Meet the Southern Brazilian Championship standouts
This past weekend the São José Multiuso arena hosted this year's installment of the Southern Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Championship, with around 4,000 spectators filling the stands,…
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Leandro Lo and Luiza Monteiro win absolutes in São Paulo
With a packed gymnasium and over 500 athletes locking horns in combat on the mats, the Open Centro-Oeste Paulista (“Midwestern São Paulo Open”) brought top-flight…
Felipe Pena, Worlds purple belt title owner
Not only did Felipe Pena of GBBH become a first time World Champion, but he became a double gold winner, sweeping both the middle heavy…
The understated Alexander Trans
If you don’t know Alexander Trans from CheckMat in Denmark, you’re about to. This ultra heavy competitor has dominated the Jiu-Jitsu scene since he got…
Watch the emotions of the absolute finalists
The GRACIEMAG.com team hasn't missed a beat at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship in Long Beach. Whether through the lens of Dan Rod or the videos…
Worlds: Saturday’s absolute images
Rodolfo Vieira and Bernardo Faria will face off to determine the winner of the absolute division tomorrow, but Saturday was loaded with picture-perfect moments and…
Rodolfo and absolute final: “I hope to get the finish”
Absolute finalist Rodolfo Vieira will lock horns with Bernardo Faria in the open weight decider. “We've fought a number of times but each match is…
Absolute brackets are out: who’ll be the first-time champion?
This Friday was time for the purple and blue belt athletes at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship to shine. However, behind the scenes too there was…
Brazilian national absolute champion at super heavyweight for Worlds
Black belt Leonardo Nogueira is toiling away in training in São Paulo, from where he will embark May 31 for the World Championship in California,…
The joy and responsibility of someone who’s trained since he was two
When GRACIEMAG.com launched its predictions at the start of the year in an article entitled “Ten fighters to watch out for in 2011”, the responsibility…
Brazilian Nationals 2011: the pastor can fight
An evangelical pastor living in Vassouras, Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Rocha (Arte Livre) shone again on the mats of the Tijuca Tennis Club, at the…
Before Worlds Blog hits the air, the bomb: Roger may be out
Readers praised it and implored to have it back – the GRACIEMAG at the Worlds Blog returns this year and is set to drop on…