UFC: A lenda do guerreiro Poatan
Venham, amigos! Sentem-se em volta da fogueira e escutem a história do guerreiro Po Atan e de sua batalha contra o Deus Adesanaya. Reza a…
Profiles
O discurso do rei Gordon Ryan
A foto é antiga, de 2018, mas nunca foi tão atual. Gordon Ryan é o novo rei do Jiu-Jitsu sem kimono. Já era há algum…
GMI Virginia Macedo, o estudo e a evolução do esporte nos Emirados Árabes
A professora e faixa-preta Virginia Macedo, representante da equipe Gracie Niterói, tem escrito uma longa e bonita história no Jiu-Jitsu. A professora, que vive nos…
Black-belt Esdras Junior is teaching BJJ to public safety professionals in the U.S.
Esdras Junior is a key player in the spread of Jiu-Jitsu as a martial art in Phoenix, Arizona. The Ares Jiu-Jitsu black-belt teaches free classes…
Patrick Almeida sets sights on ADCC 2021
Hailing from Campo Grande, Rio de Janeiro, Patrick Almeida has an interesting history in Jiu-Jitsu. This black-belt under Everaldo Penco, age 26, almost became a…
Esdras Junior talks evolution of BJJ in U.S. and sets goal: ‘Gold at the Worlds’
Esdras Junior, 29, dreams of being black-belt world champion. With that in mind, the Paraíba-born fighter decided to spend a season in the U.S. training…
Dubai-based black-belt on staying battle-ready during lockdown
Dubai, in the United Emirates, is going strong in the war against the new coronavirus with the restrictions imposed by the World Health Organization. Quarantined…
How one young Brazilian beat the odds to become an entrepreneur and black-belt in the U.S.
Born in Ceilândia, in Brasília, the capital of Brazil, Diego Almeida is another Brazilian who made it in BJJ. These days, Diego runs his own…
Thiago Jambo on retirement and how Crossfit has rekindled his fire
June 17th, 2016 was not supposed to be the end of Thiago Jambo’s career. He entered his Bellator debut with a 18-4 record, in great…
‘Following the Heroes’: Gabrieli Pessanha’s journey from Cidade de Deus to the world
Gabrieli Pessanha is one of the most successful competitors in the AJP Tour, with multiple titles both in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour and…
Meet the purple-belt under Eduardo Telles growing BJJ in Saudi Arabia
Musaad Alturif “Sheik” is a 35-year-old Arab with a mission to put his country on the world Jiu-Jitsu map. Interest in martial arts began when…
Renan Pitanguy, master of surfing and BJJ, has died in Rio de Janeiro
Arpoador Beach is mourning today. "Pipeline, Renan! Pipeline!" his surfer friends yelled as Renan Pitanguy, in the ring at Maracanãzinho stadium, faced Eugênio Tadeu in…