Mendes Brothers/AOJ Split From Atos
For some time the jiu-jitsu community had been questioning/gossiping about the Mendes Brothers’ choice of competing as their own team (Art of Jiu-Jitsu) at …
For some time the jiu-jitsu community had been questioning/gossiping about the Mendes Brothers’ choice of competing as their own team (Art of Jiu-Jitsu) at …
Bruno Mendes, more commonly known in the Brazillian Jiu Jitsu world by his nickname “Tank”, is one of the leaders and founding members of the BJJ team: Soul Fighters. A black belt under Alvaro Mansor, Tank spent several years working behind the scenes of IBJJF competitions before fouding his own team with his brother, the world champion Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes, Leandro Escobar and Rafael Barbosa.
Guilherme Mendes is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Ramon Lemos from the famous Atos Team and one of the best featherweights in the world. Get to know this Rio Claro wiz kid.
Augusto Mendes, commonly known as “Tanquinho”, is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Master Francisco Mansur, being also one of the big names of …
Rafael Mendes is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt world champion under the illustrious coach Ramon Lemos. Considered a BJJ phenom since his late teens, and acclaimed as “the king of the featherweight division” by many BJJ enthusiasts, Rafael was also one of the fighters that brought recognition to 50-50 Guard, a game he used to de-throne the former 5x world champion Rubens Charles. Rafael Mendes is also the brother of another Jiu Jitsu World Champion, Guilherme Mendes.
Tommy Langaker is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt from Norway who earned his rank directly from José Carlos of Kimura – Nova Uniao, having also worked extensively with the Mendes Brothers.
Vincent Nguyen is a French black belt in jiu jitsu, a rank achieved while training with the Mendes Brothers at AOJ in California. One of the top competitors of his generation in Europe having represented Atos and more recently GF Team.
Mikey Musumeci, is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Gilbert “Durinho” Burns and Jonatas “Tagarela” Gurgel, who is also known to have trained extensively with the Mendes brothers: Rafael and Guilherme Mendes. Musumeci made a name for himself in the lower belt divisions of the sport, winning sequential world titles from juvenile blue, up to brown belt, earning his black belt at the age of 18. Michael is also the younger brother of another high level jiu jitsu athlete, Tammi Musumeci.
MARCH 24, 2024, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, USA, was the date and time set for the 29th edition of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Pan …
Fabyury Khrysthyan Teixeira Freitas, commonly known as Fabyury Khrysthyan is a jiu-jitsu black belt under Gabriel Rainho (Biel) who worked extensively with coaches Julio …
Jiu-Jitsu and Submission-Grappling are complex sports with many intricacies at a macro and micro level. The answer to “Which is the best style for …
Shay Montague is a grappling competitor from Scotland and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Darragh O’Conaill, who represents The Griphouse (Glasgow, Scotland) and East …
Reon Niwa is a Japanese grappler who specializes in jiu-jitsu, a discipline where he holds the rank of black belt under Guilherme Mendes. Reon …
Hiryu Niwa is a Japanese grappler who specializes in jiu-jitsu, a discipline where he holds the rank of black belt under Guilherme Mendes. Hiryu …
Lucas Rodrigues is a professional grappler from Brazil and a jiu-jitsu black belt under Guilherme Mendes (Art Of Jiu-Jitsu [AOJ], Costa Mesa, California, USA) …
NOVEMBER 14, 2022, ROME, ITALY, saw another edition of the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Open, one of the biggest no-gi jiu-jitsu tournaments on …
After a one-year hiatus, the IBJJF World Championship is back. Running at the Walter Pyramid to Anaheim Convention Center (California) from December 9th to …
NOVEMBER 07, 2021, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY. It is set, the North American East Coast ADCC Qualifiers have been defined. Although many expected a …
Today we bring to your attention one of the hottest prospects in the sport of jiu-jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA), Miss Iasmim Casser, …
Ever since the COVID19 pandemic hit the world, jiu-jitsu’s hotspots have been more isolated than ever. While the sport slowly returned to action in …
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