Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 19 | Deddy Wigraha & Dimas Bramastyo | Indonesian BJJ & 'Special Forces BJJ'

Deddy Wigrarha is the Head Coach of the Indonesia National Team and Dimas Brarmastyo is one of the athletes from the said team. Both are based in Jakarta, Indonesia.Deddy would be exposed to Jiu-Jitsu in 1996 in the USA, when he was a student in university, which in turn would ultimately shape the future of Jiu-Jitsu in Indonesia. By 2011, Deddy would form 'Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Indonesia' and develop as a coach not only for athletes but for the special forces of Indonesia.Dimas would come to discover Jiu-Jitsu in college and falling in love with the sport so much so that he would represent Indonesia as a 'Newaza' athlete. We discuss Indonesia's Jiu-Jitsu scene and how he plans to make a transition to coach his own gym, Alliance North Jakarta.This episode was recorded in June 2024 when Deddy and his Team were visiting Thailand to train and compete in the Jiu-Jitsu Thailand Open Grand Prix held in June 2024. Socials:Website: https://deddywigraha.comDeddy's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/deddywigraha/Alliance Indonesia IG:https://www.instagram.com/alliancebjjindonesia/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ALLJJDima's IG: https://www.instagram.com/dimas.bramastyo/Sponsors:Fight Aesthetic is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu brand founded in the UK by Malaysian British visionaries of the Gentle Art in 2012.Get 10% OFF Code: GRAPPLEASIAhttps://www.fightaesthetic.asia Khine Traditional Burmese Food:https://www.facebook.com/share/YKjKp3ZEq6vd3UUj/?mibextid=LQQJ4dSoft Spot Açaíhttps://www.instagram.com/softspot.acai/STAYLEAN: https://page.line.me/tky8131d?openQrModal=trueSTAYLEAN IG: https://www.instagram.com/staylean.food/Our mission here at Grapple Asia is to show case the hard work Jiujiteros in Asia doing what they love and making an impact through the power of Jiu-Jitsu. Connect with usIG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grplasia/IG: ➡︎ https://www.instagram.com/grappleasiapod/ FB: ➡︎ https://www.facebook.com/grplasia/Subscribe and Listen to the Grapple Asia Podcast HERE➡︎YT:  @GRPLASIA  ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast/id1717848251➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct28MhyxJRHe8dpP0j?si=4893974dfb24499fTimestamps0:00 Sponsors1:38 Guest introduction2:08 Deddy's introduction to Jiu-Jitsu5:22 The start of BJJ in Indonesia6:50 First BJJ gym in Indonesia8:55 Why Alliance Jiu-Jitsu?9:24 Cigarette sponsored No-gi?11:34 Government support in 201815:36 Becoming the National Team Coach19:08 Different states, different funding25:14 Jiu-Jitsu for Special Forces30:31 Dimas & Jiu-Jitsu35:30 Politics versus representation39:22 Dimas on SE Asia's level of BJJ42:58 Hardianism / GFTeam Indonesia46:02 Dimas transition to coaching49:11 Dimas is now too 'balls deep' in BJJ 55:11 Rapid fire59:22 GratitudeFor Support inquires, or Business inquiries, please email ➡︎ [email protected]