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New IBJJF eligibility requirements for adult black belts at 2015 Worlds
The IBJJF has established a new rule for the hopeful black belts planning to register for the 2015 World Championship. To keep the prestigious tournament…
Absent from the 2014 European, Keenan jokes: “The dog ate my ticket”
Even though Keenan Cornelius had signed up to the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship, the IBJJF tournament that opened the international sport’s season this month, the Black…
BJ Penn visits the Tijuca Tennis Club in Brazil, scene of his historic Jiu-Jitsu world title
" The First gringo Black Belt World Champion." That’s how the Brazilians call, in Portuguese of course, the Jiu-Jitsu world champion and the UFC champion…
Michelle Nicolini talks about new MMA Challenge: “I do not want to be in the bottom”
The 4x World Jiu –Jitsu champion, Michelle Nicolini will put on the gloves again. The star of Checkmate will have the second MMA fight of…
World Jiu-Jitsu Expo: Eight black belts still wanted for GP
The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo has already defined 8 out of 16 names for the black belt GP. Less than two weeks away from the event,…
Roger Gracie Promotes His First Female Black Belt in UK
Yasmine Wilson is the newest female Black Belt in UK. She trains under GMA Kev Capel, Roger Gracie in Buckinghamshire. Yas was promoted to…
Jackson Sousa of Checkmat receives his black belt from Ricardo Vieira
On Saturday, Oct. 12 Jackson Sousa received his black belt from Ricardo Vieira of the Checkmat team. This past June he came to his first…
Video: UFC champ Cain Velasquez gets his BJJ black belt
In addition to being a UFC champion and NCAA Division 1 wrestler, Cain Velasquez is now a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. The American Kickboxing Academy…
UFC’s Diego Sanchez gets BJJ black belt from GMA Roberto Tussa
UFC lightweight fighter Diego Sanchez is a well-rounded mixed martial artist. Now he can beef up his résumé with a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Sanchez was…
GMA Technique: Christian Uflacker teaches guard pass with armbar transition
Gracie Magazine Association (GMA) member Christian Uflacker of Uflacker Academy in Chicago took some time to show a great guard pass from De La Riva.…
GMA Gracie Humaita St. Louis earns another black belt, Jena Bishop
American brown belt world champion, Jena Bishop, was promoted to black belt by Master Royler Gracie on July 13 at GMA Gracie Humaita St. Louis.…