Ahmed Maged
Ahmed Maged moved from judo into BJJ, co-founded Anubis in Cairo and combined international competition with preparing his students.
Biography
Sources for this profile
Jiu Jitsu Legacy, Interview with Ahmed Maged Abdelaziz before ADWPJJC13, November13,2021; updatedFebruary15,2022(opens in a new tab)
Ahmed Maged Abdelaziz is the Anubis Martial Arts co-founder known as Ahmed Maged.
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In his 2021 World Pro interview, he identified himself as a brown belt under Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu and Anubis’s co-founder and managing partner.
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After competing at several Abu Dhabi Grand Slams, he wanted to test himself at his first World Pro.
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His preparation combined strength and conditioning with technical jiu-jitsu training.
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He credited BJJ with teaching him persistence and a habit of looking for solutions instead of giving up.
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He wanted younger practitioners to carry respect, discipline and confidence beyond the gym.
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He named Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu and Rodolfo Vieira as his greatest influences.
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His advice was to be patient, enjoy learning and accept the setbacks as part of training.
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Anubis BJJ, Anubis BJJ Instructors, Ahmed Maged section(opens in a new tab)
He started judo at four and earned a black belt in that discipline.
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After a short period in MMA, he began Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 2013 and made it his main passion.
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He co-founded Anubis and managed operations at its Zamalek headquarters in Cairo.
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The academy lists him as the over-100 kg no-gi champion at the 2016 Egypt Open.
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Its record also credits him with the 2015 Sharjah Open open-weight title, bronze above 95 kg in no-gi and silver above 95 kg in the gi.
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At the 2017 Abu Dhabi Grand Slam, the academy records silver in both gi and no-gi below 110 kg at purple belt.
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Anubis BJJ, About Anubis BJJ, historical academy website(opens in a new tab)
Anubis developed within Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu’s Fight Sports network.
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ArabsMMA, Egypt National Jiu-Jitsu Championship picks the interest of various gyms, March1,2023(opens in a new tab)
By March 2023 he was identified as a BJJ black belt under Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu.
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Speaking about the 2023 Egypt National Championship, he described Egypt as his country.
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For that championship he said Anubis’s athletes had trained in a three-month camp, with his immediate focus on preparing the students.
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He saw a major event in Egypt as a chance for local athletes to compete visibly and planned to enter future adult AJP divisions himself.
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Lineage
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Open lineage