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If you are looking for a fun, physical sport to participate in, look no further than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ). It is a martial art that is great for learning some self-defence as well as to help you get fitter and stronger. So what exactly is BJJ? Check out some of these demos,which will show you what the martial art looks like.

I wish to say a big thank you to Coach Samuel Wee who promoted me to brown belt after a recent training session with him. After starting my training in Jiu Jitsu from the year 2001/02, reaching brown belt was beyond imagining. Heck, even getting to blue belt then was considered a major achievement (by my own standards)... I remember back in early 2000, there were no BJJ gyms to be found anywhere in Malaysia. We actually had to train in "garage gyms".... The first gym to officially teach Jiu-Jitsu was Ding's, with Sam as the coach (then a blue belt). That was around year 2002. Today there are so many great BJJ and MMA gyms that have come up, and I'm glad to have stuck around long enough to see the evolution and progress of the art here in Malaysia. Anyway I want to also give a special thanks to my fellow Coach Tirmizi "Mandeng" for all his encouragement and guidance thru the years at PJ Jiujitsu Club. Also a big thanks to my students (past and present) - you...

Some photos from the training session at PJ Jiujitsu Club  in Petaling Jaya on Thursday night. It was the final session for our team member from Indonesia who will be returning to his country this month.  We wish you all the best, Aulia! It was a pleasure to train and  share some mat time with you! Hope you continue your BJJ journey back in Jakarta, and keep in touch! Team Mongooze Aulia and Nigel Rumble! Rolling time

Congratulations to our PJ Jiujitsu Club member Vincent, who was promoted to blue belt during our training session last night. Coach Mandent doing the honours of promoting Vincent  to the next level Vincent has trained with our PJ Jits crew for several years and thoroughly deserved his belt promotion. Well done, buddy! Some of the members present during the promotion

Competition area PJ Jits at the Copa da Malasia BJJ Competition It's 2016! A couple of our members from PJ Jiujitsu Club decided to take part in the second edition of the Copa de Malasia BJJ competition. It would be their first attempt at competing against players from other clubs. The event was held at the Jaya Shopping Centre in Section 14 Petaling Jaya. A great venue for a jiu jitsu competition for sure! Indoors, air conditioning, lots of f & b outlets, ample parking.... The competition also had an international flavour with teams and competitors coming from all corners of the world - Vietnam, Cambodia, US, Japan, Singapore, Middle East, Philippines etc. Fights underway Rifhan had a match (under 64 kg white belt) in morning portion of the competition. He fought hard against his opponent from GFT but did not manage to win. He eventually lost by points. Vincent fared slightly better (over 65 kg white belt masters) and managed to win by submission in his first match agai...

First time we actually have a training session on the last day of the year! A couple of us showed up and we had a great training and rolling before calling the year 2015 to a close. Wishing all a great 2016!

Huge congrats to our PJ Jiujitsu Club team member Ian Khong who is now doing his tertiary studies in Dublin Ireland. He recently competed in his first BJJ tournament at the Dublin International Open and came out tops with a gold medal (white belt rooster division).  Ian submitted both his opponents in less than 1 minute (americana and ezekial choke), and also pulled off a a berimbolo from half guard top (taught by our Coach Mandeng)! Hope to hear more good news from this young man!