Inside The BJJ Kumite: Garry Tonon’s Take Part 1
Garry Tonon is a brown belt under Tom DeBlass in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was invited to compete in The BJJ Kumite brown belt…
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Sofia Amarante vs. Nyjah Easton One-Hour Battle! Have you Watched it?
Little by little, Lloyd Irvin is allowing the world to see what took place at his BJJ Kumite last week. One of the few things…
Watch How Jackson Sousa Dealt with Miyao’s Guard at Brazilian No-Gi Nationals
In winning the absolute division at the 2012 Brazilian No-Gi Nationals, CheckMat ace Jackson Sousa had to get past the guard of Cicero Costha Academy's rising…
Felipe “Preguiça” Pena Explains his Winning Jiu-Jitsu Tactics
Medium-heavyweight competitor Felipe "Preguiça"Pena was the big name in the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship brown belt division last weekend, in the Southern Brazilian city of…
João Miyao Promoted to Brown Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
A hero to guard players, the diminutive João Miyao was deservedly promoted to brown belt this Tuesday at the academy of Cicero Costha. His brother,…
Check out the slick skills of top brown belt Keenan Cornelius
Hawaii’s Keenan Cornelius started turning heads by accomplishing one of the rarest of feats: shutting down the berimbolo of the skillful Miyao brothers in the…
Cornelius vs Sousa? Lloyd Irvin says Ok, offers $5,000
Soon after the recent Brazilian No-Gi Nationals, a few weeks ago, GRACIEMAG.com published an exclusive interview with the brown belt absolute champion, Jackson Sousa. Among…
Who can stop Keenan Cornelius at brown belt?
Recently-decorated brown belt Keenan Cornelius, a jewel in the Team Lloyd Irvin crown, put in another sterling performance at the Long Beach Pyramid, last Sunday…
On a tear-drenched mat, Jiu-Jitsu’s essence
It wasn’t just in the elite, adult black belt, division that the Brazilian No-Gi Nationals delivered euphoria and excitement at the Tijuca Tennis Club last…
The electrifying No-Gi Pan final between Gianni Grippo and Carlos Rosado
Brown belt Gianni Grippo is one of the Jiu-Jitsu standouts of the season, and he was no different last Saturday, when he won the featherweight…
Watch brown belt absolute champ Keenan Cornelius’s choke win
Last week at the IBJJF Atlanta Open, two rising stars locked horns in combat twice in the same tournament: Lloyd Irvin standout Keenan Cornelieus and…
Luke Rockhold, the Strikeforce champ who sees childish pleasure in Jiu-Jitsu
Strikeforce middleweight champion Luke Rockhold, 27, is respected for his aggressive style standing and on the ground. On Saturday, it was the native of Santa…