12/06/2026
⬛️⬛️🟥⬛️ & 🟪🟪⬛️🟪 today.
Congrats to Gary Major on this huge achievement today. He's a great example of what it means to be a blackbelt and I'm humbled to recognize the work he's put in over the years.
rufcut congrats on faixa roxa - believe it or not he was way more thrilled than he looks in this picture p***a. So proud of you bro. Lets keep going my brother 🙏
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25/05/2026
The new jiujitsu1st.co.nz is live.
This isn't just a gym website. It's a full competition training platform built for our students. Let me walk you through what's actually in it.
WHAT'S FREE FOR EVERYONE:
• Live BJJ news pulled from ADCC, FloGrappling, and other sources
• Upcoming tournaments straight from SmoothComp — so you always know what's coming up here and overseas
• A technical blog — I'll be writing on technique, recovery, weights for BJJ, mat philosophy
WHAT YOU GET AS A MEMBER:
$29 NZD a year (free for JJ1 students) gets you the Competition Plan. You fill in your physical profile, your mental approach, your goals — and the AI builds you a full prep roadmap. Strength and conditioning, nutrition guide, wellness and breathing, the lot. Guys seriously, I use it and think it's really cool. It's already helped heaps with the weight training program so I think you all could find it useful as well
Inside the member dashboard (My Plan) you get:
• Comp Plan
• Weights Plan
• My Progress — training calendar, weight, sleep, mood, calories tracked daily with charts
• Wellness — animated breathing exercises (box breathing, 4-7-8, physiological sigh, and a few more) plus an AI wellness plan
• Calendar
• Nutrition
• Technique Journal — post your own techniques to the community with photo or video, comment on others
• Match Results — track every comp you do, log the result, the opponent, the belt
• Sparring Timer
• Check-In — submit how training's going each week and the system gives you personalised coaching feedback
There's also a Trip Planner for away comps. Flights, accommodation, day-of logistics, gyms near the venue so you can drop in for a roll while you're there.
For coaches, $10 a year add-on gets you the in-house tournament bracket tool. Weight divisions, single-elim brackets, live scoring. Useful for in-gym comps and gradings.
Everything's behind a secure login, payments through PayPal, and the whole thing installs as an app on your phone (Android and iOS).
Have a poke around: jiujitsu1st.co.nz
25/05/2026
Another great day Wellington Open on Sunday. Congrats to everyone who competed - win or lose, theres always a lesson.
Huge congrats to on decisively winning gold in her division - I figured its time for her to go to the next level 🟦🟦⬛️🟦
This lady has been through a lot this year and Im so happy for her being back on the mats and being the best version of herself. Always improving and doing everything she can to build a complete game. She's a great example to follow.
• JJ.1 • 🥋☝🏽
11/04/2026
Out of 33 teams competing, with 2 competitors JJ1 came in 10th place. We're small but mighty. We'll done today Virginie “SHOo” Che Thorpe • JJ.1 • 🥋☝🏽 NZ’s Premier Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Competition Circuit
27/02/2026
Thanks to everyone who came to on Wednesday for my class • JJ.1 • 🥋☝🏽