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2013 Dallas Open, Roberto Cyborg, Bruno Bastos, IBJJF

May 10, 2012

Roberto Cyborg and Renato Tavares’ exploits in absolute at Dallas Open 2012

Promoted by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), the Dallas Open featured some of the sport's top competitors last weekend at TWU's Kitty Magee Arena…

American Cup Claudio França San Jose Competition Jiu-Jitsu

May 3, 2012

The thrills of a Jiu-Jitsu championship in 8.5 minutes

Check out the highlight video from the 5th American Cup, an annual Jiu-Jitsu tournament where rising stars take front and center in San Jose, California.…

May 3, 2012

Brazilian Nationals 2012: watch the absolute purple belt winner’s style

Keenan Cornelius ran roughshod through the purple belt division at the Brazilian National Championship last Sunday at Grajaú Country Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…

May 1, 2012

BJJ superathlete Rodolfo Vieira “opens” dressing room to readers

Do you remember when Jiu-Jitsu only cropped up in the news when some kid with gnarly ears would do something stupid? These days, things have…

April 30, 2012

Find out who can claim to be 2012 BJJ champ of Brazil so far

The 2012 installment of the Brazilian National Championship, one of the gentle-art tournaments dating back the farthest, has already crowned up-and-coming talent over the first…

5th American Cup promoted by Claudio Franca California Photo by John Cooper

April 30, 2012

American Cup 2012: Diego Herzog wins absolute gold in California

Day two from the 5th American Cup in San Jose, CA started out with the white belt competitors. And what they lacked in experience in…

April 9, 2012

A measure for quashing closing out Jiu-Jitsu finals?

While hundred-year-old sport soccer's big debate these days is ethics, rules and regulations, why should Jiu-Jitsu's be any different? On the mat, controversy likes sporting…

April 5, 2012

Pan 2012 revelation Renato Cardoso, efficient brown belt absolute champion

He got the tapout in all nine of the matches he was in at the 2012 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Irvine, California, snapping up gold…

April 4, 2012

Masters age with adult endurance, Flavio Cachorrinho comments on double gold at Pan

One of the black belts receiving the most fanfare at the 2012 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Champion wasn't even in the adult division. The heavyweight Flavio “Cachorrinho”…

April 2, 2012

Caio Terra: “Rafael Mendes is Jiu-Jitsu’s number one pound for pound”

Top roosterweight Caio Terra (Cesar Gracie) wasn't content to just win his division at the 2012 Pan this weekend in Irvine, California. The Rio de…

April 2, 2012

The day Cara de Sapato beat Bernardo Faria in Abu Dhabi

Newly crowned Pan-American absolute champion Antonio Carlos “Cara de Sapato” Junior had already outmaneuvered Alliance ace Bernardo Faria's guard prior to the tournament this past…

Cara de Sapato had an awesome performance

April 1, 2012

Pan Jiu-Jitsu: Bochecha, Cara de Sapato close out open class

The 2012 Pan will have no finals at the absolute black belt. Both male and female open class divisions saw teammates in the finals. Among…

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