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Asian Open Championship (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu)
The Asian Championship is the largest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu tournament held in Asia by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. History The Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship has been held since 2006 with the first tournament taking place in Tokyo, Japan. In 2008, the championship moved to Bangkok, Thailand, its 2010 third edition was held in Amman, Jordan. The fourth edition was held on the 15th & 16 July 2012 in Doha, Qatar. As of 2013 forwards the championship is hosted annually in Tokyo Japan. For the 2017/2018 season it carried a weighting of 3 in the IBJJF tournament list. Asian Champions in Men's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight Asian Champions in Women's Brazilian Jiu Jitsu by Year and Weight See also * IBJJF * Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu weight classes * World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship * World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship * European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship * European IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship * Pan IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship * Pan IB ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Its 4.7 billion people constitute roughly 60% of the world's population. In general terms, Asia is bounded on the east by the Pacific Ocean, on the south by the Indian Ocean, and on the north by the Arctic Ocean. The border of Asia with Europe is a historical and cultural construct, as there is no clear physical and geographical separation between them. It is somewhat arbitrary and has moved since its first conception in classical antiquity. The division of Eurasia into two continents reflects East–West cultural, linguistic, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcos De Souza
Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portuguese footballer * Randa Markos, Iraqi-Canadian female mixed martial artist ;Nicknamed * Marcos Joaquim dos Santos (born 1975), Brazilian footballer known as ''Marcos'' * Marcos de Paula (born 1983), Brazilian footballer known as ''Marcos'' playing for ''A.C. ChievoVerona'' * Marcos Alonso Peña (born 1959), Spanish footballer known as ''Marcos'' ;Named * Marcos Ambrose, Australian racing driver currently competing in ''NASCAR'' * Marcos Baghdatis, Cypriot tennis player * Marcos Hernández (swimmer), Cuban freestyle swimmer * Marcos Pizzelli, Brazilian-Armenian footballer * Marcos (footballer, born 1973), Brazilian football goalkeeper * Marcos García Barreno, Spanish footballer * Marcos Mazzaron, Brazilian cyclist * Marcos Carneiro de Mendon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonathan Torres (Jiu Jitsu Practitioner)
Jonathan Torres, also known as "JT" Torres, is a Puerto Rican American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and submission grappler. He is known for a number of competitive accomplishments earned both prior to and following his promotion to black belt. Though having won numerous victories in gi competition, Torres has been particularly successful in no-gi events, earning multiple international championships. In March 2013, Torres left Team Lloyd Irvin Lloyd Irvin Jr. is a mixed martial arts (MMA) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt practitioner and coach. The founder of Team Lloyd Irvin, the first non-Brazilian team to take a world team title, he is the head coach to several champion grapplers ... and joined Atos Jiu-Jitsu. On November 22, 2014, Torres fought Rory MacDonald in a grappling match in Metamoris V. Giving up 40 pounds, the fight ended in a draw. References American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Living p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ominami Ryo
Ominami, Ōminami or Oominami (written: 大南) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Carlos Ominami, Chilean economist and politician *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese long-distance runner *, Japanese footballer See also *Marco Enríquez-Ominami Marco Antonio Enríquez-Ominami Gumucio (born 12 June 1973) is a Chilean- French, filmmaker, politician, and perennial candidate. From 2006 to 2010 he was a Socialist Party deputy in Chile's lower chamber. In 2009 he quit the party and ran for P ..., Chilean filmmaker and politician {{surname Japanese-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pablo Silva
Pablo Martin Silva (born 6 November 1984) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a forward for La Luz. Career In 2005, Silva signed for Uruguayan top flight side Rentistas, where he suffered a broken metatarsal. In 2008, he signed for Huracán Buceo in the Uruguayan lower leagues, but was owed money due to them going bankrupt, before joining Paraguayan lower league club Nikkei Bellmare. In 2013, he signed for Villa Española in the Uruguayan third division, before joining Argentine fourth division team Trinidad. Before the 2017 season, Silva signed for Comunicaciones in Guatemala. In 2017, he signed for Uruguayan top flight outfit Danubio, where he made 11 league appearances and scored 1 goal. Before the 2018 season, Silva returned to Villa Española Villa Española is a ''barrio'' (neighbourhood or district) of Montevideo. Location This barrio shares borders with Mercado Modelo to the west, Pérez Castellanos to the northwest, Ituzaingó to the north, Flor de Maroñ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kitade Takuya (born 1976), Japanese football player
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Kitade is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Nana Kitade (born 1987), Japanese singer-songwriter and musician * Naohiro Kitade (born 1973), Japanese football player *Takuya Kitade (born 1992), Japanese rugby union player *Tsutomu Kitade is a former Japanese football player. Playing career Kitade was born in Sapporo on September 18, 1976. After graduating from Dohto University, he joined the J1 League club Júbilo Iwata in 2001. However he did not play much, as the team had many ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Fowler
Michael Lee Fowler is an American martial artist who is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. In addition to a number of major competitive achievements, Fowler is notable for the speed at which he attained the rank and is, according to some sources, the 3rd fastest American on record to do so. He is head instructor at North Shore Jiu Jitsu Club in Haleiwa, Hawaii. Grappling career Although coming to the art with a background in high school wrestling, Fowler did not begin formal grappling training until after high school in 2001, moving to Maryland to enter into Lloyd Irvin’s advanced grappling program. Fowler’s meteoric grappling career began shortly thereafter, winning numerous private tournaments such as Grapplers Quest and achieving a Pan-American championship as a blue belt. Many championships were to follow, with career highlights of 5 American National Championships and an Asian Open Championship in the black belt division. He also teaches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karim Byron
Kareem (alternatively spelled Karim or Kerim) ( ar, کریم) is a common given name and surname of Arabic origin that means "generous", "noble", "honorable". It is also one of the Names of God in Islam in the Quran. Given name Karim * Karim Abdel Aziz, Egyptian actor * Karim Abdul-Jabbar (later known as Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar), American football player * Prince Karim Aga Khan, Imām of the Shia Imami Ismaili Muslims * Karim Ansarifard, Iranian football player * Karim Azizou, Moroccan footballer * Karim Bagheri, Iranian footballer * Karim Bangoura, Guinean diplomat * Karim Benounes, Algerian footballer * Karim Benzema, French footballer * Karim Boudiaf, Algerian-Qatari footballer * Karim Dahou, Moroccan footballer * Karim Djeballi, French footballer * Karim Haggui, Tunisian footballer * Karim Garcia, baseball player * Karim Gazzetta (1995–2022), Swiss footballer * Karim Haddad, Lebanese composer * Karim Keïta, Malian politician * Karim Kerkar, Algerian footballer * Karim Khan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Drysdale
Robert Lewis Drysdale (born October 5, 1981) is a Brazilian-American Brazilian jiu-jitsu 4th degree black belt under Léo Vieira, a retired mixed martial artist and an instructor at his own BJJ academy, "Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu". Having won multiple World Championships, he was referred to by ''Vice'' magazine as "America's jiu-jitsu superhero", regarded by ''BJJ Heroes'' as "the most accomplished American grappler of his generation" and as the best Submission Wrestler in the World by ''Gracie Magazine''.''Gracie Magazine'', Issue 130, p. 42 Drysdale remains the only American to have won the two most prestigious titles in all of jiu-jitsu including the IBJJF World Championship and the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship – Open Division ADCC, submitting Marcelo Garcia in just over two minutes. That same year he was regarded as the best Submission Wrestler in the World by Gracie Magazine. Early life Born in Utah, the United States to a Brazilian mother a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
