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Kon Hui Quek

Kon Hui Quek progressed from informal training with friends to World Pro success and teaching alongside work and family in Singapore.

Biography

Kon Hui Quek came to Brazilian jiu-jitsu after kung fu and competitive judo. Watching Royce Gracie’s UFC performances made him question his earlier training. In his February 2018 interview on Gracie Barra Singapore’s website, he recalled practising informally with friends in open spaces, learning from internet material, videotapes and later DVDs. He persuaded judo friends to spend more time on ne-waza, or ground fighting, outside their normal classes. Around 2011, graduate study took the Singaporean practitioner to the United States, where he trained at Ralph Gracie’s school in California. At the 2013 IBJJF Pan, he won bronze for Gracie Elite Team in the men’s Master 2 brown-belt medium-heavyweight division, listed at 188.6 lb. His 2015 Abu Dhabi World Pro gold came in the men’s Master 2 brown-belt 75 kg division. Looking back in the school interview, he called the event defining for the preparation and team experience as well as the medal. He credited Bruno Amorim’s competition training and personal commitment, and said he found the same structure after settling at Gracie Barra Singapore. The academy dates his black belt to 2015, after that brown-belt victory. By the 2018 interview, he was also teaching when possible alongside a finance job, his own training and family life. He credited support from family and work partners with making the combination possible. That year, a school notice identified him as a member of Singapore’s national jujitsu team and announced that he would lead its 9 August gi open mat, an informal training session in the traditional jacket. His later black-belt competition results included gold at the 2017 IBJJF Pan Pacific Championship, silver at the 2018 Manila International Open and silver at the 2019 Pan Pacific Championship. All three were in the men’s Master 3 black-belt middleweight division, listed at 82.3 kg, representing Gracie Barra. The Singapore academy’s current roster lists him as a resident black belt.

Sources for this profile

  • Gracie Barra SingaporeGBSG: Kon Hui Quek BJJ Interview | Gracie Barra Singapore(opens in a new tab)

    • KonHuiQuek is Singaporean.

      Where in the source: Complete8February2018AudreyKua interview introduction explicitly calls Kon Singaporean; entire beginning/decidingfactor/settlingdown/whatsnext body read, compared Singaporean competition paragraph.

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    • He came toBJJ afterkungfu andcompetitivejudo, withRoyceGracie’sUFCperformances prompting him toquestion hisearliertraining.

      Where in the source: FullTheBeginningofSomethingSpecialsection, ownfirstpersonRoyceanswerandjudoparagraph.

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    • He began informally inSingapore withfriends inopenspaces, usinginternetmaterial, videotapes andlaterDVDs.

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    • He persuaded judofriends to practise more ne-waza, orgroundfighting, outside normaljudoclasses.

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    • Around2011, graduate study took him totheUnitedStates, where he trained atRalphGracie’sschool inCalifornia.

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    • He called the2015WorldPro a definingexperience because of theteam andpreparation aswell asthegoldmedal.

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    • He credited BrunoAmorim’scompetitiontraining andpersonalcommitment, andsaid he found thesamestructure aftersettling atGracieBarraSingapore.

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    • By the2018interview, hewas teaching classes whenpossible alongside a financejob, training andfamilylife.

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    • He credited support fromhisfamily andworkpartners withmaking thatcombination possible.

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  • IBJJF official2013Pan, fullMaleMaster2BrownMediumHeavy188.6lb podium(opens in a new tab)

    • He won bronze at the2013IBJJFPan inMaleMaster2BrownMediumHeavy188.6lb, representingGracieEliteTeam.

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  • TheStraitsTimes, complete2May2015 WorldProfessional title report(opens in a new tab)

    • His2015AbuDhabiWorldPro gold came in the male brown-beltMaster2 75kgdivision.

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  • GracieBarraSingapore, complete current instructor roster andKonHuiQuek section(opens in a new tab)

    • The academy dates hisblackbelt to2015, afterhisbrown-beltWorldProgold.

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    • He islisted as aresidentblackbelt atGracieBarraSingapore.

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  • IBJJF official2017PanPacific, fullMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg podium(opens in a new tab)

    • He tookgold inMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg at the2017IBJJFPanPacificChampionship, representingGracieBarra.

      Where in the source: Wholeeventheader andentiretwo-rowMALE/MASTER3/BLACK/MIDDLE82.30KGpodiumplusneighbourcategories.

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  • IBJJF official2018ManilaOpen, fullMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg podium(opens in a new tab)

    • He tooksilver inMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg at the2018IBJJFManilaInternationalOpen, representingGracieBarra.

      Where in the source: Wholeeventtitle andentirethree-rowMALE/MASTER3/BLACK/MIDDLE82.30KGcategory.

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  • GracieBarraSingapore, complete2018NationalDay openmat notice(opens in a new tab)

    • In2018, GracieBarraSingapore identified him as amemberofSingapore’s nationaljujitsuteam andannounced himtolead its9Augustgiopenmat.

      Where in the source: Fullnoticeallmainparagraphs, regularschedule10August2018datescontext.

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  • IBJJF official2019PanPacific, fullMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg podium(opens in a new tab)

    • He tooksilver inMaleMaster3BlackMiddle82.3kg at the2019IBJJFPanPacificChampionship, representingGracieBarra.

      Where in the source: Entireeventheader andfulltwo-rowMALE/MASTER3/BLACK/MIDDLE82.30KGpodium andneighbourcategories.

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