Absolute winner Samir Chantre comments on Vegas Open final with Zak Maxwell
This August 11 the Las Vegas Sport Center was treated to the IBJJF’s Las Vegas International Open, a competition featuring over 600 athletes. The big standout…
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The wristlock that won a master absolute in Jiu-Jitsu
It happened this past weekend in the Brazilian state of Ceará. In the master division at Copa Luta pela Vida, in the city of Fortaleza,…
Calasans comments on title over Léo Nogueira in São Paulo
World middleweight runner-up Claudio Calasans’ spirits weren’t dampened by coming up a hair short at the World Championship, as he took top honors at Desafio…
Rodolfo admits to slip-up and defends Bochecha: “We need to model ourselves on him”
A two-time heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, Rodolfo Vieira took off on a seminar tour in the United States just after the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu…
Watched the 2012 Worlds absolute final between Marcus Bochecha and Léo Nogueira yet?
Watch and learn from the riveting absolute black belt final from last June 3 in Long Beach, California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVq6V0pX58Q
Beast from Jacarés team sinks clock choke to win absolute in Ceará, Brazil
This June 9 was a day of Jiu-Jitsu and submissions in Fortaleza, the capital of the Brazilian state of Ceará, when the 8th Open Terra…
Bochecha explains part played by camp and Rodrigo Cavaca at Jiu-Jitsu Worlds
Via Facebook, the 2012 absolute black belt champion of the world, Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha” Almeida, recounted a bit of what he went through in the…
Bochecha and the art of not folding in Jiu-Jitsu
Do you recall Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha's” first wave-making win in Jiu-Jitsu? The masterful guard player from team CheckMat of Santos, São Paulo, first came to the…
Which 3 superpowers would you pick, of the winning ones from 2012 Worlds?
It's an open exercise of the imagination, but it's also a barometer for finding out which of the techniques that arose at the 2012 IBJJF…
Worlds 2012 echoes: Bochecha denies rift with Rodolfo Vieira
If it weren't enough that it's the fearless and feisty generation it is, with its ranks always crowding the absolute at championships, the latest crop…
Join absolute champ Marcus Vinicius Bochecha’s party
Jiu-Jitsu was given a treat this weekend at one of the most thrilling World Championships of the past decade, where the men's contest is concerned.…
Bochecha and the grand black belt champs of the 2012 World Championship
SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Léo Nogueira and Bernardo Faria closed out (Léo wins coin-flip for first place). ULTRAHEAVYWEIGHT Marcus Vinicius Bochecha mounted and armlocked Léo Leite to…