White belt Daniel O'Rourke won gold in the Men's Division Under 100.4Kg after two fights where he submitted his opponents in less than two minutes without difficulty.
O'Rourke submitted his two opponents with the same technique called 'kimura'.
Purple belt Daniel Hogg took out silver in the Men's Division Under 100.4Kg after two fights. Hogg won the first fight on points and was submitted in the final by the kimura technique.
White belt Angela O'Rourke won gold in the Master 3 division Over 81.4Kg.
The 53-year-old had matches with younger opponents as there were no other competitors in her age group. O'Rourke won the gold medal after two matches winning by points.
Finally, white belt Sieanna Lloyd took out gold in the Women's Division Under 81.4Kg after two fights, where she submitted her opponent in the final match in less than three minutes, performing the bow and arrow technique.
Torque BJJ owner/operator and former BJJ world champion, Fabio Machado, opened the academy in May.
In just six months he managed to train his students to become national champions.
Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Machado said he initially moved to Auckland to do his Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences, before he and his family moved to the Far North to start a BJJ and self-defence project.
"I started training BJJ about 30 years ago, but I already had a background in judo and Brazilian Luta Livre," Machado said.
"I became a two times BJJ world medalist, South American BJJ medalist and Rio de Janeiro champion, as well as a 2016 Rio de Janeiro top rank in addition to many other international open titles.
"I have also become a New Zealand regional judo champion and received an award in judo from the University of Auckland while still doing my PhD."
Machado said while he didn't compete in this recent NZ BJJ National tournament, he had encouraged his students to.
"I trained them prior and coached them during the championship and was at the tournament as the team's head coach," Machado said.
"BJJ is the fastest growing Martial Art in the world due to it being the most efficient.
"It is not only the effectiveness of BJJ as a self-defence tool that draws people to learn, it is also the discipline that comes with learning a martial art that appeals.
"Parents and caregivers of our community really value this aspect for their children, as the skills being learned are life skills which they will carry through for the years ahead."
Machado said with Kaitaia being a small community, he felt people had embraced the opening of Torque BJJ and the opportunity to learn from someone with his background.
He said Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was not an easy martial art to learn, with the start of a person's journey often proving particularly frustrating.
"But this is where your character is tested and strengthened. It requires discipline, focus, and a willingness to evolve, but it also involves a lot of fun and a lot of teamwork," he said.
"When you learn BJJ or support someone else on their BJJ journey, you become part of a bigger family.
"We work together as a team and support each other to be the best that we can be."
Torque BJJ currently has around 50 students aged four to 53 who come from communities across the Far North.
Machado said he aimed to eventually open more classes, but wanted to take things one step at a time.
In addition to the weekly classes, Torque BJJ also runs special projects, The Coordination and Body Awareness Project (4-7 year-olds) and The Growing Confidence Project (8-14 year-olds).
Both programs aim to enhance a child's spatial awareness, develop co-ordination and motor skills, as well as to help them grow confidence, social skills, teamwork and develop good manners and respect for everyone on and off the mats.
"Even in this short period of time we have seen the difference our project has made for the children of our community," Machado said.
"It has been very motivating and gratifying to hear from parents and caregivers that our work has positively influenced their little warriors."
Torque BJJ offers Adult and children's classes, with children training twice per week and adults three times per week.
To find out more about Torque BJJ, visit the Torque International School of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Self-Defense Facebook page.
