Blog - Bucklands Beach BJJ & MMA

Bucklands BJJ Diaries #2: Malcolm Taylor & James Boyd

Admin September 21, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bucklands Beach BJJ MMA, Bucklands BJJ Diaries -->

Following Derrick Hodgson’s fantastic introduction into this series, which follows the personal training stories of Bucklands Beach BJJ students, we have two more stories to share with you today. Enjoy! #1 Malcolm Taylor’s entry into BJJ, from beginner to blue belt I met Andy at his daughter’s BJJ birthday party two years ago. As I… continue reading »

Blog by Derrick Hodgson: a beginner at Bucklands Beach BJJ & MMA

Admin September 7, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Bia Mesquita, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Bucklands BJJ Diaries, Story -->

Firstly, what got me into BJJ? I have been active all my life reaching high grades in both badminton and squash. I ranked in NZ for both. After injuring my back in 2017, this made these sports painful. My son is a 4 tag white belt in BJJ (in Aussie) and when I said to… continue reading »

It’s been a great journey everyone… Our two year anniversary is here!

Admin August 1, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: black belt seminar, nogi competitions, submission only fights, training stories -->

Hey Auckland, I hope everyone is having a fantastic winter so far! The last few weeks with the team have been crazy and we thought it was about time to get you up to date! Our two year anniversary Kicking things off – with just a few more days to go, we’re thrilled to announce… continue reading »

July competition news and changes going forward! Club news

Admin July 11, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Club news, competitions, Little Warriors, plastic free, training stories -->

Hey Auckland, Another hectic few winter months, we thought we’d kick off with the results for the Regional Gi Championships. Win or lose, everyone did amazingly and we finished 5th overall. We want to stress how this is such a massive achievement for us, after all we’ve not even been open for two years! Leading… continue reading »

You finally did it! (Belt promotions) June 2019 club updates.

Admin June 10, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Belt promotions, NZ Grappler Regional Gi Competition -->

Belt promotions at Bucklands Beach BJJ & MMA

Hey Auckland, We’ve got some exciting news for you to kick off our June club updates! Promotions We were proud to have been able to award some new belt promotions to our hard-working students. Firstly, there is only going to be a handful of times when we are able to award several belts simultaneously as… continue reading »

We’ve got a new instructor! May club updates

Admin May 19, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Black Belt, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu -->

Hey Auckland, It’s been a hectic and exciting few months, so we figured you like a small update… Here it is! 🙂 Elliot, our new instructor. Heading into winter, it’s great to see even more new faces at our club. Speaking of which, we’re especially pleased to welcome our friend Elliot to the team, who’s… continue reading »

We came in strong for the NoGi regionals! Club news, March 2019

Admin March 7, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: BJJ, Bucklands Beach, Jiu Jitsu, NoGi -->

Hey Auckland, I think we can all agree it was a long, hot and eventful summer. March is now watching us roll into Autumn with some more NoGi news at your favourite club, Bucklands Beach BJJ & MMA! Our team took a trip down to the NoGi regionals at the end of last month and… continue reading »

What a flying start to 2019 for Bucklands Beach BJJ!

Admin February 7, 2019 Featured Announcments -->

Kia-Ora Auckland, With January all ticked off, we’re back with more updates and progress at our favourite club – Bucklands Beach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu!

Yoga Classes, Submission Only Competition & Clark Gracie Seminar!

Admin January 17, 2019 Featured Announcments Tags: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Clark Gracie, Competition, Yoga -->

Hey Auckland, Firstly, welcome to 2019! After a busy close last year, we’re happy to announce we now have yoga classes available from our beachside venue. These classes are a great way to stretch, relax and revitalise in a warm relaxing atmosphere in front of the sea, rain or shine! We had chance to catch… continue reading »

Participate in our upcoming challenge in support of Variety Children’s Charity! November updates.

Admin November 20, 2018 Featured Announcments -->

Buckland's Beach Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Academy, the fastest growing in Auckland!

Hey Auckland, we hope you’ve been well! Summer is finally on the way and we have some promising news coming up so let’s jump straight into it. Variety Children’s Charity – Can YOU roll for six hours straight? First up, we are once again supporting Variety, a children’s charity, who do some really great work… continue reading »

The Beachside Blog!

Our doors are now open for you, are you ready to train?