Whangarei Brazilian Jiu Jitsu

I am so happy to got to spend 4 days with one of my favorite people of all time. Joseph勇Davis. We spent a bunch of time between coaching catching up and I regret not having more time with him while I am in Japan.
See you soon legend. Pacific Grappler Dojo

So proud of our kids today.
Great to see the result of what we already knew.
Our kids are some of the best in the world.
4x Bronze medals and 1x Silver.
Showed great sportsmanship and care for their opponents.
Some proud parents faces today too.

Congratulations to our No Gi world champions Mark and Glenn.
A historic performance as the first ever jiu jitsu world champions from Whangarei.
Legends.

To anyone wanting to watch today.
These are our match times in Japanese time (3 hours behind NZ times) and the link to the streams.
https://m.youtube.com/%40SJJIF/streams?fbclid=PAb21jcAUERdxwZG9mAmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDzU2NzA2NzM0MzM1MjQyNwABp5yqoYc6Kikhp1dvuF9pHWpkF6aRQZbHvyY76NFJ7nzcTpcdVey7P4Exs3lC_aem_EnzlVTEw-K8b2RYGDtZFBA

Hi Everyone. Just a reminder.
While the SJJF worlds is on:

YES
✅️✅️✅️ Adults BJJ, No gi, MMA classes.

NO
🚫🚫🚫 Kids, Youth, Tai chi

Thanks to Pablo Jarred Zach Greg Justin and Noah for running classes while we are away.

ALL CLASSES BACK TO NORMAL 14TH OF SEPTEMBER.

Bit of a gratitude post.
Tonight was the Japan worlds teams last training together.
It was really just a bit of team building, mental training and a bit of a debrief before we all head overseas. I've watched everyone pull together to support one another at the tournaments and it's amazing to see the team come together over the last 9 months.
Everyone has had to overcome some major hurdles to get to where they are.
We've had injuries, losses, sandbagged out divisions, inexplicable referee decisions. The parents and extended family have had their kids backs the whole time, driving to Auckland, paying for tape, baking cakes, and often acting as proxy coaches when 3 or 4 of the kids compete at rhe same time. Thank you. We've sold enough sausages to feed everyone in Whangarei 3x over. We ran raffles, door knocked, and leant on our friends to help raise funds to get everyone there. We hosted a quiz night which was out of this world. They say it's the journey that matters not the results. The journey we have embarked on this year has been a memorable one and I hope our time in Japan creates even more lifetime memories. It's a privilege to have spent the last 9 months working together with everyone on our goals and I am excited to see you reach your potential next week. See you all in Japan. 頑張ろう。

We are the ones doing 6am training sessions.
Surround yourself with people who love training martial arts enough to get up at 5am to do it.
Not when its convenient.

SJJF worlds adult squad looking 🔥 in the competition gi. Thanks to for putting the gear together.
Special shout out to our sponsors!

🏆 WINTER CHALLENGE 2026 LEGENDS!!! ❄️

30 classes. 10 weeks. No excuses.

Eight of you backed it up and actually got it done:

🥇 Mark McCluggage 46/30
🥈 James Cherrie 40/30
🥉 Jarred Scott 36/30
🏆 Glenn Smith 32/30
🏆 Lee Kaire 32/30
🏆 Pablo Hamber 31/30
🏆 Carmello Crichton Marsh 30/30
🏆 Seb Roselt 30/30

Here's the number that matters: only 10% of our adult members hit the target.

That's not a knock on anyone - life gets in the way, work gets busy, kids get sick.
But it tells you exactly why this challenge exists.
Talent doesn't show up to a 6am class in the middle of winter. Discipline does.
The mats don't care how you feel that day - they only care if you showed up.

Every name on that list didn't have a secret.
They just didn't skip class.
Week after week, when it was easier to stay home, they came in anyway.
That's the whole game.

To the eight of you: well done.
You didn't just win a limited edition T shirt, you proved something that only 1 in 10 could.

To everyone else: the mats aren't going anywhere.
A new challenge is coming, and the only thing separating you from that leaderboard next time is showing up when it's inconvenient.

Consistency beats motivation every single time.

See you on the mats. 🥋

It's our final week of our winter challenge.
We have had 65 adults participating in our winter challenge.
Less than 4% of people have made it so far.
7 more have the chance to complete it.
Can they make it?