Viking Wong

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]

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

Wong is 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]