AKB Association HQ

AKB Association HQ is a martial arts organization rooted in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and broader combat sports training. It supports affiliate academies with structured curriculum development, new program implementation, and practical marketing guidance designed to help schools build organized, durable operations. Tracing its lineage to Killer Bees Academy in Curitiba, Brazil, founded in 2003 by Israel Gomes, Anderson Silva, and Rodrigo Vidal after their work with Chute Boxe Academy, the association combines disciplined training standards with a strong focus on program design and academy structure. After expanding to the United States in 2005 as the American Killer Bees Association, AKB grew into an international network across North and South America, Europe, and Asia, maintaining a cohesive model centered on training quality and long-term academy development.