Igor Veríssimo
Igor Veríssimo Chaves is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leandro Lo, being also one of the brightest stars in the New School …
Giving Costa Rican Kids a Starting Chance Through BJJ
For jiu jitsu brown belt Rome Za, 2014 was a year of big decisions. The owner of a successful gym in Brooklyn, New York …
Rafael Vasconcelos
Rafael Vasconcelos de Lima is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leandro Lo and representative of the Atos JJ Team while having also worked extensively with Cicero Costha.
Thiago Macedo
Thiago Macedo is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under the renowned grappling coach Faustino Neto (Mestre Pina), also known as one of the key …
Is Sub Only Jiu Jitsu?
The popularity of the Submission-Only movement has been rapidly growing in grappling culture, particularly since its introduction to a mainstream audience by Metamoris back …
Carina Santi
Carina Santi is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Júlio Pinheiro and one of the top female competitors of her generation with medals in …
Mo Yusuf, Portrait of a Young BJJ Athlete
The story of Yusuf Mohammed could have been like that of any other jiu jitsu practitioner. Born in North London “Mo” – as he …
Erin Herle
Erin Herle is an American born, Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Rubens Charles (Cobrinha) having also worked extensively with other legendary instructors such …
Eduardo Tinoco
Eduardo Tinoco is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Gustavo and Caio Almeida, being a representative of the Almeida JJ (AJJ) academy when competing …
Nina Moura
Nívia Moura, also known as Nina is a jiu jitsu black belt under Betinho Ventura and a representative of the US Gracie Gym team in this sport/martial art’s international circuit, for whom she conquered important titles.
Geny Rebelo
Geny Rebelo is a Brazilian jiu jitsu Grand Master (9th degree red belt) and a student of Helio Gracie. Founder of the Serrana Academy one of the most important grappling hubs in Brazil from where he developed many legends of this martial art.
Crab Ride
One of the most common and talked about positions in modern day jiu jitsu, the Crab Ride has revolutionized BJJ. Find out all you need to know about this maneuver, from how it started to learning how to perform it.
Catherine Perret
Catherine Fuhro Perret is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leonardo Vieira (at Checkmat HQ), having also worked extensively with Ricardo Vieira (at …
Gabriel Lucas
Gabriel Lucas, commonly known as “Fedor”, is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the legendary Eduardo “Jamelão” da Conceição. Regarded as one of …
Juan Miguel Iturralde
Juan Miguel Iturralde is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Fernando Di Piero (Soluço) and a former member of the Alliance Academy (later with …
Yuta Shimada
Yuta Shimada is a judo and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, the latter a rank earned from Naoya Uematsu of the Nexusense academy. Shimada …
Gerard Labinski
Gerard Labinski is a Polish born Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leandro Lo, being one of the main representatives of the New School Brotherhood in this sport/martial art’s international circuit, while having also worked extensively with Braulio Estima and Robert Drysdale.
Servio Tulio
Servio Tulio Junqueira is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Felipe ‘Preguiça’ Pena, having also worked extensively with coaches Rômulo Barral, Claudio ‘Caloquinha’ Matos, Sergio …
Alexandre Vieira
Alexandre Vieira is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Murilo Bustamante, having also worked extensively with Master Paulo Maurício Strauch. Vieira is also famous for his loop choke technique, particularly the one he used over Tomoshige Sera at the UAEJJF Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour in Tokyo (2017).
Andressa Cintra
Andressa Cintra is a jiu jitsu black belt under Sebastian Lalli of Checkmat, having also worked under the guidance of Luiz Guilherme (Guigo), Caio Almeida. Cintra broke out into this martial art’s scene as a purple belt, with wins at the CBJJ Brazilian Nationals and IBJJF World Championships.
