Category: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Teams

By Jiu Jitsu on December 19th, 2011

Cia Paulista

The Companhia Paulista, commonly know as Cia Paulista, is a historical Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team enrooted in São Paulo,Brazil. Cia started as a small local team though it grew into one of the top Jiu Jitsu academies in the world since its birth in the 1980’s. Cia Paulista is famed for producing high calibre fighters such as Eduardo Santoro, Carlos Vieira, Roberto Godoi and for their strong links with MMA through fighters such as “Rampage” Jackson, Jorge Patino, Tito Ortiz and many others.

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By Jiu Jitsu on December 11th, 2011

Alliance Jiu Jitsu Academy

Arguably the most successful Brazilian Jiu Jitsu team in history, the Alliance academy has a brilliant list of achievements with 6 World BJJ titles. Alliance suffered from internal problems at the turn of the century, seeing most of it’s black belt team leaving to form rival organizations, but managed to pull through and come back to life stronger then ever at the end of the 2000′s era.

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By Jiu Jitsu on October 23rd, 2011

Grappling Fight Team

One of the strongest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu teams in current times, the Grappling Fight Team (most commonly known as GFTeam) has been on the spotlight of the sport with consistent wins at the Brazilian National Championship and the big wins of fighters such as Rodolfo Vieira at the most important tournaments in the world such as the Mundial and the Pan Americans.

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By Jiu Jitsu on October 18th, 2011

Checkmat Team

The Checkmat Jiu Jitsu team is one of the fastest rising teams in the BJJ world. Since their launch in 2008, Checkmat has steadily established itself as one of the main Jiu Jitsu academies on the planet, having medalled in the top grappling tournaments at black belt level, such as the Worlds (Mundial), the European Open and many others.

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By Jiu Jitsu on October 16th, 2011

Nova Geracao Academy

The Nova Geração Jiu Jitsu academy has been led by Francisco “Toco” Albuquerque for several years and is one of the most respected and prestigious BJJ gyms in Rio de Janeiro, having spawned numerous grappling starlets including big names such as Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu and Alexandre “Pulga”.

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