Instructors
Owen Gee Kee
Owen began training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 1997. At that time in Queensland he was learning from one of only 2 Blue belts teaching the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in the state. In 1999 he moved to Sydney and then restarted training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2001 under Bruno Panno of Gracie Humaita.
Learning directly from Bruno Panno, Marcos Nevel and Alex Prates; Owen received his Black belt in 2013 and is currently a first dan.
For the past 6 years Owen had been the main instructor in the Gracie Humaita Australian Headquarters located in Alexandria in Sydney.
Owen is excited to be operating this academy in line with Gracie Humaita’s core values and looks forward to welcoming all who walk through our doors.
TITLES:
- 2013 Australian Abu Dhabi Trials Bronze Lightweight division
- 2011 Pan Pacific Brown Belt No-Gi Champion (67-73kg)
- 2011 Pan Pacific Brown Belt Gi Runner Up (67-73kg)
- 2010 Pan Pacific Brown Belt Adult No-Gi Runner Up (67-73kg)
- 2010 Pan Pacific Brown Belt Gi 3rd Place (67-73kg)
- 2010 World Masters Brown Belt 3rd Place (67-73kg)
Cameron Lane
Cam has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 2010. At the time he was 17
when he began with no previous martial arts experience. Shortly into his Jiu
Jitsu journey, he also began freestyle wrestling under the then Australian
national teams coach to help increase his offensive grappling skills.
Cam previously trained under Alex Prates at multiple sites across Sydney,
but has been training under Owen and Sarah since Gracie Humaita Miranda
opened. He has been honing his coaching skills over the past 12 months, and
is currently a brown belt, 3 stripes.
Cam is excited and open to sharing his grappling knowledge to help those
that join the Gracie community and looks forward to meeting all that step on
the mats.
Chris Casaceli
Chris Casaceli received his black belt in 2022 under coach Alex Prates whom he got all of his belts off. Chris began Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in 2009 at 12 years old and has a wrestling, boxing, MMA and Muay Thai background as well where he has fought amateur and professionally. Chris has lived in the Sutherland shire his whole life and began Jiu jitsu here under Alex before migrating to coach at Gracie Humaita Artarmon, Gracie Humaita Smeaton Grange and currently Gracie Humaita Miranda under professor Owen GeeKee.
Chris has competed in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu internationally (Japan, Abu Dhabi, Rome Italy) and numerous times on the local circuit in Australia when coach Owen has been in his corner. He has won national and pan pacific titles and is the current subversion invitational number of appearances holder. Chris has trained and worked in the fight team of UFC world champion Rob Whittaker and fellow UFC fighters Jacob Malkoun, Richie Vas and ONE FC fighter Isi Fitikefu and Common Wealth Games bronze medalist Jayden Lawrence.
Chris loves coaching all grappling classes whether that is Gi or No gi jiu jitsu or wrestling but his main passion is working with the kids classes.
Brad Ku
Brad started his jiujitsu journey back in year 2000 when he and his teammate Owen were both white belts under their Coach Bruno Panno, Brad loved jiujitsu right from the start and decided to take it more seriously than just a hobby.
In 2001, Brad moved to Japan where he spent most of the training time polishing his techniques and expanding the understanding of the gentle art. In 2010, Brad received his Brown Belt from sensei Wado Toshiyuki (Founder of Checkmat Tokyo). He made a bold and decisive move to leave behind the security of a conventional job for 8 intense months of training in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Fast forward to 2018, Brad moved back to Australia and reunited with Owen at his newly established academy, where he has been one of the instructors since then.
TITLES:
Brown Belt / BJJ
- 2010 Estadual Rio Cup / -73kg / 3rd Place
- 2010 Abu Dhabi World Pro China Selection / -74kg / 3rd Place
- 2011 Taiwan International Cup / Absolute Division / 1st Place
- 2013 Taiwan International Cup / Absolute Division / 1st Place
- 2015 Copa de Hong Kong / Adult -76kg / 2nd Place
- 2015 Copa de Hong Kong / Absolute Division / 2nd Place
- 2016 Hong Kong International Cup / Brown & Black Mixed Division -85kg / 3rd Place
- 2016 Hong Kong International Cup / Brown & Black Mixed Absolute Division / 3rd Place
- 2017 Taiwan International Cup / Master Absolute Division / 1st Place
Black Belt / BJJ
- 2022 NSW BJJF Autumn Cup / Master 3 / -76kg / 2nd Place
- 2023 Sydney Cup / Master 2 / -76kg / 2nd Place
JUDO
- 2011 Hong Kong Judo Championship / -73kg / 3rd Place
- 2012 Hong Kong Judo Championship / -73kg / 2nd Place
- 2017 Hong Kong Judo Championship / -73kg / 2nd Place
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