Viking Wong

Viking Wong
Born	Wong Wai Chun (1987-01-17) 17 January 1987 (age 38)[1][2] British Hong Kong[3]
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Weight	88 kg (194 lb; 13 st 12 lb)
Division	Medium Heavy
Team	Inglorious Grapplers
Rank	2nd deg. BJJ black belt[a]
Other information
University	London College of Fashion
Notable school(s)	Diocesan Boys' School[2] Australian International School Hong Kong[2]
Medal record Representing  Hong Kong Submission wrestling ADCC Asian & Oceanic Championship 2017 Tokyo, Japan -88kg Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship 2019 Tokyo, Japan -88kg 2018 Tokyo, Japan -88kg 2017 Tokyo, Japan -88kg European Championship 2018 Lisbon, Portugal -88kg

Chinese Name
Traditional Chinese	黃維俊
Transcriptions Yue: Cantonese Jyutping wong4 wai4 zeon3

Viking Wai Chun Wong (Chinese: 黃維俊; Jyutping: wong4 wai4 zeon3; born 17 January 1987) is a Hong Kong born fashion designer and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner.[a]

The first Chinese male to qualify and compete at the World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship at adult black belt level,[5][6] Wong is the first Chinese black belt Asian IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu male Champion.[7]

Background

Viking Wong was born on 17 January 1987 in British Hong Kong.[1][2][3] Wong's grandmother was a tailor and his family is in the garment manufacturing business.[8]

Growing up, Wong was a competitive swimmer.[1][9] Wong attended university at the London College of Fashion graduating in 2009 with a First Class Honors degree in womenswear.[5][6][3][9][10] In the same year, Wong started training BJJ.[5][6][9]

After graduating, Wong worked for design houses in the United Kingdom such as Vivenne Westwood, Victoria Beckham and Burberry before starting his own brand.[9] Eventually Wong quit his full-time job in fashion to spend more time training and teaching BJJ.[9] In 2016, after getting promoted to black belt, he returned to Hong Kong to provide develop the BJJ scene there.[5][6]

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements (Black Belt)

• ADCC Asian Open Champion (2017)[6]
• IBJJF Asian Champion (2018)[7]
• 2nd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2019)[11]
• 2nd place ADCC Asian Trials (2017)[12]
• 3rd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2017)[13]
• 3rd place IBJJF European Championship (2018)

Main Achievements (Coloured Belts)

• 3rd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2015 brown)[14]
• 3rd place IBJJF European Championship (2014 brown)[9][15]
• 3rd place IBJJF European No-Gi Championship (2014 brown)[9][16]

Instructor lineage

Kano Jigoro → Tomita Tsunejiro → Mitsuyo "Count Koma" Maeda → Carlos Gracie, Sr. → Helio Gracie → Rolls Gracie → Mauricio Motta Gomes → Jude Samuel → Viking Wong[4][17]

Fashion career

In 2008 Wong's work was featured in the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Young British Designers: Mapping Future Fashion exhibition.[3][10]

In 2010, Wong's work was featured in both London Fashion Week and Paris Fashion Week.[8][10]

In 2011,Wong was selected by Vogue as one of the top twelve Designers to Watch.[3][8]

In 2014, Wong worked with Shoyoroll to create the Absolute cut version of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu gi.[8][9]

Personal life

In 2016, Wong formed the Hong Kong-China Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association.[5][18] In addition, Wong has founded Jiu-Jitsu Sans Frontiere, a network of gyms across Asia.[6]

Wong has spent time providing grappling training to the Hong Kong Police Force as well as the Philippine National Police and People's Armed Police.[5][6]

Wong currently resides in Italy with his family.

Notes

1. under Jude Samuel[4]

References

1. "Viking Wong". QUINTET.
2. "黃維俊". hkswim.com.
3. "Designers To Watch". British Vogue. 10 January 2011.
4. "Black Belts UK BJJ Belt Register". Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
5. "Meet Viking Wong – the jiu-jitsu black belt toughening up HK police". South China Morning Post. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
6. "Hong Kong jiu-jitsu black belt Viking Wong trains Chinese police". South China Morning Post. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
7. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
8. Arsenault, Sally (2 July 2014). "Here Comes the New Absolute Cut Gi from Shoyoroll by Viking Wong". Breaking Muscle. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
9. 武備志編輯團隊 (23 June 2017). "黃維俊 Viking Wong：回歸". 香港01 (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
10. "Viking Wong". www.notjustalabel.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
11. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
12. BJJEE (5 March 2017). "Kit Dale Is Back! Wins ADCC Asia Trials, Qualifies for ADCC 2017". Bjj Eastern Europe. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
13. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
14. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
15. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
16. "International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation -". www.ibjjfdb.com. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
17. Butler, Rhett (29 September 2018). "Diversity In MMA: Bellator MMA Europe Matchmaker Jude Samuel". The Shadow League. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
18. "Gold rush: black belt urges Hong Kong to fast track Asian Games application". South China Morning Post. 20 July 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2023.

External links

• Viking Wong at the Wayback Machine (archive index)