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Eric · 2009-03-15 13:19:34

Hey, guys. This is probably as much a shock to me as it is to you, but we were left without many options. Our relationship with the people who run TKO Fighting Arts has reached a point that makes it impossible to continue running out of their gym. I shouldn't get into that here, nor do I want to. Suffice it to say that we had a "falling out" with Chris and Steve.

Starting Monday March 16th 2009 all of our operations will be located in Waterloo, at the "Krav Maga" training facility (283 Northfield Drive East Waterloo, ON N2J 4G8, Canada http://maps.google.com/maps?oe=UTF-8&am … mp;iwloc=A). It's an amazing facility with lots of mat space. I hope this doesn't inconvenience anyone too badly. The only other option for the time being would be to cancel training indefinitely. Training continues, though our schedule has to be modified slightly. Here's the new (temporary, while we get settled) schedule:

Monday: Open GI 7pm

Tuesday: Open GI Noon
Tuesday: Open NO-GI 7pm

Wednesday: Open GI 7pm

Thursday: Open GI Noon
Thursday: Open GI 7pm

Friday: Open GI 7pm

Saturday: Open NO-GI Noon

This begins right away. I'll post any changes here, so keep an eye on the forums. All our memberships will be honoured, including the joint Muay Thai/BJJ ones (speaking only for the training that we offer). For now we're only running "open" classes, no "advanced" or "beginner".

Email me at eric@alliancebjj.ca if you have any questions or concerns.

Please pass this info on!! We're in Wateloo TOMORROW.

rmrende · 2009-03-15 15:15:54

For those who commute by bus from the university of Waterloo area (I know there is quite a few) there are a few ways of getting there. If you are near route 31 (it runs from westmount and university up through the university and then goes down columbia and eventually goes right by the Krav Maga facility. The other option is to go to conestoga mall and from there take the 35. Anyways, thought that may help some people.

Lucas · 2009-03-15 15:46:39

Wow this is crazy i missed one class because of work, thought i'd check the site today and wow im glad i did, i would have gone to the wrong place for sure. If anyone is interested i did a bit of googling and i found their website.

http://www.joinkravmaga.ca/

Hope to see everyone there monday, and hopfully i can find my way there without getting lost. lol

Sully · 2009-03-15 16:01:57

Shit thats a long way out there!
Ill be there Monday after a long week of being sick I don't care how far I have to go.

obli686 · 2009-03-15 16:33:55

damn thats too far for me! is there any chance of you guys getting your own gym back in kitchener someday?

rookie · 2009-03-15 16:46:38

Wow, thats too bad!

On a lighter note, Alliance Canada is stronger than ever and we will prevail. Everything happens for a reason, and as long as we are strong as a team, i'm sure that this will turn into a positive thing.

Eric, if any help is needed to transport stuff to Waterloo than let me know.

Otherwise see u guys on the mats!

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Mikey · 2009-03-15 18:54:58

Guys it isn't that bad, the Krav gym is right beside a womens fitness club;)

Seriously though, this is a better facility than the TKO gym and will offer us more space to train and grow stronger. It is a very abrupt change, but we will be better as a team for it.

Eric · 2009-03-15 19:04:23

Thanks, Kev, but we have everything that is ours. Thanks for the bus info, Rob. Obli686, yeah, there is a great chance... too soon to say anything solid though. This was unexpected.

JayReis · 2009-03-15 23:46:18

WOW!
that is crazy,I just cant believe something like this has happened, but im not going to ask what happend,
my shoulder is a little better and I was planning on going on tuesday at noon , good thing i checked here!
I love the Krav Maga gym . ill be happy if you stay there, even if its a longer drive.
i'm happy we have a place to train!!!!
anyone thats going to the tuesday Noon class , ill see you there!!

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thegreatwhite · 2009-03-16 02:45:17

JayReis wrote:
WOW!
that is crazy,I just cant believe something like this has happened, but im not going to ask what happend,
my shoulder is a little better and I was planning on going on tuesday at noon , good thing i checked here!
I love the Krav Maga gym . ill be happy if you stay there, even if its a longer drive.
i'm happy we have a place to train!!!!
anyone thats going to the tuesday Noon class , ill see you there!!

Im in physio right now for a fck'd up shoulder..chassis 1 is killing me.I haven't trained for 3 months
and feel like shit.No energy al all

LD · 2009-03-16 05:30:13

When the dust clears I'm sure Dragan will be quite happy soon enough to realize the club's on its way, and yes albeit abruptly, to bigger and better things, and being that much closer to his goal of an ideal environment for the club (re: independent, exclusive, presentable, and more potential for growth and more fun for all). The Krav gym is looking nice!

Dragan BJJ Alliance all the way!

Chris P · 2009-03-16 07:16:04

Unfortunate for the fallout. However no downtime! Very impressive. Hope all can make it out despite the different venue and distance of travel.

Chris

Louie · 2009-03-17 18:44:09

Is the 7pm start time just to compensate for the additional travel time for some or is there a chance of pushing this back to 6pm or 6:30pm like it was previously?

Eric · 2009-03-18 05:45:29

The big gym is available to us at 7pm. For our really big nights like Monday, we need that extra space. If it seems like certain days might have few enough people to fit into one of the back gyms, we'll see what we can do about moving to an earlier time. The small rooms are available earlier. Just seeing how things go right now.

Rico Suave · 2009-03-21 09:34:58

I feel things are going to work out very well for us at the Krav facility. It's large, clean and a great environment for BJJ. Let's roll!

shawn · 2009-04-11 08:06:46

Although farther out, it may actually be easier by bus for me. After a long winter off (working to hard and not enough play) I am very eager to get back to BJJ and I look forward to the larger mat area. A strong and progressive club needs space, so that's awesome! Looking forward to rollin'! See yall soon

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