TEAM NORTON JIU JITSU AT ROSELANDS AND WEST PENNANT HILLS space
BKJ MARTIAL ARTS
JIU JITSU BLACK BELTS
Professor Richard Norton – 6th Degree
Chief Instructor Team Norton Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Professor George Adams 2nd Degree
Chief Instructor BKJ Martial Arts
Timothy Ellis
1st Degree
John Ellis
1st Degree
P. Tziliaskopoulos
Chris Wilson
Jim Hughes
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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) is one of the most fascinating and fastest growing martial arts in the world today. It requires skill and efficiency, not brute strength, and is built on the principle that a smaller and weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger and stronger person using leverage and technique. Unlike the striking arts, Jiu Jitsu is predominantly a ground fighting art in which an opponent is put to the ground and manipulated with techniques and submission holds involving joint locks and chokes but is also about how to get back on your feet if taken to the ground.
Jiu Jitsu is also a complementary art to other martial arts in many situations where people grab each other or fall to the ground. The effectiveness and increasing popularity of Jiu Jitsu has found its way in law enforcement training programmes, anti-bullying programmes and women self defence particularly female victims of domestic violence.
BJJ is often referred to as the ‘Kinetic Chess’ of martial arts because of the strategy to beat your opponent.
TEAM NORTON JIU JITSU
Our school operates under the auspices of Professor Richard Norton who has been trained and graded Black Belt 6th Degree by the Machado Brothers. Our school is an affiliate with the Richard Norton Jiu Jitsu Association (Team Norton BJJ). The instructor, George Adams, was graded by Richard Norton and JJ Machado.
Richard Norton has trained in many aspects of the martial arts with over 55 years training, including Judo, Karate, Jiu Jitsu, Aikido, Thai Boxing and several Japanese weapons systems. He has trained extensively with such Martial Arts legends as Tino Ceberano, Tadashi Yamashita, Fumio Demura, Bill ‘Superfoot’ Wallace, Pete “Sugar Foot” Cunningham, the Machado brothers and Chuck Norris.
Richard Norton is in constant demand for Jiu Jitsu seminars all over the world and regularly visits and conducts seminars in Sydney.
HISTORY OF BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU (BJJ)
In 1914, a Japanese Jiu Jitsu champion, Esai Maeda, migrated to Brazil where he met and taught Carlos Gracie who then taught his four brothers brothers. In 1925 they opened the first Gracie Jiu Jitsu academy in Brazil. The over the following decades, Carlos’s brothers, sons, grandsons and cousins further developed the art.
Rio de Janeiro was the proving-ground for no-rules fighting (Vale Tudo). Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) schools started to open up everywhere, a sporting aspect was developed and the art grew tremendously in popularity.
The Machado Brothers (cousins of the Gracies) developed their system of Jiu Jitsu over the last 50 years. The Jiu Jitsu they learned in Brazil has been refined by them into a modern and unique style which is now popular around the world. Emanating from Brazil, their family has demonstrated the effectiveness of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in many “no rules” tournaments. They have demonstrated their superiority on the mat, winning numerous championships all over the world including other grappling arts such as wrestling and Russian Sambo.
Our Roselands location (BKJ Martial Arts Centre) offers Kids Jiu Jitsu from 8 to 14 years old where they can train in complete safety. Our programme will increase the child’s concentration, coordination and fitness level which are invaluable for helping kids reach their goals in every day life. More importantly they will build self-confidence, self-discipline and the positive attitude necessary to become a successful young adult.
TIMETABLE FOR ROSELANDS AND WEST PENNANT HILLS (WPH)
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
| Jiu Jitsu 6.30am-7.30am |
Jiu Jitsu TBA |
Jiu Jitsu (West Pennant Hills) 10.45am-12pm |
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| Jiu Jitsu 6pm-7pm |
Jiu Jitsu 7.30pm-8.45pm |
Jiu Jitsu 7.30am-8.45pm |
Females only 6pm – 7pm |
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| Jiu Jitsu (West Pennant Hills) 5.45pm-7pm |
BKJ Martial Arts & Fitness Centre (Roselands)
Level 1, 925 Canterbury Rd, Roselands
Phone: 0418 608 688
Mon: 6pm – 7pm
Tue: 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Wed: 6.30am – 7.30am
Thur: 7.30pm – 8.45pm
Kids (6-12 years)
Wed: 6pm – 7pm
Females only
Fri: 6pm – 7pm
BKJ Martial Arts (West Pennant Hills)
WPH Community Centre (George Thornton Park)
View Street, West Pennant Hills, NSW
Phone: 0418 608 688
Wed: 5.45pm – 7pm
Sat: 10.45am – 12pm
Rankings
| Black Belt | Brown Belt | Purple Belt | Blue Belt | White Belt |
| Richard Norton 6th Degree George Adams Timothy Ellis John Ellis Peter Tziliaskopoulos Chris Wilson Jim Hughes | Tim Smith Raden Wijoyo Carlo Giampietro Darren Grieve Anthony Tartak | Aaron Jones Nuno Gomes Jim Kay Kathy Taylor Frank Wilson Stuart Adam Stewart Mackie Roland Winter Dean Stockley Marlon Daniel | Daniel Polley Lee Baxter Renan Garcia Aron Ko Richy Caldwell Chris Christofi Omar Al-Dabbas Jarrod Papandrea | 1 Stripe Alex Piotrowski Dylan Castrogiavanni Zaid Mohammed Daniel De Matos Hassan Rammal Greg Tziliaskopoulos Amien Soeker Hinok Desta Moeena Goolam Victor Tringas Rumaysa Goolam Donald Chen Donahue D’Souza 2 Stripes 3 Stripes 4 Stripes |
BJJ BELT SYSTEM FOR JUNIORS (4-15 yrs)
BJJ BELT SYSTEM FOR SENIORS
