Brazilian jiu jitsu related news and current events are published on this section of the website, from the latest results of grappling’s most established tournaments, to news about the important figures who develop this sport/martial art and other interesting topics.
This year’s heavyweight edition of the Copa Podio (Podium Cup 2013) was seen with great anticipation. The famous tournament brought to Brazil one of the world’s most loved brown belts, Keenan Cornelius to compete against the top black belts in the world. Check here the full results of the Copa Podio 2013
Metamoris Pro Jiu Jitsu Invitational is a grappling event where some of the top names in the jiu jitsu world will face each other in much anticipated super-fights. The fight’s winners are determined by submission only, meaning, if after 20 minutes of fighting there hasn’t been a tapout, the fight will be declared a draw, regardless of any positional dominance that may occur throughout the fight.
Take a walk down memory lane and read about the connection between surfing and jiu jitsu, from the confrontations between representatives of the two sports in the 1970s until the prosperous and harmonious relationship between the two sports today.
Examples and styles of tattoos used by jiu jitsu competitors and practitioners all around the world, from team tattoos to more cool and inventive ideas such as the Gonzo (from the Muppet Show) doing a mata leão on another character. Also Japanese kanji tattoos and many more.
The 2012 World Jiu Jitsu Championships results are here. Every fight that went on has been recorded and the results are being displayed on this page. Check out what went on at the California State University, in Long Beach, USA during June 1st, 2nd and 3rd 2012. Full World BJJ Championship results by clicking here.
Check here how to watch the world jiu jitsu championships, which will occur next weekend (starts thursday the 31st ends on june 3rd). You can also check here the time in which the live streaming starts in your country, so you don’t get caught in the time difference. Also details on who to expect and what fighters to watch, all here.
The Pan American that took place a couple of months ago, the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Cup and the Brazilian Nationals only a few weeks ago were served as an appetizer of what we can expect from the 2012 Mundial, here is a break down of the event and a few of the fighters you may want to keep an eye on.
Detailed results of the 2012 professional World Jiu Jitsu Cup held in Abu Dhabi. You can find here all the results from all the fights at the adult male black and brown belt divisions (the female results will be added soon). The event was held on the 13th and 14th of April, 2012.
The best Pan American Jiu Jitsu Championship result database is here, with all the results of the matches from the black belt divisions being shown. The BJJ Pan American took place on March 2012 (and April) in Irvine, California in the United States and it gathered some of the best grapplers in the world.
Wow, it doesn’t seem right but it is, the Pan American Championship is at our doorstep once again and a year has passed since Rodolfo Vieira made his first big statement of 2011, winning both his weight and the open weight divisions. This year’s event will be held from the 29th of March until the 1st of April.
As the final stage of the World Professional Jiu Jitsu Cup is near, the trials all over the world start happening, on this page you can follow them as they go along throughout the world, from Brazil (Gramado and Rio de Janeiro), Canada (Montreal), Europe (Portugal, Poland, Finland, England, etc), USA (San Diego & New York) and Oceania (Australia, Sydney). You can also check here any World Pro Jiu Jitsu Cup live streams that may be happening at this point.
Another edition of the European Jiu Jitsu Championships, opening the Jiu Jitsu season for the year of 2012. Many were looking forward for a …
The 2011 edition of the Nogi BJJ Mundials black belt divisions had fantastic matches in all categories, click here to check out how the action went throughout the event, IBJJF’s most important Nogi trophy.
Detailed results of all the fights in the 2011 edition of the ADCC, the world’s most prestigious Submission Grappling tournament in the world. The 2011 ADCC was held in Nottingham England and brought to the English town the elite grapplers of the world who competed for the top spot and the cash prize that came with it.
The worlds most prestigious grappling event is on our doorstep! This year we can count on the live broadcast of the ADCC 2011 in High Definition. The ADCC live stream will be broadcasted directly from Nottingham, England and it will be commentated by Shawn Williams and Caleb.
The most important submission based martial art on the planet, BJJ has prospered tremendously in the last 20 years and is a long way from it’s start in the late 1920s. Today Jiu Jitsu is a thriving sport and one of the fastest growing martial arts on the planet having produced several champions that went on to be successful in MMA. This article is a short run through the sport since the early days until today.
BJJ Worlds Blue and Purple BJJ Worlds Absolute Division BJJ Worlds Rounds 1, 2 and 3 BJJ Worlds 1/4 Finals Men’s BJJ Worlds Black …
IT IS HERE!! The year’s most awaited weekend for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lovers is at our door step, and it is being broadcasted live! …
This article gives an insight of Jiu Jitsu’s most important tournament, with a brief history of the show, results with scores by year and also links to videos on those fights that are available. An important read to every Jiu Jitsu enthusiast out there.
For those of you that might have not paid attention to the BJJ calender, the last stage of the “Brasileiro” – Brazilian National Jiu …