BIOGRAPHY

NAME: Jayson Vemoa                             COUNTRY: Aotearoa, New Zealand and Niue

FIGHTNAME: Supercharge                 JAPANESE NAME: The Niuean Samurai   

OCCUPATION:

Manawanui Director (est 2013) - Coaching youth and non-athletes for health and well being

Founder and President of the Japan - Niue Friendship Association in Tokyo, Japan (officially established 2016)

CHINESE YEAR: Boar (Platinum)

ANCESTORY: Niue (Liku) and Cook Island (Mangaia)

MARTIAL ART ACADEMYS:

• Lee Gar - Auckland, New Zealand: 1988 - 2001

• Ray Sefo Fight Academy - Auckland, New Zealand: 2002 - 2005

• I.K.O Kyokushin Karate - Ichigeki Academy - Tokyo, Japan: 2005 - 2013

• Manawanui - Tokyo, Japan: 2013 - present

Jayson "Supercharge" Vemoa is a former Muay Thai World Champion from New Zealand who led a successful past in Martial Artsprofessional coaching career in Japan.  The list of people he has helped in the past includes Jonah Lomu, Hidetoshi Nakata, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Ray Sefo, Glaube Feitosa, Aleksandr Pitchkounov, Jordan Tai, Doug Viney, Ewerton Teixeira, Mark Hunt.

Today Jayson Vemoa rarely supports and helps professional fighters. His main focus is using his sports background experience for youth and non-athletes health and well being.

PERSONAL CAREER CHAMPIONSHIPS

• 2004 Muay Thai Boonchu Cup - Challenger

• 2004 K-1 WGP Oceania - Superfight Champion

• 2003 ICHIGEKI Japan

• 2002 ICHIGEKI Japan Champion

• 2002 I.S.K.A World Title - Challenger

• 1998 WFSB World Champion

• 1998 I.S.K.A World Title - Challenger

• 1998 I.S.K.A Intercontinental Champion

• 1998 NZ KINGS Champion

• 1998 WMTF New Zealand vs Thailand Champion

• 1997 I.S.K.A Commonwealth Champion

• 1996 I.S.K.A Commonwealth Champion

• 1996 WMTF World Champion

• 1995 I.S.K.A Commonwealth Champion

• 1994 I.S.K.A South Pacific Champion

• 1994 W.K.A South Pacific Champion

• 1994 I.S.K.ANew Zealand Champion

• 1992 WMTA New Zealand Champion

• 1991 New Zealand Middleweight Champion Amateur

• 1988 NZ Inter-Collegiate Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Championship - Bronze Medalist

• 1989 Otahuhu College Wrestling Team Captain

• 1989 NZ Inter-Collegiate Olympic Freestyle Wrestling Championship - Bronze Medalist

• 1989 Otahuhu College Wrestling Cup

BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU - Steve Oliver MMA

In May 2017 Jayson Vemoa joined the BJJ ranks as a white belt under Professor Steve Oliver (NZ) a Rickson Gracie BJJ Black Belt

    KYOKUSHIN KARATE:  

• 2013 Kyokushin Karate Black Belt - 3rd Dan

• 2010 Kyokushin Karate Black Belt - 1st Dan

• 1st Black Belt from Ichigeki Academy IKO1 Honbu Dojo - Ebisu

• 10 years Karate Experience in Japan

    COACHING CAREER CHAMPIONSHIPS

• 2018年11月3日 Sam Hill (NZ) K-1 WORLD GP 2018 JAPAN

• 2016 Mark Hunt - UFC 200 (No Contest due to Brock Lesnar testing positive to banned substances)

• 2014 Mark Hunt - JAPAN UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Nelson (defeated Roy Nelson (fighter))

• 2013 Joseph Valtellini - Glory 13: Tokyo Welterweight World Championship Tournament Final (loss to Nieky Holzken)

• 2013 Joseph Valtellini - Glory 13: Tokyo Welterweight World Championship Tournament Semi-Final (defeated Raymond Daniels)

• 2013 Mark Hunt - UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs. Bigfoot Brisbane, AUSTRALIA (draw to Antonio Silva)

• 2013 Mark Hunt - UFC 160 Las Vegas (loss to Junior Dos Santos)

• 2013 Shimizu Kengo - Glory 8: Tokyo - Japan Tournament Champion 85kg

• 2013 Steven Cujic - 5th World Weight Category Tokyo Japan (Super Heavyweight) - 4th place

• 2013 Mark Hunt - JAPAN UFC on Fuel TV: Silva vs. Stann (defeated Stefan Struve)

• 2012 Shimizu Kengo - RISE Heavyweight Champion - Japan

• 2012 Steven Cujic - 29th Kyokuhshin All Japan Tournament Osaka Japan (Super Heavyweight) - 4th place

• 2012 Mark Hunt - UFC 144 JAPAN (defeated Cheik Kongo)

• 2011 Jan Soukup RISE WGP Final 8 - 3rd place

• 2010 Antz Nansen Astra (lost to Enson Inoue)

• 2010 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Final 8 (defeated Errol Zimmerman)

• 2010 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Oceania ( defeated Alex Roberts)

• 2009 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Alistair Overeem)

• 2009 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Final 16 (defeated Singh Jaideep)

• 2009 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Super Fight Champion ( defeated Jerome Le Banner)

• 2009 Takumi Sato K-1 WGP Asia - 3rd place (loss to Taiei Kin)

• 2008 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Errol Zimmerman)

• 2008 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 (defeated Hong Man Choi)

• 2008 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Final 16 (defeated Musashi (kickboxer))

• 2008 Takumi Sato K-1 WGP Japan - 3rd place (loss to Keijiro Maeda)

• 2008 Doug Viney K-1 WGP Europe (loss to Zabit Samedov)

• 2008 Ewerton Teixeira K-1 WGP Japan Champion (defeated Kyotaro)

• 2008 Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 WGP Asia - 2nd place ( loss to Ruslan Karaev)

• 2008 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WORLD HEAVY WEIGHT TITLE (loss to Badr Hari)

• 2008 Jordan Tai K-1 Max Final 16 (loss to Artur Kyshenko)

• 2007 Mighty Mo (kickboxer) K-1 WGP Final 16 (defeated Choi Hong-man)

• 2007 Jordan Tai K-1 Max Final 16 (loss to Daniel Dawson)

• 2007 Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 WGP USA - 2nd place (defeated Tomihira, defeated Patrick Barry, loss to Mighty Mo (kickboxer))

• 2007 Aleksandr Pitchkounov K-1 WGP USA - 3rd place (defeated Tsuyoshi Nakasako, loss to Doug Viney)

• 2007 Ray Sefo K-1 WORLD SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT TITLE (loss to Semmy Schilt)

• 2007 Doug Viney K-1 WGP Final 16 (loss to Badr Hari)

• 2007 Doug Viney K-1 WGP USA Champion (defeated Aleksandr Pitchkounov, defeated Zabit Samedov)

• 2007 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Semmy Schilt)

• 2006 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 (defeated Melvin Manhoef)

• 2006 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WGP Final 8 - 3rd place (defeated Ruslan Karaev, loss to Peter Aerts)

• 2006 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WGP Final 16 (defeated Paul Slowinski)

• 2005 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WGP Final 8 - 2nd place (defeated Gary Goodridge, defeated Musashi (kickboxer) loss to Semmy Schilt)

• 2005 Glaube Feitosa K-1 WGP USA Champion (defeated Dewey Cooper, defeated Carter Williams, defeated Gary Goodridge)

• 2005 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Semmy Schilt)

• 2005 Aleksandr Pitchkounov ICHIGEKI France (defeated Cyrille Diabate)

• 2005 Glaube Feitosa ICHIGEKI France (defeated Cheick Kongo)

• 2004 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Musashi (kickboxer))

• 2004 Glaube Feitosa Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle (defeated Alistair Overeem)

• 2004 Aleksandr Pitchkounov Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle (defeated Seth Petruzelli)

• 2004 Francisco Filho (martial artist) Kyokushin vs K-1 2004 All Out Battle (defeated Remy Bonjasky)

• 2004 Jordan Tai K-1 Max WGP Final 16 (loss to Buakaw Por. Pramuk)

• 2003 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 (loss to Musashi (kickboxer))

• 2003 Jordan Tai K-1 WGP Oceania Champion (defeated Shane Chapman)

• 2003 Rony Sefo K-1 NZ Champion (defeated Jason Suttie, defeated Hiriwa Te Rangi)

• 2002 Rony Sefo ICHIGEKI Japan (defeated Yusuke Fujimoto)

• 2002 Rony Sefo K-1 WGP Oceania- 3rd place (loss to Jason Suttie)

• 2002 Ray Sefo K-1 WGP Final 8 - 3rd place (defeated Peter Aerts,loss to Ernesto Hoost)