{"id":4290,"date":"2011-01-24T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T05:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapplingbloggen.se\/?p=4290"},"modified":"2011-06-07T11:51:57","modified_gmt":"2011-06-07T10:51:57","slug":"intervju-marko-leisten-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grapplingbloggen.se\/?p=4290","title":{"rendered":"Intervju: Marko Leisten"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marko Leisten is a BJJ black belt and one of the key figures behind ADCC World Submission Fighting Championship.
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\nCan you tell us about your martial arts background?<\/strong>
\nI started off training boxing, ju-jutsu, aikido etc when I was a ”kid”. 1997 I started training judo and my first BJJ training was 1996. I was living in Helsinki at that time and my first teacher in BJJ was my good friend Asko Hattuniemi. I got my BJJ black belt 2008. Sauli Heilim\u00f6 and me are FFG\/Hilti Turku black belts under Rikard Andersson. I have not been training MMA for many years now because I like BJJ and Grappling more.<\/p>\n

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Have you competed in BJJ or SW?<\/strong>
\nIf I remember right the last time I competed was in 1998.
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\nYou run Finn Fighters Gym in Turku, can you tell us about FFG?<\/strong>
\nI can\u2019t say I run FFG, we have group of people who run it. We start FFG year 2000. Before that we used the name NHB Turku (1997-1999). We was few guys who wanted to get our own academy, most of that group still training and make classes every week, me, Arttu Nyman, Harri Niva and Sauli Heilim\u00f6. We have now around 200 students. At FFG you can train BJJ, Submission Fighting and MMA. Once a week we also have Judo and Thaiboxing classes.<\/p>\n

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\nHilti BJJ Team.<\/strong><\/p>\n

You are also responsible for Hilti BJJ team in Finland. How many Hilti gyms are there in Finland?<\/strong>
\nHanko: Hilti Hanko, Joachim Bergman
\nTurku: FFG, Marko Leist\u00e9n
\nVaasa: BJJ Vaasa, Benny \u00d6hman
\nTampere: TJJK, Teemu Launis
\nKuopio: Gladiator Factory, Jussi Paananen
\nVantaa: MMA Vantaa, Ilari Gr\u00f6nholm & Jaakko Hahtokari
\nJyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4: Jyv\u00e4skyl\u00e4n fight club, Sami Markkanen
\nTammisaari: Hilti Raasepori, Jaakko Vilander & Magnus Fagerstr\u00f6m
\nMaarianhamina: Hilti \u00c5land, Dexter M\u00e4kel\u00e4
\nHollola: Holjutai, Harri Haapahuhta
\nViitasaari: Proeliator Jiu-Jitsu, Janne Maunonen
\nSaarij\u00e4rvi: Proeliator Jiu-Jitsu, Janne Maunonen
\nIisalmi: NHB Iisalmi, Ville Huttunen
\nKajaani: KJJS, Karri Jarva<\/p>\n

What do you think of Finland’s achievements at the ADCC European Championship 2010?<\/strong>
\nWe were the best country again and HILTI was the best team, what else I can say? : ).<\/p>\n

What does the ADCC organization look like today?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s like this, ADCC committee (Sheikh Tahnoun, Sheikh Hazza, Renzo Gracie and Guy Neivens) will say how federation will work and I run World federation. Under ADCC federation we had now 38 member countries who organizer national federation. It\u2019s getting bigger all the time, tomorrow I will fly to Hong Kong with ADCC head referee Peter Ivanow and we will open, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Indonesia and Philippines.<\/p>\n

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\nMarko and Renzo Gracie.
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\nAs ADCC is a global grappling event that plays an important role in the development of the sport, will you push for any changes or is it perfect already?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s never perfect. There are things that you always can improve and make better. In Europe we have a commission and we think all the time how we can get better.<\/p>\n

Do you think we will see ADCC world championship take place in Scandinavia in the future?<\/strong>
\nI hope so, maybe very soon.<\/p>\n

What can we expect from ADCC World Championship 2011?<\/strong>
\nFight level are better every year so for sure 2011 will be best so far.<\/p>\n

Can you announce any superfights?<\/strong>
\nSince ADCC started its like this, who win Absolute weight class will fight vs super fight winner. 2011 super fight is Braulio vs Jacare.<\/p>\n

Where will ADCC World Championship 2011 take place?<\/strong>
\nSheikh Tahnoun hasn\u2019t made a decision yet but we have couple options already.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Any Finnish grapplers we should look for at ADCC World Championship 2011?<\/strong>
\nWe already have four spots in next World Championship and for sure we will get more spots after European championships the 2nd of April in Turku. Who I think can really surprise and go to semifinal is Janne-Pekka Pietil\u00e4inen.<\/p>\n

Prior ADCC 2009 news circulated that Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko & Gregard Mousassi would participate. What happened? Was there any truth behind the \u201crumors\u201d?<\/strong>
\nI had a meeting in Holland with Fedor and Mousassis manager like six month before World Championship. They got big fights in MMA at the same time as the World Championship and that\u2019s why they didn\u2019t come. GSP got injured, that\u2019s what happened.<\/p>\n

FILA now have its own grappling world championship, what are your thoughts on that?<\/strong>
\nWe can\u2019t forget IBJJF, Grapplers Guest and NAGA. In my book IBJJF is second biggest after ADCC. All of them make a great job and that\u2019s good for the sport. ADCC was first and if we look competitors and level for finals ADCC is strongest and the only who pay fighters flights, hotels and good price money.<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>The backs of Marko and Pedro Duarte.<\/p>\n

You have started a management company. Can you tell us about it?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s coming. Right now I’m super busy with ADCC. After our last trials in Brazil at end of April I will focus on the management. We have couple good guys already and sponsors. I have good relationship with UFC, Dream, Sengoku, Strikeforce, Shooto, M-1 and IFC.<\/p>\n

What are your personal goals for the future?<\/strong>
\nLive a normal life, spend time with family and friends, training jiu-jitsu and make ADCC and Hilti stronger.
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\nYour favorite submission?<\/strong>
\nOmoplata.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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