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Chjanoy Kromowidjojo

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Long time no post so here’s one dedicated to the neverending and ongoing journey of a BJJ afficionado. 15pics from the past (dont mind the fuzzy hair):

1. 2012 My first ever competition - the inhouse @team_leijdekker_jiu_jitsu tournament against @jairzinho.rozenstruik
2. 2013? Seminar @marcusbuchecha in Amsterdam with @soedit
3. 2025 training in Tokyo @axis_jj_team
4. 2024 training in LA @originalsjiujitsuacademy
5. 2024 seminar @deanlisterbjj in Amsterdam @gymroyale_amsterdam @amsterdambjj
6. 2023 training in Sao Paolo @alliancejiujitsubrasil with world champ @ermesonrogeriobjj
7. 2019 first 🇳🇱seminar @lovatojrbjj in Rotterdam with @heiloohans
8. 2019 training at @riokid ‘s gym Los Angeles
9. 2018 @demianmaia seminar with @teamleijdekker @haroldharder
10. 2017 training in Los Angeles @krongracieacademy
11. 2017 when @team.noya @nashebonoya moved from Amstelveen to @dojodoorje 👊🏽
12. 2016 best seminar with @joshlbarnett
13. 2016 @shoyoroll world tour @bjjaa with @sinistrogentlearts and @jacksousabjj
14. 2016 training in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympics @gordojiujitsubarradatijuca
15. 2015 with the GOAT @fedoremelianenkoofficial who is the reason I started BJJ @team_leijdekker_jiu_jitsu by @chjanoy

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Sawen Kramawitana was known to walk barefoot, even in Paramaribo. He told his grandchildren stories, most prefereably about Gunung Slamet in Central Java.

The Kromowidjojo family, then still Kramawitana — arrived in Suriname in 1928. Like many others, they signed a contract that bound them to at least five years of labour on one of the colony’s plantations.
People who travelled on the same ship often became jaji: a close-knit family. Ties formed not by blood, but by shared crossing. They carried language, habits, and fragments of Java with them. 🌏

For many, the connection to home slowly faded. Distance and time made it difficult to maintain contact. What remained were stories. Stories such as those of bapak Sawen.
In 1954, he changed his name to Kromowidjojo.
The second photograph shows Sawen at the start of this journey: taken as part of his labour contract. He arrived in 1928 aboard the steamship Sembilan. At the same ship: Bok Tjewo. She became his much younger wife. It is said Sawen left a family behind in Java. What became of them is unknown.

The journey from Batavia to Suriname took weeks.
In 2024, nearly a century later, the Kromowidjojo family returned to Java to visit their ancestral village. Among them was Sawen’s great-granddaughter, triple Olympic gold medalist swimmer Ranomi Kromowidjojo. 🥇 The source: personal research by great-grandson @chjanoy Kromowidjojo 🔍 taken in Paramaribo, Suriname by @chjanoy

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5 months ago

On more adventures with you ❤️ @nerissa.hitipeuw taken in Dunya by @chjanoy

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8 months ago

2025 highlights part 2: blessed with the bessssss

1. Scooter life / Bali
2. Ambon Manise
3. Yogyakarta
4. Prambanan
5. Tanusan
6. Benteng Vredenburg / Saparua
7. MONAS / Jakarta
8. Family dinner
9. Grunn 050
10. Fly fishing / Ardennes
11. Playing @waterkantamsterdam
12. Fête de la Music / Lille
13. Amsterdam skies
14. Ngurtafur / Kei Kecil
15. Snakes at Tanah Lot / Bali
16. Hawang Cave / Kei Kecil
17. Jomblang Cave / Gunungkidul
18. Livia 😍👶🏼 by @chjanoy

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10 months ago

2025 Highlights part 1: TOUR BTS

1. Jet life
2. Rocky Mountains / Canada
3. Voladores de Papantla Xochimilco / Mexico City
4. Airport strolls
5. Festival rides
6. Pattaya / Thailand
7. Tokyo / Japan
8. 101 tower Taipei / Taiwan
9. Chopper life
10. Heavy skies over Miami / USA
11. Formula 1 Shanghai / China
12. Airport rides / Singapore
13. London Carnaval by @chjanoy

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MALUKU 2025 - Kei Kecil // What a blast we had! During our holidays we went to this beautiful island in Maluku #keikecil #holiday #visitindonesia taken in Kei Kecil, Maluku Tenggara by @chjanoy

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25 november 2025 marks 50 years of independence of Suriname. Right before the independence in 1975 my grandparents decided to go to the Netherlands with their 9 kids. My father - their oldest son - was the last one to move from the tropical part of the kingdom to the cold part: the Netherlands. Aged 21 and with just 1 Surinamese guilder. Born on a plantation and raised in the though neighbourhoods of Paramaribo. Speaking 3 languages: Javanese at home, Dutch at school and Surinamese as the lingua franca on the streets. Following the rest of the family, on to a new future. Meanwhile 50 years in the Netherlands.

I’m not sure if I need to celebrate Srefidensi (the independence) but I do know that I’m thankful for and respect the choice of my grandparents to emigrate to the Netherlands. I could write so much more about this part of my family history. So if you have any questions, let me know in the comments below.

On the picture: my greatgrandparents (who came from Central Java), my grandparents and their 6 kids (3 to come ;) by @chjanoy

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Yesterday, 9 august 2025 marked the day of 135 years of Javanese immigration to Suriname. Four of them were my greatgrandparents. The Kromosemito’s, my grandmothers parents, arrived in 1919. The Kromowidjojo’s (Kramawitana) in 1928. They were forced to sign a contract for at least 5 years of hard labour at 1 of the many plantation in Suriname under harsh conditions.

People who travelled on the same ship became jaji, or ‘adapted’ family. Many of them preserved their culture and habits they took from the motherland. Some of them returned to Java but most of them stayed in Suriname. The direct connection with their home got lost since they were far away from home and couldn’t write or read. The exact story of how they ended up in Suriname will stay unknown.

1. The photo they took of my greatgrandfather Sawen Kramawitana as part of his labour contract. He arrived in 1928 on the same ship as his much younger wife Bok Tjewo. Story goes that he already had a family on Java but we don’t know anything about it.

It took weeks before the steamship Sembilan arrived from Batavia (Jakarta) in Suriname. The ship was build in the Netherlands (in the of Amsterdam where I live nowadays) and in 1943 it got hit by a torpedo of the Italian navy during WW2 and sank.

2. Always walking on bear feet, even in the city of Paramaribo. He told his grandkids about the Gunung Slamet in Central-Java.

Meanwhile he changed his last name to Kromowidjojo in 1954. We don’t know why.

In that same year my father was born. And Suriname became a country within the kingdom of the Netherlands instead of a colony.

3. The family of Poniman Kromowidjojo, his oldest son who eventually got a family of nine children himself. On the left my father. In 1975 the whole family emigrated to the Netherlands right before the independence of Suriname. My father was the last one to arrive in October ‘75.

4. Visiting the village of Sawen Kramawitana on central Java in 2024 with my parents @rudikromo , sister @ranomikromo and brother in law @veryferryfast

In 2019 I already made a solo trip to find the villages of the greatgrandparents. The goal was to comeback with my parents and sister. And so we did! by @chjanoy

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a year ago

Last year we made a beautiful trip to the land of our ancestors: Indonesia (Jawa). This is a short reel of some insta stories. The real video still has to come 😅 taken in Jawa Tengah by @chjanoy

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a year ago

Christmas Eve 2024 🌟 by @chjanoy

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2 years ago

Albania ‘24 Mini roadtrip part 1: Tirana & Gjirokastër

1. A 90’s vibe selfie at Gjirokastër Castle
2. View on Gjirokastër
3. The ultimate travel buddy @chjanoy 🤍
4. Gjirokastër
5. Traditional food Oda Restaurant Tirana
6. Souvenir shopping Tirana
7. Walking down the streets of Tirana with 38 degrees
8. Such a nice building, Piramide of Tirana
9. We beat the heat
10. Beautiful concept Soma Vinyl at Tirana
11. Something like a bucketlist thing, non-violence! by @chjanoy

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Lovely day ☀️ taken in Winsum by @chjanoy

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