Keith McKenzie
“Careca”
Source: bjjheroes.comKeith McKenzie’s teaching connects Crawley beginners, competition teams and black-belt students with the wider Checkmat community.
Biography
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BJJ Heroes, Keith McKenzie biography(opens in a new tab)
Keith McKenzie’s full name is Keith Michael McKenzie.
Where in the source: Full Name.
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McKenzie was born in central Scotland on June16,1979.
Where in the source: Biography opening.
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McKenzie is Scottish.
Where in the source: Introduction, Scottish Nationals.
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He is known as Careca.
Where in the source: Nickname.
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After moving to London for work, he sought kickboxing in2003 but was drawn instead to Roger Brooking’s jiu-jitsu class at Seymour Leisure Centre.
Where in the source: Biography first two paragraphs.
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Brooking awarded his blue and purple belts; McKenzie also made training visits to Ricardo Vieira in Brazil.
Where in the source: Biography third paragraph.
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When Brooking stopped coaching in late2007, McKenzie moved to London Fight Factory.
Where in the source: Biography fourth paragraph.
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Eduardo Azevedo and Thiago Borges promoted him to brown belt in April2009.
Where in the source: Biography fourth paragraph.
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Marco Canha awarded his black belt on February9,2011, with Ricardo Vieira’s approval.
Where in the source: Biography fifth paragraph.
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The reference biography identifies the kimura from side control or half guard as a preferred technique.
Where in the source: Favourite Position.
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IBJJF European Championship2010 official results(opens in a new tab)
McKenzie won Master1 brown-belt middleweight at the2010 European Championship for Checkmat.
Where in the source: MASTER1 / BROWN / MALE / MIDDLE:1Mckenzie Keith,2Jean Philippe Walter,3Alain Mandengu,3Curtis Veja.
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IBJJF European Championship2011 official results(opens in a new tab)
He retained the European Master1 brown-belt middleweight title in2011 for Checkmat.
Where in the source: MASTER1 / BROWN / MALE / MIDDLE:1keith mackenzie,2helton machado silva,3matthew callaghan,3bruno zancaner.
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IBJJF British National Championship2015 official results(opens in a new tab)
He took silver in adult black-belt middleweight at the2015 British National Championship.
Where in the source: MALE / ADULT / BLACK / MIDDLE(79.50KG):1Thomas Hernan Oyarzun(Alliance),2Keith Michael McKenzie(CheckMat),3Jack Magee(Team Lagarto).
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IBJJF London Fall Open2015 official results(opens in a new tab)
He won Master1 black-belt middleweight at the2015 London Fall Open.
Where in the source: MALE / MASTER1 / BLACK / MIDDLE(79.50KG):1Keith Michael McKenzie(CheckMat),2Cláudio Celso Pereira Correia,3Charles Matthew McDonald,3Giordano Brozzi.
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BJJ Heroes, Polaris3 full results(opens in a new tab)
At Polaris3 in2016, McKenzie submitted Jeff Lawson with a palm-to-palm choke after taking his back, with one second left according to the contemporary report.
Where in the source: TOP PRELIMS MATCH and entire Undercard results.
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Liam Wandi, CFS get-together at Mill Hill, November2011(opens in a new tab)
At a2011 Mill Hill seminar, McKenzie taught deep half guard; attendee Liam Wandi described him correcting hand and foot placement during drills.
Where in the source: Paragraph beginning First up was double European BJJ champion; full surrounding report read.
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Crawley Fitness, Checkmat BJJ(opens in a new tab)
Crawley Fitness describes McKenzie bringing Canha to teach seminars and taking Crawley students to London to train and compete with the wider Checkmat team.
Where in the source: Our Lineage, final paragraph.
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John Jarvis, Golds and Silvers,25March2013(opens in a new tab)
In March2013, Crawley reported that McKenzie had prepared an eight-person competition team through several weeks of technical work and strength and conditioning.
Where in the source: Opening three paragraphs after caption.
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John Jarvis, first kids grading,3March2014(opens in a new tab)
In March2014, Crawley’s children’s program under McKenzie held its first grading, requiring technical demonstrations and an hour of practical sparring with classmates and adult assistants.
Where in the source: First kids grading opening and practical assessment paragraph.
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The Armoury, Martin Hollis biography under Head Coach @ Memento Mori Jiu Jitsu Reigate(opens in a new tab)
Martin Hollis’s instructor biography credits McKenzie’s relaxed, technical teaching with helping him develop after joining McKenzie BJJ in Crawley.
Where in the source: Complete Martin Hollis entry.
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Hollis became McKenzie’s first black belt in2017, according to his academy biography.
Where in the source: Martin Hollis entry final sentence.
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Balance BJJ, Raymond Yong instructor biography(opens in a new tab)
Balance BJJ’s Raymond Yong biography says he began training with McKenzie in2011 and reached black belt in2022.
Where in the source: Raymond Yong entry.
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McKenzie BJJ, academy homepage(opens in a new tab)
McKenzie BJJ presents him as its instructor and lists teaching locations in Crawley, including Crawley Martial Arts Academy and K2 Leisure Centre.
Where in the source: YOUR INSTRUCTOR and VISIT US outside copied biography.
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Start Jiu-Jitsu, McKenzie BJJ beginner-program partner(opens in a new tab)
The current Start Jiu-Jitsu program identifies McKenzie as a fourth-degree Checkmat black belt.
Where in the source: Meet Your Coach and Week10 seminar sections.
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McKenzie is affiliated with Checkmat.
Where in the source: Explicit Checkmat4thDegreeBlackBelt descriptions and McKenzie partnership section.
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Start Jiu-Jitsu’s ten-week beginner course is led by his student Aaron Slater and culminates in a McKenzie seminar, introducing beginners to continued training at his academy.
Where in the source: Meet Your Coach, Week10 seminar and Training Partner sections.
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