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Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser’s Academy teaching notices trace BJJ fundamentals, focused practice and self-defense partnerships in Courtenay.

Biography

On the Academy of Martial Arts website, Bill Fraser introduces himself as head coach to competitors, fitness students and newcomers. The Courtenay school offers two free BJJ classes and two Muay Thai sessions as an entry point. Its starter program emphasizes an organized grounding in standing and ground fighting, rather than having beginners sample every discipline at once. Making room for training also meant addressing the timetable. A December 2015 school notice announced BJJ sessions at lunchtime twice a week, explaining that the expanded schedule was intended to fit around busy lives. Fraser’s signed teaching notices give a more detailed picture of what students were working on. In September 2016, he described several weeks devoted to loop chokes, a type of choking hold. His next announced subject was defending submissions: understanding the ideas behind the techniques as well as practicing them. In January 2017, he set out a broader sequence of skills in a post about self-defense. He connected BJJ with recreational training and competition too, then described work on bringing a fight to the floor, defending from a disadvantaged position, establishing control and making an opponent submit, or concede. A June 2019 invitation extended that work through a named local partnership. The Academy advertised a second women’s Fight or Flight class with Fraser and The Joint Physiotherapy. It proposed practicing situations through scenarios and welcomed participants without previous experience, giving beginners a way into a specifically focused self-defense session. In 2019, Comox Valley Record identified him as owner; he highlighted Scott Erikson’s two narrow Ohana III defeats despite no medal. Team Rhino’s camp notice also advertises him as a returning guest invited to teach jiu-jitsu alongside its wrestling program. Sidney Silva’s association directory lists Fraser as Courtenay’s head instructor.

Sources for this profile

  • Comox Valley Record, August 2019.(opens in a new tab)

    • Comox Valley Record named Fraser as owner of Courtenay’s Academy of Martial Arts in 2019; he noted Scott Erikson’s two close Ohana III losses.

      Where in the source: Owner’s assessment.

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  • The Academy, head-coach introduction.(opens in a new tab)

    • On the Academy’s website, Fraser identifies himself as head coach and welcomes competitors, fitness trainees and people exploring martial arts.

      Where in the source: First-person school introduction.

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  • The Academy, starter programme.(opens in a new tab)

    • The school’s starter programme offers two free Muay Thai and two free BJJ classes, and describes structured fundamentals for standing and ground fighting.

      Where in the source: Trial and fundamentals.

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  • The Academy, September 2016.(opens in a new tab)

    • In a signed September 2016 post, Bill described weeks studying loop chokes and announced submission defence next: concepts, principles, techniques and practice.

      Where in the source: Signed teaching notice.

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  • The Academy, January 2017.(opens in a new tab)

    • In January 2017, his signed notice linked the Academy’s BJJ to self-defence, recreation and competition, with lessons on takedowns, defending poor ground positions, control and submissions.

      Where in the source: Signed curriculum description.

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  • The Academy, December 2015.(opens in a new tab)

    • A December 2015 Academy notice announced twice-weekly lunchtime BJJ classes, explaining the addition as a way to accommodate busy lives.

      Where in the source: Class-access announcement.

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  • The Academy, June 2019.(opens in a new tab)

    • The Academy’s June 2019 notice invited women to a second Fight or Flight self-defence class with Fraser and The Joint Physiotherapy, using scenario-based practice without requiring prior experience.

      Where in the source: Workshop invitation.

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  • Team Rhino, camp notice.(opens in a new tab)

    • Team Rhino’s camp page advertises Fraser, the Academy’s owner, as a returning guest invited to teach jiu-jitsu alongside its wrestling programme.

      Where in the source: Guest-instructor invitation.

      Accessed:

  • Sidney Silva, affiliate directory.(opens in a new tab)

    • Sidney Silva’s association directory lists Fraser as head instructor for Courtenay.

      Where in the source: Courtenay entry.

      Accessed:

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