The sponsor who sports a gi
GRACIEMAG.com sat down for a conversation with Brett Collins, the heading of marketing and sales at VersaClimber, a brand of exercise equipment investing heavily in…
American Nationals 2011
Ryan Heilman talks double featherweight gold at American Nationals
Nova Uniao brown belt, Ryan Heilman has some celebrating to do. He won gold in the featherweight division in both the Gi and No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu…
American Nationals: Fabiana wins at lightweight; Felipe Guedes wins on return
Gracie Barra black belt Fabiana Borges flew to California from Texas to compete in the American Nationals. She competed in both Gi and No Gi…
Dante Leon wows the crowd at American Nationals
One of the most exciting people to watch at the American Nationals was a 16-year-old blue belt from Canada who competed in the Gi leg…
Next stop: Miami
Caio, absolute champ, atop podium with Vitor Oliveira in second, Osvaldo Moizinho and Samir Chantre in third / Photo: Deb Blyth Last weekend, California State…
Fabiano “Pega Leve”, top ultraheavy at American Nationals
Ultra heavyweight Fabiano “Pega Leve” Scherner of Team Quest is hard to miss on the tournament circuit. The big man is often seen dominating his…
Marcelo Lapela gears up for No-Gi Worlds with win at Nationals
Marcelo "Lapela" of CheckMat wanted to prepare himself for the upcoming N- Gi Worlds, so he signed up to compete in the No-Gi tournament at…
Lucas Leite overcomes sign-up blunder, triumphs at No-Gi Nationals
CheckMat representative Lucas Leite walked into the American Nationals on Sunday looking for a fight… a No-Gi fight, that is. Although he was nursing a…
Though focused on teaching, Della Monica strikes gold at Nationals
Gracie Barra’s Philipe Della Monica really turned it on at the American Nationals last weekend. The lightweight black belt had two matches in his weight…
Marco Sharpei claims absolute gold at the American Nationals
There was lots of excitement in the black belt adult open at the American Nationals on Sunday. Marco Sharpei of CheckMat was primed, ready to…
Saulo humbled by American Nationals crowd
“They say the voice of the crowd is the voice of God. If that is the case, then today I am humbled.” Saulo Ribeiro on…
American Nationals Gi and No-Gi Results
While many of the big name BJJ stars were in England competing at the ADCC, there was a whole other contingency of soldiers doing battle…