Fernando Tererê’s armlock to become champion at the 2014 European
Paolo Amodeo made to the podium of his division at the 2014 European and deserved a standing ovation from the crowd
Alex Trans wrote his name in history when he became the first European to win the Euro Open black belt open class division
At the Pan, Milton Bastos had to finish Ivaniel Oliveira twice in the same fight to advance to the roosterweight final
Alliance’s Nicholas Meregali did a great job at the Pan, winning the purple belt open class with this teeth-clenching choke from the back
Leandro Lo proved the efficiency of his passing guard game against Alex Trans in the Pan open class semifinal
André Galvão had a dream-like Pan, winning two gold medals and helping Atos to snatch the teams title from Alliance hands by two points
The Galvão family also shone in the female division of the Pan with André’s wife Angélica
The beauty of Inacio Neto’s celebration at the Pan was captured by photographer Erin Herle
Once again, Abu Dhabi became the BJJ capital of the world in April with the 6th edition of the WPJJC
In Abu Dhabi, two days of kids competition showed that the future of the gentle art in the country is guaranteed
The FGB arena was built primarily for Jiu-Jitsu competitions, the first of its kind in the world
The upset of the year happened in Abu Dhabi, when Thiago Barreto defeated Paulo Miyao in the division first match
Later on, João Miyao defeated Barreto in the semifinal and secured the gold medal against Tiago Bravo
Gabi Garcia made only one appearance in big events this year to win double gold in Abu Dhabi
Roberto Satoshi reached his third gold medal in WPJJC and celebrated like a true Japanese superhero
Photographer Ivan Trindade was fortunate enough to catch Braulio Estima’s glance at Keenan Cornelius just before they clashed at the WPJJC
The two most dominant athletes in BJJ today met at the weigh-in in Abu Dhabi and acted nothing like the bullies you see in MMA
Leandro Lo did what he could in the open class in Abu Dhabi, but could not avoid tapping to Rodolfo Vieira
The open class final in Abu Dhabi was the closest Rodolfo got to defeating Buchecha since 2011
Despite all of Rodolfo’s pressure, Buchecha managed a last-second sweep to win his second gold medal in the absolute
The two points indicated by the referee turned Rodolfo’s dream into a nightmare
In Las Vegas, Gerson Aitogue had the perfect face for what it means to fight Rafael Mendes
After sic years away, Ana Laura Cordeiro made her return to competition at the Las Vegas Spring Open
Marcelo Mafra had a great win in Las Vegas and celebrated accordingly
In Santa Cruz, during the American Cup, Eliot Kelly choked Bernardo Filho in a way hard to understand, let alone to defend
The kids rooting for the kids in Santa Cruz, during the American Cup
Three generations of passion for Jiu-Jitsu
In a historical picture, the members of the first class of the IBJJF Hall of Fame met on day before the Worlds
The IBJJF Hall of Fame was the stage for the first ever Jiu-Jitsu world champions selfie
