Abrie JF Kilian, Author at Kilian Academy

About Abrie JF Kilian

Abrie Kilian is a multi-disciplinary and evolutionary martial artist and admitted attorney in the High Court of South Africa. Owner and Head Instructor at Kilian Academy, Abrie has 24 years of martial arts experience. Married to Rochagné for 14 years and father to three beautiful children, Abrie finds occasional time to study law, philosophy and the Bible. An avid firearm enthusiast and environmentalist, Abrie enjoys hunting and playing board games when life permits.

Third Rotating Quad-Club Open Mat
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Third Rotating Quad-Club Open Mat

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:06:52+00:00September 10th, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Interviews, Media Report, Uncategorized|

Media Report OWEN SOUND – Local Owen Sound Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy – Kilian Academy – hosted the third rotating Quad-Club Open Mat training session on [...]

Second Rotating Tri-Club Open Mat
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Second Rotating Tri-Club Open Mat

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:04:46+00:00August 5th, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Interviews, Media Report|

Media Report PORT ELGIN – Sunday, the 4th of August 2019, Topp Performance, Port Elgin, hosted the second Rotating Tri-Club Open Mat. More than [...]

Second Behring Summer Training Camp
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Second Behring Summer Training Camp

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:05:01+00:00July 22nd, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Media Report|

Seminar Report PORT ELGIN – From the 19th till the 21st of July 2019, saw Topp Performance host the Second Behring Summer Training Camp. Attendees [...]

Student Interview: Christeena Nienhuis
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Student Interview: Christeena Nienhuis

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:05:08+00:00July 10th, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Interviews, Student, Video|

Student Interview of 29-year-old Christeena Nienhuis from Owen Sound, Ontario. Christeena started training martial arts at Kilian Academy four months ago. As a result [...]

First Rotating Tri-Club Open Mat
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First Rotating Tri-Club Open Mat

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:05:42+00:00July 10th, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Interviews, Media Report|

Media Report FLESHERTON – Sunday, the 7th of July 2019, saw history being made. Three of the leading BJJ-clubs in the Grey Bruce region joining [...]

Evolutionary Martial Artists
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Evolutionary Martial Artists

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:14:58+00:00June 26th, 2019|Blog, Philosophical|

China, a country enshrined in martial arts tradition and solidified by Chinese communist ideology has seen a rise in the challenge of both tradition [...]

Running the Gauntlet in BJJ
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Running the Gauntlet in BJJ

By Abrie JF Kilian|2019-09-10T05:15:02+00:00June 21st, 2019|Blog, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Grading, Philosophical|

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) Gauntlet, is a traditional initiation process in which students whip a newly promoted individual, using their belts. Also known as [...]