American Top Team, home of professional MMA, polishes a jewel for BJJ
Notorious for producing some of the greatest champions in professional MMA, the academy American Top Team has been, due to its branches, investing heavily in…
Profiles
Antônio Emidio dos Santos, who had one of the best nicknames at Carlson Gracie Academy, has died
Grandmaster Carlson Gracie was known for his extreme ability in untangling jiu-jitsu's most complicated and inventive positions, and also for his passion for gamecocks. His loyal…
Video: The BJJ journey of a U.S. Marine wounded in action
Meet Jonathan, a one-stripe purple-belt under Vinicius Draculino. After losing his legs in combat, he found new passions and a new family at the gym.…
Sensei Georges Mehdi, judo red-belt, has passed at 84
A naturalized Brazilian citizen born in France, and one of the world's most respected judo teachers, Georges Mehdi, the founder of Mehdi Judô in Rio de…
Profile: Antônio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira
[First published in 2008.] Jiu-jitsu to the limit Celebrating ten years of his MMA career, Rodrigo Minotauro passes on to readers the best of what…
The lessons of Rolls Gracie, who died young and changed the history of BJJ
[First published in 2010.] It was a windless weekend in Visconde de Mauá, a region of Rio de Janeiro known for its…
A tribute to Carlson Gracie — fighter, teacher, friend
By Gustavo Aragão I'm emphatic when we talk about the relationship of Brazilians with their idols. Here in Brazil, idols are only good when they…
The farewell to Master Candoca
Adapted from an article by Willian von Sohsten* An authority in BJJ has left us. On November 30, Grandmaster Candido Casalle, better known as Master Candoca, died…
Grandmaster innovates, trading red belt for white belt
At the age of 80, Grandmaster Flávio Behring has reached a historic milestone: 70 years in the gentle art. Unable to wear the 10th degree, which…
Resilience — an insight into Leo Leite’s life
While he represented Brazil on the Olympic judo team, Leo Leite won world BJJ championships in 1999 and 2000. Having lost his spot in the…
Watch the documentary on Roger Gracie’s BJJ career
BJJ legend Roger Gracie has gone through many emotions in the course of 20 years of competing. To celebrate the journey of the ten-time world…
“Big Dog” Almeida’s thoughts on how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu impacts your life [video]
https://youtu.be/qn_t_Kd963I Filmed by Samuel Rivera, "Embraced" is an insight from BJJ black belt Ricardo Almeida into how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu changed himself, and what's the impact…