Kom BJJ trainen bij onze school in Den Haag, 7 dagen per week!
BJJ beginners lessen, ochtend BJJ training, wedstrijd / competitie training, BJJ drills training, BJJ open mat sessies, takedown les en uiteraard normale BJJ les.
Daarnaast zijn er ook de hele week door Grappling en MMA trainingen!
Yesterday some students were promoted to a higher rank.
Purple belt: Edwin, Jordy, Rodrigo and Dawid.
Blue belt: Federico and Sander
These guys really deserve it!
We went to the Rotterdam BJJ & Grappling Open with a big group, won a lot of medals and became best team at the tournament. Everybody fought well and as always some had bad luck, which is part of competing. Mateusz and Dennis managed to win both their BJJ as Grappling categories!
Start the new year in the best of ways by training BJJ & Grappling in Amsterdam, Den Haag or Rotterdam in 2019! Drop by at one our Team Agua schools for some good training. You are a beginner? We have lots of motivated beginners. You wanna compete? We’ve already started preparing for the upcoming tournament!
Between X-Mas and NYE there will be no regular classes. There will be some open mat session though.
TA Amsterdam
no class: Tue 25/12, Thu 27/12 & Tue 1/1
Open mat: Sat 29/12 @ 13.00 & Sun 30/12 @ 13.00
TA Rdam
no class: Tue 25/12 & Tue 1/1
Open Mat: Thu 27/12 @ 19.30, Fri 28/12 @ 19.00 & Sat @ 13.00
TA DH
no classes: between Mon 24/12 – Tue 1/1
Open Mat: Mon 24/12 @ 19.30
Other days on further notice in Whatsapp group due to maintenance work in academy
Check out this short impression video of our Team Agua gi’s.
A cool bjj gi being used by our members in Amsterdam, Den Haag and Rotterdam.
Marco Kwee & Max Geerts were promoted to black belt BJJ during the seminar from Vagner Boca from Brazil.
Both have been training over 10 years and really deserve it!
Besides the time and effort put in, they are still improving and really passionate about jiu jitsu.
Congrats!
Max; third from left.
Marco; 5th from left
We have our own Team Agua BJJ gi now. Check out the pics below. Available at our schools in Den Haag, Amsterdam and Rotterdam!
We’ve added an extra BJJ class to the schedule of our school in Amsterdam.
From now on we will train every Sunday 13.00-14.30.
So sleep in and then make your lazy Sunday usefull !!
During the month of August (2018) BJJ & Grappling training will be at the Schiedamse Vest 188, Rotterdam.
5 minutes from our regular location, next to the Witte de Withstraat.
Lots of medals for Team Agua at the Den Haag Open BJJ & Grappling.
We went with competitors from Den Haag, Rotterdam and Amsterdam. Every school got medals at different levels; from white till purple, from light to heavyweight, from BJJ to Grappling. Up to the next!
We will go to the annual tournament the Den Haag BJJ & Grappling Open with team members of all our branches;
Amsterdam, Den Haag & Rotterdam
For some of the guys this will be their first experience competing, for some their last time as a white belt!
For others this will be just another competition, but with the benefit of being closeby with more friends and family as spectator.
Pedro Elias came to our academy in Rotterdam fresh of his win at the Europeans BJJ held in Lisbon.
He showed us some nice variations and slick moves from closed guard. After which he smashed the guys in sparring!
This picture was taken after the Thursday night class. Mon-Wed-Friday were already packed, but with the new schedule of BJJ every night, Tuesday kinda lagged behind. Not anymore ! 🙂
Lots of medals for the team at the Rotterdam BJJ & Grappling Open!
Seth & Bas with their hardware.
Alwin gets another gold medal.
Li wins silver at the Rotterdam Grappling Open.
Ozcan faced these two giants and won gold.
Petr made his comeback and took the gold.
Seth, feeling hungry after the weight cut.
First tournament of the year is the Rotterdam BJJ & Grappling Open.
We will be present with team members from Rotterdam, Amsterdam and Den Haag.
Prepping has begun!
Check out our 3 videos from the BJJ class at our academy in Amsterdam.
The first one is an HD promo video where you can see how our training and team rolls.
Second is a short impression of the takedowns sparring, third was shot last month during during BJJ class on Tuesday.
Enjoy!
Happy New Year!! Our classes have started after a week lay off.
Come and train BJJ or Grappling at one of our schools in Amsterdam, Rotterdam or Den Haag !
The Amsterdam Open is an annual BJJ & Grappling tournament.
From our Den Haag BJJ & Grappling crew Steve won the silver medal in Amsterdam despite being sick the whole week!
Congrats
PERSONAL
Why did you start training BJJ and what’s your training background regarding BJJ, Grappling and other martial arts?
I do bjj since I was 14 years old, before this I did football. I started in the beginning of the bjj in my city/
I knew some guys who were training and they invited me to train with them. It was more no gi and vale tudo(old school MMA), so for a long time I did more no gi and vale tudo, I liked it very much now with gi and rules i love it!!
What kept you motivated during so many years?
Because I know that I don’t know everything and I never will, so there’s always something new.
What influence did BJJ and your experience on the mat have on your everyday life?
I think that if can face someone on the mat in front of so many people, you can do everything.
I always say to the students’ parents to put them to compete, they will learn how to control better themselves in a hard situations.
What are your activities besides Jiu Jitsu ?
In this moment all my time goes to teaching bjj and for to kids, but I still like to compete.
If I’m going to compete, I lift weights and run on big stairs close to my house.
What is your opinion about the different rules and federations? Do you prefer points or submission only?
Submission only is not popular in Brazil yet, so we have big influence of the ibjjf there, but what I hear about submission only rules, I prefere points, it seems fair.
Do you have favorite techniques and positions and why?
I don’t have a favorite because I have been teaching so much that I try to understand all games, to see what’s better for each student. I’m more a teacher than a fighter for since last 10 years.
How did you manage to handle the injuries? This can be very demotivating.
This is very demotivating, but most of the time they are our mistake. We don’t stop in the beginning of the injuries. What you can do is stop and take care of it. We have to respect our body and understand when we need to rest.
JIU JITSU
What is your vision on how jiu jitsu is developing (oldschool vs newschool)?
I think the new school is the old school improved, without old we would not have the new school, but some people for some reason, I don’t know why, closed their eyes for the new ways to train and fight. Bjj now is so much more fun with guys creating new ways to fight and new techniques.
Any tips for beginners? What should beginners focus on ?
They should learn how to stabilize a position, get good posture and keep focus on basics submission like triangle, omoplata, armlock. And it’s also very import to learn half guard.
Can you give us your view on fighting with or without the gi. Is one more important or do they simply complement each one?
I think both are nice,but i prefer training with the gi. i think it’s more technical, but I think no gi you really learn how to control de positions using your weight, I think with gi you get a faster mind, but sure no gi helps the gi game.
What were the most important revelations in terms of understanding the game and how did they improve your skills?
I think you really need to study the games to understand how it works. Even if you don’t like it you should train for some time. if you know how it works you’ll know how to defend and prevent it.
What is their favorite pre-/post training meal?
Sweet potato and tapioca (specific dish from the Northeast of Brazil)
Do you do any other things specifically to improve your performance in Jiu Jitsu, such as Yoga, Cardio training, Rope climbing?
I think you must have someone who really understands about a workout. you need to know how much you should do something. for me lifting weights is the best, I don’t like it but I had the best results with this.
COMPETITION
How is your training preparation for a tournament?
Now I’m 38, so I try not to train too much. i try to train smart; do more drills and specific training.
Why do most practitioners choose to not do tournaments after earning their black belt?
Because they think that they have to prove something when they are black, but they do not, they should try to keep improving, in other way some try to grow the own team and get more classes, so maybe to busy to prepare for competition.
Who are your role models in BJJ and Grappling?
Terere is the man who most influenced my jiu jitsu. I like different things from different guys, but for me the best is Rafael Mendes, I like cobrinha, Lo, frazzato, Galvão, lepri, Langhi there are many good guys that you learn so much from.
What are the most important things to make you a good fighter?
First is to be humble. Look for the guys that are better than you, listen to the coach and do a lot of drills.
Boca taught BJJ seminars at our school in Rotterdam. Amsterdam and Den Haag (The Hague)
Team Agua fighters went to compete at Nijmegen for the annual Dutch Open BJJ.
They brought home some hardware.
Robert with the bronze medal.
Martin with the silver medal.
Alwin with the gold medal
Last Friday Maxime Soucy MMA Fighter from Tristar gym in Canada showed us some very nice techniques @ Team Agua Den Haag.
Transitions during MMA class and during Grappling ‘modern’ heelhooks a la Danaher Death Squad, which his team is linked to.
Unfortunately he only stayed one day in Den Haag / The Hague
Keep on learning and improving!
Nice mixed group at tonight’s training in The Hague
It’s competition season, some of the guys are preparing for the Dutch Open BJJ and Amsterdam Open BJJ & Grappling.
There are also total beginners that just started their jiu jitsu journey. Well,… journey…some of them will stop in December.
It’s always hard to tell who will quit and who will persist. Time will tell…we just train hard, have fun and evolve !
We started two weeks ago with MMA class in our Rotterdam Centrum school, Josephstraat 10.
The guys were very excited and trained hard. So from now on, it will be every MMA every Friday.
We plan to add another day soon, if the attendance stays high enough.
Come and join the MMA class with Rotterdam’s finest 😛 !
The preparation has started for the Amsterdam Open BJJ & Grappling 2017 & the Dutch Open.
As always we will be present at these annual events.
Some of the older students of our academy have inspired the young guns to compete, so watch out! 🙂
Last weekend, 8 October, there was a Submission Only BJJ & Grappling tournament in Den Haag. For the first time, no points but only Submission was valued.
Our fighters came out.
From top to bottom.
Good performance guys! Next up is the Dutch Open BJJ and after that the Amsterdam Open BJJ & Grappling in November.
New season has begun and we will expend our class schedule.
In Den Haag starting this Friday there will be a MMA class taught by James Verschuur from 18.30-19.30.
For those who still have energy left; the Grappling class at 19.30-21.00 will continue as usual. You can rest in between the MMA and Grappling class and enter when you are good to go!
Also don’t forget the Thursday 7:30 AM class !!
Our BJJ & Grappling school in Den Haag has added an extra class and training day to the schedule. Igor Braniste, BJJ brown belt, teaches on Thursday morning at 7:30. Gi or No gi.
Start the day training jiu jitsu. Take a shower and head off straight to work or school.
You can shower at the academy. If you have to leave earlier, because of your schedule, this is no problem at all. At all of our classes you can come and leave whenever you like, the open mat and regular night classes included.
The annual Rotterdam BJJ & Grappling Open was held this month.
It was a tough tournament with mostly Dutch competitors, but also some people coming from Germany, France, Finland, Belgium and Ireland to compete.
At the Rotterdam BJJ Open we harvested 3 silver medals;
Daniel, who trains in Den Haag, got the silver at White Belt -70kg, in what was only his second tournament.
Amu, from our Rotterdam school, won a silver medal at his first BJJ tournament ever.
Ozcan, from our Den Haag BJJ academy, managed to get silver at his debut as purple belt.
Kelly has been on lately! After winning silver at the BJJ Europeans in Lisbon, now the golds are coming in.
She won the ADCC grappling tournament in Amsterdam.
And last weekend she won gold at the Rotterdam Grappling Open.
Congrats Kelly!
Our competitors went to Rotterdam to compete at the BJJ Open. We managed to get the title of best team.
From the Den Haag Team Agua branch Nick and Ozcan medalled.
Nick Pavlov won at Gold at heavyweight and Ozcan bronze at medium-heavy, both in the blue belt division.
Congrats!
Eelco competed in the heavyweight division of the Dutch Grappling championship and submitted 4 opponents to get the gold!
Way to go champ!
The day started off with the Den Haag BJJ Open;
Silver White belt -70kg Jordy Spitters
Silver White belt -82.3kg Bence Marjan
Silver Blue belt -82.3kg Daniel Franken
Gold Blue belt -88.3kg Ozcan Diler
Followed up by the Den Haag Grappling Tournament;
Gold Beginner -67kg Jordy Spitters
Silver Beginner – 73kg Nigel Vrede
Gold Beginner -79kg Airton Rodrigues da Silva
Ltr: Nigel, Bence, Jordy
Top: Daniel / Left: Ozcan / Right: Airton with teacher James
Amir Sheikhosseini a strong grappler with a judo and wrestling background, represented Team agua (BJJ Amsterdam) in the biggest grappling competition in Holland. The gold medal was close, but a small mistake made him end up with the bronze. Amir helps us out with wrestling and judo takedowns during the BJJ and Grappling classes. Congrats!
The competitors from Team Agua in Den Haag, Rotterdam and Amsterdam are preparing for the Den Haag BJJ Open and the Den Haag Grappling Tournament 2016. The competition starts with BJJ in the morning/afternoon and will be followed up by Grappling in the afternoon/evening and attracts a good number of schools and competitors from the BJJ scene as well as the Grappling/MMA scene.
Sparring at the BJJ class in Amsterdam 02/02/2016
Kelly Kilarciyan went to Lisbon together with Simeon Rutges to compete at the annual European Championships.
This edition was the largest BJJ competition ever with more than 3500 competitors.
Such a strong tournament and such a great result, she made us proud!
Start training BJJ in 2016 at one of our schools in Amsterdam, Den Haag or Rotterdam !
Eight reasons to train BJJ in 2016;
1- Great workout
2- Learn to defend yourself
3- Have fun
4- Learn something new
5- Meet new people
6- Spar hard with a low risk of injury
7- Build confidence
8- Relieve stress
The first BJJ tournament ever to be held in Rotterdam. We won the title for best team.
A lot of medals for competitors from our team;
Results BJJ Challenge 2015
Women White -60kg
1. Evelyn Hu (Team Agua)
White -64kg
2. Jordy Spitters (Ruthless/Team Agua)
White -70kg
1. Nicha Zwarenstein (Team Agua)
Blue -82.3kg
1. Petr Kashuba (Team Agua)
Blue -88.3kg
3.Ozcan Diler (Team Agua)
Purple -80kg
2. Mylan May (Team Agua)
Check out this cool promo video of our team!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34AVkE-2TT8&feature=em-share_video_user
We were present at this Grappling tournament with a small group of competitors from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Haarlem and managed to win the ‘Best Team’ title! Next up are the BJJ Dutch Open and the NK Grappling on October 10th.
We have opened a new school in Rotterdam South. A new sports facility with free parking spots and walking distance from metro station ‘Zuidplein’.
Kenan Bajramovic, a black belt with over 10 years of experience in BJJ & Grappling, teaches every Monday and Wednesday. Besides this, he will also continue to teach the Tuesday Grappling class at our center location. With these extra classes you can now train BJJ & Grappling 5 days a week with us in Rotterdam.
Rotterdam South: Monday & Wednesday
Rotterdam Center: Tuesday, Thursday & Saturday
The picture below was taken during the first class at the new academy.
Interview Augusto Ferrari – 22 May 2015
PERSONAL
Why did you start training BJJ and what’s your training background regarding BJJ, Grappling and other martial arts?
I started training Jiu Jitsu when I was 14 years old because I was a little fat and I had long hair so people sometimes confused me for a girl. I was sad with that so I shaved my hair off and I started training Jiu Jitsu like a mad-man. I was already doing Judo but I fell in love with Jiu Jitsu.
What are your main titles and which are you most proud of?
Brazilian champion and ADCC trials champ.
What kept you motivated during so many years?
My competition is against myself, it is not against any other athlete or person. I want to prove to myself all the time that I can stop or go back to training and competing anytime I wish no matter how hard it is.
What influence did BJJ and your experience on the mat have on your everyday life?
Jiu Jitsu made me more responsible and taught me not to leave everyday problems to be solved later. I do everything right away and I don’t give up on my projects. I go all the way, until I make my dreams come true.
What are your activities besides Jiu Jitsu ?
Cross fit, Fitness and running.
What is your opinion about the different rules and federations?
I only recognize as federation the CBJJ/IBJJF/FPJJ, the rest I don’t know and don’t want to be a part of. Every year they take more rules from Jiu Jitsu, opening more space for power and less space for techniques. Sports Jiu Jitsu is becoming a very robotic Jiu Jitsu.
Do you prefer points or submission only?
I like both, but I seek to make points first, control and then try to submit.
Do you have favorite techniques and positions and why?
I do but I get bored with them easily, I always change. I like to create, sometimes I would like to use the same position all the time maybe that would help me in competition. Use few moves but do them very well.
How did you manage to handle the injuries?
I am religious and I have learned to value the soul than the body. That is why when the body breaks we have to maintain a strong mind, fix the broken body and fight. We cannot let our minds be broken.
JIU JITSU
What is your vision on how jiu jitsu is developing (oldschool vs newschool)?
To me Jiu Jitsu has changed a lot. Like I said before, today we have a robotic Jiu Jitsu or in other words, everybody wants to use the same popular positions. We have a repetitive Jiu Jitsu where everyone practices the same positions. Before it used to be pressure Jiu Jitsu and today we have a jumping around Jiu Jitsu, but I respect the changes and I try to adapt myself and my game to the two styles.
Can you give us your view on fighting with or without the gi. Is one more important or do they simply complement each other?
I like both styles very much and I think they complement each other. But I believe that no gi favors athletes who are less technical and who use more strength.
What were the most important revelations in terms of understanding the game and how did they improve your skills?
I think training without gi helps to gain more reflexes and cardio because there is more movement involved and is more slippery. I like to train without the gi when my fingers hurt. Then I can continue training while resting my grips.
What is their favorite pre-/post training meal?
Since I train in the morning at 11AM I put a lot of carbs into my breakfast;
Whole wheat bread, sweet potato, jelly, bananas, black coffee, BCCA and glutamine.
When need carbs before the training and more protein after training. After training I eat meat, eggs, fish, fruits and fruit juices and less pasta after class. Ahh, and I believe a lot in black coffee before training…pure and strong hehe!
Do you do any other things specifically to improve your performance in Jiu Jitsu, such as Yoga, Cardio training, Rope climbing etc?
I think firstly you should train Jiu Jitsu at least once a day before thinking about any other kind of training. I always advise weightlifting and running. Crossfit is very advanced and a lot of people get injured because they start training crossfit before tey know how to lift properly.
COMPETITION
How is your training preparation for a tournament?
My training is almost always the same. I roll for one hour every day, lift weights and run.
Why do most practitioners choose to not do tournaments after earning their black belt?
Maybe because they lose focus? Or they chill out? They are satisfied being a black belt? I don’t know, but to me you either are a competitor or you aren’t. If you are a competitor you never stop. You can compete less, but you’ll always try because it’s in your blood.
Who are your role models in BJJ and Grappling?
Those have always been my training partners, sometimes there’s no need to be famous. Just be the one putting effort and help every day!
What are the most important things to make you a good fighter?
To be the same person on and off the mat.
Respect the students and teachers. Value your family, dedicate yourself, know how to lose as well and do everything with a lot of love.
James Verschuur has been a black belt for some time now, keeps on evolving and is quite busy teaching in Den Haag.
Check out the interview below for some of his thoughts.
PERSONAL
Why did you start training BJJ and what’s your training background regarding BJJ, Grappling and other martial arts?
I started BJJ because of my older brother (Aron Verschuur, Gracie Barra black belt) He used to show me armbars and leg locks. My background is Karate (Kyokushin) and I also did cross train with Judo and still whenever I can go to a judo class.
What kept you motivated during so many years?
I think motivation is just a tool to reach whatever goal you want to achieve within BJJ.
My goal was to become better and to help others.
What influence did BJJ and your experience on the mat have on your everyday life?
Well it helped me in many ways but to mention the most important one to me I would have to say the importance of balance/ equilibrium.
What are your activities besides Jiu Jitsu ?
I like playing the drums, and listening to music.
What is your opinion about the different rules and federations? Do you prefer points or submission only?
I think both have their places. You have to train for both so it could keep things fun.
As a competitor, I think the rules should not matter as long as your training.
Do you have favorite techniques and positions and why?
I like passing and chaining positions ( pass, side, back-take). Reason I like passing is because I am stocky and some what heavy so it works good for me and the reason I like chaining positions is because it builds good timing and accuracy.
How did you manage to handle the injuries? This can be very demotivating.
After a lot of trial and error treating my injuries, because I went to train even after I was warned not to do so, I think the best is to sit it out and listen to your doctors/therapists. Listening is a key part of learning!!!!!!
JIU JITSU
What is your vision on how jiu jitsu is developing (oldschool vs newschool)?
BJJ is developing very fast and never gets boring!!!! I don’t have a preference in between oldschool and newschool I like mixing techniques as long as they work.
Any tips for beginners? What should beginners focus on ?
I think as a beginner you should work on balance and movement and what you don’t understand you try to break(grips)
Can you give us your view on fighting with or without the gi. Is one more important or do they simply complement each other?
I love training with the gi but I think training with and without the gi can really help you understand some aspects of jiu jitsu for example training no gi will help you with when to grip and when to just put pressure with your hand
What were the most important revelations in terms of understanding the game and how did they improve your skills?
When I understood the principle of weight distribution.
What is your favorite pre-/post training meal?
Pre training meal always a banana and post training Re-Con by MusclePharm.
Do you do any other things specifically to improve your performance in Jiu Jitsu, such as Yoga, Cardio training, Rope climbing etc?
I do some specific strength and conditioning trainings but mostly a lot of drilling and sparring.
COMPETITION
How is your training preparation for a tournament?
I haven’t been competing but if so, I would drill and roll a lot.
Why do most practitioners choose to not do tournaments after earning their black belt?
I would not know the reasons of others might be but I want to compete for sure in the near future
Who are your role models in BJJ and Grappling?
Ronaldo Jacare Souza, Leo & Ricardinho Vieira,Marcelo Garcia, Augusto Ferrari, Rodolfo Vieira, Leandro Lo and Master Barbosa.
What are the most important things to make you a good fighter?
Be smart and think outside the box.
Here’s an interview with Maurico Cristo an upcoming BJJ champ, who will teach a seminar tonight in Amsterdam!
PERSONAL
Why did you start training BJJ and what’s your training background regarding BJJ, Grappling and other martial arts?
I started because a friend of mine invited me to do 1 class just to try, I liked it right away. I`m currently training in Abu Dhabi where I live and teach I have many partners who help me a lot to get in shape for the competition and my professor Cicero Costha who motivates me mentally all the time,I training grappling twice a week and thats all.
What are your main titles and which are you most proud of?
I`m World Champion Brown and Black Belt by CBJJE in Sao Paulo Brazil third place at the Europeans Open Weight and Super Heavy champion of the Munich Open IBJJF and European No Gi Champion IBJJF. I`m proud of all my titles. My biggest dream is to become World Champion by IBJJF.
What kept you motivated during so many years?
My motivation is to try to be the best in every training, not better than my partners but better than I was yesterday not only in jiu jitsu but as a person as well
What influence did BJJ and your experience on the mat have on your everyday life?
Jiu Jitsu changed my life completely; the way I treat people, my education and personality how I conduce my life it’s all because of jiujitsu.
What are your activities besides Jiu Jitsu ?
I like to play video game (UFC), and I love to spend time with my dog, wife and my friends.
What is your opinion about the different rules and federations? Do you prefer points or submission only?
The rules change every year which is good because they are trying to make the sport better, but about the federations I think they should think more about the athletes. Which are the guys who give the show. The UAE federation (Abu Dhabi Pro) they give prize money in every competition and this motivate the competitors, I prefer points and submission but when you play against top level guys points makes the difference.
Do you have favorite techniques and positions and why?
I’m a bit flexible so I like to play spider guard and x-guard a lot since I`m purple belt I think because of my partners trainers like Leandro Lo, Paulo Miyao, Yago,Augusto Ferrari and many other good guys.
How did you manage to handle the injuries? This can be very demotivating.
Injuries happen a lot but I never had a serious one only normal so for me is difficult to talk about that.
JIU JITSU
What is your vision on how jiu jitsu is developing (oldschool vs newschool)?
I`m from the new generation I have only 8 years of jiujitsu so I love the new school but my professor is old school so if you combine both is perfect.
Any tips for beginners? What should beginners focus on ? i think they should focus on basic positions and try to do a lot of competition and keep your ego outside of the mat. Thats my advice.
Can you give us your view on fighting with or without the gi. Is one more important or do they simply complement each other? For me GI is much more technical than NO GI but definitely they complement each other.
What were the most important revelations in terms of understanding the game and how did they improve your skills? I think the first thing that you have to understand is which game you have or which one you like to play from there you start to work on the techniques but basically the most important revelation that I have is try to understand your jiu jitsu try to find the mistakes in every training and then you will improve your skills.
What is their favorite pre-/post training meal?
Pre training I like something light as a fruit or a shake. Post training food that was lots of carbs like pasta or if on the diet rice with salad.
Do you do any other things specifically to improve your performance in Jiu Jitsu, such as Yoga, Cardio training, Rope climbing etc? I do only jiu jitsu. I drill a lot, that’s my cardio and I do a lot of rolls. Specially when I`m tired in the end of the training and to improve even more my cardio I like to drill in the beginning of the class and in the end to get exhausted.
COMPETITION
How is your training preparation for a tournament? I train every day twice a day; one training I do drills and specific sparring and the second training drills and sparring. I train around 4-5 hours per day.
Why do most practitioners choose to not do tournaments after earning their black belt? I think because of the level is very high and sometimes you get demotivating or some guys are injury it depends on what your goal is. You know, sometimes the guys he just want to be a black belt a good professor, the best professor is not the best competitor and the best competitor is not always the best professor so it depends on your goal.
Who are your role models in BJJ and Grappling?
Leandro Lo, Romulo Barral and Marcelo Garcia these are the guys that inspire me
What are the most important things to make you a good fighter? Be humble, no ego, keep the focus and train really hard.
Yasmin Sewgobind, who has been training with us in Amsterdam for over 10 years, will head to Abu Dhabi to spread the art of BJJ.
Below you find a pic taken after her last class before travelling. Good vibes!
Kelly Kilarcyan and Chango Eersel flew from Amsterdam to Lisbon to compete at the annual Europeans Open BJJ. This was the biggest BJJ competition ever with almost 3500 competitors! Their preparation paid off they flew back to Amsterdam with 3 medals: gold, silver and bronze.
Kelly fought at blue belt and had three fights winning one by submission,, one by points and one by advantage.
Eventhough Chango came home with two medals, the outcome could ‘ve been even better. In his weight and open he lost on referee’s decision after a tied figth (0-0). Nonetheless, silver in his weight and bronze in the open, being the only lightweight there!
Flavio Silva, originally from Sao Paulo, has been a BJJ brown belt for a very long time and it was about time he got upgraded to black belt. Flavio is an assistant instructor who can be found sharing his knowledge on the mats at our schools in Amsterdam on Tuesday, Rotterdam on Thursday + Saturday and Den Haag on Monday. He is known for his lasso guard and his kimura finishes.
Competing for a ticket to go to Abu Dhabi to fight in the World championships, Jesmine lost her fight in the finals by a referee warning in the last 20 seconds while ahead on points. No ticket, still silver though. Chango got 1st in his weight class and third in the Open. Our white belts beat several blue belts resulting in gold for Robert Wijtsma and bronze for Falko Evers.
Jesmine Latrach from Team Agua BJJ Amsterdam brings back gold from Belgium.
Competitors from our academies of Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Haag went to the Holland BJJ Open.
They did great winning lots of medals, resulting in the best team title!
Team Agua competitors went to the Holland Grappling Open in Den Haag (Rijswijk). We won several medals. Patrick Asscher who trains with us in Amsterdam, was one of the stand outs winning gold in the Advanced division.
Andy Siebert got third place at the Europeans BJJ. Andy teaches the Saturday BJJ class of our team in Amsterdam.
After the Europeans of BJJ at the end of January, this will be our next goal; Holland Grappling Open !
2013 is done and it has been a very good year for our team.
2014 is ahead and we invite you to come train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Grappling or MMA at one of our schools in Amsterdam, Den Haag or Rotterdam.
Last Saterday Team Agua went to compeet at the anual Dutch Open. A BJJ tournament in Oss. Read More
Team Agua became best team at the annual Rotterdam Grappling Tournament. Read More
Team Agua went with a small group of fighters to the Antwerp Open BJJ. Read More
Team Agua became best team at White Belts Only BJJ, where all of Holland’s best white belts meet to compete. Read More
Farid, Jasper, Marco, Richard, Ronald and Maurits went on a trainingtrip to Ze Marcelo in London. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk taugth a BJJ seminar to the UCT organization in Amsterdam. Read More
Team Agua became the best team at the annual Amsterdam Grappling Tournament. Read More
Team Agua went with 5 competitors to the Europeans: Arda, Patrick, Clif, Youri and Chango. Read More
It was time to graduate a part of the BJJ students again at our schools in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Haag. Besides the normal graduation we also promoted 3 of over Team Agua BJJ kids to yellow belt! Read More
Henk Heneweer the teacher at Team Kaishin/Team Agua Almere got promoted to brown belt. Read More
A lot of medals and a good average of medals per fighter made the Dutch Open a success for Team Agua Read More
Team Agua won the trophy for best team again at the Amsterdam Open BJJ 2011 Read More
Youri Ballast, Chango Eersel and Clifford Edwards went to the West-German Open BJJ Read More
Team Agua got together their group of grapplers from Den Haag, Rotterdam and Amsterdam to compete at the Den Haag Grappling Tournament 2011 Read More
Clifford Edwards spent several months in Brazil training with Cicero Costa and Augusto Ferrari Read More
Remco van Baardewijk ging naar Friesland om een BJJ seminar te geven op de UCT school in Drachten. Read More
Veel leerlingen van Team Agua behaalden een hogere band in het BJJ. Read More
Vier van onze witte banden uit Rotterdam en Den Haag deden mee aan de Kime Open BJJ en wonnen allen een medaille. Read More
Team Agua won de titel van beste team op het Amsterdam Grappling Tournament.
Team Agua ging met 3 deelnemers naar Belgie om mee te doen aan de Limburg Open BJJ. Read More
Henk Heneweer, de leraar van Team Agua Almere/Kaishin ging naar Engeland om mee te doen aan de Brittish Open… Read More
Team Agua ging met een groep BJJ’ers van onze scholen uit Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag en Almere naar de Holland Gi Challenge 2011. Read More
Clifford Edwards traint BJJ bij onze scholen in Rotterdam en Den Haag en ging naar Engeland om mee te doen aan de Abu Dhabi Trials. Read More
Op 20 maart werd het jaarlijkse BJJ toernooi ‘White Belts Only’ gehouden in Amsterdam. Read More
Vagner ‘ Boca’ Guimaraes (zwarte band BJJ onder Fernando Terere) heeft enkele BJJ, Grappling en MMA seminars gegeven bij onze scholen in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam en Almere. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk went to the north of Holland to teach a BJJ seminar at a UCT school in Drachten. Read More
A lot of students from Team Agua got promoted to the a higher rank after the hard training. Read More
Zomerrooster:
Maandag: 19.30-21.30 BJJ Woensdag: 19.00–20.30 BJJ
Woensdag: 20.30–22.00 MMA Vrijdag: 19.30-21.30 BJJ
Zomerlocatie:
Van maandag 4 juli t/m vrijdag 22 juli (3 weken)
Sporthal Oranjeplein, Slicherstraat 11, 2515 GE Den Haag
Van maandag 25 juli t/m vrijdag 12 augustus (3 weken)
Sporthal Transvaal, Colensostraat 2, 2572 NR Den Haag
Maandag: 15 augustus terug op onze vaste locatie Van Vredenburchweg 75
Four of our white belts went to compete at the Kime Open BJJ, they all won medals. Read More
Team Agua won the best team title at the Amsterdam Grappling Tournament.
Team Agua went with 3 competitors to Belgium to compete at the Limburg Open BJJ. Read More
Henk Heneweer teacher at Team Agua Almere/Kaishin went to the UK to compete at the Brittish Open. Read More
Team Agua competed with a group of BJJ competitors from our schools in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Den Haag and Almere @ the Holland Gi Challenge 2011. Read More
Clifford Edwards who trains BJJ in our schools in Den Haag and Rotterdam went to the UK to compete at the Abu Dhabi Trials. Read More
On the 20th of March the anual event White Belts Only was held in Amsterdam. Read More
Vagner ‘ Boca’ Guimaraes (black belt under Fernando Terere) spent some days with our team in Holland teaching BJJ, Grappling and MMA seminars at our schools in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam and Almere. Read More
Augusto Ferrari, Braziliaans kampioen, kwam langs bij ons om BJJ seminars te geven. Read More
Team Agua deed mee aan het Rotterdam Grappling Tournament met een groep van onze Grappling scholen uit Amsterdam, Rotterdam en Den Haag. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk ging naar Groningen om een grappling seminar te geven bij sportschool Aihaito. Read More
Team Agua ging met een groep BJJ leden van onze school uit Amsterdam en Den Haag naar Portugal om mee te doen met het EK BJJ.
Marco de Keizer traint BJJ en Grappling bij onze school in Den Haag en ontving zijn paarse band van Ze Marcelo na jaren hard trainen. Read More
Augusto Ferrari, Brazilian National champion, came by to teach some seminars. Read More
Team Agua competed at the Rotterdam Grappling Tournament with a group of our Grappling schools from Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Den Haag. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk went to Groningen to teach a seminar at Aihato school. Read More
Team Agua went with a group of fighters from our BJJ schools in Amsterdam and Den Haag to Portugal to compete at the Europeans. Read More
Marco de Keizer, BJJ and Grappling student at our Den Haag school, received his purple belt from Ze Marcelo after years of hard training. Read More
Vanaf heden hebben we extra lessen in ons rooster:
This year we add extra classes to our schedule:
Team Agua wenst jullie een gelukkig 2011 Read More
Team Agua wishes you a happy 2011 Read More
Naast de BJJ graduatie in Amsterdam werden er ook nieuwe BJJ verdiend in Den Haag. Read More
Bij de graduatie aan het einde van het jaar kregen flink wat leerlingen een hogere band in het BJJ bij Team Agua Amsterdam. Read More
Marcus Vinicius gaf een BJJ seminar bij ons in Den Haag. Read More
Team Agua won de beker van beste team op de Amsterdam Open BJJ 2010! Read More
Abmar Barbosa, opkomende BJJ ster die alle grote IBJJF toernooien rond de wereld aan het winnen is, Read More
Team Agua won veel medailles en werd beste team op het Den Haag Grappling Tournament. Read More
Augusto Ferrari was terug in Nederland voor wat lessen en seminars. Read More
Chris Arends, die al vanaf het begin bij Team Agua in Den Haag traint, ontving z’n bruine band BJJ op z’n laatste training in Nederland. Read More
Team Agua ging met een klein groepje naar de Brabant Open BJJ 2010 met goede resultaten, Read More
Besides the BJJ graduation in Amsterdam, there was also a graduation in Den Haag. Read More
End of the year and a lot of student got their new BJJ belts at Team Agua Amsterdam. Read More
Marcus Vinicius taught a BJJ seminar with our team in Den Haag. Read More
Team Agua won the trophy for best team at the Amsterdam Open BJJ 2010! Read More
Abmar Barbosa, upcoming BJJ star who has been winning IBJJF tournaments all around the world, Read More
Team Agua won a lot of medals and became best team at the Den Haag Grappling Tournament. Read More
Augusto Ferrari was back in Holland for some classes and seminars with us. Read More
Chris Arends, long time member of Team Agua received his brown belt during his last training in Holland.
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Team Agua went with a small group of competitors to compete at the Brabant Open BJJ 2010, Read More
Michelle Matta, de eerste vrouwelijke zwarte band BJJ van Jacare (team Alliance ,wereldkampioen BJJ) Read More
Team Agua won net als vorig jaar de beker van beste team op de Holland Gi Challenge. Read More
Michelle Niccolini, wereld kampioene bij de zwarte banden in haar gewicht en in de open klasse, Read More
Clifford ‘Pateta’ Edwards ging naar Portugal om mee te doen aan het EK Braziliaans Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) Read More
Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Nascimento is een zwarte band BJJ onder Barbosa en bronze medaille winnaar op de World Cup. Read More
Het nieuwe jaar is weer begonnen en daarmee het voorbereiden op de nieuwe targets. Read More
Team Agua wenst jullie een gelukkig 2010. Read More
Om 2009 af te sluiten ging Team Agua uit eten in een wokrestaurant. Read More
Team Agua promoveerde 2 leerlingen naar een hogere graad in het BJJ eind 2009. Read More
Quentin Haberham, Clifford Edwards en Job Worms gingen naar Brussel om mee te doen aan een -21 jaar toernooi. Read More
Cadu Francis, world no gi champion, gaf twee BJJ seminars bij Team Agua. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk gaf een BJJ seminar bij de Kaishin school (Team Agua) Read More
Team Agua ging met een groot team BJJ’ers van Den Haag, Almere, Amsterdam en Rotterdam naar de Dutch Open. Read More
Het officieuze EK van de CBJJE werd gehouden in Zwitserland. Read More
Team Agua won weer de prijs voor beste team op de Amsterdam Open 2009! Read More
Barbosa was in Nederland om wat lessen te geven bij Team Agua. Read More
De Ooievaarspas is een fonds van de stad Den Haag om kinderen, Read More
Francis, Keng, Lee Lei, Remco, Tayron, Cliff en Alex BJJ’ers uit Den Haag, Amsterdam, Rotterdam en Ede gingen Read More
Leden die BJJ en Grappling trainen bij Team Agua in Den Haag, Rotterdam, Amsterdam en Almere (Kaishin) reisden naar Denemarken Read More
Marc Stappers, blauwe band BJJ en zwarte band judo, die bij Team Agua in Amsterdam BJJ en Grappling traint, Read More
Team Agua deed met BJJ’ers uit Den Haag, Rotterdam, Amsterdam en Almere mee aan de Brabant Open. Read More
Augusto Ferrari gaf een BJJ seminar in Den Haag en gradueerde 2 leerlingen tot blauwe band. Read More
Thijs Heutinck, die MMA, BJJ en Grappling traint bij ons in Den Haag. Read More
Team Agua ging met leden die BJJ trainen in Amsterdam, Den Haag, Rotterdam en Almere naar Belgie, Read More
Benno Westra, eigenaar van de UCT school, nodigde Remco van Baardewijk uit voor een seminar Read More
Donderdag 16 april gaf Ze Marcelo een BJJ seminar bij onze school in Den Haag. Read More
Mike Ybarra is een BJJ beoefenaar uit Virginia, VS Read More
Team Agua is begonnen met BJJ lessen te geven in het centrum van Rotterdam Read More
Team Agua deed mee aan de European Trials voor Abu Dhabi en won zwaar begeerde medailles. Read More
Team Agua deed mee aan het NK Grappling in Ede met een kleine groep van 7 en won 5 medailles. Read More
Dudu (Eduardo Nascimento) verbleef enkele dagen bij ons team Read More
Boca promoveerde 2 leerlingen die BJJ, MMA en Grappling trainen in Amsterdam tot paarse band BJJ Read More
Team Agua geeft BJJ lessen op de woensdagavond bij de beroemde judoschool Kenamju. Read More
De kids van Team Agua, getraind door Henk Heneweer Read More
De Holland Gi Challenge is het grootste BJJ toernooi in Nederland en had 230 deelnemers uit landen als Read More
Team Agua Amsterdam hield een seminar met Marcus Vinicius, 4e dan black belt van de Beverly Hills JJ Club. Read More
Rene Hoekstra (Vulkan gi), die in Ede BJJ traint bij Team Agua, ging naar Portugal om mee te doen aan het EK. Read More
Team Agua is begonnen zich voor te bereiden voor de Holland Gi Challenge 2009 Read More
Team Agua wenst jullie allen een gelukkig 2009 toe. Read More
Thijs Heutinck, traint BJJ en Grappling bij Team Agua in Den Haag. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk, BJJ en Grappling leraar van Team Agua in Den Haag en Amsterdam Read More
Augusto Ferrari, leerling en zwarte band van Barbosa, gradueerde Read More
12 Team Agua deelnemers, 11 medailles! Read More
Hij zou eigenlijk MMA vechten, maar zijn tegenstander zei op het laatste moment af. Read More
Team Agua wint de beker voor beste team @ Amsterdam Open BJJ 2008! Read More
Boca, zwarte band onder Fernando Terere, was terug in Holland Read More
Drie kids van kids van Team Agua/Kaishin in Almere ontvingen hun gele band BJJ. Read More
Marco Barbosa, onze hoofdleraar en veelvoudig wereldkampioen verbleef enkele dagen bij ons Read More
Fariq Ishaak, die BJJ en MMA traint in Den Haag, reisde naar Hong Kong en trainde daar ook. Read More
Team Agua is hard aan het trainen ter voorbereiding Read More
Op 17 juli vocht Jessie, leraar MMA en Grappling van Team Agua Read More
Ze Marcelo gaf een BJJ seminar bij onze school in Den Haag. Read More
Henk Heneweer traint BJJ in Amsterdam en geeft les in Almere, Read More
Jessie Gibbs, die MMA en Grappling lesgeeft in Den Haag, won de open klasse advanced Read More
Remco van Baardewijk geeft een seminar in Baarn bij sportschool Budofit. Read More
Jessie Gibbs die MMA en Grappling lesgeeft in Den Haag, vocht in M1 Gran Canaria. Read More
Marc Stappers, blauwe band van Team Agua Read More
Team Agua werd beste team op de Zona No Gi Cup 2008. Read More
Team Agua ging met een groepje vechters Read More
Stephen Kastoryano, Peter Tuinfort en Chango die BJJ en Grappling trainen in Amsterdam Read More
Jessie Gibbs, leraar MMA in Den Haag, is naar Aruba gegaan voor vakantie en Read More
Zondag 20 april was de Zona No Gi Cup te Amsterdam. Team Agua scoorde de meeste punten en Read More
Team Agua is veel Grappling aan het trainen in Amsterdam Read More
Bernardo Pitel, wereld- en Braziliaans kampioen verbleef enkele dagen in Nederland en gaf bij ons les Read More
Voor de Pan Ams verbleef Remco van Baardewijk enkele dagen bij Cadu in San Diego USA om te trainen. Read More
Remco was in San Diego en Read More
Remco van Baardewijk wint goud op de Pan Ams 2008, Read More
Remco van Baardewijk won Read More
Jessie Gibbs, zwarte band BJJ van Team Agua, en leraar Grappling & MMA in Den Haag Read More
Black Belt Superfight: Fabien Dardenne (BJJ Belgium) verslaat Read More
Remco van Baardewijk won goud op het Europees Kampioenschap BJJ Read More
Keng, leraar van Team Agua in Ede is enkele weken in Brazilie gaan trainen. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk verbleef een aantal maanden in Brazilie om zijn techniek te verbeteren en Read More
Augusto Ferrari en Henk Heneweer gingen naar Ede om mee te doen aan het NK Grappling.
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Seminar Augusto Ferrari Den Haag en Amsterdam. Read More
Chris Arens en Omar Tjon waren in Aruba en deden mee aan de Aruban Grappling Challenge 2007. Read More
Team Agua deed met een klein groepje mee aan de Dutch Open 2007
Enkele leerlingen van TA hebben een hogere graad binnen het BJJ ontvangen.
Team Agua heeft met 5 vechters die Braziliaans Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) en Grappling trainen in Read More
Vanaf 1 februari zijn we begonnen met MMA lessen o.l.v. zwarte band BJJ en internationale MMA vechter Jessie Gibbs. Read More
Henk is paarse band Braziliaans Jiu Jitsu en geeft BJJ en MMA les in Almere. 27 en 28th Maart 2010 heeft hij meegedaan Read More
Thijs Heutinck traint BJJ (Braziliaans Jiu Jitsu), Grappling en MMA in Den Haag Read More
Marco de Keizer traint BJJ (Braziliaans Jiu Jitsu ), Grappling en MMA in Den Haag heeft meegedaan aan een BJJ tournooi Read More
Thijs Heutinck who trains BJJ, Grappling and MMA in Den Haag Read More
Marco de Keizer who trains BJJ, Grappling and MMA in Den Haag competed in Hellevoetsluis Read More
Henk Heneweer, teacher of Team Agua/Kaishin in Almere went to Birmingham to compete, Read More
Team Agua went with 5 fighters to compete at NK Grappling Ede. Read More
MMA classes with Jessie Gibbs, BJJ black belt and international MMA fighter, Read More
Some students from TA got promoted to a higher rank in BJJ. Read More
Michelle Matta, first female black belt under Jacare Read More
Team Agua won the best team award at the Holland Gi Challenge, Read More
Michelle Niccolini, world champion black belt at weight and open class, Read More
Clifford ‘Pateta’ Edwards, went to Portugal to compete at the Europeans Read More
Eduardo ‘Dudu’ Nascimento a black belt under Barbosa and Read More
The newyear has started and with that, the preparations for the new goals. Read More
Team Agua wishes you a happy 2010 and Read More
To close off 2009 Team Agua Read More
Team Agua promoted Read More
Quentin Haberham, Clifford Edwards and Job Worms went to Brussels to Read More
Cadu Francis, world no gi champion, gave two seminars at Team Agua. Read More
Remco van Baardewijk gave a seminar at Henk Heneweer’s school Team Agua Kaishin in Almere. Read More
We entered with a big team, Read More
The Europeans organised by the CBJJE, Read More
Team Agua became best team again at the Amsterdam Open 2009! Read More
Barbosa was in Holland to teach some classes at Team Agua. Read More
The Ooievaarspas is a fund of the city of The Hague (Den Haag) to help and motivate kids, students and people with a lower income Read More
Francis, Keng, Lee Lei, Remco, Tayron, Cliff and Alex went to Brazil in July and August to boost up their training Read More
Members from Team Agua Den Haag, Amsterdam and Almere (Kaishin) travelled to Denmark to compete Read More
Marc Stappers blue belt bjj and black belt judo, Read More
Team Agua competed at the Brabant Open. Almost everyone went home with medals. Read More
Augusto Ferrari gave a seminar at Team Agua in Den Haag and promoted two students Read More
Thijs Heutinck, member of Team Agua in Den Haag (The Hague). Read More
Team Agua went with some fighters of the team to Belgium to compete at the Limburg Open. Read More
Benno Westra, owner of the UCT school, invited Remco van Baardewijk Read More
Thursday April 16th, Ze Marcelo, held a seminar at Team Agua in The Hague. Read More
Mike Ybarra, black tshirt middle of the pic, from Virginia (US) came to visit us for Read More
Team Agua started to teach BJJ classes in Rotterdam Read More
Team Agua went to the European Trials and took home some highly aprecciated metal. Read More
We went with a small group of 7 fighters and got 5 medals. Read More
Dudu (Eduardo Nascimento) was with our team to teach classes and seminars. Read More
Boca graduated two students to the rank of purple belt! Read More
Team Agua teaches BJJ classes on the Wednesday evening at the famous judoschool Kenamju. Read More
The Team Agua kids, trained by Henk Heneweer (Kaishin) in Almere, competed Read More
The Holland Gi Challenge is the biggest BJJ tournament in Holland and had around 230 competitors from Read More
Team Agua Amsterdam hosted a seminar with Marcus Vinicius, 4th degree black belt from Read More
Rene Hoekstra (Vulkan gi), who trains at Team Agua Ede, went to Portugal Read More
Team Agua has started it’s preparation for the Holland Gi Challenge 2009 which Read More
Team Agua wishes you a happy newyear. We wish you all the best for 2009. Read More
Thijs trains with Team Agua in The Hague. In his first tournament Read More
Remco Van Baardewijk BrownBelt BJJ and teacher of Team Agua gave 1 seminar at Read More
Augusto Ferrari, black belt under Marcos Barbosa, graduated several students from Amsterdam and The Hague. Read More
12 competitors, 11 medals!! Even tough we went with a smaller team, Read More
Supposed to fight MMA, but his opponent canceled. So he Read More
Team Agua wins the Trophy for Best Team at the Amsterdam Open BJJ 2008! Read More
Boca, black belt under Terere, was back in Holland Read More
Three kids from Team Agua/Kaishin in Almere received their yellow belt. Read More
Marco Barbosa, a multiple world champion and great teacher, taught seminars Read More
Fariq Ishaak, a member of our team in The Hague, went to Hong Kong. Read More
Team Agua is training hard to prepare for the Amsterdam Open on the 26th of October Read More
On July 17th Jessie fought in Japan at the M-1 Challenge against Katsuhisha Fuj Read More
Ze Marcelo gave a seminar at our school in The Hague. Read More
Henk Heneweer trains in Amsterdam with us and runs his Kaishin school in Almere. Read More
Jessie Gibbs won the Open Class Advanced Division and Read More
Remco van Baardewijk gave a seminar at Sportschool Budofit in Baarn. Read More
Jessie Gibbs, a Team Agua brown belt, fought at M-1 in Gran Canaria.
After dominating the stand-up he took his opponent down, passed the guard and submitted with a kimura.
Next month he will be fighting in Japan.
Team Agua took first place as best team at the Zona No Gi Cup 2008. Read More
We went with a group of fighters to the tournament and won 5 medals.
Omar & Kevin got 3rd place.
Jason got 2nd after winning 6 fights!
Remco got 1st after winning 5 fights.
Keng coached everybody and afterwards took some of the guys to have barbecue.
Jessie went to Aruba for vacation and also gave some classes and a seminar.
In the picture you can see him enjoying the beach.
Sunday April 20th the Zona No Gi Cup was held in Amsterdam. Team Agua scored the most points and was the best team!!
Results Zona No Gi Cup 2008 – April 20th Amsterdam
Beginners -67 kg
1 Dae Young Holten – Carlson Gracie
2 Roy Remeysen – Gracie Barra Pardoel
3 Miguel Tjon Kon Fat – Team Agua
Beginners -73 kg
1 Uriel Albamonte – Shihaishinkai
2 Jason Tjon Kon Fat – Team Agua
3 Samir Noory – Tatsujin Dojo Amsterdam
Beginners -79 kg
1 Marco de Keizer – Team Agua
2 Abdellatif Bazine – Shihaishinkai
3 Christian Chauvaux – Shihaishinkai
Beginners -85 kg
1 Regie Rink – Team Agua
2 Said Azouagh – Rickson Gracie
3 Fariq Ishaak – Team Agua
Beginners -91 kg
1 Floris Dekker -Yamasaki
2 Dieter Engelen – Bad Boys JJ
3 Achmed Belmadani – Bad Boys JJ
Beginners -97 kg
1 Eric Roest – Rickson Gracie
2 Rene Hoekstra – Team Agua
Beginners Open Class
1 Achmed Belmadani – Bad Boys JJ
2 Dieter Engelen – Bad Boys JJ
3 Miles Fraites – Team Agua
Females
1 Sarah de Maesschalck – Bad Boys JJ
2 Sandra Kunz Suum – Cuique Mainz
3 Tiffany Gainsbury – Shihaishinkai
Advanced -67 kg
1 Jordy Peute – Gracie Barra Pardoel
2 Maurice Goffart – Exit BJJ
3 Amin El Allali – Shihaishinkai
Advanced -73 kg
1 Duane van Helvoirt – Gracie Barra Pardoel
2 Wiggert Meerman – Gracie Barra Pardoel
3 Michael Feckiw – Berserkers Team
Advanced -79 kg
1 Malte Janssen – Taifun Luta Livre
2 Aram Clements – Tatsujin Dojo Amsterdam
3 Michel Goffart – Exit BJJ
Advanced -85 kg
1 Sebastiaan Mook – Rickson Gracie
2 Christian Eder – Taifun Luta Livre
3 Ritch Vink – BA Physical Ede
Advanced -91 kg
1 Farzin Sadegh – Yamasaki
2 Daniel Suess -Tatsujin Dojo
3 Jochem Branderhorst – Gracie Barra Pardoel
Advanced -97
1 Claude Hermann – Shihaishinkai
2 Peter Cyrano – Team Agua
3 Duncan Diaz – Team Agua
Advanced +97
1 Jessie Gibbs – Team Agua
2 Kornel Zapadka – Berserkers Team
3 Bastiaan Dikker – Rickson Gracie
Advanced Open Class
1 Sebastiaan Mook – Rickson Gracie
2 Kornel Zapadka – Berserkers Team
3 Jessie Gibbs – Team Agua
Team Result
1 Team Agua
2 Rickson Gracie
3 Gracie Barra Pardoel
Right now Team Agua is training a lot without Gi to get ready for the Zona No Gi Cup.
Bernardo Pitel, World & Brazilian Champion, stayed a couple of days in Holland teaching classes with our team in Amsterdam & The Hague.
This is a picture of Bernardo and Marco, taken after training in Amsterdam.
Before the Pan Ams in Los Angeles Remco stayed some days training with Cadu.
In the picture: Remco, Yasmin and Cadu.
Remco was in San Diego and trained with Xande Ribeiro, a great experience!
He won the -65 kg no gi advanced division and the -70 kg Purple Belt Division
Remco van Baardewijk won gold at the Pan Ams Jiu Jitsu Championship held last Friday in LA.
His opponents were not able to score any point on him.
Congrats
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Remco is fighting at the Pan Ams aswell, after taking two gold medals at the NAGA championships gi and no gi.
Well done man and good luck at the Pan 2008!!!
Pictures and more news will follow soon.
March 28th, 29th and 30th 2008, in Carson, California, CA.
Held annually in the United States since 1995, the Pan Championship represented the first step towards the internationalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a sport.
Back then, in the first event, a group of almost 250 athletes took part in the pioneering and historical enterprise. A lot has changed since then. The tournament has grown tremendously and has achieved recognition as the biggest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competition in North America and as one of the most important events in the world.
Currently the Pan attract athletes from all corners of the planet and it grows a bit more every year. In the latest edition of the tournament, held in the city of Carson, California, 1700 competitors signed up. This incredible number set a new record for the event.
The Pan Championship is held by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, a governing body directly connected to the Brazilian Condeferation (CBJJ). In order to fulfill its role in the expansion of BJJ, the Pan have been held in many different regions of the USA, boosting the practice of the sport in important centers such as Los Angeles, Miami, Orlando and even Honolulu, in Hawaii.
Remco van Baardewijk (nummer 1017)
Jessie Gibbs Black Belt BJJ and Profesional MMA fighter defeated Read More
RESULTS: Holland Gi Challenge – February 17th 2008 Read More
We would like to invite you for the Holland GI Challenge on Sunday 17 th of February 2008 Read More
Remco van Baardewijk wins gold at the European by submitting most of his oponents. Read More
Keng, the teacher at our schools in Utrecht & Ede spent some time in Brasil Read More
Remco van Baardewijk spent some time in Brasil training, Read More
Augusto Ferrari and Henk Heneweer went to Ede to represent Team Agua Read More
Seminar Augusto Ferrari Den Haag and Amsterdam. Read More
