Mad Tiger Academy

Mad Tiger at Long Beach Spring Open

admin — Wed, 16 May 2012 03:53:09 +0000

This past weekend Mad Tiger Academy team members, Eric “Mad Tiger” Goo, Jeremy Nitta and Steve Yuh traveled to Long Beach to compete in the IBJJF Long Beach Spring Open. Eric had several tough matches and battled it out earning bronze in his weight and the absolute. Jeremy absolutely killed it, submitting all of his opponents to reach the finals. In the finals he ran into a very tough competitor and ended up finishing second (his opponent had 5 matches and Jeremy was the only one not submitted!). Steve, in his first competition ever, managed to run through the competition as well losing a close final and finishing second!

Jiu Jitsu is a journey and Eric’s and Jeremy are earning them frequent flier miles along the way! This is their second tournament in the mainland in two months and the experience will surely make them better!! Mahalo to every one for their support, we couldn’t have done it with out all of you!!

Mad Tiger In House Tournament

admin — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 22:17:36 +0000

This Saturday The Mad Tiger Academy held its very first In House School Tournament for Kids & Teens. The event was a fun and friendly event which included a few of our friends from Sunset Beach Jiu-Jitsu.

Using a unique friendship based points system and triple elimination format everyone who entered came away with a medal and much more valuable tournament rounds!

54 competitors in all had a blast sharpening their skills in multiple IBJJF scored matches. The event was brought about to further sharpen our student’s skills in a tournament environment and to share all their talents and hard work in front of friends and family!

After the competition everyone got to enjoy multiple ethnic dishes brought in for the pot luck…UMMMM!

Along with the fun of competing this event helped raise Funds for Help Seana Tap Out Cancer and also for Mad Tiger parent Mike Prickett who was in a serious diving accident last March in Tahiti.

Due to the over whelming success of this event and positive feedback we are already planning our next event!!!

Mad Tiger Team at Pan Ams!

admin — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 01:47:38 +0000

This past weekend, head instructor Eric “Mad Tiger” Goo, Rafie Gonzalez and Jeremy Nitta made the trip to the Pan American Games in LA. With over 3200 competitors it was the biggest jiu jitsu event ever held!! All three had very tough draws and fought down to the wire. Their hard work, dedication, and sacrifice really showed and they looked phenomenal on the mat. Congrats to all three, we are proud of every one who competed and like to thank all those who help them along the way…

“It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat.”

Theodore Roosevelt

Mad Tiger Academy Promotions!

admin — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:11:46 +0000

Last night was promotion night at Mad Tiger Academy! After a lot of hard work, dedication and commitment Monica Oakley received her Orange Belt while Louis Oakley, Stevie Yuh, Dylan Cabral and Jarret Vasconcellos received their blue belts. Good luck guys and remember to enjoy the journey and keep training. The blue belt is the first step on the path to the black belt and also the last step for more than half the people who receive it! Keep training, never give up and work hard, it only gets better!

Also it was very special night for Kawika Samson who received his purple belt. Kawika has had a unique and interesting journey having started with Andre Derizan in a small garage in Waipahu many years ago. Through hard work, and perseverance he continued to train where ever he could and found a home at the Mad Tiger Academy in 2009. Kawika is an integral part of the team, congrats on your promotion! OSS!!

Saulo visits the Mad Tiger Academy!

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:27:34 +0000

On December 23rd, co-f0under and head of the Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu Association, Saulo Ribeiro, did a phenomenal seminar for association members and invited guest. Saulo started off with a very effective and efficient warm up that got every one sweating. He then went into the technique portion, after the first sequence (guard posture, a few techniques to open closed guard, and a pass) every one was blown away. This was followed by more knowledge than any one could handle! Of all the seminars I have been too, this was one of the very few where every one drilled non stop and would have kept drilling if there was more time! Speaking of time, although the seminar was scheduled for 3 hours, Saulo taught well beyond that to the delight of every one in attendance. At the end, he took questions and than talked philosophy of the association, jiu jitsu and how it relates to life.

A black belt is a white belt who never quit training, every day we are at the gym we are either closer to our black belt or closer to quitting, train smart, train right, keep training, and most importantly enjoy the journey! Great words of wisdom!!

Needless to say we look forward to having Saulo out again in 2012!!!!

Saulo Seminar 2011, Front Row BB: Jimmy Tang, Shane Agena, Saulo Ribeiro, Eric Goo, and Rylan Lizares

Find Out More!

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:47:20 +0000

At the Mad Tiger Academy we offer classes to accommodate EVERYONE. If you ever wanted to try a new work out or are interested in learning an effective martial art there’s no better time than now! Come into today to try a free introductory lesson from me personally. Unlike some of .. other academies ALL Gracie Jiu Jitsu classes are taught by Eric “Mad Tiger” Goo. All Muay Classes are taught by Kru Dan Holley and all Zumba classes are taught by certified Zumba instructors.

For more information please fill out the form below and we will do our best to answer your questions with in 24 hours or stop on by! EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

Who We Are

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:42:00 +0000

We are one of Oahu’s premier martial arts facilities. With programs for men, women, children specializing in Gracie Jiu Jitsu we invite you to come check it out and see all we have to offer . Whether you have extensive experience or never been on the mat in your life, you will find a family friendly, professional academy ready to help you achieve your fitness goals. In addition to Gracie Jiu Jitsu we also offer classes in authentic Muay Thai! All of class are taught directly by Eric Goo or Dan Holley

We look forward to meeting you. Please let us know if you have any questions, you can email us at info@madtigerbjj.com or use the contact form on this website

We are located in Mililani, off of Kam Highway.

95-281 Kaloapau St.,

Mililani, Hi. 96789

What We do

admin — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:18:59 +0000

Mad Tiger Academy is the only official Saulo Ribeiro school in Hawaii! Dedicated to the Art and Technique of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, all Gracie Jiu Jitsu classes are personally taught by Eric “Mad Tiger” Goo. For striking, we offer Muay Thai classes which are taught directly by.. Kru Dan Holley. In addition there are fitness and conditioning classes, as well as Zumba classes for those looking to get a good, fun, workout Our academy offers specialized programs for adults, women and children in one of the most effective martial art and self defense systems in the world.

WHY SHOULD YOU TRAIN IN GRACIE JIU-JITSU?

•One in six people will be the victim of a violent attack.
•One in four women will be the victim of a sexual attack in their lifetime.
•95% of all violent attacks and street fights end up on the ground.
•10% of victims of violent attacks do not survive the encounter.

You DO NOT have to be a victim. You DO NOT have to be a statistic. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is the only self-defense system in the world that effectively deals with self-defense on the ground.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a man, woman, It doesn’t matter if you are small, weak, strong, or “over the hill,” Gracie Jiu-Jitsu will give you the tools to defend yourself in a real world attack

Mad Tiger Phase 2 Grand Opening

admin — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:00:52 +0000

After a lot of hard work the Mad Tiger Family came together to celebrate the official opening of phase 2. With the addition of the space next door the Academy essentially double in size! Big Mahalo to all the families, friends and supporters that make the Academy a special place. Big things are in store for 2012!

Special thanks to the man who makes it all possible Saulo Ribeiro and his fiance for making it out to the celebration, as well as the LION!!!

Caio Terra Seminar

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:30:09 +0000

The week of December 10th Mad Tiger Academy hosted multiple time world champ Caio Terra from the institute of martial arts (http://www.bjjsanjose.com/). Caio is the only 4 time no-gi world champ and one of the few light weights who competes and wins the absolute division regularly!

On Wednesday, December 7th he did a seminar for the children! In addition to teaching jiu jitsu concepts and fundamentals. Caio made sure to stress the most important thing, Jiu Jitsu should be fun. At the end of the seminar Caio participated in a battle royal rolling with all the children at once!

On Saturday, December 10th, it was the adults turn to learn from the champ. Caio went over his signature Terra guard as well as the berimbolo. Every one who attended took something away! Huge Mahalo to every one who came out to support and especially Caio, we look forward to your return visit to the Island!