Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News

Lucas Valente Tobias is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhães and Marcelo ‘Uirapuru’ Azevedo, being also one of the main representatives …

Fellipe Andrew Silva is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Cavaca, being also one of the top representatives of the Zenith JJ academy in the sport/martial art’s international circuit.

Final ranking for Brazilian jiu jitsu’s main competitors during 2017, gathering the results from the main federations of the BJJ world. This is an unofficial ranking that tries to unify other of this sport’s listings.

Abdurakhman Bilarov (Абдурахман Биларов) is a Dagestan born, Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Rafael Haubert and a former wrestling standout of Ali Alyev. …

2017 is nearly over, and so is jiu jitsu’s competitive circuit for the year. Continuing a tradition started 3 years ago (find rankings here …

One of the most avid BJJ black belt competitors in North America is Igor Paiva, an athlete who climbed the ranks of the sport while conquering titles in important tournaments such as the IBJJF World Championships and CBJJ Brazilian National Championships.

One of the most fun exercises we like to do at the end of each year is that of analyzing the available data and …

Hywel Teague is one of the most prominent journalists in jiu-jitsu, first via his work with BJJ Hacks and later with FloGrappling. There are …

Pedro Ramalho, commonly known as “Paquito” is a Portuguese, Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Manoel Neto and a representative of team Focus in the …

Moacir Mendes Júnior is one of the most successful Brazilian judo players of his generation, with Junior titles at the IJF World Championship and CBJ’s Brazilian Nationals, having later become the Olympic team’s newaza coach. Moacir Mendes is also a black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Mário Reis.

Interview with featherweight prospect Joao Bisnaga, one of the most talented competitors in the coloured belt divisions of Brazilian jiu jitsu. Find about Bisnaga’s path in the sport, his conquests and the struggles of a super talented 3x IBJJF world champion in the sport of BJJ.

With so much of the today’s media efforts aimed at the two biggest poles in jiu jitsu – USA and Brazil, we often like …

Michael Perez, commonly known as Mike Perez is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under André Galvao and a representative of the Atos JJ Academy in the …

Ricardo Marques is a jiu jitsu instructor and founder of Brazilian Top Team academy in Juiz de Fora – Brazil, known for his outstanding work as a jiu jitsu instructor.

Raquel Pa’aluhi Canuto is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Robert Drysdale and a representative of the Zenith team in the sport’s international circuit …

For years martial arts literature served the double function of educating and disseminating its varied combat systems to the masses. In BJJ this trend …

Kleber de Oliveira Paulino, commonly known as Kleber ‘Buiú’ is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Junior, and a representative of the Gracie Barra Academy – a team he served as a competitor and coach.

Vagner Rocha, commonly known as Ceará is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Pablo Popovitch, known for his achievements in grappling and mixed martial arts (MMA) – having competed for the top promotions in both sports, the ADCC (BJJ) and the Ultimate Fighting Championship (MMA).

On this article you will learn of BJJ Heroes’ top 5 breakthrough European athletes for 2017, names who are on the verge of becoming the continent’s Next Big Thing in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu.

Joel Gingery is a judo and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Adriano ‘Nasal’ Pereira, being also the founding member of the Memphis Judo and Jiu Jitsu Academy as well as one of the modern day legends of BJJ’s Masters division through his numerous wins in that category.