Key points for your first competition, by Fabiano Papel
By Professor Fabiano Papel As a Jiu-Jitsu referee, one of the most common things I see is athletes competing for the first time who are…
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Celebrate Xande’s birthday and watch how he won the black belt open class world title in 2006
The year of 2006 in the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was all about Xande Ribeiro. Beating the odds, he defeated favorite Roger Gracie to be crowned…
Remember the best quotes from the last 19 years of history of the World Jiu-Jitsu championship
It’s not just submissions, takedowns; guard passes and sweeps that make up the history of the Jiu-Jitsu Worlds. The mat wizards who inhabit the pantheon…
IBJJF rules update: no more advantages in the 50/50 guard; see other itens altered
As it does regularly, the IBJJF has launched a new series of updates to the Jiu-Jitsu Rules Book. This time, the most important alteration is…
USADA: Buchecha, Bia cleared of any prohibited substances after 2014 Worlds
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed both Marcus "Buchecha"Almeida and Beatriz Mesquita that no prohibited substances were found in their samples after the 2014…
2014 Worlds: Dan Rod’s unique point of view
GRACIEMAG's Photographer Dan Rod doesn't look at the world the same way as everyone else. Once again, he was at the Long Beach Pyramid to…
2014 medalists JT Torres and Alex Trans analyze why Brazil still dominates the male black belt division at the Worlds
Once again, all champions in the 2014 Worlds male black belt division came from Brazil. Americans JT Torres (silver in lightweight), Keenan Cornelius (bronze in…
What now, Rodolfo? A group of Jiu-Jitsu professors say what Vieira needs to do to break Buchecha’s winning streak
Rodolfo Vieira is a beast. Five times world champion as a black belt and already a hall of famer at the young age of 24,…
Alan Finfou: “I’m walking again and I’ll be back soon”
Alan do Nascimento was the protagonist of one of the most dramatic moments of the 2014 Worlds. At the end of his middleweight semifinal…
Ten questions the 2014 Worlds have answered
First we asked the questions and last weekend the best Jiu-Jitsu fighters in the world answered them, one by one. That's why we come back…
Worlds: Buchecha, Rodolfo again in the open class final; see the best pictures of the black belt absolute
Twelve months have passed, but nothing changed. Just like in 2013, Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira will decide who is the best Jiu-Jitsu competitor of…
2014 Worlds: day 2 crowns absolute champions at blue belt and purple belt
Day 2 of the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu championship went out with a a bang. All thanks to Gracie Barra's featherweight Edwin Najmi, who amazed the…