Grappling Tournaments & Events
UFC fighter James Te Huna will be coming to Oliver MMA for a special MMA seminar. Te-Huna is of Maori descent and became the first New Zealander to enter the UFC. Te-Huna racked up victories on the local circuit in Australia, but he has always flown the New Zealand flag at every fight. James has even donated large portions of his purse to relief funds for the Christcurch earthquake victims.
Henry Akins, a Rickson Gracie black belt, will be coming to Oliver MMA in Glen Eden, Auckland for a special seminar on Saturday September 3rd. The seminar is scheduled from 10 am to 12 pm, and is open to the public. Don’t miss your opportunity to train with one of the very best black belts in the world.
Henry Akins began training in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu in 1995 at the Rickson Gracie Acadamy on Pico blvd in West LA. Shortly after he started he became the secretary at the acadamy and was spending 70 hours a week there watching and participating in all of the classes. In 1997 the school moved to the Pacific Palisades where Henry trained and assisted main Instructor Luis Heredia and also participated and trained in all of the classes taught by Rickson. During these years Henry had the opportunity to train with Rickson and help him prepare for his fights in Japan. In 2000 the acadamy moved again to Wilshire blvd in West LA. By this time Henry had begun teaching many of the classes at the school.
In Feb of 2004, because of his persistence and dedication to the fundamentals and philosophies of Jiu-Jitsu, Rickson Gracie presented Henry with a blackbelt, being only the third American at the time to receive that honor.
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