About Nobuo
Nobuo has been studying martial arts since he was six years old, beginning his training with Kendo, or Samurai swordsmanship. At 16, he began to study full-contact karate under world Kyokushin champion Makato Nakamura. In order to deepen his study and understanding of karate, he travelled throughout Asia, training with some of the world’s top martial arts experts, including a world champion boxer, a Muay Thai champion and a police kung fu instructor. He used this expertise to become the 1997 Japanese National Sanda (shoot boxing) Full- Contact Kung Fu Champion.
After graduating from university in 2000 with a BA in law and international relations, Karate brought Nobuo to the United States where he trained and served as a full-time Karate apprentice at the elite Enshin Karate International headquarters. He studied and trained under Grandmaster Joko Ninomiya (All-Japan Kyokushin Full -Contact Karate champion) for two years, gaining life-changing insights into the importance of attitude and discipline in the practice of martial arts.
During his apprenticeship, a challenger entered the dojo who Nobu was forced to fight. The fight quickly ended up on the ground. After the fight, and upon reflection, he came to realize the importance of ground defense skills, or grappling. He had already been introduced to submission techniques, such as joint locks, by his university professor and instructor of Aiki jiu-jitsu, Kiyokazu Maebayashi . These insights led him naturally to the study of jiu jitsu.
With the addition of jiu jitsu and these ground grappling moves, he filled in the last piece of his fighting game and transformed himself into the martial artist he is today. He has gone on to win many championships and his talent is highly respected by many professional fighters.
Nobuo received his BJJ Black belt from Master Rigan Machado and Dave Ruiz and he is currently teaching at Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where people practice Gracie Jiu-Jitsu self defense methods and Machado Jiu-Jitsu techniques.
In addition to teaching martial arts, Nobuo is a certified Master trainer at the gym where he trains a wide variety of clientele with varying needs and goals. He has trained professional athletes, celebrities, military and police officers, bouncers, personal trainers and MMA fighters… as well as moms looking to get back in shape, weekend warriors, grandmas and kids. Nobuo teaches his clients “functional fitness” whereby clients learn movement patterns that are powerful, efficient and that mitigate the risk of injury- in other words, how to optimally use their bodies. His broad range of techniques gleaned from both his study of fitness and martial arts, allows him to uniquely tailor his personal training for each client and their needs. He has a wide range of references and testimonials which speak to his results.
Instructor Certification
AFAA(aerobics and Fitness Association of America) NCSF(National Council on Strength & Fitness)
NASM(National Academy of sports medecine) NASM CES (Corrective Exercise specialist)
NASM PES(Performance EnhancementSpecialist) CPR,AED( American Heart Association)
Machado Jiu-Jitsu Black belt(BJJ) 1st degree
Enshin karate Black Belt 2nd degree
Acheivments
2015 Jiu Jitsu World League Black Belt Adult Light Feather Champion
2014 Vegas summer Open International Black Belt Adult Light Feather Silver medal
2014 World Pro Jiu Jitsu Canada Trialn Blacl Belt Adult Light Feather Silver medal
2012 Long Beach International Open IBJJF championship Light Feather Silver medal
2011 Pan-American Jiu-jitsu championship Light Feather weight Bronz Medalist
2006 National Cup Jiu-Jitsu tounament Feather weight 3rd place
2006 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling 2nd place
2005 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu championship Feather weight Bronze Medalist
2004 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling Champion
2004 AFC Submission Wrestling Invitational Competitor
2003 Pan-American Submission Wrestling Finalist
2003 ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil Competitor
2003 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling 2nd place
2002 CKA Colorado State Light weight champion
2002 World Full Contact Karate Sabaki Challenge Light weight Semi-Finalist
2001 NE Region Full Contact Karate Light weight Sabaki Challenge 2nd Place
2000 Enshin Tournament Black Belt Challenge Light weight 2nd Place
1997 Japanese National Sansho Champion Absolute weight
1997 All Japan Kyokushin Full-Contact Karate Championships Light weight Best 16
Television Credits
August 2005, Channel 2 News – Women’s Self Defense Seminar
November 2004, Channel 2 News – Women’s Self Defense Seminar
Radio Spots
November 2004, KBPI “The Uncle Nasty Show” – Women’s Self Defense Seminar
After graduating from university in 2000 with a BA in law and international relations, Karate brought Nobuo to the United States where he trained and served as a full-time Karate apprentice at the elite Enshin Karate International headquarters. He studied and trained under Grandmaster Joko Ninomiya (All-Japan Kyokushin Full -Contact Karate champion) for two years, gaining life-changing insights into the importance of attitude and discipline in the practice of martial arts.
During his apprenticeship, a challenger entered the dojo who Nobu was forced to fight. The fight quickly ended up on the ground. After the fight, and upon reflection, he came to realize the importance of ground defense skills, or grappling. He had already been introduced to submission techniques, such as joint locks, by his university professor and instructor of Aiki jiu-jitsu, Kiyokazu Maebayashi . These insights led him naturally to the study of jiu jitsu.
With the addition of jiu jitsu and these ground grappling moves, he filled in the last piece of his fighting game and transformed himself into the martial artist he is today. He has gone on to win many championships and his talent is highly respected by many professional fighters.
Nobuo received his BJJ Black belt from Master Rigan Machado and Dave Ruiz and he is currently teaching at Colorado Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, where people practice Gracie Jiu-Jitsu self defense methods and Machado Jiu-Jitsu techniques.
In addition to teaching martial arts, Nobuo is a certified Master trainer at the gym where he trains a wide variety of clientele with varying needs and goals. He has trained professional athletes, celebrities, military and police officers, bouncers, personal trainers and MMA fighters… as well as moms looking to get back in shape, weekend warriors, grandmas and kids. Nobuo teaches his clients “functional fitness” whereby clients learn movement patterns that are powerful, efficient and that mitigate the risk of injury- in other words, how to optimally use their bodies. His broad range of techniques gleaned from both his study of fitness and martial arts, allows him to uniquely tailor his personal training for each client and their needs. He has a wide range of references and testimonials which speak to his results.
Instructor Certification
AFAA(aerobics and Fitness Association of America) NCSF(National Council on Strength & Fitness)
NASM(National Academy of sports medecine) NASM CES (Corrective Exercise specialist)
NASM PES(Performance EnhancementSpecialist) CPR,AED( American Heart Association)
Machado Jiu-Jitsu Black belt(BJJ) 1st degree
Enshin karate Black Belt 2nd degree
Acheivments
2015 Jiu Jitsu World League Black Belt Adult Light Feather Champion
2014 Vegas summer Open International Black Belt Adult Light Feather Silver medal
2014 World Pro Jiu Jitsu Canada Trialn Blacl Belt Adult Light Feather Silver medal
2012 Long Beach International Open IBJJF championship Light Feather Silver medal
2011 Pan-American Jiu-jitsu championship Light Feather weight Bronz Medalist
2006 National Cup Jiu-Jitsu tounament Feather weight 3rd place
2006 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling 2nd place
2005 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu championship Feather weight Bronze Medalist
2004 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling Champion
2004 AFC Submission Wrestling Invitational Competitor
2003 Pan-American Submission Wrestling Finalist
2003 ADCC World Submission Wrestling Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil Competitor
2003 Pancrase U.S. National Flyweight Submission Wrestling 2nd place
2002 CKA Colorado State Light weight champion
2002 World Full Contact Karate Sabaki Challenge Light weight Semi-Finalist
2001 NE Region Full Contact Karate Light weight Sabaki Challenge 2nd Place
2000 Enshin Tournament Black Belt Challenge Light weight 2nd Place
1997 Japanese National Sansho Champion Absolute weight
1997 All Japan Kyokushin Full-Contact Karate Championships Light weight Best 16
Television Credits
August 2005, Channel 2 News – Women’s Self Defense Seminar
November 2004, Channel 2 News – Women’s Self Defense Seminar
Radio Spots
November 2004, KBPI “The Uncle Nasty Show” – Women’s Self Defense Seminar