by Robert Naumoski | Nov 30, 2023 | Blog, Grading
Achieving a black belt in Jiu Jitsu is one of the hardest feats to accomplish in terms of a martial arts grade, compared to other styles of martial arts. It takes at least 10 years of committed training, perseverance, and critical self-reflection as to why you... 
by Robert Naumoski | Nov 30, 2023 | Grading, Seminar
On Monday, we held our biannual seminar and gradings, with guest instruction from our head instructors at Milperra, Matraville and Hurstville. The theme for the seminar was half guard passing and sweeps, covering those small much-needed details required to adjust and... 
by Robert Naumoski | Nov 30, 2023 | Grading
On Monday we held our biannual kids and teens gradings for the year. Our students have trained really hard this year, and we are really appreciative of the parents and caregivers that put in consistent and concerted effort into bringing them to training, week in week... 
by Robert Naumoski | Nov 27, 2023 | Competition
Yesterday we had our last comp for the year, the NSW BJJF Summer Cup. Congratulations to everyone who competed and represented us with pride. A big thank you goes out to all the parents, family and friends that came to support our athletes and cheered them on. Our... 
by Robert Naumoski | May 2, 2023 | Competition
Last weekend we competed in the AFBJJF NSW State Titles, where we were represented by competitors from each of our five academies. From UJJ HQ, our most standout performance came from Matthew Kannan. Matthew was previously sick with the flu, having dropped 5kg of his... 
by Robert Naumoski | Dec 6, 2022 | Blog, Grading, Seminar
On Monday night, we had a great turnout for our end-of-year seminar and gradings. Congratulations to our newly graded kids and teens, who got their new belts after a few heavy rolling sessions with their peers. They showed great heart and resilience, and a willingness... 
by Robert Naumoski | Nov 28, 2022 | Competition
What a day, what a team and what an effort. We all came together at Sunday’s massive end-of-year competition, the NSW BJJF Summer Cup, and I’m proud to say that all our athletes felt supported and appreciated regardless of the result. We had a huge number of... 
by Robert Naumoski | Aug 29, 2022 | Competition
“Who is this Ultimate team? We’ve never heard of them and all of a sudden, they’re everywhere!” This was overheard mat-side by one of our instructors Alice at the NSW Winter Cup on Sunday, where our presence was definitely felt. We came together really well as a team,... 
by UDA | Jul 23, 2022 | Blog, Video
If you want a solid guard game, you need to be able to sweep and reverse your opponent from bottom to top. There are many variations for different situations of half guard, and a Jiu Jitsu student needs to learn all of the foundational techniques to have a wide range... 
by Robert Naumoski | Jul 4, 2022 | Grading, Seminar
We’ve just wrapped up a very successful four-day training camp in Ohrid, Macedonia, conducting a total of 6 seminars, three in the gi and three in no gi. We covered a wide range of topics from chokes and leg locks, and discussed general longevity in Jiu Jitsu as well...
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