【FREE】🥋🎂 Challenge Professor Hiroki & Win $200! — Black Belt Birthday Special!

📅 Wednesday, October 14, 2026 | 8:20 PM

📍 Advantage & Yamato Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy — North Burnaby

🎉 Celebrate Our Founder’s Birthday on the Mats!

October 14 is the birthday of Hiroki Takaya, Founder and Head Instructor of Advantage & Yamato Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy!

This year is especially meaningful as it’s his first birthday as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt!

To celebrate, we’re hosting a special beginner-friendly No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu class with an exciting challenge!

💰 Challenge Hiroki & Win $200!

Think you can score points against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt?

Here’s your chance!

If you’re a complete beginner or one of Hiroki’s students, you have a chance to WIN $200 CAD by scoring valid points against Professor Hiroki during sparring!

Here’s how it works:

🥋 Step 1 — Learn Jiu-Jitsu!

Hiroki will teach:

• Basic body movements • Beginner-friendly No-Gi techniques • Partner drills and grappling fundamentals • How the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu scoring system works

🔥 Step 2 — Challenge Hiroki!

After the lesson, we’ll move on to a supervised sparring session!

Eligible participants can challenge Hiroki and try to score points against him!

💵 Step 3 — Win $200!

Score valid points against Hiroki during the challenge and win $200 CAD!

Can you score against a black belt? Come find out!

All sparring will be controlled and supervised. Safety comes first, and participation in the challenge is completely optional.

Beat Hiroki! Win $200! OSS! 🥋🔥

🥋 Beginner-Friendly No-Gi Class

This is still a structured Jiu-Jitsu class focused on learning techniques, not just a birthday party!

No experience needed! Beginners and experienced practitioners are welcome!

You don’t need to participate in the $200 challenge to enjoy the class.

No Gi (uniform) is required. Just wear comfortable athletic clothes!

Regular academy members will also be attending, so the actual class size may be larger than the Meetup RSVP count.

Classes are taught in English, with Japanese support available.

💰 Fees & Membership

• First trial: FREE (eligible local residents only) • Drop-in: $40 CAD • Regular membership: $125 CAD/month • Student membership: $100 CAD/month (valid student ID required)

⚠️ Local Residents Only — Free Trial Policy

The free trial is available only to local residents who plan to stay in the Vancouver area for at least two months.

Visitors and anyone planning to leave Vancouver within two months must pay the $40 CAD drop-in fee, even for their first class.

🎒 What to Bring

• Comfortable workout clothes • Water • A towel • A positive attitude!

For safety, please avoid clothing with zippers or metal parts and remove jewelry before training.

🥋 About Professor Hiroki Takaya

Hiroki Takaya is a Japanese Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, the Founder and Head Instructor of Advantage & Yamato Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy, and the manager of Chit-Chat, a local community group that helps people connect and make friends.

He earned his black belt in June 2026 and has taught Gi and No-Gi classes at multiple gyms throughout the Vancouver area.

His goal is to create a friendly, safe, and welcoming environment where everyone can learn and enjoy Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

No birthday gifts needed! Just come learn Jiu-Jitsu, challenge Hiroki, have fun, and celebrate his birthday! 🎂🥋

🌐 Academy: https://yamato-bjj-xi.vercel.app/en

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japaneseflash/

🌐 Personal Website: https://hirokijiujitsu.com/

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🥋🎂 黒帯Hirokiに挑戦！勝てば$200！誕生日特別イベント！

📅 2026年10月14日（水）午後8時20分

📍 Advantage & Yamato Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy — North Burnaby

🎉 アカデミー創設者の誕生日を柔術でお祝いしよう！

10月14日は、Advantage & Yamato Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academyの創設者兼ヘッドインストラクター、Hiroki Takayaの誕生日です！

今年はブラジリアン柔術の黒帯になって初めて迎える特別な誕生日でもあります！

今回は誕生日を記念して、初心者向けNo-Gi柔術クラスに特別なチャレンジ企画を用意しました！

💰 黒帯Hirokiからポイントを取って$200獲得！

ブラジリアン柔術の黒帯からポイントを取れると思いますか？

その実力を試すチャンスです！

柔術未経験者、またはHirokiの生徒であれば、Hirokiとのスパーリングで有効なポイントを獲得すると、賞金$200 CADを獲得できます！

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