I have a good friend that is moving to Kelowna, BC. He's looking for a good BJJ school (in Kelowna) with a possible affiliation in Vancouver. He will travel to Vancouver once a month and having an affiliated school will give him the option to train there too.
Any recommendations?
http://toshido.ca/
Just go here and forget about the affiliation. I think they're pretty much the only game in town anyway.
There are plenty of places in Van that'll be happy to have someone drop in and train with them while he visits.
KyokushinandBJJ
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Gracie Barra Kelowna#109-140 Commercial Dr.Head Instructor: Jorden Reichenbach(250)826-4251gbkelowna@gmail.com
If you are at GB Kelowna you can also drive up to Vernon and and train with us at GB Vernon and the main school is in Vancouver at graciebarra.caAs for Jorden he has competed at the worlds ,Pans, euroes and recently beat a brown belt in a superfight. He is a great instructor and competitor
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There is also Sterling Redlack at RDC Kelowna I dont have his contact info but he is the real deal aswell, I am sure Brett will come on soon with info.
Dave Rothwell
KyokushinandBJJ,
At the main school next week (graciebarra.ca) Braulio Estima will be teaching for one night.
There are 4 other black belts training on a regular basis.
In Vernon which is just 30 mins from Kelowna we have open mat every sunday and Jorden usually comes up with some of his guys,
Check out graciebarravernon.ca
Dave Rothwell
Thank you for all the info. I think GB is just what he is looking for. I'll pass all the contact details to him.
"Crazy" Tony Williams is in Kelowna and a Carlson Gracie team member under Marcus Soares who is in Burnaby (35 minutes from Downtown Van.). Adamy Ryan of Dynamic mma is also in Vancouver .
marcussoares.com
dynamicmma.com
I'm opening a school in Penticton in a few months as well.
Any questions send me an e-mail seanmchugh@shaw.ca
You don't have any bad choices with any of the posts listed.
Good Luck!
All the above listed are great clubs to train at. But be sure to check out RDCJJ.com The owner/head instructor Sterling Redlack, is a Marc Laimon brown belt and an excellent teacher/competitor. Kyle Deleurme, also a head instructor, is a Marc Laimon purple belt and brings a wealth of knowledge to the mats. RDC is full of excellent guys, although a smaller club, we still have huge showings in medals at the tournaments down in Vancouver. RDC offers great judo instruction also, taught by Brett Cooper (Marc Laimon purple belt) and wrestling, taught by Ian Caird.
meatheadCanada - "Crazy" Tony Williams is in Kelowna and a Carlson Gracie team member under Marcus Soares who is in Burnaby (35 minutes from Downtown Van.). Adamy Ryan of Dynamic mma is also in Vancouver .
marcussoares.com
dynamicmma.com
I'm opening a school in Penticton in a few months as well.
Any questions send me an e-mail seanmchugh@shaw.ca
You don't have any bad choices with any of the posts listed.
Good Luck!
Crazy Tony was (still is?) a purple under Marcus, i heard a rumor he wasn't teaching anymore. He was doing a lot of reffing for KotC
Tony wasn't teaching or training for a couple of years and was focuses on his own business and going all over the place and become one of Canada's leading mma referee's.
Tony is still is a purple belt but his experience and skill level go far beyond his belt level.
Tony and Sean (meathead) are good f*cking peeps. Not only great trainers but great for the laughs
Kelowna is lucky to have a number of clubs with great training.
Feel free to checkout our schedule at www.toshido.ca and come try any class for free.