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August 31, 2012

Learn an omoplata using lapel from Boston Open champ Jonathan Torres

Team Lloyd Irvin lightweight Jonathan Torres was one of the big standouts of last weekend’s IBJJF-promoted Boston Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship, of which Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa is absolute…

August 15, 2012

Watch returns of Augusto Tanquinho and Fredson Paixão at Las Vegas Open

The latest IBJJF open tournament, held in Las Vegas, was all the more striking because it marked the return of two black belt lightweight standouts…

Leandro Lo at Copa Podio. Photo Gustavo Aragão/GRACIEMAG

July 25, 2012

Jiu-Jitsu Copa Podio: the triumph of the skinniest in the middleweight GP

Leandro Lo is tired of is tired of taking the tougher road in Jiu-Jitsu championships, but Copa Podio, which was held past Saturday at Clube…

June 26, 2012

To sweep or finish, you’ve got to synchronize the moves

The winner of the under-70 kg black belt division at the WPJJC, Samuel Hertzog Canquerino teaches Jiu-Jitsu to kids in the city of Madinat Zayed,…

May 29, 2012

Davi Ramos of Corinthians talks BJJ Worlds and MMA

Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva is a dedicated athlete; but he just hasn't had much luck. He nearly had to cut short his Jiu-Jitsu career…

May 2, 2012

Celso Venícius on MMA card, wants to tag on BJJ Worlds

A black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Roberto Gordo and the head instructor at Ryan Gracie academy in São Paulo, Celso Venícius has the second MMA…

April 4, 2012

Kyra Gracie training with Roger for WPJJ debut in Abu Dhabi

Between the 12th and the 14th of April, the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup of Abu Dhabi will be the center of the United Arab Emirates'…

March 29, 2012

Leandro Lo breaks new ground, and Jiu-Jitsu fans compete for plane ticket to Rio

One of the favorites to take gold at the Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship , set to begin today, Leandro Lo signed a first-of-its-kind contract in Jiu-Jitsu. According…

March 19, 2012

To get good at Jiu-Jitsu, work your lower back and sell your motorcycle

One of César “Casquinha” Guimarães's brood at Top Brothers, recent revelation Davi Ramos feels the time has come to shine among the lightweight elite. Ramos,…

March 1, 2012

Thiago Tavares cuts red tape and teaches lesson number 1 in getting to UFC

A Jiu-Jitsu black belt and UFC star, Thiago Tavares is back to attacking on all fronts—as an event promoter. Tomorrow, the Rio de Janeiro-Santa Catarina…

February 13, 2012

Houston Open: the crowning of the lightweights

This past weekend was replete with Jiu-Jitsu of the highest quality in Texas, at the IBJJF Houston Open that took place at the Jerabeck Activity…

December 20, 2011

Watch Leandro Lo versus Ed Ramos at Copa Pódio GP

Check out another of Leandro Lo's matches from last Saturday, on his way to winning the Copa Pódio lightweight GP and the 5,000-Brazilian real prize…

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