The Ultimate in Martial Arts

senseikev · 10-25-2006, 06:11 AM

Hi everyone,

Let me introduce myself, and give you a little history aswell;-

My name's Kevin Davey, I presently live in the UK, but will be emigrating to Calgary, Alberta, sometime this November - YIPEE!
Anyway, I'm (an EXTREMEMLY young) 45-years old, I've been training for about 33-years, and have been teaching for nearly 18. Although I've trained in many many disciplines over the years, my main arts have been Karate/Kickboxing & Ju-jistu/Submission Fighting, and I've attained the rank of 4th-Dan Black-belt - in fact, I even represented the Wales, Great Britian team back in '94, when we travelled to the US to fight their boys.
I gave up competition-Karate back in '99, and found that once I'd left the tournament circuit, I kinda lost the passion for the stand-up side of combat. I therefore passed my Karate/Kickboxing classes onto one of my 2nd-Dan students (who's now a 3rd-Dan), and I just continued to teach the 'Jitsu & groundfighting.
Essentially, this is what I now concentrate on solely - the Submission Fighting (which, to be honest, is literally BJJ but without the Gi), and I also teach Goshin Ju-Jitsu for the self-defense side of the art.

Anyway, the reason for this posting is as follows;-
We're aiming to settle in the South of the city, and I was wondering if any of you can tell me how widespread the grappling-arts are in Calgary? Also, is it mostly gi-based? (I kinda hope it is, because if I can start a non-gi submission-fighting class over there, people may see it as another avenue to train and evolve in.)
Well, I look forward to your views and comments, and of course, any info will be greatfully received.

Kev.

SweepEm · 10-27-2006, 03:31 AM

There's a BJJ school in Calgary:
http://graciebarracalgary.com/

I believe there are others but I'm not sure the names of the schools...

aseepish · 10-29-2006, 05:01 PM

There are a few others: http://www.bdbma.com/ (Roy Harris' students, as well as an Olympic-level wrestling instructor);

This guy I don't know anything about but here's his site anyways: http://www.lalomarinmixedmartialarts.com/index.html .

10-25-2006, 06:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
senseikev Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: UK at present, but soon - Calgary, Canada. Posts: 1 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Coming to Calgary, Canada. Hi everyone, Let me introduce myself, and give you a little history aswell;- My name's Kevin Davey, I presently live in the UK, but will be emigrating to Calgary, Alberta, sometime this November - YIPEE! Anyway, I'm (an EXTREMEMLY young) 45-years old, I've been training for about 33-years, and have been teaching for nearly 18. Although I've trained in many many disciplines over the years, my main arts have been Karate/Kickboxing & Ju-jistu/Submission Fighting, and I've attained the rank of 4th-Dan Black-belt - in fact, I even represented the Wales, Great Britian team back in '94, when we travelled to the US to fight their boys. I gave up competition-Karate back in '99, and found that once I'd left the tournament circuit, I kinda lost the passion for the stand-up side of combat. I therefore passed my Karate/Kickboxing classes onto one of my 2nd-Dan students (who's now a 3rd-Dan), and I just continued to teach the 'Jitsu & groundfighting. Essentially, this is what I now concentrate on solely - the Submission Fighting (which, to be honest, is literally BJJ but without the Gi), and I also teach Goshin Ju-Jitsu for the self-defense side of the art. Anyway, the reason for this posting is as follows;- We're aiming to settle in the South of the city, and I was wondering if any of you can tell me how widespread the grappling-arts are in Calgary? Also, is it mostly gi-based? (I kinda hope it is, because if I can start a non-gi submission-fighting class over there, people may see it as another avenue to train and evolve in.) Well, I look forward to your views and comments, and of course, any info will be greatfully received. Kev.

10-29-2006, 05:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
aseepish Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: British Columbia Posts: 1,758 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	There are a few others: http://www.bdbma.com/ (Roy Harris' students, as well as an Olympic-level wrestling instructor); This guy I don't know anything about but here's his site anyways: http://www.lalomarinmixedmartialarts.com/index.html . __________________ "It was about that time I realized that searching was my symbol, the emblem of those who go out at night with nothing in mind, the motives of a destroyer of compasses." -Cortázar

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10-27-2006, 03:31 AM	#2 (permalink)
SweepEm Master Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,845 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	There's a BJJ school in Calgary: http://graciebarracalgary.com/ I believe there are others but I'm not sure the names of the schools...

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