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I’m so excited to have been part of Dirty White Belt radio! It was my first time being in a radio station. We had a chance to talk about my time in Korea, rash guards, the BJJ blogging community, and more! Please check it out, but be aware – it’s one hour long! Jiu Jiu’s […]
Itaewon Jiu Jitsu was opened by DK, a John Frankl brown belt, in May 2013. I moved to this area at the beginning of the year and changed over from my old academy to this one. I have found that folks are very welcoming. Most folks are white belts here, but I’ve found that overall […]
This was forwarded to me by the event coordinator! I’m planning to be there! Please say hi if you see me. Date: Sunday, 13 April 2014 Time: 15:00-17:30 Location: Body & Seoul, Seoul Korea Itaewon-dong 225-1 #201, Yongsan-gu, Seoul, Korea 140-856 Cost: FREE Website: Facebook Event ABOUT Inspired by similar events taking place around the […]
Date: Sunday, 26 January 2014 Time: 15:00-17:00 Location: Queen of Jiu Jitsu, Seoul Korea Cost: 20,000 won Heejin Lee will be conducting a women’s only seminar in Seoul on Sunday, January 26 from 3pm – 5pm. Her seminars are wonderful, and appropriate for all belt levels. Heejin is the only female black belt in Korea. […]
I have had the pleasure to attend two seminars given by Heejin Lee in Seoul, Korea. One seminar was held on Yongsan Army Garrison, for the soldiers on base. The other was a women’s only seminar held at Heejin’s gym, Queen of Jiu Jitsu. The Instructor Heejin Lee is the first woman in Korea to […]
It’s always interesting to visit new-to-me gyms in Korea. I figure if anyone is likely to be treated as an outsider, it’s me – the female foreigner. Thankfully I can report I was treated exceedingly well, and made very welcome at BJJ Lab in Busan. I had a really great time training there, and I […]
I visited BJJ Lab in Busan last week, and I had a marvelous time! Young-Am Noh 노영암 graciously let me visit while I was on vacation. I took my friend, who had never done jiu jitsu before. As long-time readers know, my background is both in teaching English as well as teacher training. As such, […]
Sometimes I find really cool, empowering ads. I have noticed a very cool trend here in Korea amongst the jiu jitsu gyms that I wanted to share. When my gym moved locations, we got a new sign. Here is our old sign: You can see that a picture of Kyra Gracie choking out a man. […]
UPDATED! Earlier in 2013, Jiu Jitsu World moved locations. This is updated with new photos and new directions. – Current as of October 2013. 새로운 업데이트 사항!!! 2013년 초, 주짓수 월드의 위치가 변경되었습니다. 현재 이 포스트는 새로운 위치와 사진들로 재구성된 것임을 밝힙니다. 2013년 10월까지의 정보다. I’d like to introduce my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu home since […]
Here are GORGEOUS photos from my match at the 5th Korea Open Jiu Jitsu Tournament. Photos by Song Kwang-Bin, publisher of blackbelt.kr, who kindly sent them to me. THANK YOU Mr Song! I love them. It takes my 1:15 match and shows exactly what happened. I don’t have amazing pictures from the gi match, but […]
