Ahmed A. Alhouli
Ahmed Alhouli developed Arabic-language jiu-jitsu instruction through a bilingual DVD, online tutorials and teaching in Kuwait.
Biography
Sources for this profile
KUNA, Kuwaiti women in martial arts, Al-Jarida, March 13, 2019(opens in a new tab)
Ahmed Alhouli is a Kuwaiti jiu-jitsu instructor.
Where in the source: Final paragraph, المدرب الكويتي أحمد الهولي.
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A 2019 KUNA account dates his establishment of the Kuwaiti jiu-jitsu school to 1999.
Where in the source: Final paragraph, بدأت في الكويت في عام 1999.
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Budovideos, Eternal Jiu-Jitsu instructional DVD catalogue(opens in a new tab)
His 2007 instructional Eternal Jiu-Jitsu brought Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Tai Jutsu together.
Where in the source: Product title and description; Publication date: 2007.
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The DVD was offered in English and Arabic, with a running time of seventy-eight minutes.
Where in the source: Product description, Length and Languages.
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Graciemag, Royce e muito mais num verão agitado no Oriente Médio, July 11, 2010(opens in a new tab)
In July 2010, Graciemag identified Alhouli as a student of Vinicius “Draculino” and the leader of Gracie Barra in Kuwait.
Where in the source: Second article paragraph, Ahmed Alhouli, aluno de Vinicius.
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He was promoting a tournament scheduled for August 6, 2010, in Kuwait City, with prizes for competitors.
Where in the source: Second article paragraph, torneio promovido and 6 de agosto.
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ArabsMMA, Arabic BJJ Tutorials: Pull guard to sweep #2, August 14, 2013(opens in a new tab)
ArabsMMA introduced him in 2013 as a BJJ black belt and founder of Gracie Barra Kuwait.
Where in the source: Article opening, BJJ Black Belt Ahmad Alhouli Founder.
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His Arabic tutorials for ArabsMMA included a guard-pull-to-sweep demonstration.
Where in the source: Article title and introductory description.
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ArabsMMA named Youssef Al Hamad and Mohammad Arti among the black belts he had taught.
Where in the source: Paragraph beginning Sensei Alhouli is the man behind.
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ArabsMMA, Desert Force Bahrain card announcement, February 18, 2014(opens in a new tab)
A February 2014 report explicitly identified Mohammad Arti as a black belt under Alhouli.
Where in the source: Paragraph beginning This could be the first time, Arti is a black belt under.
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IBJJF, Certified Black Belts, public name search Alhouli(opens in a new tab)
The IBJJF certified-black-belt registry lists Ahmad A. M. Alhouli at second degree, with Gracie Barra Kuwait Academy (Kyokai).
Where in the source: Public Search by name: Alhouli; single NAME / GRADUATION / ACADEMY row.
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Karim Tarek, interview with Ahmed Alhouli, Al-Anba, July 18, 2018(opens in a new tab)
The biographical sidebar to his 2018 interview dates his martial-arts training in Kuwait and Britain to 1984.
Where in the source: الهولي في سطور, بدأ مشواره التدريبي.
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He said PFS emerged while he taught American and British security personnel in Kuwait, developing its curriculum with colleagues including Major Mark Atwood.
Where in the source: Question وكيف طرأت لك فكرة, entire answer.
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His PFS curriculum combines BJJ, Japanese Tai Jutsu, boxing and wrestling for self-defence.
Where in the source: Opening question about PFS uses, first answer.
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He distinguished PFS from tournament preparation: its purpose was responding to everyday situations.
Where in the source: نظام متكامل, answer on whether PFS is a sport.
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He described unarmed training that linked striking, throws, standing wrestling and ground control.
Where in the source: دفع الأخطار, first numbered training component.
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He invited European female instructors to run women’s courses in Kuwait three or four times annually.
Where in the source: دورات نسائية, both answers on female instructors and annual courses.
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He adapted the Gulf ghutra and agal headwear into his teaching because students wore them daily.
Where in the source: الغترة والعقال, entire answer.
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He said students should learn ethical limits and use their skills defensively.
Where in the source: Final question on responsible use, entire answer.
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By 2018 he reported delivering courses in Britain, Spain, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Where in the source: نجاح دولي, answer on courses already delivered.
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