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.
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. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm Cost: $35 (Cash please) The seminar will be all no-gi.
Relson at O2 Tonight! Relson Gracie will be teaching class tonight so show up at 8:00 pm sharp! 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.
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.
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! 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!
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.
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!
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! 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!
O2MAA's Kaleo Kwan and PJ Dean to Fight on the EliteXC Card!
Women and Kids' Kickboxing Classes Start Sunday, May 4! The kickboxing classes will be held at O2 Martial Arts Academy! 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!
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! so we will try to possibly keep the registrations outside. O2 Martial Arts Academy 98-019 Kamehameha Hwy, #208A Aiea, Hawaii 96701 (Between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea, Above Goodwill)
O2MAA Day Classes Coming Soon! The day classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Friday from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. $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!
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. 68-603 Crozier Drive Continue to follow KAMEHAMEHA HWY. 0.8 mi
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. 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).
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!
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! 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 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!
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. 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.
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 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!
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.
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!
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!
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. 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.
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!
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! 381-9530 Mike's Cell/40434 Mike's Nextel Private ID 381-5959 Chris' cell 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. winning video producer and videographer Gye Nitta. (Hopefully Gye has been working on this!)
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. 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
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. 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.
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. "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."  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.  Kaleo Kwan and Mike Onzuka with the OHA Hawaiian Governance Hale group, yesterday. Lisa Asato photo. Source: Oha.org
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.
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.
No Class Monday! In observance of Labor Day, O2MAA will be closed. We will re-open on Tuesday!
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.
O2MAA and Relson Team World Championship Update! Mikey Bright of Kaneohe Team lost his first match by 2 points. 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.
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. 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.
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.
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. 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 2nd Place Makoa Dasilva (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Journey Enosara (Relson/Papakolea) 2nd Place Imehana Villas-Boas (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Blake Cramer (KG Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Noah Yap (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Sunnie Saffery (Relson/Papakolea) 2nd Place Blake Cramer (KG Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Forrest Elmer (New Life Martial Arts) 2nd Place Edward Ai (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Sam Warren (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Kobi Price-Bisera (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Rex Hazuka (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Paul Pestana (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Kainalu King (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Jacob Birch (New Life Martial Arts) Adult 2nd Place Brandon Finley (KG Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Austin Rapozo (Ka Mole) 2nd Place Luke Dumaran (Fight For Life) 2nd Place Sulu Kahele (Longman Kona) 2nd Place Aaron Moskua (Fight For Life) 2nd Place Gilberto Castro (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place August Zilisch (Fight For Life) 2nd Place Richard Agdeppa (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Andrew Francisco (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) Blue Belt 2nd Place Kevin Kennedy (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Regi Morales (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Sergio Lussich (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Colin Messer (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Brooks Navares (Gracie Kailua) 2nd Place Lars Chase (Relson/O2 Martial Arts Academy) 2nd Place Russel Morita (KG Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Kelly Kobayashi (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place J oel Bouhey (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Nancy Kapiko (Relson/Papakolea) Purple Belt 2nd Place Alfredo Vilas-Boas (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Chris Andrion (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Daniel Espinoza (Gracie Kailua) 2nd Place Kawika Ganancial (Maui Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Jonathan Moeller (Longman) 2nd Place Kaleo Lopez (Ka Mole) 2nd Place Ermin Fergerstrom (Brazilian Freestyle Jiu-Jitsu) 2nd Place Chris Nardi (Maui Jiu-Jitsu)
Dan Henderson Seminar at O2 Martial Arts Academy! Current Pride Lightweight & Middleweight Champion  (between Best Buy & Cutter Ford Aiea) (2nd floor above Small Engine Clinic) 98-019 Kamehameha Highway, #206A Aiea, Hawaii 96701
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.
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 Seminar Today! Jeff Glover - BJJ Champion, ADCC Competitor Today, Sunday, June 17, 2007 4:30 - 6:30 PM Cost: $35
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 Sunday, July 1, 2007 5:30 - 7:15 PM Cost: $30, need to pre-pay to save your spot. Limited to 30 (Details below) _____________________________________________________________________________ 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 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. 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) 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) 1987 Pan American Games - Indianapolis 1991 US Open 1988 Italian Open 1984 Czechoslovakian Open 1984 Belgian Open 1982 Dutch Open 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 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 4 - Time National Collegiate Champion 5 - Time Olympic Sports Festival Champion
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 date and venue had to be altered. Event organizers sincerely apologize for the added inconveniences and cost to some. Registration packets will be mailed to various schools and all details available and posted within the week.
Relson Gracie Academies In-School Tournament Results! Gi Results 1st Place: Maven Walker 2nd Place: Sunnie Saffrey 1st Place: John Hommel 2nd Place: Devin Lee 1st Place: Charnae Scott 2nd Place: Noah Cronin 1st Place: Seth Kapoi 2nd Place: Brandon Lopez Under 150 1st Place: Mathew Tapia 2nd Place: Jimenez Cortez 1st Place: Chris Templo 2nd Place: Joe Wigfall 1st Place: Ryan Matsuyama 2nd Place: Albert Napoleon 1st Place: Vince Higa 2nd Place: Noah Canter 151-175 lbs 1st Place: Xavier Seguiera 2nd Place: Travis Kashiwa 1st Place: Mika Johnson 2nd Place: Ryan Baqui No-Gi Results 1st Place: Sunnie Saffrey 2nd Place: Maven Walker 1st Place: Noah Cronin 2nd Place: Devin Lee Under 150 1st Place: Seth Rodenbaugh 2nd Place: Neil Dacanay 1st Place: John Tetsutani 2nd Place: Jensen Kona 1st Place: Ryan Mastsuyama 2nd Place: Chaz Gomes 1st Place: Robert Fisher 2nd Place: Noah Canter 1st Place: Xavier Seguiera 2nd Place: Scott Inatsuka 1st Place: Tyson Seto-Mook 2nd Place: Lars Chase
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. (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. 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.
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: - 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. 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). 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.
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.
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.
Congratulations to PJ!
Icon Sport Tickets for Sale!
Congratulations to O2MAA's Kickboxing Instructor Kaleo Kwan!
Chris Slavens will Guest Instruct for Kickboxing on Thurs!
In School Tournament is Coming Soon! 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
A Huge Thanks to Nakano-san & Kasahara-san!
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.
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.
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!
O2 and Team Papakolea Jiu-Jitsu Team up for BBQ Where: Ala Moana Beach Park, Lot 27 When: This Saturday, Jan 27 Time: 8:00 am to ? What to bring: Potluck and your family! Check out Onzuka.com as well for a wealth of information such as: News and Rumors (updated daily)  |