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Te Manawa Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Queenstown

We are instructors of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) classes in Queenstown. We teach Striking, submission grappling and self-defence classes, where you learn how to protect yourself. We also offer kids classes, where children can learn a fun and exciting contact sport.

 We are a Caio Terra Association affiliate, headed by husband and wife team, Brent and Paula Te Kawa, who have spent most of their Jiu-Jitsu years traveling the world to train, gain knowledge and compete in some of the largest Jiu Jitsu tournaments in the world.

We offer modern sports jiu jitsu, self defense, women only classes and also kids classes.  Check out the schedule for classes. 

We have been privileged to have 5th degree Blackbelt Professor Rodrigo Teixeira as our lead instructor for 1 year, check out his bio to see how lucky we have been to have access to his knowledge and experience.

Our 2nd lead instructor was Jess Fraser who was one of the first  Australian females that have made Brazilian Jiu Jitsu a career, she is an outstanding BJJ athlete as well as community leader. Though she is an accomplished athlete (earning her black belt in a record 6 years) she is most well known for creating and leading the internationally recognised group, Austrailian Girls in Gi. Jess has now headed back to Aussie but will come back for visits. 

 

Schedule

02/12/2024 - 08/12/2024
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Wed
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Sat
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Monday

12:00pm - 12:50pm

Lunchtime express Gi All Levels

Brent Te Kawa
3:45pm - 5:00pm

Tamariki Gi All Levels 75mins

Molly Te Kawa, Paula Te Kawa
5:45pm - 6:30pm

Jiu Jitsu All Levels Gi 45mins

Brent Te Kawa
6:30pm - 7:15pm

Jiu Jitsu Rolling 45 mins

7:30pm - 8:30pm

Judo

Felipe Oliveira

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Tuesday

3:45pm - 5:00pm

Tamariki Gi All Levels 75mins

Molly Te Kawa
5:45pm - 7:15pm

Jiu-Jitsu workshop - gi / no gi

Molly Te Kawa

Jiu-Jitsu workshop - gi / no gi

Gi class focused on the fundamental movements fir Jiu-Jitsu. Suitable for all levels. 

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Wednesday

12:00pm - 12:50pm

Lunchtime express NOGI 50 mins

Molly Te Kawa
3:45pm - 5:00pm

Tamariki No Gi All Levels 75mins

Molly Te Kawa
5:45pm - 6:45pm

Jiu-Jitsu Basics

Molly Te Kawa

Jiu-Jitsu Basics

For anyone interested in giving Jiu-Jitsu a go, no prior experience or knowledge required.  Suitable for all fitness levels and open to all levels.

New course starting September 11th 2024 -  covering self-defence,  positional control, fundamental movements and submissions. 

6:50pm - 7:50pm

Competition Training

Molly Te Kawa

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Thursday

3:35pm - 4:35pm

Tamariki Competition Training 60mins

Molly Te Kawa
5:45pm - 6:30pm

NoGi Jiu-Jitsu All Levels 45mins

Graham Beckett
6:30pm - 7:15pm

Open Mat

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Friday

12:00pm - 12:50pm

Lunchtime All Levels Gi 50 mins

Molly Te Kawa
5:45pm - 6:45pm

Jiu-Jitsu Basics & Drilling with Dennis

Jiu-Jitsu Basics & Drilling with Dennis

For anyone interested in giving Jiu-Jitsu a go, no prior experience or knowledge required.  Suitable for all fitness levels and open to all levels. 

Welcome to trial the class. 

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Saturday

9:00am - 10:00am

Striking with Nic

10:00am - 11:30am

Open Mat

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Our training mats are at unit 16 70 Glenda Drive, Frankton. 
Big things are ahead for 2025 so keep following us on Instagram for all the updates. 
We also stock Gi, NoGi wear and active wear clothes. 

BJJ for Beginners

All our classes are suitable for beginners as well as advanced levels. At Te Manawa we will be there to guide you through your first few weeks and highly recommend our basics class on Wednesdays and Fridays.

Thank you for showing your interest in Jiu Jitsu. At Te Manawa we love Jiu Jitsu and the community that it builds. We look forward to seeing you on the mats soon.

Nga mihi Te Manawa Kaimahi