ABOUT US
Who We Are
BROZ Jiu Jitsu
Established in 2010
BROZ Jiu-Jitsu was founded in 2010 by Professor Fabricio De Mendonca in Queensland, the same year he became Australian Citizen.
Fabricio always dreamed about his own Dojo and the opportunity arose when Fabricio moved to Queensland and decided to follow his own path in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. With the approval of his Professor: Gustavo, Fabricio found his own team called BROZ JIU JITSU.
The meaning of the word BROZ: is the association of Brazil and Australia, and it is the way Professor Fabricio express his gratitude to both countries.
Fabricio worked very hard to build BROZ from scratch to one of the strongest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu schools in Australia. He has trained and helped many people along his journey and is very proud to see his students keeping the legacy and achieving great results in National and International Tournaments.
KEMPO GENBU RYU
Kempo Genbu Ryu is based in Sydney, AU and is known as Australia's leading Kempo Group. They teach Japanese Kempo Style and maintain the traditions and cultures of Japanese Karate in their teaching and Dojo culture. They have a total focus and dedication to their training and follow a regime of sincere Budo Style (Warrior Style) discipline in their Dojo network. They also teach Kickboxing, called "Soeno Kickboxing" named after Japan's greatest Kickboxing and Karate Champion Sosui "Yoshiji Soeno" who is a mentor, teacher and 'big brother' of Budo / Karate for Kempo Genbu Ryu Founder, Chairman and Leader Kancho Peter Mylonas.
Professor Fabricio met Kancho Peter Mylonas, at the same year (2010) BROZ was founded, and since that day a mutual respect and legit bond were born. Fabricio and Peter kept a close contact, and in 2019, they decided to start a grappling training program. Fabricio has been training Kancho Mylonas and Kempo Genbu Ryu’s Black Belts Instructors since.
BROZ Jiu Jitsu now is part of Kempo Genbu Ryu’s Syllabus with a specific and customized style called "Kempo Genbu Ryu Broz Grappling" that adds a special element to Kempo Genbu Ryu training program all over the world.
History of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
The Martial Art known as Jiu-Jitsu (The Gentle Art) has existed in Japan for many centuries. Its exact origins are not entirely clear and some would argue that India is its rightful birthplace although there is not enough evidence to support this.
During the Feudalism period in Japan, warriors were taught jiu-jitsu as a form of combat which included throws, ground grappling and strikes.
Jigoro Kano (1860-1938), founder of the Martial Art known as Judo began his Martial Arts career studying Jiu-Jitsu. During his studies, Kano concluded that there were many problems with classical jiu-jitsu. One of these problems included unrealistic training methods where students learned by memorizing choreographed movements called kata. This method of training does not allow for testing your techniques with a resisting opponent, hence introducing his own Martial Art - Judo.
Judo allowed students to train using full force in their technique. These techniques included throws and submission holds. It became very popular in a short period of time. In his quest to spread the art of Judo, Kano sent representatives to the United States in hopes of the art becoming an Olympic Sport. One of the representatives was Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941).
Mitsuyo Maeda traveled to North, Central and South America and even Europe. In the Early 1920's, Maeda traveled to Brazil to start a colony in the North. It was where Maeda would meet Gastao Gracie who was involved with politics. Gracie would use his political contacts to aid Maeda and in return, Maeda would teach Jiu-Jitsu to Gastao Gracie's sons.
Carlos Gracie (1902-1994), the oldest Gracie brother learned from Maeda for approximately 2-4 years. This left the Gracie family to learn among themselves and refining their technique to the highest degree. The Gracie’s developed their own style by eliminating the useless, adding and refining effective techniques and that how the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was born.
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, known as BJJ, revolves around the concept that a smaller, weaker person can successfully defend themselves against a bigger, stronger, heavier opponent by using leverage and weight distribution, taking the fight to the ground and using a number of holds and submissions to defeat them. BJJ training can be used for sport grappling or self-defense situations.
