1101 Fort Street Victoria BC Canada
info@submissions101gym.com
Instructors
Chief Instructor: Sensei Ari Bolden
2nd Dan Black Belt: Goshin Jujutsu
2nd Dan Black Belt: Daito Ryu Jujutsu
Purple Belt: 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Blue Belt (4 stripes): Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
1st Dan Black Belt: Aikido
President: Jiu Jitsu Society of BC
Ari Bolden Knazan is the Chief Instructor at the Submissions 101 Gym. He has been involved in the martial arts for 25 years, and took a special interest in the grappling arts at a young age. Ari is currently studying under the Shihan of the Jiu Jitsu Society if BC in Japanese Jujutsu and is a direct student of Eddie Bravo (10th planet Jiu Jitsu) and Keith Owen (Brazilian Jiu Jitsu).
Sensei Bolden's main martial art study included Daito Ryu Aiki Jujutsu & Shin Shin Toistu (K. Takahashi Sensei), Goshin Jujitsu (JJBC and current study under Shihan Randy Martin), 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu (Eddie Bravo), Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (Keith Owen), Submission wrestling and Aikikai Aikido. Ari has a passion for teaching and is able to break things down in an easy to understand method.
He is also the creator of SUBMISSIONS 101, one of the largest jiu jitsu video sites on the web and the most viewed and popular jiu jitsu videos on You Tube. He is a certified private investigator, has authored 2 books and several articles, spent over 14 years in the nightclub security business (bouncing) and does martial art seminars nation wide.
Assistant Instructors
Dan Phillips
1st Dan Black Belt: Goshin Jujutsu (ryu bu kan)
Blue Belt: 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
2nd Dan Black Belt: Tae Kwon Do
Blue Belt (2 stripes): Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Sensei Dan is one of Sensei Bolden's first students and he is the senior assistant instructor at the Submissions 101 Gym (he also teachers our FIGHTING FIT classes). Dan's martial art background includes Tae Kwon Do, Yoshikan Aikido and Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Hapkido, Hoshinsool, and G-jo acupressure. He successfully tested for his Black Belt in Ryu Bu Kan Aiki Jujitsu on Sept 29 2007.
Dan is the IT manager for the Greater Victoria Public Library.
Dan is extremely smooth and technical and uses the concept of "jiu" in Jiu Jitsu very well.
Quotes: "To win 100 victories in 100 battles is not the highest skill. To subdue the enemy without fighting is the highest skill."-Sun Tzu
Luke Markoff
Luke runs Saturday's classes at the main gym and Friday at Camosun. If you are looking for some 'strong Japanese Jujutsu' and a great BJJ workout, Luke's classes are what you want!
Brown Belt: Ryu Bu Kan Jujutsu
Blue Belt: 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Blue belt in BJJ Assistant Instructors
Tristan Connelly
Tristan is our resident fireball and cross trains in MMA and Kickboxing. He teaches our Sunday 10th Planet/MMA classes . Watch out for his twister set up from the quarter guard!
Green Belt: Ryu Bu Kan Jujitsu
Blue Belt: 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu
Blue Belt BJJ
The Founder of 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu: Eddie Bravo
Eddie Bravo is a Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under the tutelage of Jean Jacques Machado. 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu was created by Eddie as a unique style of no gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu which was made to work both inside the cage and on the sporting mats. The intentionality behind the creation was to have an unorthodox style which could keep an opponent under constant control and in the threat of danger. The 10th Planet system was put to the test in Abu Dhabi 2003, and it succeeded masterfully by facilitating Eddie Bravo's victory over long time reigning champion Royler Gracie. Immediately following that victory, Eddie opened his own school to further the system.
Today, the 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu headquarters is based in Hollywood, Ca. The chief instructor is Eddie Bravo. And now there are over 20 affiliate gyms around the world.
Eddie has authored several books (Mastering the Rubber Guard and Mastering the Twister as well as a 3 DVD set, Mastering the Rubber Guard. His system works and is fast becoming the bench mark for nogi jiu jitsu grappling world wide. Check out the main 10th Planet site at: www.10thplanetjj.com
Keith Owen:
Keith Owen is a Black Belt under Professor Pedro Sauer and is a Pedro Sauer affiliate in Boise/Meridian Idaho. He has trained in Jiu-Jitsu for the last 15 years and has made it his life's work to promote the technical side of gi, no-gi and MMA Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Keith is a former Twin Falls County Sheriff's Deputy and the Use of Force Instructor at the Idaho Police Academy. Mr Owen is also holds a 4th Degree black belt in Tai Kunk Fu and a black sash in Wu Wei Gung Fu under Bruce Lee Student Joe Cowles.
Keith runs the most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu school in Idaho and runs his website: www.bjjmoves.com
Lindsay Knazan:
Lindsay's bright smile and contagious energy combine to create vibrant, challenging and fun yoga classes.
Lindsay's yoga path began in 2000, when she found herself on a quest for a means to rehabilitate a severe back injury. After a consistent practice in Power and Ashtanga Yoga, as well as Yoga Fusion, Lindsay began harvesting the connection of mind and body through a newfound internal awareness. Through daily physical work on her yoga mat, Lindsay began to notice the foundations of this mindful, holistic practice seeping into many areas of her life, and self development and reflection became a daily focus. Lindsay quickly became inspired and compelled to teach, and began studying under Jennifer Pritchard, completing her teacher training through the Ashtanga Yoga Shala Victoria in 2006.
Since then, Lindsay has studied with various instructors, including: Shiva Rae, Sadie Nardini, Helen Vanderburg and Jeff and Harmony Lichty. She completed her Fusion Fitness teaching certification in 2008, Sadie Nardini's Core Vinyasa Yoga Intensive Training in 2009 and is also BCRPA certified; she is constantly building her practice and growing her foundations as both a teacher and a student.
Lindsay loves to teach combination classes that blend strength, inspiration, endurance and flexibility of both the mind and body. Her classes often incorporate music, and are mindful, creative and always different!
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