Rafael Mendes doesn’t buy loss
One of Saturday's most heavily anticipated finals at the World Pro was the under-65-kg one between Rafael Mendes and Augusto Tanquinho. The rivalry between them…
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Tanquinho and the mission of dismembering the Atos squadron
When GRACIEMAG.com announced August Tanquinho would be competing in the World Pro under-65-kg division, the comments board on the site went off the hook, mainly…
Calasans still king of Abu Dhabi – and reflects
Claudio Calasans was the big name of the 2010 installment of the World Pro, winning both his weight division and the absolute. This season in…
Tanquinho vs. Mendes in Abu Dhabi?
August “Tanquinho” Mendes is always a hard nut to crack in the lightweight division, where he tends to score with medals. However, this coming weekend…
Durinho all set to defend title in Abu Dhabi
In 2010, Gilbert Durinho was the standout in the World Pro under-74kg division. Now coming from taking third place at the 2011 Pan as a…
The gold-medal wristlock at the Pan
Check out the final against Lucas Leite.
Sink an omoplata Mendes style
Team Atos is getting ready to put on another show, at the World Pro. Check out one of their tricks direct from training camp in San Diego. Go straight from side-control to the submission.
Pan 2011 assessment and excitement
Celebration of André Galvão's victorious return to the Pan
Pan: black belt division pics
With all the finalists defined for the female brown and black and the male black belt finals, it's time to take a look at the…
Pan Blog: find out who faces who in the finals
The black belt finals at the Jiu-Jitsu Pan have taken shape in Irvine. Some of final results have even come in already, like the featherweight…
They shone on opening day of the Pan
Thursday yielded the first batch of champions at the 2011 Pan, in Los Angeles, with white and blue belt athletes. And from among the champions…
A brand new choke, direct from Atos training camp
Alongside André Galvão, Jonatas Tagarela demonstrates a new variation on a traditional choke from half-guard, a move likely to give opponents at the Pan a hard time.