Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2016 – Los Angeles Results
The United Arab Emirates Jiu Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) kick-started its second season of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour this past weekend, on the 3rd …
The United Arab Emirates Jiu Jitsu Federation (UAEJJF) kick-started its second season of Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour this past weekend, on the 3rd …
The 2016 edition of the Guatemala Open (GT Open) will gather some of the biggest stars in the sport of jiu jitsu, for a series of super fights that will gather the attention of grappling’s media and fans. On this article, we go through the superfight match-ups that will take place on October this year.
One of the best featherweight tournaments of the year returned to Los Angeles on the 17th of July, 2016 to ascertain the king of EBI’s under 145lbs division. Here are the results of every individual match.
Full results of the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation’s (IBJJF) World Championships, which took place on from the 1st to the 5th of April in Long Beach, California. Find out who won what in each individual match of this important tournament in grappling’s international calendar.
Fin out who is lined up to compete at the next Eddie Bravo Invitational, one of Jiu Jitsu’s exciting tournaments. The EBI 7 will feature a featherweight tournament designed to crown the promotions 145lbs champion.
Another tremendous event ready to take off this weekend. This year UAEJJF’s Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship exceeded all expectations with an avalanche of …
Full results for the last stop of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Grand Slam Tour – London. An event that gathered a few high end athletes such as Jackson Sousa, Erberth Santos, Alan “Finfou”, Lúcio “Lagarto”, Tayane Porfirio and a few others.
“Carlão” Barreto is an iconic figure in both jiu jitsu and vale-tudo/no-holds-barred (NHB). A black belt under Sergio “Bolão”, Barreto defended the flag of jiu jitsu and the Carlson Gracie Academy inside cages and rings across the world against various styles of combat, defeating big names such as Kevin Randleman, Ben Rothwell, Dan Bobish and numerous others.
Elan Santiago is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the illustrious Mauro Chueng, being known in the world of grappling for his incredible work as a coach, where he developed competitors such as Lucas Lepri, Tiago Rocha, Gabriel Goulart, Rodrigo “Akilis” and many others. Santiago is also recognized as a pioneer in the Brazilian region of “Triângulo Mineiro” and for his involvement with the social project of “Sonho do Beija-Flor”.
Full results of the black belt adult divisions at the IBJJF Irvine Open, a jiu jitsu tournament that gathered the interest of some of the top grapplers in the sport.
In this article we go through the growth of jiu jitsu in the South American country of Chile, an effort undertaken by one of the most renowned teams in the sport.
Steve da Silva, commonly known as “Suga Pop” is a legendary figure in the music and dance industries as well as in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu, a martial art for which he was one of the pioneering black belts in the Northern Hemisphere, helping promote the Nova Uniao Academy on US soil.
The biggest no-gi event in Brazil has just passed us on the 25th of October 2015 and as expected it gathered the cream of …
On this article, we will go through a Top 10 of the biggest upsets in Brazilian jiu jitsu. Matches that left fans scratching their heads, while reshaping our perception of the top contenders and our understanding of the sport.
Full results of the Eddie Bravo Invitational IV tournament (EBI 4) that took place Saturday – August 15, 2015 at the The Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles. A 16 man tournament that included some of today’s top grappling competitors.
Brazilian jiu jitsu’s most historic academy is closing its doors after 45 years of history. In this article we go through the reasons the academy is closing and the importance this incredible building had in the development of BJJ in Rio de Janeiro.
One of the most utilized submissions in grappling and mixed martial arts competitions, the armbar is also one of the most traditional types of joint locks utilized in combat with it’s history dating back to ancient Greece. Find about the history of the submission as well as some of the sport’s most memorable armbar wins here.
Guilherme Augusto is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the illustrious Everdan Olegário, commonly known as “Mestre Dan”. A member of the Alliance academy – Cohab branch, an academy that has developed high end talent such as Sergio Moraes and Dimitrius Souza, Augusto made a name for himself in the sport’s lower belt divisions, winning important titles such as Brazilian National Champion and Sao Paulo Open champion in both his weight and the open weight divisions.
How long does it take to find the first female black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu? In this piece we go through the process of finding Yvone Duarte, the first women’s black belt in our sport, discovered by BJJ Heroes on November 2014, and insight to the research developed over a 4 year period.
The butterfly guard, a style of guard playing made famous by grapplers such as Marcelo Garcia, Terere, Leonardo Santos or Renzo Gracie (to name a few) and one of the classic guards to play in the combat style of Brazilian jiu jitsu. On this article we go through the history and the various stages of the butterfly guard in the grappling world.
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