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…
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Beast from Jacarés team sinks clock choke to win absolute in Ceará, Brazil
This June 9 was a day of Jiu-Jitsu and submissions in Fortaleza, the capital of the Brazilian state of Ceará, when the 8th Open Terra…
A measure for quashing closing out Jiu-Jitsu finals?
While hundred-year-old sport soccer's big debate these days is ethics, rules and regulations, why should Jiu-Jitsu's be any different? On the mat, controversy likes sporting…
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…
European Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2012: day one
The 2012 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off this Thursday morning in Lisbon, Portugal. The street thermometers were showing a temperature of around 15 degrees Celsius,…
The 10 main attractions of the 2012 European Open
Sign-ups for the 2012 European Open, only just opened today, so now's the time for you to show what you're made of and get in…
Familiar with Jiu-Jitsu’s new rules yet?
The competition-Jiu-Jitsu calendar is taking a well-deserved recess after the thrilling year of 2011. But that doesn't mean the IBJJF is slacking off; the…
Study the triangle, part 2
Yesterday, we studied a bit about the art of suffocating an opponent using two legs and two arms, one of the most efficacious in the…
IBJJF clears up issue of gi color
Amid the repercussions from the issue of white and blue gis at major Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, IBJJF director Marcelo Araujo sent in an email to…
The war between Michelle and Kyra and other battles at the Worlds
Only those who've trained for a World Championship know the sacrifice. That's why it's such a joy – and the pain of undesired defeat comes…