4th Inspire all-female open mat coming up in Arizona
Inspire Open Mat, a free all-female event, will be entering its fourth chapter this coming September 15 at the Relson Gracie Arizona Academy in Phoenix,…
Kristina Barlaan
Women take center stage at Arizona’s maiden Copa Bela all-girls event
The year 2012 has been a historical one thus far for women's Jiu-Jitsu. With the addition of a masters division and one all for the…
1st Copa Bela Brown/Black Belt pro division shaping up
The April 21 date for Arizona's maiden women-only Jiu-Jitsu tournament, Copa Bela, is fast approaching. Promoted by the Gustavo Dantas purple belt and creator of…
Arizona’s first women-only tourney, 4th Kids Cup coming up
GD Jiu-Jitsu Events, the tournament-promotion company that brings you such first-rate gentle-art competitions as the Southwest classic and the Arizona International Open to the US…
Inspiring weekend for women’s Jiu-Jitsu
This past weekend, on August 20, GMA Gustavo Dantas purple belt Kristina Barlaan (Nova União) hosted the Second installment of Inspire, a women-only open mat…
Nova União USA’s two prospects for Worlds
Last weekend two of Nova União's greatest hopes for the 2011 Worlds shone at the Dallas Open. Kaue Damasceno and Kristina Barlaan won their respective…
Duas apostas da Nova União USA para o Mundial
No último fim de semana, duas apostas da Nova União para o Mundial 2011 brilharam no Dallas Open. Kaue Damasceno e Kristina Barlaan levaram peso…
Gustavo Dantas on Nova União at the 2011 Pan
Despite his endless toil at the helm of team Nova União's US wing and the Arizona Jiu-Jitsu Federation putting on events like the Southwest Classic…
Gustavo Dantas and Jiu-Jitsu’s improvement in Arizona
The 6th Arizona International Open got off to a good start on Saturday, February 26, 2011 as the kids, teens, and adult white and blue…
“Inspire” all-girl open mat in Arizona a success
This past weekend, on February 5th, Arizona made history in the Jiu-Jitsu community by hosting it's very first all-female open mat. Simply entitled "Inspire", the…
Atletas voltam com medalhas para o Arizona
Os lutadores do Arizona, nos Estados Unidos, viajaram milhares de quilômetros e não fizeram feio no Rio International Open e no Internacional de Masters e…
Little Arizona delegation wins big in Rio
The four-man (two of them ladies) troop from the American state of Arizona that ventured into the Rio Open and International Master and Senior 2010…