Grapple Asia Interview Ep. 13 | Fabio Lim - Tempo Jiu Jitsu HK

Fabio Lim is a Black Belt originally from Melbourne, Australia. He would start Jiu-Jitsu under Marcelino Freitas, he then would eventually earn his Black Belt under David Marinakis and Lee Ting of Immersion MMA. An Engineer by trade, once graduating from University, Fabio would experience the professional life for 4∼5 years and realise his true calling is coaching. As Fabio's parents are both originally from Guangzhou, he would take the plunge with his partner and move to Asia, thinking it would be a good chance to brush up on his Cantonese. (didn't happen)Working as a freelance coach at several gyms in Hong Kong, Fabio would eventually open his own gym in Central called Tempo Jiu Jitsu. Luckily, we had the chance to get to sit down and discuss the Jiu-Jitsu scene in Hong Kong while he was traveling through Thailand. Socials:Website: https://www.tempojj.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tempojiujitsuhk/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tempojiujitsuFabio's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabioo5/-----------------------------Chapters0:00 Sponsors0:31 Guest Introduction0:42 How Fabio started Jiu-Jitsu2:29 Moving to Hong Kong4:21 Mac's experiences in Hong Kong5:48 Founding Tempo Jiu Jitsu7:30 The cross training culture of Hong Kong9:49 Lifestyle & living in Hong Kong10:38 Carpe Diem Hong Kong13:45 ADCC in Thailand19:12 Asian BJJ scene 21:42 Current trends in Jiu-Jitsu22:11 The issue with warm ups24:30 Jiu-Jitsu in Thailand26:24 Carpe Diem BJJ28:20 Tempo Jiu Jitsu 30:10 Gi vs. No-gi32:01 Stalking Jack Brown33:53 Gi & No-gi prevalence in Thailand35.32 Fastest growth of Jiu-Jitsu in Asia37:09 National Teams in Asia42:08 What makes Tempo so communal?44:29 Future plans and goals46:19 Weight classes in ADCC50:17 Organising brackets for competition 54:25 Gratitude-----------------------------===========================Connect with us! =============================IG: ➡︎ 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: https://www.youtube.com/@GRPLASIA ➡︎Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grapple-asia-podcast/id1717848251➡︎Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2XC4Ct28MhyxJRHe8dpP0j?si=4893974dfb24499f