2016 PAN: Faria, Correa top black belt open class; see other champions crowned
The 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship is in the books. Day 4 was filled with thrills from top to bottom until all champions were crowned at…
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2016 PAN: Faria, Lo; Andresa, Dominyka open class finalists; other results of day 3
Day 3 of the 2016 PAN was a roller coaster of emotions that eventually peaked with the black belt open class, male and female. In…
2016 Pan: schedule and brackets released; check out possible black belt match-ups
The IBJJF has released the schedule and the brackets for the 2016 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship. The second most important event of the year kicks off…
7 mindset tips to improve your Jiu-Jitsu from white belt to black belt
Anyone who subscribes to or buys GRACIEMAG at the newsstand every month always has an arsenal of tips, pieces of advice and teachings on hand…
Relive the thrills of Lo vs. Trans in 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-iUx2ypX2Y Leandro Lo is one of the most exciting competitors in Jiu-Jitsu today. Fearless and with a killer mindset, the four-time black belt world champion…
Train with Cobrinha, Terra, Grippo, Marte, others and help submit the stigma of mental illness
Marcelo Garcia's brown belt Erin Herle has put together a very special event on March 21 (the day after the 2016 Pan). Studio 540, in…
2016 European: Felipe Pena and Andresa Correa win open class; see all black belt champions
Felipe Pena and Andresa Correa are the 2016 European black belt open class champions. Pena closed out the male division with his Professor Romulo Barral,…
Celebrate Xande’s birthday and watch how he won the black belt open class world title in 2006
The year of 2006 in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was all about Xande Ribeiro. Beating the odds, he defeated favorite Roger Gracie to be crowned…
Ten years ago: watch Rubens Cobrinha vs Rafael dos Anjos in a Jiu-Jitsu match
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm0NfqRkqe0#t=15 Still not very famous in 2005, the black belts Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles and Rafael dos Anjos fought hard for their dreams. In the America…
GB Cool Springs graduates first black belt who started training at the school as a white belt
GMA member and leader of GB Cool Springs, in Tennessee, Reginaldo Almeida has a very special accomplishment to celebrate in 2015. He recently graduated his…
Seamless Progression Academy hosts black belt guard fighting clinic
In December students representing a half a dozen different schools gathered together at the Seamless Progression Academy, in Wisconsin, to train Jiu-Jitsu. The event…
Peak BJJ’s Paul Halme promotes first female black belt in school’s history
The leader of Peak Performance BJJ, Paul Halme had very special reasons to celebrate the promotion ceremony held at the end of November at his…