2015 Worlds No-Gi: brackets out, here are our predictions for the black belt finalists
The 2015 Worlds No-Gi is almost ready to go. The IBJJF has released the brackets and the order of fighter for the weekend in Long…
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10 things everyone should know before they start practicing jiu-jitsu
Whether you are a white-belt just starting out in 2015 or have been practicing BJJ for many years now, it doesn’t matter. We all should…
2015 Worlds No-Gi reaches full capacity, list has big names and surprising absences
The 2015 World No-Gi Ji-Jitsu championship reached full capacity at the very end of the registration period. The deadline was Oct. 29, and 1,600 athletes…
Worlds No-Gi: watch the best match of 2013; register now to compete in 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWjcjxQK-ZQ The 2015 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu championship is scheduled Nov. 7-8, at the Long Beach State Pyramid. Big names like Garry Tonon, Tim Spriggs,…
Mahamed Aly now a black belt: “All the suffering, pain and tears were worth it”
The 2015 brown belt open class world champion is now a black belt. Mahamed Aly received the new ranking earlier this week from Lloyd Irvin,…
Watch Leandro Lo’s $4,000 choke at the Santa Cruz BJJ Pro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93W3VQyM5C8 Leandro Lo tarevelled to Santa Cruz, California, on August 29 to take part in the IBJJF Santa Cruz BJJ Pro. He competed in…
Watch the two matches that put Paulo Miyao at the top of the male black belt ranking
Paulo Miyao did something unprecedented this week when he reached the top of the IBJJF male adult black belt ranking. With 883.5pts, the 2015 light-featherweight…
Renzo Gracie promotes movie director Guy Ritchie to black belt ranking
Renzo Gracie promoted another one of his famous pupils. Filmmaker Guy Ritchie, director of blockbusters such as Snatch andSherlock Holmes received the black belt this Monday,…
IBJJF to award $10K to adult black belt ranking leaders of 2015/2016 season
The IBJJF announced this wednesday another incentive for adult black belts to compete as much as they can. At the end of the 2015/2016 season…
Bernardo Faria still IBJJF adult male black belt ranking leader
Turns out Bernardo Faria never lost his crown of leader of the IBJJF adult male black belt rankings. A technical glitch last Saturday made the…
Cesar Pereira teaches seminar and promotes student to first degree black belt
GMA member Cesar Pereira, leader of Cesar Pereira BJJ, was at Carlisle, PA, on July 3 for a seminar at Tiger Shark Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The school…
Remember the best quotes from the last 19 years of history of the World Jiu-Jitsu championship
It’s not just submissions, takedowns; guard passes and sweeps that make up the history of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds. The mat wizards who inhabit the pantheon…