Wellington Ju Jitsu

When the head of the New Zealand Ju-Jitsu Federation meets the head of the Austrian Ju-Jitsu Federation.

An awesome performance from my best mate Adam Rings Ju Jitsu club today at the Jitsu Internationals 2023.
Damon Simmonds shodan, Dylan Armstrong ikkyu. Congratulations to you guys and to all representing their countries.

The dojo has recently moved to Club K in Kelburn, 73 Salamanca Road.😁

Who's keen?

The National Seminar is quickly approaching with 5 excellent instructors and a mixture of Escrima, Nihon Goshin Ju-Jitsu and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu being taught. Open to everyone regardless of style or grade.
Want to improve your self-defense, half-guard, shoulder locks or strangle knowledge? Do it!

https://facebook.com/events/s/2022-nzjjf-national-seminar/801656897938557/

Wish them luck and watch their fights!

Jason Koster and Justine Bishop are back overseas chasing Olympic qualification.

The pair arrived in Georgia on Monday, where they will compete in the Tbilisi Grand Slam.

On arrival, they under went a PCR covid test and sent straight to their rooms for (some much appreciated) isolation while they waited the results. 20hrs later with the all clear, they were free to move about the hotel in their bubble and get in a mat session.

Justine will compete Friday and Jason Sunday, event streaming is available on live.ijf.org

After this weeks event they will continue on to Antalya, Turkey for a second Grand Slam followed by Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the Asian-Oceania champs.

We wish the pair the best of luck and safe travels.

Ju-Jitsu classes will still be running but with appropriate management procedure in place.

NZJJF COVID-19 Safety Management Plan – New Zealand Ju-Jitsu Federation NZJJF COVID-19 Safety Management Plan May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 Simon Ogden Latest Announcements Businesses and services need to meet public health requirements under the COVID-19 Public Health Response (Alert Level 2) Order 2020. This has been brought in by the Government to set out what businesses,...

The last NZJJF newsletter of 2020 has just be posted. Enjoy!

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Lol.

Wednesday LOL

Wellington Ju Jitsu updated their business hours.

Fantastic class last night! To top it off visiting Dan Rosie Somerville jumped on the mat who is visiting from Spain.

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Great class all

Massive congrats to Simon Paul Ogden for an amazing accomplishment!

Head of Jitsu New Zealand. Presented at Palmerston North, 29 September 2018
Simon’s first encounter with ju-jitsu was Spirit Combat Ju Jitsu in 1992 and in 1994 he began training in Shorinji kan ju-jitsu at The Jitsu Foundation’s University College London club. He achieved shodan (1st degree) in Shorinji kan in 2001 and immigrated to New Zealand the following year. He co-founded Jitsu Australasia with Rowan Searle, inherited the Wellington Judo and Ju Jitsu Academy 2002 and started Masterton Judo and Ju Jitsu Academy in 2010 when he moved to Wairarapa. He is currently graded yondan (4th degree).
In 2003, Simon approached the Sport Ju-Jitsu (NZ) committee to ask if it would extend its leadership to the recreation side of ju-jitsu. The New Zealand Ju-Jitsu Federation was subsequently founded that year and Simon took a place on the committee as the JJ(NZ) CEO until 2008, when he moved back to the UK. He returned to New Zealand in 2009 and was re-elected to the NZJJF committee, taking over many of the IT responsibilities, upgrading the NZJJF website, writing newsletters and spearheading publicity. He has been a committee member since, notably holding the SJJ(NZ) CEO office from 2012 to 2017.
However, Simon’s greatest achievement for the federation was the development of its ju-jitsu-specific Instructors’ Coaching Programme. The C1 Assistant Instructor was rolled out in 2012 with the C2 Club Instructor made available in 2015. The C3 Advanced Instructor course was released in 2017 and, currently, two streams of C4 Expert Instructor (traditional and sporting) are being reviewed before their release. All levels of the programme were researched and written by Simon, with input and review by Doug Bailey. Just this year, Simon completed his C3 Advanced Instructor qualification, the first graduate of the course.
The Instructors’ Coaching Programme has seen almost 30 ju-jitsuka gaining ju-jitsu-specific qualifications and has resulted in improvements in the quality of ju-jitsu instruction, club management and safety in participating clubs. Further, it allowed Simon to instigate the NZJJF Quality Awards in 2015, giving the public an objective means of comparing the quality and authenticity of ju-jitsu clubs. Simon’s service to the New Zealand ju-jitsu community has been immense and his work towards raising the quality of ju-jitsu will be long-lasting.

Hey Guys - the next NZJJF newsletter is out FYI.

Few moments from yesterday's seminar from the Lion Pit guys. Thanks again for the opportunity!

Massive thank you to Atz Fakalelu and the guys at the Lion Pit for such a great introduction to muay thai striking and being fantastic hosts. Some amazing techniques on show today so please show your appreciation by supporting the Lions at fight shows and coming to classes when you can. An awesome bunch of people.

Who is keen to meet up this Friday and watch our friend Atz Fakalelu win some games of punchface?

✅ General Admission tickets : https://goo.gl/r6VGGY ✅ VIP Tickets : https://goo.gl/PA7qWB
✅ Live on Sky Sport Channel 55 in NZ at 7.30pm NZST
✅ Live Stream outside of NZ: https://goo.gl/jRCu8p
✅ www.kinginthering.co.nz

Ouch.

And that is how you throw a Harai Goshi. My lord

Massive thanks to the crew at MAI Dojo for the good times and great rolls tonight! Massive thanks to our favourite no-gi yo-gi Tom Brotherstone Yogi for the wrestling and leg locking techniques! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, always appreciated!

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