Taiwan BJJ is fortunate to have 2008 Mundial light weight brown belt champion Makoto Ogasawara as a current instructor.
Makoto has a great half-guard game and is a very patient and detailed instructor. His sense of humor and kindness make him very popular among students.
Makoto-san placed 1st in the brown belt gi competition at the FBT Thailand BJJ/Sub-Grappling Open held in Bangkok, Thailand on September 19, 2009. Photo courtesy of Luke Chaya, SEA-BJJ. Video courtesy of Demitri Telfair, Taiwan BJJ.
Makoto-san placed 2nd in the adult light weight brown belt division of the 2008 Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship held in Tokyo, Japan on November 29-30, 2008.
Competition Record Summary for Makoto Ogasawara:
2009/11 Tokyo International Open Jiu-Jitsu Chanpionship (BJJFJ) (adult brown-belt light) 1st
2008/11 Asian Open BJJ Chanpionship (IBJJF) (adult brown-belt light) 2nd
2008/07 International Masters and Seniors (master brown-belt light) 1st
2006/07 Copa do Mundo (CBJJO World Championship) (adult purple-belt under 75kg open class) 3rd [no loss]
2003/06 4th all Japan tournament (adult blue-belt light) 1st
