Euro champ Michelle Nicolini: absolute gold shouldn’t overshadow mistakes
The black belt Michelle Nicolini (CheckMat) won the women's absolute division at the IBJJF European Championship this past weekend, outdoing two opponents. In her first…
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Check out another 3 barnburners with Rodolfo, Bernardo and Estima at 2012 Europeans
In the absolute, Rodolfo Vieira's first match was against the eventual winner of the middleweight division, Victor Estima. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6YYy8-4sk At the other end of the…
Check out the tapout by Roger Gracie black belt who turned heads at the Jiu-Jitsu Euros
It was during the absolute. England's Oliver “HarDrive” Geddes, a Roger Gracie black belt based in London, was getting put through the wringer by the…
European Jiu-Jitsu Open 2012: results and images from day two
The second day of the 2012 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship started out with a bizarre scene. I open the hotel room door to go get breakfast…
CheckMat ace at Europeans teaches tricks to weight loss in Jiu-Jitsu
One of the top-tier black belts confirmed for the 2012 European Championship, set to begin tomorrow in Lisbon, Portugal, team CheckMat's Nivaldo Oliveira is ready for…
GRACIEMAG confirmed at South American – what about you?
Three weeks to go till the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in São José, Santa Catarina. The last big event on the Brazilian gentle art calendar…
Eye’s on: DJ Jackson, a promise flying under the radar
DJ Jackson at the Euro Open: the goal now is the Jiu-Jitsu Grand Slam: the Euro, the Pan, and the Worlds.
JT vs. Tanquinho at Euro Open: who pulls guard first?
The match worth the Euro Open 2011 gold. Jonathan Torres and Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes looked to impose their games right away...
In Euro Open absolute, the heavyweight champ’s style against that of the middleweights
Check out the battle of Lisbon between Calasans and Bernardo Faria, two of 2010's biggest standouts.
Watch Ary Farias vs. Malfacine at Euro Open 2011
Tipped as the best black belt final by GRACIEMAG.com, which covered the event exclusively in Lisbon, Ary Farias vs. Bruno Malfacine, at light featherweight, was…
European Open: black belt finals
Check out the gallery with pics from the European Open black belt finals: [flickr set=72157625814592469] Check out the GRACIEMAG at the European Open Blog for…
Watch Sérgio Moraes against Cavaca at the Euro Open
The Alliance ace had to get past the giant Rodrigo Cavaca to make it to the absolute final of the European Open 2011. Watch how…