM
- Starting eating
7:00
- Games start (Wii tournament, movies for the kids, etc)
We hope to see everyone there!!!
11/10/2009
Congratulations to O2's Newest Blue & Purple Belts!
We had a number of promotions tonight with many stripes and some
blue and purple belts.
We would like to congratulation all of the guys that were promoted
tonight!
We would specifically like to recognize the following on the
change in color of their belt.
Purple Belts:
Aaron Kawada
Jay-Ar Sagario
Chris Major
Blue Belts:
Sean Shinjo
11/9/2009
Congratulations to O2's Don Cabinian!
O2's Don Cabinian fought a war on Friday night in an MMA match
at the Up&Up event at Kapolei High School gym. His opponent
was game and gave Donnie some great shots that Don took like
a champ and never faultered. It was a close and grueling fight,
but Don won the unanimous decision!
Congratulations to Don for representing O2 so well!
Congratulations to O2's Al Napoleon!
O2's Al Napoleon fought a triple threat match this past Saturday
at the Mad Skills event at the Waipahu Filcom, but came up short
losing a decision. He impressed everyone with his technique and
heart. Congratulations to Al for putting it on the line and challenging
himself! We are all proud of him.
10/19/2009
Congratulations to the O2 NAGA Competitors!
Congratulations to the team for showing up in force and showing
excellent technique at all levels. I think many of the guys surprised
themselves. The instructors have been telling some guys that
they will do good, but some of them had to prove it to themselves
and boy did they!
Even
though all our competitors did not win, they all showed incredible
heart by competing as well as displayed a ton of technique that
all the instructors got a lot of comments about from the instructors
of other schools.
Thanks to everyone that rushed and bought the Relson Gracie/O2
team shirt. We would like everyone in the academy to own one
and if possible, all your family and friends that support you
at the tournaments. We will keep the price at a very low $10
so that everyone can afford to outfit the entire clan to show
support to the Relson Gracie team!
10/11/2009
Congratulations to the O2 Kickboxers!
Congratulations on the boys for great performances last night
at Man Up & Stand Up at the Waipahu Filcom! They all showed
great technique and heart! All three head kickboxing & boxing
instructors were there to prep and corner the troops (Kaleo Kwan,
PJ Dean, and Chris Slavens).
Isaac Hoops - won by decision
Bryson
Lum - Loss by TKO referee stoppage in the second round, but was
dominating.
Ola
Lum - Win by vicious over hand right, remeniscent of his Uncle
Kaleo Kwan's KO at the Beatdown in Hilo.
Justin
Dulay - Lost by decision in a very close and exciting fight
Koa
Lyu - Lost by decision in another barn burner
Larry
Walker - Lost by decision although I personally thought he won.
Andymar
Renon - Lost by TKO, popped his knee.
9/20/2009
O2 Students Represent at the Hawaiian Championships of BJJ!
Thanks for all of the O2 students that competed, placed, and
also was in the gym helping our teammates prepare for this tournament.
Let's build on this momentum and roll this over in to the upcoming
NAGA tournament on October 18 at Pearl City High School!
SUPER HEAVY +
1ST - Bud Stonebraker Relson Gracie - Hawaii Kai
2ND - Joseph Kahawai Longman Jiu-Jitsu Kona
3RD - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3RD - Chance Walsh Gulf Beach Fitness
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Sy Kageyama Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu
3RD- Michael Koa-Texeira Pure Jiu-Jitsu Kauai
HEAVY/ SUPERHEAVY
1ST - Justin Nihei Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Rod Baker Up & Up
MIDDLE HEAVY
1ST - Chris Cisneros Nu Era Jiu-Jitsu
2ND - Steven Burroughs Advanced Kempo
3RD - Jensen Kona Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
KIDS GI COLOR BELT
7-8 YEARS LIGHT
1ST - Liam Mason Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Triston Baron Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu
3RD - Kaizen Nino Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3RD - Trajan Satta-Ellis Longman Jiu-Jitsu Kona
9-10 YEARS 55-63
1ST - Teniya Alo N/A
2ND - Casey Nitta Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3RD - Christian Dumaoal Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu
3RD - Makana Perez Gracie Barra Honolulu
10-12 MIDDLE 90-95
1ST - Canaan Kawaihae Rabaino Gracie Kailua / MMAD
2ND - Conrad Parks BJ Penn Academy
3RD - Derek "DJ" Chinen Jr. Relson Gracie - Kaneohe
Team
3RD - Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
11-13 YEARS 75-89
1ST - Teshya Alo N/A
2ND - Tyler Rushworth Robert Drysdale BJJ - Las Vegas
3RD - Joshua Leonard Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3RD - Kiana Lau Grappling Unlimited
13-14 YEARS 127-140
1ST - Bobby Kim Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Shannon Paaaina Gracie Barra Honolulu
3RD - Kade Yamada Gracie Barra Honolulu
KIDS NO-GI INTERMEDIATE
7-8 YEARS 53-56
1ST - Kaizen Nino Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Liam Mason Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
3RD - Anjelynn Baron Central Oahu Jiu-Jitsu
3RD - Trajan Satta-Ellis Longman Jiu-Jitsu Kona
7-9 YEARS 55-70
1ST - Makana Perez Gracie Barra Honolulu
2ND - Casey Nitta Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
10-12 MIDDLE 83-91
1ST - Teshya Alo N/A
2ND - Kiana Lau Grappling Unlimited
3RD - Mykah Kuratani Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
12-13 LIGHT 80-95
1ST - Conrad Parks BJ Penn Academy
2ND - Jada Perreira Waianae
3RD - Derek "DJ" Chinen Jr. Relson Gracie - Kaneohe
Team
3RD - Joshua Leonard Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
13-14 LIGHT
1ST - Bobby Kim Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy
2ND - Chanson Auwae Relson Gracie - Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu
TEAM POINTS SCHOOLS POINTS
1ST - Relson Gracie Academies 94
2ND - Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu, BJ Penn Academy, Nova Uniao,
HMC, Nu Era BJJ 88
3RD - Gracie Barra Honolulu, University, Phoenix 68
SCHOOLS
Relson Gracie - 02 Martial Arts Academy 31
Relson Gracie - Hawaii Kai 12
Relson Gracie - Kaneohe Team 14
Relson Gracie - Team HK 32
Relson Gracie - Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu 3
Relson Gracie - Kahalu'u Jiu-Jitsu 2
8/24/2009
O2's Kaleo Kwan Destiny Fight Video
Someone was cool enough to post the video of Kaleo's fight to
watch.
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8/23/2009
O2's Kaleo Kwan Wins Destiny State Championship!
Kaleo put on a stand up MMA clinic on Saturday night as he won
an unanimous decision over an extremely tough Eddie Rincon on
the Destiny Show in the Maui War Memorial. He probably only got
hit about 10 times through the three round decision. All the
techniques that Kaleo and the other instructors at O2 were on
display this night and executed to perfection.
Congratulations to Kaleo on an incredible performance and thanks
to the entire team that helped him prepare for this tough bout!
New
Hope Jiu-Jitsu Video Shoot This Saturday!
We are asking that all students see if they can make it down
to the Saturday New Hope Jiu-Jitsu Ministry class this Saturday
because head instructor Gye Nitta has arranged for the New Hope
Church video crew to come down and video the class.
We are specifically asking all the advanced belts, but we would
like to pack the house so that we can help spread the word on
our unique and great class that we are running on Saturdays!
Chris and I will be on Maui at the tournament and Gye could not
push back the video shoot so please help us out and show up to
support O2 and New Hope!
O2MAA
Saturday, Aug 29
6:30 - 8:30 PM
8/15/2009
O2MAA Goes 1-2 at Mad Skills
3 of our students competed at Mad Skills last night held at the
Filcom Center. We were happy with their performances and they
made all of their coaches proud.
Justin Dulay won via decision
Albert Napoleon lost via decision (He took the fight the day
before)
Koa Lyu lost via decision
The fights were very close, but Al's and Koa's opponents were
just a little better last night, but all three fighters fought
their hearts out and had a good time.
7/22/2009
Mike Gets a Stripe!
Relson came by tonight to present Sam Mahi and Mike with the
new standard diplomas. Both of them had the older style and while
there Relson promoted Mike one strip.
Relson
also taught a great street fighting half guard and cross side
from the bottom class.
The plan is that Todd Tanaka will get his black belt at the Queen
St academy tomorrow night. Relson will give a class there from
6 to 7 pm and then the promotion will be at 7 pm. Please come
to support Todd on this huge night!
6/17/2009
Congratulations to O2's Newest Purple & Yellow Belts!
Too Live Stu Kam and the Amazing Jonathan Testutani received
their purple belts on Monday night. Both have been tearing up
the mats for a while now and all the higher belts are very glad
that they are now purples so it does not look that bad when they
are all over them like a cheap suit.
We look forward to them helping to bring up the next wave of
our stars of the academy.
Congratulations also to our top team of kids. Kaizen Nino, Casey
Nitta, Liam Mason, and Kapena Fitzgerald were awarded their yellow
belts on Sunday (Kapena on Monday night)! These kids are just
unbelieveable with the amount of technique they show at such
a young age.
6/15/2009
O2 Day Classes Have Moved
Oahu Tae Kwon Do has moved locations hence, our day classes has
moved as well.
The day classes are not located on Moanalua Road right near Buzz's
Steakhouse, the Golf Driving Range, Maui Off Road, Pizza Hut,
and Grace's Drive Inn. I believe the driveway is right across
the street from the drive way to go in to Safeway.
Here should be an Oahu TKD sign on the street so please look
for that. I do not have the address yet, but will post it as
soon as I get it.
See you in class!
5/25/09
Relson Gracie In-School Tournament Today!
O2's normal classes are closed today and we will be having a
Relson Gracie In-School Tournnament starting at 5 pm today. If
you have not pre-registered, please come at 4 pm so that we can
get the tournament started as close as possible to 5 pm.
Entry is only $20. See you later today!
4/10/09
O2 Will Be Closed for Easter (Sunday)
O2 is closed this Sunday in observance of Easter. See you all
Monday!
4/5/09
Congratulations to O2's Grant and Nicole on their baby Boy!
Grant and Nicole just welcomed their beautiful baby boy, Ezekiel,
in to this world yesterday. They are such great people that we
all know that they will make phenomenal parents.
By the way, with the name Ezekiel, you can be sure that he will
have an insane sleeve choke! lol!
Congratulations to O2's Newest Purple John Watanabe
John is a guy that would easily fall through the cracks because
he is so soft spoken and humble, but is very loyal and technically
sound on the mats. John always jumps at the opportunity to assist
in every way he can and it is our pleasure to promote a much
deserving technician like John to purple belt!
3/16/09
Kickboxing & Boxing on Wednesdays Starting in April!
Since our kickboxing and boxing classes have been flooded, we
are expanding to Wednesdays as well from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Kaleo
Kwan and PJ Dean will be the head instructors for the classes
on this new day.
Now we will have Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights for
kickboxing and boxing from 6:30 - 8:00 pm.
Try a class out! I'm sure you will be hooked (pun intended).
2/11/09
Congratulations to Chris and Shane
Chris Onzuka and Shane Agena finally received their black belts
from Relson tonight at O2 Martial Arts Academy. Now O2 has four
Relson Gracie Black Belts on our teaching staff as well as a
huge number of brown and purple belts.
Chris matched me and went bare back for his dog crawl through
the belt whipping line while Shane decided to keep the skin on
his back somewhat intact and went with the gi. Both guys took
their beatings like men as they graduated to their black belts.
Thanks to all the guys from the other schools and our O2 team
that came to support Chris and Shane on this important night!
2/4/09
Promotions Tonight is On!
Please come by at about 8 pm to O2 tonight (February 4, Wednesday)
to be there for the promotions of Chris and Shane to black belt.
The tentative schedule is we will do a 30 min warm up as usual
followed by Relson teaching for about 30 minutes, and then we
will go in to the promotions.
This will be a free class for all so don't miss it!
Relson had a last minute emergency and could not make the promotion
so we scheduled it for next week Wednesday on 2/11/09.
1/29/09
Promotions on 2/4 & 2/6 in Hawaii May be Postponed
It is will great sadness that we mourn the passing of the Grandmaster.
Due to the Grandmaster's passing, the promotions may be postponed.
Will update everyone as soon as we get more information.
Master Helio Gracie has passed away
Jiu-Jitsu loses its icon
It is with great sadness that GRACIEMAG.com announces the passing
of Grandmaster Helio Gracie. At 95 years of age, the great icon
and one of those most responsible for Jiu-Jitsus success
in Brazil and the world died this morning, at Beneficencia Portuguesa
Hospital, in Petropolis, mountain region of Rio de Janeiro.
I created a flag from the sports dignity. I oversee
the name of my family with affection and nerves of blood,
said the Professor, as his last worlds.
The Master will be buried this Thursday afternoon, at 5 pm, at
the Chapel of the Petropolis municipal cemetery.
Helio Gracies last public appearance occurred in December
of last year, during a belt-promotion ceremony held by Gracie
Humaita at the Guanabara Yacht Club.
In October, Helio Gracie celebrated his 95th birthday at the
Gracie Humaita academy, in Rio de Janeiro. Click here to see
how the party went.
In one of his most famous interviews, published in the special
100th issue of GRACIEMAG, the professor had declared: Ive
already told my sons that when I die I want there to be a party.
No drinking, no debauchery.
All workers at Gracie Publishing, the company responsible for
GRACIEMAG, NOCAUTE and GRACIEMAG.com are in mourning and express
their condolences and sadness to the bereaved family, his wife
Vera, sons Rorion, Relson, Rickson, Rolker, Royler, Royce, Rherica,
Robin and Ricci.
We will be back with more information shortly.
Source: Gracie Magazine
Master Hélio Gracie has passed away
By Guilherme Cruz
Its with great sadness that TATAME.com informs that great
Master Hélio Gracie, the creator of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
along his brother Carlos Gracie, who had completed 95 years old
in 2008, has passed away this morning in his house at Itaipava,
Rio de Janeiro. Father of some of the best fighters in the Jiu-Jitsu
and MMA history, like Rickson, Rorion, Royce, Rolker and Relson,
Hélios funeral will be today, at 5p.m., at Petrópolis
cemetery. Stay tuned in TATAME, we will bring more news as soon
as available.
Source: Tatame
GRAND MASTER HELIO GRACIE PASSES AWAY AT 95
Helio Gracie, legendary patriarch of the Gracie family and father
of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has passed away at the age of 95, according
to a report by GracieMag.com.
Gracie passed in his sleep early Thursday in Itaipaiva, Rio de
Janeiro, said another report on Sherdog.com, after he had been
admitted to a local hospital a few days prior for stomach problems.
Gracie was recognized worldwide for his accomplishments in the
sport of jiu-jitsu, as well as crossing over into other formats,
while also serving as father to legends like Royce, Rickson,
and Rorion Gracie, who helped found the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
A 10th degree red belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Helio was a national
hero in Brazil. His family name has carried on for generations
of some of the best grapplers in the entire world, with their
style defining a sport.
Last October, Gracie celebrated his 95th birthday. He will be
remembered throughout time as the man who helped build this generation
of fighters and grapplers that compete worldwide.
Known for many matches throughout his life, Gracie took on fighters
from numerous different disciplines to help promote the jiu-jitsu
legacy. One fight that attracted thousands of fans and even the
president of Brazil was a match pitting Helio against Japanese
judoka Masahiko Kimura.
The two warriors battled it out and in the end it was Kimura
who applied a shoulder and arm lock that actually broke the arm
of Helio, although he refused to tap. From that point on the
hold known as the "reverse ude-garami" was forever
referred to as the "Kimura," a move still used in jiu-jitsu
and mixed martial arts today.
In an interview with GracieMag.com, Gracie said about his death,
"Ive already told my sons that when I die I want there
to be a party. No drinking, no debauchery.
The world has one less legend today after the passing of Grandmaster
Helio Gracie.
Source: MMA Weekly
1/25/09
O2 Martial Arts Academy is Relson Gracie Hawaii Association Picnic
Volleyball Champs!
A great day of fun was had by most of the Relson Gracie schools
and the Queen Street academy, Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu, Kaneohe
Team and O2MMA attended and brought their teams for a fun tournament
and a ton of great food. It was great to see members of each
academy mingle and catch up with all the kids running around.
1/24/09
1st Relson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Picnic
We want to build team unity amongst the Relson Gracie team and
what better way than to relax amongst friends and family, eat
some good food, play some games and just hang out with everyone
from all of the academies! Bring your academy banners if you
have a way to hang them so everyone can find the area, which
will be impossible to miss.
Here are the specifics:
When: Saturday, January 24, 2009
Time: 8:00AM to 6:00PM
Where: Ala Moana Beach Park, Site #27 (Ewa side of park, on the
boat harbor side)
Who is invited: All Relson Gracie students and your families.
RSVP: To your academy's instructor via email or phone.
What to bring: This will be a potluck so let your academy's instructor
know what you plan on bringing so we can try to not duplicate
too many dishes. You don't have to go hog wild with stuff and
spend too much money. If you bring the equivalent of a $10 dish
or so, we will have a ton of food. We want this to be an inexpensive,
fun time to share with the team and our families.
- Please feel free to bring tents, tables, mats to sit on.
- Please also bring your own beverages.
Featured Events!
Academy Team Volleyball Contest with Trophy - Each academy is
encouraged to create a volleyball team of members only (active
academy student), no ringers or guests to compete against each
other to win a trophy with a plate on it that says 1/24/09 Volleyball
Champs to be kept at their academy for bragging rights until
the next picnic.
Kids Games - We will have various games for the kids.
We are open to any other ideas that you may have, but please
suggest something quick so we have time to set it up and get
the things that we need to make it happen. As always, we welcome
all the help that you can provide!
Please RSVP as soon as possible by email or phone with who is
coming and if you are bringing your kids to your academy's instructor.
Each academy will coordinate their attendees.
12/9/08
O2MAA's Annual Christmas Party's Date is Set
O2MAA Annual Christmas Party
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Potluck
Bring your family
Venue O2 Martial Arts Academy
Time: 6:00 pm (please be prompt)
11/19/08
New Kids' Jiu-Jitsu & Adult Wrestling Class Starts Friday,
December 5!
O2's technical genius, Shane Agena, will teach a kids class starting
Friday, December 5 from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm. If this class does
well, we may open a class on Mondays in the future. With Shane's
excellent teaching style and techniques, he will take our kids
program to new heights!
We are blessed to have none other than Competitor Supreme, Dave
Chew, teaching an adult wrestling class starting Friday, December
5 from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm. This class will be free for students
taking two or more classes a week. Dave is an excellent teacher
as well as competitor and he will also be showing wrestling techniques
in our normal Jiu-Jitsu classes. We are already seeing the benefits
of Dave's techniques on the mats.
Please spread the word!
8/27/08
Congratulations to all that was promoted including our two new
brown belts!
O2MAA had one of our mass promotion nights tonight. Probably
two of the most significant was that Bobby Moss and Neal Tomimatsu
were promoted to their brown belts after many years of training.
There were a ton of guys that were promoted and we are very proud
that they all stuck it out long enough under our strict standards
to get promoted.
Congratulations to all the students that were promoted.
Relson is Teaching Class Next Tuesday at O2!
Make sure you come to next Tuesday to take class from our instructor,
Relson Gracie who will be making a teaching appearance at O2!
Class starts at 8:00 pm.
8/26/08
New Hope Jiu-Jitsu Ministry at O2MAA 1 Year Anniversary!
The Gracie Jiu-Jitsu class that was opened as a Ministry for
New Hope members at O2 Martial Arts Academy celebrates 1 year
of existence. Gye Nitta and Grant Arakawa have done a great job
of building a a fellowship amongst the students. They have helped
introduce New Hope members to Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu practitioners
to New Hope. Congratulation on 1 year and many more!
8/19/08
New Hope Jiu-Jitsu Ministry at O2MAA's First Promotion
Normally we won't post all the promotions (altough we should),
this is different as this in the first time some of the New Hope
Jiu-Jitsu Ministry students were promoted to Blue Belt. Chris
& Mike Onzuka, Shane Agena, Terence Matsuno and Chris Slavens
were on hand to support the promotions of Jesse Durham, Rob Kim
& Rob Kim Jr.. Congratulations guys and from the skill level
of this class, there will be more promotions shortly.
7/6/08
Jeff Glover Seminar at O2 CANCELLED!
Jeff had a mix up with flight plans and actually leaves on Wednesday
so his seminar at O2 this Wednesday night is CANCELLED. We will
book him when he is in town next time.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
7/1/08
Jeff Glover Seminar at O2!
Jeff Glover who is one of the best young American Black Belts
is going to have another seminar at O2 Martial Arts Academy.
That last one was one of the best seminars that we ever had and
we have some some incredible seminars at our place.
Wednesday, July 9th
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Cost: $35 (Cash please)
The seminar will be all no-gi.
You can pay in advance if you would like or just show up. Either
way is ok, but if we are too packed, you will be left out to
the people who sign up first.
6/24/08
Relson at O2 Tonight!
Relson Gracie will be teaching class tonight so show up at 8:00
pm sharp!
Mike and Chris on Channel 9 Early Show
Mike and Chris will be on the early morning show at about 6:15
or 6:30 am demonstrating techniques with Uproar Magazine. I know
most of you are probably not up at that time, but if you are,
tune in.
6/18/08
Congratulations to Our New Brown Belts!
Long time O2 students Bernard Villanueva, Gye Nitta, and Kyle
Snyder-Olivares were awarded their brown belts last night. All
three are technically excellent and leaders at our academy.
Kaleo Auwae, who heads Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu, was awarded
his first stripe on his brown as well. Kaleo has been our right
hand man for years as well as our best friend and incredible
grappler and teacher.
5/19/08
O2MAA BBQ at Waipio Gentry (Central Oahu Regional Park) For Memorial
Day!
O2 Martial Arts Academy is hosting a BBQ at Waipio Gentry (Central
Oahu Regional Park) and all of 02MAA as well as all the Relson
Gracie Schools are invited.
It will be on Monday, May 26 and will be atWaipio Gentry (Central
Oahu Regional Park) across the street from Jack in the Box. There
are bathrooms and a kid's jungle gym. We will try to set up camp
right there.
It will be potluck as usual so bring a small dish and hang out
with the team. Brush up on your volleyball skills because we
will be playing!
Bring the family for a day of fun and get some time to talk story
with the entire team.
Hope you can make it!
If you are not getting a blast email from us, please email us
by clicking here so that I can put you on our distribution list!
O2MAA In School Tournament a Success!
We had a great turnout from all the schools and had some great
matches to keep the Relson Gracie team sharp as a couple of large
tournaments are coming up soon!
Thanks to all the competitors that supported the tournament and
to all the guys that helped out to make it run smoothly. We banged
out the tournament in less than 3 hours which was great being
that it was a Sunday!
5/4/08
Friday Classes are Back to the Gi!
Shane Agena has decided to go back to training with the gi on
Fridays. This will start this Friday, May 9th so please remember
to bring your gi.
See you in class!
5/3/08
Womens and Kids' Kickboxing Class was a Great Success!
Kaleo Kwan and Chris Slavens lead an army of women and kids in
our first kickboxing class! We had many of the kids from our
kickboxing class continue on to take our kickboxing which we
hoped they would. We also had a few mothers take the class with
their kids to get a great work out in and get to spend some fun
time with their kids!
Please encourage any women of any age to come and try out the
Sunday class! Everyone got a great workout while learning some
legitimate kickboxing techniques!
5/3/08
Congrats to Big Neal & Kim!
The O2 Martial Arts Academy family grew by one more! Congratulations
to Neal and Kim who had a new addition last night! Neal is in
trouble now because he just had a beautiful baby girl!
Congrats to Team Papakolea's Koa
One of the young lions from Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Team, Koa
Asperilla just reported that he won the Advanced Teen No Gi Division
at Grappler's Quest. Now he is the champ for Grappler's Quest
and NAGA in the same division and has two belts to show for it!
One of Koa's teammates Joe took 3rd!
Great job representing in Vegas boys!
5/1/08
O2MAA's Kaleo Kwan and PJ Dean to Fight on the EliteXC Card!
Kaleo Kwan will be fighting BJ Penn's Mike Aina which is probably
the best fight on the entire card. Both are considered the top
kickboxers in the state and both are coming off impressive performances.
Kaleo and Mike both are very solid on the ground, but I think
everyone will agree that this will be a stand up war.
PJ Dean has just been inked to fight HMC's Dean Lista. Dean is
a very solid and experienced opponent and we look forward to
a great fight. PJ wants to continue his winning and will train
like a madman for this fight.
Good luck to two of our studs in their upcoming wars!
O2MAA's Ryan and Don Cabinian to Fight at the next HFC!
Two of our top grappling studs, Ryan and Don, will be fighting
in an MMA match at the next HFC at Dole Cannery on May 9th. Please
come and support two of our closest friends and fierce competitors.
4/30/08
Women and Kids' Kickboxing Classes Start Sunday, May 4!
O2MAA will now be offering women and kids kickboxing classes
immediately following our kid's BJJ classes on Sunday from 5:00
pm to 6:00 pm. This will be a non-competitive, fun environment
where kids and women can safely learn legitimate kickboxing techniques,
get a great workout before the long work and school week, and
have fun!
The kickboxing classes will be held at O2 Martial Arts Academy!
O2's Kaleo Kwan, who is the best kickboxer in the state will
be the head instructor. Kaleo is a great person and I guarantee
that you will enjoy yourselves and get a great workout.
This is a great opportunity for mothers and sons and daughters
to do something together!
Prices are $40 a month for women and kids taking just this class.
If kids are adding on the kickboxing class and taking the Jiu-Jitsu
class, then the tuition is only $60 for both the BJJ kids class
and kickboxing classes!
These classes are only open to new students and existing Relson
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu students. We do not allow students from other
BJJ schools to take these classes. Sorry!
4/27/08
2008 O2 Martial Arts Academy
In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
2008 O2 Martial Arts Academy
In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
Sunday, May 18, 2008 @ 6:00PM
Pre-register if possible. Walk ins ok!
OPEN TO ONLY RELSON GRACIE SCHOOL STUDENTS!
You can come in at 4:00 pm to register. We will have our classes
running
so we will try to possibly keep the registrations outside.
The tournament will be held at:
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
Belt Divisions (Gi/No Gi) Time Limits
White/Novice 5:00 Min
Blue/Intermediate 6:00 Min
Purple/Advanced 7:00 Min
Weight Divisions*
Up to 150lbs
150 175lbs
176 200lbs
200 and over
For more information call Mike (808) 381-9530 or Chris (808)
381-5959 or email info@onzuka.com
· Gain much needed tournament experience.
· Test your conditioning & try out new techniques.
· Build team loyalty with other affiliate schools.
· This will help you enter the next big tournament with
more confidence!
4/24/08
O2MAA Day Classes Coming Soon!
The day classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Prices are:
$40 for once a week for a month
$80 for twice a week for a month
$100 for three days a week for a month
You can also mix day and night classes with your tuition!
The day classes will be held in the Oahu Tae Kwan Do academy
on the second floor in the building directly behind us which
is Makai (Ocean side) of the bike path facing the Ocean. The
facility is very nicely equipped with Swain/Zebra type mats and
air conditioning which makes it very comfortable to train during
the day all year round! We are excited to finally offer day classes
to our students new and and old that have shifting schedules
or changed jobs that can only train during the day!
The classes will be taught by Sam Mahi who is one of Relson Gracie's
first black belts and he will be assisted by a number of purple
belts that will be shifting in and out as their schedule allows.
Please spread the word about the day classes! Sam is an excellent
teacher with incredible technique so we know that you will love
his classes!
4/23/08
Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Camping Trip
May 9 - 11th (Friday - Sunday)
Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu, an O2MAA association, has organized
a camping trip and has invited O2 students to join the fun!
The location is a beach house with huge yard. You need to bring
your own tent to sleep in and there is a sign up for food to
bring with Auntie Emma. There are bathrooms and showers that
you can use in the house, but we have to sleep outside.
Beach House
68-603 Crozier Drive
Waialua, HI 96791-9305
637-4612 house phone during these days if you get lost.
Directions from Sam's Club Pearl City to Beach House:
1: Start out going WEST on KAMEHAMEHA HWY/ HI-99 W toward ACACIA
RD.
Continue to follow KAMEHAMEHA HWY. 0.8 mi
2: Take the I-H2 N ramp toward MILILANI/ WAHIAWA. 0.5 mi
3: Merge onto INTERSTATE H2 N. 7.6 mi
4: INTERSTATE H2 N becomes WILIKINA DR. 3.7 mi
5: WILIKINA DR becomes KAUKONAHUA RD/ HI-803. 4.0 mi
6: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto FARRINGTON HWY/ HI-930. Pass through
1 roundabout. 2.7 mi
7: Turn RIGHT onto OLOHIO ST. 0.4 mi
8: Turn LEFT onto CROZIER DR. 0.1 mi
9: End at 68-603 Crozier Dr, Waialua, HI 96791-9305
Estimated Time: 31 minutes Estimated Distance: 19.96 miles
Hope to see you there!
4/10/08
RIP Lars Chase
O2MAA student Lars Chase passed away earlier this week. He was
a great friend who always put people in a good mood and was a
fierce competitor on the mats. When you rolled with Lars, you
better bite down, prepare for a battle, and hope for the best.
He represented our school many times in competition and we were
honored that he came to our school and that we had a chance to
meet him.
His funeral services are this Friday (4/11/08) from 10:30 am
to 2:00 PM at the Moanalua Community Church and burial will be
held at Punchbowl cemetary at 3:00 pm.
We are asking that the guys from O2 that attend wear their green
O2MAA t-shirt in honor of the training that Lars did at the school
Moanalua Community Church
4867 Bougainville Drive, Honolulu Hawaii 96818
The church is located on the street that is between the NEX and
the Golf Course right near Moanalua Shopping Center (more Makai).
4/9/08
O2MAA Has Two New Purple Belts!
Congratulations to long time students Chris Slavens and Kelly
Pahio who were awarded their purple belts last night. Both gentlemen
have excellent technique as well as are true leaders for our
school. Chris Slavens co-instructs our boxing and kickboxing
classes with Kaleo Kwan and always helps out with every aspect
of the school Kelly is known as the question man and always is
searching for the inner working of the techniques and also is
a major contributor to the school.
Congratulations to Chris and Kelly!
4/6/08
O2MAA will be Offering Day Classes!
We always wanted to offer day classes to our students, but our
lease agreement does not allow us to run day classes at our location.
We have found a new location to run these day classes in the
same area!
It would not be right of us to say to our students that if you
want to remain loyal to us and to the Relson Gracie team and
can only train during the day to not offer day classes.
That being said, we are proud to announce that we are offering
day classes beginning Friday, May 2. The classes will be taught
by none other than Sam Mahi, one of the first Relson Gracie Black
Belts and one of the founders of O2MAA (formally known as the
Relson Gracie Aiea Academy & Academia Casca Grossa de Jiu-Jitsu)
The day classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday
from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm.
The day classes will be held in the Oahu Tae Kwan Do academy
on the second floor in the building directly behind us which
is Makai (Ocean side) of the bike path facing the Ocean. The
facility is very nicely equipped with Swain/Zebra type mats and
air conditioning which makes it very comfortable to train during
the day all year round! We are excited to finally offer day classes
to our students new and and old that have shifting schedules
or changed jobs that can only train during the day!
Please spread the word about the day classes! Sam is an excellent
teacher with incredible technique so we know that you will love
his classes!
4/3/08
Rex has Left the Relson Gracie Team
Long time Relson Gracie Student and assistant instructor at O2MAA,
Rex Barnum, has left the Relson Gracie Team and has opened a
new school for Gracie Barra which is a rival school to the Relson
Gracie Team.
Relson's rules are very simple. All Relson Gracie students can
only train at Relson Gracie schools and no other BJJ student
can train at one of his schools. MMA schools are exempt from
this rule because they do not compete in Jiu-Jitsu tournaments.
Obviously, the MMA schools that are aligned with a BJJ team is
included the schools that Relson Gracie students CANNOT train
at or have their members train at Relson's schools. This stems
from teaching students directly or indirectly that will compete
against a Relson Gracie student and not represent the Relson
Gracie Team. How would you feel if you taught someone a technique
that they used against one of our team members in a tournament
while representing a different team or vice versa? Also, by letting
practioners that do not compete, but still train at their own
school come an take classes, they will teach their home team
the techniques to use against us, which I refer to indirectly
teaching other schools to compete against us.
Rex did not want to comply to this rule as well as felt he needed
a change so he left the team. We tried our best to talk him back
in to the team, but he decided to leave.
We ask that all Relson Gracie students DO NOT train at Rex's
school. He has been telling some of the guys at our school to
come over to train because he has an open door policy. This is
AGAINST the rules of the Relson Gracie Team. If you would like
to train with other guys, you are welcome to train at the other
Relson Gracie Associations (other than O2MAA on different days)
such as Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu, Team HK, Kaneohe Team, Queen
St. Academy, Hawaii Kai, Gracie Kahalu'u, and Kauai Technical
Institute and these are all schools just in Hawaii so there are
many options for our teach to get some fresh bodies to roll with
and still stay within the team. Relson has many schools on the
mainland as well that you will be welcomed with open arms.
Please spread the word if you bump in to other students.
1/28/08
O2MAA will be Open on Super Bowl Sunday!
I have confirmed with Chris that he will be teaching next Sunday
which is a national holiday (at least as far as I am concerned).
The kids classes will be run as normal and there will be open
mat for our students.
Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu BBQ at Ala Moana Beach Park!
Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu is hosting a BBQ at Ala Moana Beach
Park and all of 02MAA is invited.
It will be on Saturday, Feb 9 and will be at Ala Moana Beach
Park on the Ewa End of the park. The site number is 27.
It will be potluck as usual so bring a small dish and hang out
with the team. Brush up on your volleyball skills because we
will be playing!
Hope you can make it!
1/26/08
Relson Gracie Seminar at O2 Martial Arts Academy
8:00 - 10:00PM
Tuesday, 2/26/08
All O2MAA students are welcome attend. This will count as a regular
class.
1/25/08
Congratulations to 2 O2MAA Members!
Bo Suh has been a fixture at our academy, but moved back to New
York after getting out of the military and returned to training
with Team Renzo Gracie. Bo was just awarded his purple belt by
Nick Serra. Congatulations brother, you deserve it!
And our O2MAA family has grown by one more member. Jan Combs
recently delivered a bouncing baby boy. Tanner Kala Combs was
born on Monday, 1/21/08 at 5:18 am. This kid is going to be part
of our heavyweight team because he weighed in at a healthy 7lbs
13oz. Congratulations to Garry and Jan and their beautiful baby!
12/16/07
O2 Martial Arts Academy In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
Today!
Sunday, December 16, 2007 @ 5:30PM
Pre-register by Wednesday, Dec 12 (if possible).
Walk ins ok!
The tournament will be held at:
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
Open to ALL Relson Gracie affiliates
$20 Entry fee
Weight Divisions*
Up to 150lbs
150 - 175lbs
176 - 200lbs
200 and over
Belt Divisions (Gi/No Gi) Time Limits
White/Novice 5:00 Min
Blue/Intermediate 6:00 Min
Purple/Advanced 7:00 Min
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rules (points & advantages)
*Kids divisions will be determined at time of event by amount
of entrants
Sorry, this is not a spectator event due to space constrictions.
- Gain much needed tournament experience.
- Test your conditioning & try out new techniques.
- Build team loyalty with other affiliate schools.
- This will help you enter the next big tournament with more
confidence!
For more information call Mike (808) 381-9530 or Chris (808)
381-5959 or email info@onzuka.com
11/29/07
O2 Martial Arts Academy Needs Help Moving In!
We will need some guys help moving the mats and other items in
the new space and also installing the wall mats. We are planning
on starting work on Saturday, December 1st at 8 AM. If you can
come by and help, that would be great! I am sure we could use
the man power.
Here are the list of things to do:
Install wall mats (if you have a screw gun/drill or screw driver,
please bring it)
Move floor mats in to new space
Install the wall fans
Install the door hardware
Move the desk, refrigerator, chair, benches, etc
Move the lockers and roller shelves
Install the wall mirrors
Install the eye hooks in the beam and the heavy bags
Install the puzzle floor mats (what we have now which we will
need to get more).
Sorry for the late notice, but we are trying to rush to get everything
done and have been working to 2 and 3 am almost every night since
Friday.
11/19/07
O2 Martial Arts Academy In-School Gi & No Gi Tournament
Sunday, December 16, 2007 @ 5:30PM
Pre-register by Wednesday, Dec 12 (if possible).
Walk ins ok!
The tournament will be held at:
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
Open to ALL Relson Gracie affiliates
$20 Entry fee
Weight Divisions*
Up to 150lbs
150 - 175lbs
176 - 200lbs
200 and over
Belt Divisions (Gi/No Gi) Time Limits
White/Novice 5:00 Min
Blue/Intermediate 6:00 Min
Purple/Advanced 7:00 Min
International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Rules (points & advantages)
*Kids divisions will be determined at time of event by amount
of entrants
Sorry, this is not a spectator event due to space constrictions.
- Gain much needed tournament experience.
- Test your conditioning & try out new techniques.
- Build team loyalty with other affiliate schools.
- This will help you enter the next big tournament with more
confidence!
For more information call Mike (808) 381-9530 or Chris (808)
381-5959 or email info@onzuka.com
11/18/07
O2 Martial Arts Academy X-mas Party!
Please spread the word to anyone else in class because we are
probably missing a bunch of people.
You are cordially invited to our annual O2 Martial Arts Academy
X-mas party!
Here are the specifics:
When: Saturday, December 8, 2007
Time: 6:00 pm to ?
Where: Mike's House (email us for directions)
381-9530 Mike's Cell/40434 Mike's Nextel Private ID
381-5959 Chris' cell
Who is invited: All O2MAA students and your families.
What to bring: This will be a potluck so let us know what you
plan on bringing so we can try to not duplicate too many dishes.
You don't have to go hog wild with stuff and spend too much money.
If you bring the equivalent of a $10 dish or so, we will have
a ton of food. Last year, we had plenty of food. We want this
to be an inexpensive, fun time to share with our team and our
families.
Schedule:
6:00PM - Party starts
7:00PM - Announcement by Chris & Mike and dinner is served!
8:00-8:30PM - Grazy Times movie starts?
8:30PM - $1 Bingo Starts
9:30PM - PS2 Tournament Starts
We will play it by ear on the schedule as usual.
What we have planned so far (everything is tentative at this
point)
1. Grazy Times - An annual videography of the past year compiled
by award
winning video producer and videographer Gye Nitta. (Hopefully
Gye has been working on this!)
2. PS/2 tournament. $5 entry fee with all the money being distributed
to the top three placers. The top three placers will be immortalized
on our Kick Ass Tournament Trophy! Don't worry for those who
don't play, we handicap the experienced players to make it fair.
3. Bingo for cash! $1 a game or so and the winner gets the pot.
We did this last year and it was a blast.
We are open to any other ideas that you may have, but please
suggest something quick so we have time to set it up and get
the things that we need to make it happen.
Please RSVP as soon as possible by email (preferably, info@onzuka.com
or just reply to this email) or phone with who is coming and
if you are bringing your kids.
10/13/07
2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Champ Rani Yahya Seminar
at O2 Martial Arts Academy This Wednesday 11/14!
Thanks to Burton Richardson, who has arranged a No Gi Submission
Wrestling seminar with the best submission grappler in the world
and active MMA fighter, Rani Yahya. Rani has a myriad of titles
in submission grappling, but is most known for coming out of
no where after living and training with Rickson Gracie to win
the Brazilian Abu Dhabi trials only to come short that year (2005).
However 2007 was going to be different and Rani dethroned multiple
time champ Leo Vierra to capture the title and bragging rights
of being the world's best submission grappler. Rani has also
been regularly competing in MMA and was featured on WEC Wreckage
competing in MMA, most notably beating UFC veteran, Mike Hominick.
Here are the details of this once in a lifetime seminar!
What: 2007 Abu Dhabi Submission Wrestling Champion, Rani Yahya
No Gi Submission Wrestling Seminar
When: Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Time: 6:00 - 8:00PM
Where: O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy, #206A (second floor)
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
(between Best Buy and Cutter Ford Aiea)
Cost: $40 per person
10/23/07
Kaleo & Mike Leave Wednesday for ShoXC
O2MAA and Eastsidaz's Kaleo Kwan leaves Wednesday for Santa Inez,
California for his fight on ShoXC against the Muay Thai fighter
Malaipet. The fight will be an MMA event and the first of his
three fight contract with EliteXC.
Mike, Shelden Saiki, and Koa Ramos from O2MAA will be there to
support Kaleo and Mike, along with Mike Malone will corner Kaleo.
Eastsidaz that will be coming as well include Kimo Wolfel and
James.
Also coming is Kaleo's wife, son, two nephews, and their friend.
He will have a good sized cheering section with all of us there.
Please say a prayer for Kaleo that he performs to the level that
we all know that he can and defeats Malaipet in this event which
will be aired nationally on Showtime.
There will be a viewing at Tsunami's on Keeaumoku and at the
Icon Gym on Kalanianaole for those interested in seeing the fight.
Good luck Kaleo!
10/22/07
Hawaiian kickboxer joins Kau Inoa, places his name
Written by Public Information Office
Friday, 19 October 2007
Native Hawaiian MMA fighter Kaleo Kwan, right, signed papers
yesterday placing his name in the Kau Inoa registry. Kwan also
agreed to help spread the word about Kau Inoa. At left is Kwan's
trainer, Mike Onzuka. Lisa Asato photo.
Hawaiian kickboxer joins Kau Inoa, places his name
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs Hawaiian Governance Hale announced
yesterday a new partnership formed with professional boxer, kickboxer
and mixed-martial arts (MMA) fighter Kaleo Kwan. Kwan is of Native
Hawaiian ancestry, born and raised in Waimanalo.
Po'alima, 26 'Okakopa 2007, Kwan will be fighting in Las Vegas,
Nevada for ShoXC. Kwans fight will be aired on the Showtime
national network, where he will be wearing Kau Inoa gear.
"This is a great opportunity for us to embark on new territory
and gather more Hawaiians from across the US," said Kaelene
Nihipali of Hawaiian Governance Hale. "Please help us in
welcoming Kaleo to the OHA Ohana, and show your support
for him in his upcoming ventures."
Kwan has also agreed to promote Kau Inoa by appearing in a television
commercial urging Hawaiians to "place their name" on
the Kau Inoa rolls.
Native Hawaiian MMA fighter Kaleo Kwan, left, greeted OHA Hawaiian
Governance Hale Director Theresa Bigbie yesterday. Lisa Asato
photo.
Kwan is the second Native Hawaiian MMA fighter to partner with
OHA.
Earlier this year, fighter BJ Penn agreed to support the Kau
Inoa effort. He is currently appearing in a multimedia campaign
that includes print ads, radio spots and television commercials.
Penn fought for the UFC lightweight title in 2001, but lost in
a close decision. In subsequent fights, he went up a division
to welterweight and won the belt, only to have it stripped later
when he left the UFC.
Next month, Penn gets another shot at the UFC lightweight title
belt.
Kaleo Kwan and Mike Onzuka with the OHA Hawaiian Governance Hale
group, yesterday. Lisa Asato photo.
For more information on Kaleo Kwan, please see http://www.proelite.com
, or on his trainer Mike Onzuka's site at http://www.onzuka.com
.
For more information on ShoXC, see http://www.elitexc.com .
For more information on BJ Penn, please see http://www.bjpenn.com
.
For more information on Kau Inoa, please see http://www.oha.org
Source: Oha.org
9/10/07
Ryan Cabinian Dominates at HFC!
O2MAA family member Ryan Cabinian dominated defending champ Donald
Gonzales of BJ Penn's MMA on Saturday night at the Hawaii Fighting
Championships. Ryan executed perfect strategy and used his unstoppable
wrestling and Jiu-Jitsu technique to dominate the match from
start to finish. Ryan and Donald did trade and Donald hit Ryan
with some good shots, but was unable to hurt him. Donald has
been knocking out everyone as of late and has one punch knockout
power so it was a huge step up in competition for the debut of
Ryan.
Congratulations to Ryan on his win and we appreciate him and
his family always supporting O2 Martial Arts Academy and us!
9/10/07 & 9/11/07
Kimo Kreis Returns to the O2 Martial Arts Academy!
Relson Gracie Black Belt Kimo Kreis will be teaching this Monday
(9/10) 6:30PM class and Tuesday (9/11) 8:00PM class at O2 Martial
Arts Academy. Kimo is a black belt under Relson Gracie, but started
his Jiu-Jitsu career at O2MAA back when it was known as the Relson
Gracie Aiea Academy. Kimo is in town for a couple of weeks before
heading to California to open a Relson Gracie association there.
9/3/07
No Class Monday!
In observance of Labor Day, O2MAA will be closed. We will re-open
on Tuesday!
In case you did not see it, the holiday schedule is posted on
the window (both inside and out).
8/26/07
O2MAA and Relson Team World Championship Update!
Kron Gracie (son of Rickson) beat Hawaii's own Rylan Lizares
(who took 3rd place) by choke and choked his opponent from the
mount in the finals to take the brown belt championship in his
weight class.
Kyle Snyder-Olivares loss by 3-0 (guard pass) in the open weight
purple belt.
Kaleo Hosaka lost by 6-0 from a hip heist to mount with 1 min
left.
Roger Gracie is in the finals of the absolute and his weight
class of the black belt division.
Jake Mapes of Maui JJ won his first match and then was submitted
by arm bar in his weight class and was submitted in the first
round of the absolute. I think I got that right.
8/24/07
O2MAA and Relson Team World Championship Update!
Mikey Bright of Kaneohe Team lost his first match by 2 points.
Dave Chew from the main academy won his first match 8-0, but
lost his second match by 9-4.
Pono Panangaran that runs Relson's Kauai school lost by armbar
in the purple belt division, but was doing well.
Kyle Snyder-Olivares won his first match 2-0 in the purple belt,
but lost his second match 6-0 off a BS takedown and while rushing
to get the takedown back slipped to his back and his grips were
shot.
8/23/07
O2MAA and Relson Team World Championship Update!
Jensen Kona lost by 6 points in his first match. He was down
by 2 advantages and had to try for a last minute take down. Rex
Manglicmot lost his first match by armbar.
Robert "Les" Felipe's registration got screwed up so
he could not compete.
Lindsey Arcangel lost by 5 or 7 points, but had his opponent
in a tight triangle at the end of the match.
Assistant Instructor Kyle Snyder-Olivares was reunited with the
team after moving to California. He is competing in a day or
two and is about 180 lbs and solid.
Pono Pananganan from Kauai, Dave Chew from the main academy,
and Mikey Bright from Kaneohe Team is up there with Chris and
the team.
8/5/07
Promotion Days!
We always say that we are terrible motivators using belt promotions.
We are concentrating so much on getting all of you better by
our teaching methods, drills, and sparring that usually belt
promotions are one of the last things we think of. Also, we want
to keep the integrity of the belts so that if you get a belt
promotion, you can compete at the World Championship level. Some
people take longer than others, but that is because some people
are just more athletically inclined, have past experience that
helps them absorb Jiu-Jitsu faster like wrestled or played judo
previously, and/or have more time to invest in training which
will naturally produce faster results.
We will be having two big days of promotions on Monday, August
20 and Tuesday, August 21. If you train on Mondays and Fridays,
please try to make it on Aug 20 and if you train any of the other
days (Tue - Thurs), please come on Aug 21.
Please help us spread the word and don't worry, you will not
influence us to give you a belt or stripe by showing up or helping
spread the word. You will get a promotion if you deserve it.
We do not do charity work. We always say that a white belt is
the last belt that you buy and that it is our honor to promote
the students that train with us and invest their time and hard
earned money with us. It would be a crime for us to give someone
a belt that does not deserve it because we would be providing
a false sense of security which could be life threatening. Our
jobs are to teach you self-defense, build self-confidence, and
self-worth as well as influence you to be an overall moral and
ethical person by leading by example. Belt promotions based on
taking a certain number of classes do not ensure that you have
absorbed the material and can apply it properly. This can only
be determined on a personal level for each student. Just enjoy
Jiu-Jitsu, pay attention in class, and try the techniques while
sparring. You will get better.
Our feeling was always that a student should never ask for a
promotion because it cheapens the entire system of belt promotions.
In fact, the guys who ask to be promoted usually get put in the
back of the line.
See you all on Aug 20th and 21st!
7/31/07
The Boys have a Blast in Maui!
As expected, we did some male/team bonding during this trip.
We get to learn a lot about each other when you have to stay
with about 10 guys within 3 rooms and a living room. We also
learned that if you plan on going out, you should not let a Tomimatsu
participate in a drinking game called quarters. Now Kevin's name
is "Crash and Burn" Tomimatsu. Please feel free to
call him that. He'll understand. Another life lesson for the
guys is never, ever fall asleep early with the other guys up.
For all of you that did not come, you may want to make sure you
make it to our annual X-mas party where we wil probably have
our resident video editing guru, Gye Nitta, make a special "Adult"
version of a video where it will show what happens to the boys
that take a light nap. We have a special way of waking them up
that I'm sure you will enjoy. We did.
We had mixed results, but all the boys did well and showed a
lot of technique which is what is important. Shane had a fluke
injury at about 1-1/2 minutes in to his match with Kaleo Lopez
of Kamole. While they were jocking for position standing, Kaleo's
thumb accidentally went right in to Shane's eye and cause a decent
cut on his eye lid right near his eye. I made the call to pull
Shane out of the match because I did not want him to risk further
injury. He was bummed of course, but for the guys who don't know,
I am blind in my right eye. I am forever worried that if I lose
sight in my left eye, I am screwed for life and my money making
skills are gone. I would never put anyone in this position if
I could help it and I could definitely help it with Shane so
it was a no brainer to pull him out. He trained his ass off,
but I always say that you judge a man by his character and character
is developed by how you handle disappointments and losses. Shane
will bounce back and is itching to get back to training. Just
do me a favor and keep him from sparring for at least 2-3 weeks
until that cut heals so he can get back to 100%.
For those who missed this tournament, we set an all time record
by finishing the tournament a little after 5 pm! The tournament
ran extremely smooth with at least 4 matches going at one time
and some times 6 matches going on during the Kid's division.
The staff did a great job at keeping the tournament moving and
the competitors put on a great show for everyone!
Don't miss next year's event!
Results
Team Competition Standings
1st Place Maui Jiu-Jitsu 68 Points
2nd Place Relson Gracie 44 Points
3rd Place Longman 38 Points
Brazilian Freestyle 22 Points
New Life Martial Arts 8 Points
KG Jiu-Jitsu 7 Points
Ka Mole Jiu-Jitsu 6 Points
Fight For Life 3 Points
BJ Penn 3 Points
Gracie Kailua 3 Points
Keiki
6-8yrs
1st Place Josiah Patao (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Makoa Dasilva (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
1st Place Maven Walker (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Journey Enosara (Relson/Papakolea)
1st Place Wailani Villas-Boas (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Imehana Villas-Boas (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
9-10yrs
1st Place Micah Vanatta (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Blake Cramer (KG Jiu-Jitsu)
1st Place JD Walker (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Noah Yap (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
1st Place Micah Vanatta (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Sunnie Saffery (Relson/Papakolea)
1st Place Jeremiah Patao (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Blake Cramer (KG Jiu-Jitsu)
10-11yrs
1st Place Slayden Lloyd (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Forrest Elmer (New Life Martial Arts)
10-12yrs
1st Place Bobby Castle (KG Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Edward Ai (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
1st Place Neysha Laumatia (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Sam Warren (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
12-13yrs
1st Place Kaile Heredia (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Kobi Price-Bisera (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
1st Place Bryan Peralta (Relson)
2nd Place Rex Hazuka (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
13-14yrs
1st Place Hunter Hazuka (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Paul Pestana (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
14-16yrs
1st Place Braden Rapozo (Ka Mole)
2nd Place Kainalu King (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
15yrs
1st Place Aldene Sumic (New Life Martial Arts)
2nd Place Jacob Birch (New Life Martial Arts)
Adult
White Belt
Super Feather Weight (141 lbs.)
1st Place Chris Aubrey (Longman Kona)
2nd Place Brandon Finley (KG Jiu-Jitsu)
Feather Weight (154 lbs.)
1st Place Chris Kono (Relson/Papakolea)
2nd Place Austin Rapozo (Ka Mole)
Light Weight (167.5 lbs.)
1st Place Darin Ho (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Luke Dumaran (Fight For Life)
Middle Weight (181 lbs.)
1st Place David Tirado (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Sulu Kahele (Longman Kona)
Med/Heavy Weight (194.5 lbs.)
1st Place Fredrick Puou (New Life)
2nd Place Aaron Moskua (Fight For Life)
Med/Heavy Weight Masters (194.5 lbs.)
1st Place Sage Spalding (Relson)
2nd Place Gilberto Castro (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Heavy Weight (207.5 lbs.)
1st Place Kris Lieber (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place August Zilisch (Fight For Life)
Super Weight (221 lbs.)
1st Place Anthony Chang (Longman)
2nd Place Richard Agdeppa (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Open
1st Place Anthony Chang (Longman)
2nd Place Andrew Francisco (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Blue Belt
Super Feather Weight (141 lbs.)
1st Place Daniel Morales (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Kevin Kennedy (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Feather Weight (154 lbs.)
1st Place Brian Pate (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Regi Morales (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
Feather Weight Masters (154 lbs.)
1st Place Robert Nagao (Relson/Kauai Technical Inst.)
2nd Place Sergio Lussich (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Light Weight (167.5 lbs.)
1st Place Lindsey Arcangel (Relson/O2 Martial Arts Academy)
2nd Place Colin Messer (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Middle Weight (181 lbs.)
1st Place Kawika Stewart (Longman)
2nd Place Brooks Navares (Gracie Kailua)
Med/Heavy Weight (194.5 lbs.)
1st Place Gavin Pamarang (BJ Penn)
2nd Place Lars Chase (Relson/O2 Martial Arts Academy)
Super Heavy (221 lbs.)
1st Place Blane Dorton (Relson/O2 Martial Arts Academy)
2nd Place Russel Morita (KG Jiu-Jitsu)
Absolute (222+ lbs.)
1st Place Sam Streep (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Kelly Kobayashi (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Open
1st Place Blane Dorton (Relson/O2 Martial Arts Academy)
2nd Place J oel Bouhey (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Women Open
1st Place Danyel Chirico (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Nancy Kapiko (Relson/Papakolea)
Purple Belt
Feather Weight (154 lbs.)
1st Place Jake Scoval (Longman)
2nd Place Alfredo Vilas-Boas (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Light Weight (167.5 lbs.)
1st Place Jonathan Moeller (Longman)
2nd Place Chris Andrion (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Middle Weight (181 lbs.)
1st Place Pono Pananganan (Relson/Kauai Technical Inst.)
2nd Place Daniel Espinoza (Gracie Kailua)
Med/Heavy Weight (194.5 lbs.)
1st Place Alan Forsyth (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Kawika Ganancial (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Open
1st Place Jake Scoval (Longman)
2nd Place Jonathan Moeller (Longman)
Brown Belt
Light Weight (167.5 lbs.)
1st Place Luke Hacker (Longman)
2nd Place Kaleo Lopez (Ka Mole)
Med/Heavy Weight (194.5 lbs.)
1st Place Jake Mapes (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Ermin Fergerstrom (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
Open
1st Place Gilson De Souza (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu)
2nd Place Chris Nardi (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Black Belt Exhibition match
Jeff Glover (Las Vegas) defeated Aaron Moeller (Longman Kona)
6/21/07
Dan Henderson Seminar at O2 Martial Arts Academy!
Current Pride Lightweight & Middleweight Champion
When: Sunday, July 8, 2007
Time: 4:30-7:30PM
Where: O2 Martial Arts Academy
(between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea)
(2nd floor above Small Engine Clinic)
98-019 Kamehameha Highway, #206A
Aiea, Hawaii 96701
Cost: $50
Space is limited so pre-pay to reserve your spot with the only
man to hold championships in two categories in Pride at the same
time and possibly could be the next UFC Light heavyweight champ!
No spots will be held on verbal requests.
6/20/07
Upcoming Tournaments
Hawaiian Championships of BJJ
This Saturday, June 23
UH Manoa Gym 1
Maui Jiu-Jitsu Tournament
July 29
Maui War Memorial
Let us know by signing up at the academy if you are interested
in competing.
6/18/07
Relson Gracie Class at O2MAA Re-Scheduled
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
8:30 - 9:30 PM (after the warm ups)
Cost: A normal class to O2MAA Students
(just the cost of your normal class, we will take care of the
rest)
6/17/07
Jeff Glover Seminar Today!
Jeff Glover - BJJ Champion, ADCC Competitor
Today, Sunday, June 17, 2007
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Cost: $35
6/9/07
Upcoming Seminars at O2MAA
Relson Gracie
Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
8:30 - 9:30 PM (after the warm ups)
Cost: A normal class to O2MAA Students
(just the cost of your normal class, we will take care of the
rest)
Jeff Glover - BJJ Champion, ADCC Competitor
Sunday, June 17, 2007
4:30 - 6:30 PM
Cost: $35
Mike Swain - Judo Olympian
Sunday, July 1, 2007
5:30 - 7:15 PM
Cost: $30, need to pre-pay to save your spot. Limited to 30
(Details below)
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Mike Swain Seminar at O2 Martial Arts Academy
When: Sunday, July 1, 2007
Time: 5:30 - 7:15 pm
Where: O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy Unit 206A
Aiea, HI 96701
Cost: $30 (Must pay to reserve your spot)
Questions? Email: info@onzuka.com
Directions to O2MAA:
We are located in the building between Best Buy and Cutter Ford
Aiea on the second floor facing Shiro's.
We are above Goodwill, Small Engine Clinic and the Bike Shop
on the second floor.
We are limiting the seminar to the first 30 people who sign up
and PAY! No holding spots. The invitation to this seminar is
open to ALL SCHOOLS!
You can also pay online by going to: http://www.2takedown.com/
Bio of Mike Swain:
Mike is the first man from the Western Hemisphere, to win a gold
medal at the World Championships, since its inception in 1956.
The World Championships is a very prestigious tournament held
only once, every two years. As a World Champion, 4 - time Olympian
(bronze medalist in the Seoul Games) and 1996 Olympic Coach,
Mike has gained a phenomenal amount of valuable knowledge and
experience.
Throughout his many years of competition and coaching, Mike has
traveled the world competing against and analyzing hundreds of
different styles and techniques. His knowledge of standing techniques
and ground work is unsurpassed.
Mike Swain
Born: 12/21/60 (Elizabeth, NJ), Height 5' 9", Weight 71
kg
Sport: JUDO - Fifth Degree Black Belt (Godan)
Business: Swain Sports International 408-286-5836
Wife: Chie Swain (1992 - 61kg Olympian - Brazil)
Father-in-law: Chiaki Ishii (1972 - 95kg Olympic Bronze Medalist
- Brazil)
Books: Ashiwaza II (book), Mike Swain's Judo (video), Championship
Newaza (video)
U.S. WORLD AND OLYMPIC HONORS
1977 Barcelona, Spain (World Team)
1980 Moscow, Russia (Olympic Team)
1983 Moscow, Russia (World Team)
1984 Los Angeles (Olympic Team)
1985 Seoul, Korea (World Team)
1987 Essen, Germany (World Team)
1988 Seoul, Korea (Olympic Team)
1989 Belgrade, Yugoslavia (World Team)
1992 Barcelona, Spain (Olympic Team)
1996 Atlanta (Men's Olympic Judo Coach)
MAJOR INTERNATIONAL MEDALS
GOLD
1987 World Championships - Essen Germany (Only American Male
to ever win)
1987 Pan American Games - Indianapolis
1991 US Open
1988 Italian Open
1984 Czechoslovakian Open
1984 Belgian Open
1982 Dutch Open
SILVER
1989 World Championships - Belgrade, Yugoslavia
1985 World Championships - Seoul, Korea
1991 Sungkok Cup - Korea
1991 Pacific Rim Championships - Hawaii
1990 Goodwill Games - Seattle
1987 Shoriki Cup - Japan
1986 Kano Cup - Japan
1985 Matsumae Cup - Austria
1985, 1983 US Open
1977 Pan American Championship - Argentina
BRONZE
1988 Olympic Games - Seoul, Korea
1989 Pacific Rim Championships - China
1987 German Open
1985 Pacific Rim Championship - Japan
1984 German Open
1983 Pan American Games - Venezuela
1983 Pacific Rim Championships - Japan
1981 Dutch Open
1981, 1980 US Open
NATIONAL HONORS
5 - Time National Champion
4 - Time National Collegiate Champion
5 - Time Olympic Sports Festival Champion
6/9/07
Triple Crown BJJ Tournament date has been changed!
It has been changed to June 23 and will be held at UH Gym #1.
All other information remains the same.
The 2nd leg of the Triple Crown series, 2007 HAWAIIAN OPEN OF
BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU, has been confirmed. Due to circumstances
beyond their control, Triple Crown organizers have been forced
to change the tournament date to Saturday, June 23, 2007, at
the University of Hawaii Gym #1 (next door to Klum Gym). Event
organizers made every effort to maintain the original date, but
after an exhaustive search through public, private and military
facilities, little options were available and the
5/19/07
Relson Gracie Academies In-School Tournament Results!
Gi Results
Kids White Belt 50 lb
1st Place: Maven Walker
2nd Place: Sunnie Saffrey
Kids White Belt 100 lb
1st Place: John Hommel
2nd Place: Devin Lee
Kids Open Belt
1st Place: Charnae Scott
2nd Place: Noah Cronin
Kids Open Belt 170 lb
1st Place: Seth Kapoi
2nd Place: Brandon Lopez
Adult White
Under 150
1st Place: Mathew Tapia
2nd Place: Jimenez Cortez
151-175 lbs
1st Place: Chris Templo
2nd Place: Joe Wigfall
176-200 lbs
1st Place: Ryan Matsuyama
2nd Place: Albert Napoleon
201 and over
1st Place: Vince Higa
2nd Place: Noah Canter
Adult Blue
151-175 lbs
1st Place: Xavier Seguiera
2nd Place: Travis Kashiwa
176-200 lbs
1st Place: Mika Johnson
2nd Place: Ryan Baqui
No-Gi Results
Kids White Belt 50 lb
1st Place: Sunnie Saffrey
2nd Place: Maven Walker
Kids White Under 100
1st Place: Noah Cronin
2nd Place: Devin Lee
Adult White
Under 150
1st Place: Seth Rodenbaugh
2nd Place: Neil Dacanay
151-175 lbs
1st Place: John Tetsutani
2nd Place: Jensen Kona
176-200 lbs
1st Place: Ryan Mastsuyama
2nd Place: Chaz Gomes
201 and over
1st Place: Robert Fisher
2nd Place: Noah Canter
Adult Blue
151-175 lbs
1st Place: Xavier Seguiera
2nd Place: Scott Inatsuka
176-200 lbs
1st Place: Tyson Seto-Mook
2nd Place: Lars Chase
5/14/07
O2 Martial Arts Academy Memorial Day Picnic!
We will be having a long overdue picnic on Sunday, May 27, 2007
at Ala Moana Beach Park. This used to be a tradition for our
academy on all three day weekends, but we let a few long weekends
fall through the crack.
Here are the quick specifics:
What: O2 Martial Arts Academy Picnic
(Other Relson Gracie Academy students are always welcomed!)
When: Sunday, May 27, 2007
Time: 8:00 am to ? (usually all day and after the sun goes down)
Where: Ala Moana Beach Park (we usually try for the key hole
in the middle of the park so we will be around that area)
What to bring: As always, it is a potluck so bring what ever
you want. We usually tell everyone to keep the dishes to about
$10-15 to keep it inexpensive. If everyone brings a little bit,
we will have a lot of food. We always do.
We picked Sunday because Memorial day (Monday) is usually incredibly
packed and this gives us time on Monday to relax and rest up
for work on Tuesday.
If you just happen to be in the area on that day, just stop by.
Don't worry about having to bring something. It's more about
the companionship than anything else.
We will probably play volleyball and what ever else comes to
mind.
Hope to see you there!
Class will be closed that day so that everyone can come to the
beach!
5/6/07
Relson Gracie Academies In-School Tournament!
On Saturday, May 19th at 6:00 pm, we will be hosting another
Gracie academy in-school tournament to prepare our team for Brazilian
Freestyle's upcoming tournament on June 28. It will be held at
the O2 Martial Arts Academy and the same deal applies as the
last time:
- This time we will be doing gi and no gi.
- Please do not bring spectators because of the limited space.
- $20 to enter
- Try your best to register before the tournament date so that
we can prep as much as we can to start on time.
- This is a no pressure tournament so if you have never competed
before, this is a great opportunity to compete on a smaller scale
and test yourself. For the guys who love to compete, this is
another opportunity to hone your craft and see where your cardio
is for the big upcoming tournament.
- This is a great team building opportunity so that you are familiar
with the guys from the other schools so that we all can support
each other at all the tournaments.
- We are doing on a Saturday this time so that Friday night traffic
is not an issue.
- We will break up the weight classes as much as possible, but
want want to give guys a lot of matches.
- We will be using CBJJ rules which is the international rules
that are used in the Pan Ams and the World Championships. The
main difference between the international rules and Brazilian
Freestyle's (BFJJ) rules are there are no advantages in the BFJJ
tournaments.
Everyone from a Relson Gracie Academy or Association are welcome
to compete. No outside academies can compete.
The weight classes are:
Under 150
151-175
176-200
201 and over
This applies for gi and no gi.
Kids divisions will be determined when we have all the kids registered
and will match them based on age and weight (the best we can).
We would welcome people to help us run the tournament. We would
like three timekeepers/score takers and three guy to run the
keys. If we have more, we can cycle the guys out to give them
a rest. We ask that the purple and brown belts help with the
refereeing. Even if you have not ref'd before, this is a good
opportunity to get your feet wet. We will be there to coach you.
O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy Suite 206A
Aiea, HI 96701
We are on the second floor of the building between Best Buy and
Cutter Ford Aiea right on Kam Hwy. Park on the Diamond Head (Best
Buy) side of the building and walk up that stairwell. Please
do not park in front of any roll up door.
Thanks and hope to see you there!
4/19/07
Scott Devine Teaching Tonight!
Relson Gracie Black belt and one of the Relson Gracie Aiea Academy
founders Scott Devine is in town and will be teaching tonight
from 8:00 to 10:00 pm. Scott is a very close friend and one of
the first guys who we studied to learn how to teach Jiu-Jitsu
from.
4/4/07
Daniel & Diego Moraes Seminar at the
Relson Gracie Main Academy!
Tonight!
BJJ Black belt and Mundial Champion Daniel and his brother Diego
Moraes are set to share some of their best techniques at the
Relson Gracie Main Academy on April 4th. Here are the details:
Daniel & Diego Moraes Seminar
Relson Gracie Main Academy
844 Queen Street, 2nd Floor
(Above Capone's Auto Detailing)
April 4, 2007
7:00-9:00PM
$40.00
Relson Gracie Belt Promotion The Same Night!
Also on the same night a huge belt promotion will take place
at the Relson Gracie Main Academy! For the Relson Gracie Team
and especially the O2 Martial Arts Academy, this will be a huge
one and we will be shutting down our classes that night so everyone
can attend. We are encouraging all O2 MAA students to attend!
The promotions will take place from 6:30-7:00PM.
4/1/07
Congratulations to PJ!
PJ had a tough fight at Icon Sport and gutted out three rounds
against a very good wrestler. Although he lost, he showed great
technique with his guard recovery, defense from the guard, and
also was very active in the guard. He hurt his opponent a couple
times during the fight and at the end of one round, his opponent
actually walked to our corner. His opponent, Scott Anderson,
was unknown to us because he was a last minute replacement because
PJ's original opponent had to pull out because he blew out his
knee. PJ was banged up prior to the fight, but there was no way
he was going to pull out. He sucked it up and fought a tough
fight. We are very proud that PJ represented our academy and
he is looking forward to fighting again soon.
3/21/07
Icon Sport Tickets for Sale!
Icon Sports promoters have dropped off some special school rate
tickets for us to sell. They are in the "O" section
in the risers on row 7 and 8. They are $50 which are a $5 discount
and no handling fee. Please contact Mike and Chris immediately
if you are interested by shooting us an email. We are going to
hold the tickets until early next week and then give them back
to the promoters so that they can sell them for the event.
O2MAA's own PJ Dean will be fighting on the card so come support
him on 3/31/07 at Blaisdell Arena.
3/20/07
Congratulations to O2MAA's Kickboxing Instructor Kaleo Kwan!
This past Saturday at X-1, O2 Martial Arts Academy's kickboxing
instructor, Kaleo Kwan, won a unanimous decision over 6 time
world kickboxing champion and one of the most successful kickboxers
from Hawaii, Danny Steele. Kaleo executed perfect strategy by
staying outside of Danny's lethal leg kicks, only to come in
to strike and tie up. Kaleo used his superior hand speed and
movement to consistently tag Steele and was hardly hit during
the three round fight.
2/12/07
Chris Slavens will Guest Instruct for Kickboxing on Thurs!
Long time student and chief recruiter for the school for a number
of years, Chris Slavens, just happens to be an incredible boxer
and a phenominal teacher. He blew us all away the last time he
taught with his ability to break everything down to the vital
components in regards to stance, defense, and offense.
Don't miss this class!
2/10/07
In School Tournament is Coming Soon!
Flyer/Registration forms have been delivered to the main academy
and some left for Ronn Shiraki to take to the Kaneohe Team. I
delivered a bunch to Kaleo Auwae for the Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu
and Bernard Villanueva delivered some to Team HK. Hopefully every
school has a bunch of people coming to enter the tournament so
that the entire Relson Gracie Team is thoroughly prepared for
Romolo's tournament on March 10th.
We are now accepting registrations and payment for the upcoming
tournament. Anyone that wants to weigh in the week of the tournament
will be allowed to do so as long as they are walking around at
a weight that is comfortably within the boundaries. All O2 students
should weigh themselves Wed (2/21) or Thurs (2/22) so that we
do not waste time weighing people in on the tournament day. Any
other academy that wants to stop by to weigh in is encouraged
to do so as well. We want to hit the ground running on Friday
so that we can get out of there at a decent hour.
O2 Martial Arts Academy In School Gi Tournament
When: Friday, February 23, 2007
Cost: $20
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: O2 Martial Arts Academy
98-019 Kam Hwy Unit 206A (Second Floor)
Aiea, HI 96701
We are in the building between Best Buy and Cutter Ford Aiea
(for all the other schools that are coming)
Weight Classes:
Under 150
151 - 175
176 - 200
201 and above
We want to maximize the amount of matches for the competitors,
get tournament experience, test your cardio, build team loyalty,
get comfortable with your teammates and instructors from the
other academies.
We look forward to seeing you at the tournament!
2/9/07
A Huge Thanks to Nakano-san & Kasahara-san!
Thanks to Mark Kurano for bringing his friends from Japan, one
of whom just happen to be a world class Judoka to the O2 Martial
Arts Academy last night. He taught some fundamental throws, but
he taught them the way he performs them at the world class level.
Due to this class alone, he helped to totally revamp most our
theories and practical aspects of our Judo and introduced the
elite level of Judo to the whole academy.
Shintaro Nakano is a member of the All Japan Judo Team, first
competing at 60kg and then moving up in weight to perform even
better at the 69kg division. I believe he is currently ranked
5th in Japan.
Takeyuki Kasahara also accompanied Nakano-san. Kasahara is sponsored
by Secon (a Japanese securities firm) and a Chuo University player.
He was a master of the uchimata and was catching everyone with
it, with total control. Everyone, especially me, appreciated
the soft landing due to his skill level performing this throw.
These guys were awesome to learn from and they took on all comers
in randori (sparring), often causing the whole academy to gasp,
then cheer all the while being thoroughly impressed.
2/8/07
Triple Congratulations!
Just last night at about 2 am, one of our best friends and the
God parents to my son, had their second baby girl. Congratulations
to Ian and Jocelyn Beltran! Ian teaches our Escrima (Filipino
Stickfighting) classes at our school, O2 Martial Arts Academy.
Mother and baby are doing well and resting at Queens Hospital.
I'm sure that big sister Sage is in for a rude awaking now that
she is not the only child in the house. heh heh.
Congratulations also to another one of our best friends and assistant
instructor Rex Barnum had a baby girl around a month ago. He
came back to class the other night and everyone is doing well.
Lastly, a huge promotion for us at O2 was our latest brown belt
was awarded to Brandon Bernardino who is Shane, Chris, and my
right hand man and has been ripping up the mats as usual. We
could not hold him back any longer. Relson came by to teach a
class on Tuesday night and awarded him his brown belt.
2/7/07
Relson at O2
Relson Gracie stopped by at O2 and taught a class to a packed
house of about 45 students. He taught the step up to his guard,
submissions, and some sweeps. Everyone loved it. We will try
to bring him back once every couple months so that our guys can
get a chance to learn from the man who taught us.
1/24/07
Kickboxing at O2 has Officially Begun!
We are excited to start boxing and kickboxing classes on Thursday,
February 1, 2007. We have none other than Kaleo Kwan as the head
instructor. Kaleo is a numerous boxing and kickboxing champion
as well as a successful MMA competitor. The classes will be from
6:30-8:00 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In order to have a better
time for the kickboxing class, we are pushing back our Tuesday
Jiu-Jitsu classes to 8:00-10:00 pm so that Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday will now all have consistent class times. If you
missed the two seminars that Kaleo gave, you missed out. The
payment for his classes will be like any other Jiu-Jitsu or Escrima
class and you can take any combination of the three classes so
the multiple class discount applies. He is a great instructor
and very personable. We have known him and have been friends
with him for years so we guarantee that you will thoroughly enjoy
his classes!
Check out the new schedule!
1/23/07
O2 and Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Team up for BBQ
We are having a picnic at the Beach for our school as well as
our brother school, Papakolea Fight Club. PFC is celebrating
their 2nd anniversary and we have not had a BBQ at the beach
for a while so we decided to combine the affair so that everyone
gets to meet each other from the different schools to bring the
schools closer together. I believe the spot is space 27 and it
is located on the Ewa end of the beach park on the mauka (mountain)
side of the park just as you make your first bend after entering
the park from the Ewa end entrance. It is a potluck so bring
something small and make sure you bring your family for a day
of fun at the beach. We will be playing volleyball, among other
things and just hanging out. Please try to make it because we
are sure that you will enjoy yourself!
Where: Ala Moana Beach Park, Lot 27
When: This Saturday, Jan 27
Time: 8:00 am to ?
What to bring: Potluck and your family! |