Viking Wai Chun Wong (; born 17 January 1987) is a

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born

fashion design Fashion design is the art of applying design, aesthetics, clothing construction, and natural beauty to clothing and its accessories. It is influenced by diverse cultures and different trends and has varied over time and place. "A fashion design ...

er and Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) black belt practitioner. Wong is the first Chinese male to qualify and compete at the

World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship The World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament held annually by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. It is widely considered the most important and prestigious jiu-jitsu tournament of the year. The fi ...

at adult black belt level, Wong is the first Chinese black belt Asian IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu male Champion.

Background

Viking Wong was born on 17 January 1987 in

British Hong Kong Hong Kong was under British Empire, British rule from 1841 to 1997, except for a Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, brief period of Japanese occupation during World War II from 1941 to 1945. It was a crown colony of the United Kingdom from 1841 ...

. Wong's grandmother was a tailor and his family is in the garment manufacturing business. Growing up, Wong was a competitive swimmer. Wong attended university at the

London College of Fashion The London College of Fashion is a constituent college of the University of the Arts London, a public art university in London, England. The college offers undergraduate and postgraduate study, short courses, study-abroad courses and business t ...

graduating in 2009 with a First Class Honors degree in womenswear. In the same year, Wong started training BJJ. After graduating, Wong worked for design houses in the United Kingdom such as Vivenne Westwood,

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and

Burberry Burberry Group plc is a British luxury fashion house established in 1856 by Thomas Burberry and headquartered in London, England. It designs and distributes ready to wear, including trench coats, leather accessories, and footwear. It is l ...

before starting his own brand. Eventually Wong quit his full-time job in fashion to spend more time training and teaching BJJ. In 2016, after getting promoted to black belt, he returned to Hong Kong to provide develop the BJJ scene there.

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitive summary

Main Achievements (Black Belt) * ADCC Asian Open Champion (2017) * IBJJF Asian Champion (2018) * 2nd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2019) * 2nd place ADCC Asian Trials (2017) * 3rd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2017) * 3rd place IBJJF European Championship (2018) Main Achievements (Coloured Belts) * 3rd place IBJJF Asian Championship (2015 brown) * 3rd place IBJJF European Championship (2014 brown) * 3rd place IBJJF European No-Gi Championship (2014 brown)

Instructor lineage

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Fashion career

In 2008 Wong's work was featured in the

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’s Young British Designers: Mapping Future Fashion exhibition. In 2010, Wong's work was featured in both

London Fashion Week London Fashion Week (LFW) is a clothing trade show that takes place in London, England, twice a year, in June and September. Showcasing over 250 designers to a global audience of influential media and retailers, it is one of the 'Big Four' fash ...

and

Paris Fashion Week Paris Fashion Week (, commonly ) is a series of designer presentations held semi-annually in Paris, France, with spring/summer and autumn/winter events held each year. Dates are determined by the Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode. Pa ...

. In 2011,Wong was selected by

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as one of the top twelve Designers to Watch. In 2014, Wong worked with Shoyoroll to create the Absolute cut version of the

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Personal life

In 2016, Wong formed the Hong Kong-China Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Association. In addition, Wong has founded Jiu-Jitsu Sans Frontiere, a network of gyms across Asia. Wong has spent time providing grappling training to the

Hong Kong Police Force The Hong Kong Police Force (HKPF) is the primary law enforcement, investigative agency, and largest Hong Kong Disciplined Services, disciplined service under the Security Bureau (Hong Kong), Security Bureau of Hong Kong. Pursuant to the one c ...

as well as the

Philippine National Police The Philippine National Police (PNP; ) is the national police force of the Philippines. Its national headquarters is located at Camp Crame in Bagong Lipunan ng Crame, Quezon City. Currently, it has approximately 228,000 personnel to police a pop ...

and

People's Armed Police ) , abbreviation = PAP ("People's Armed Police") CAPF ("Chinese Armed Police Force"), formerly abbreviated''Wujing'' ( zh , s = 武警 , p = Wǔjǐng , l = Armed Police , labels = no ), or WJ as on vehicle license plates , patch ...

. Wong currently resides in Italy with his family.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wong, Viking 1987 births Living people Alumni of the London College of Fashion Hong Kong practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Hong Kong fashion designers People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Chinese expatriate sportspeople in Italy Hong Kong expatriate sportspeople Hong Kong expatriates in the United Kingdom People educated at Diocesan Boys' School