Vegas Summer Open: Full black belt division andresults and photo gallery
The 2014 IBJJF Vegas Summer Open is underway at the Sport Center of Las Vegas right off the strip. The one-day event on Aug. 9…
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Video: Manny Diaz earns his black belt during Caio Terra’s instructional video about belts
More and more we see videos popping up of unique ways in which instructors award their students with the prestigious black belt. When Caio Terra…
Featherweight Samir Chantre on the Worlds: “I’m injure free even with all this hard training”
Samir Chantre is another black belt ready for the 2014 World Championship. Going for the featherweight gold medal this weekend, Samir is a Caio Terra…
Las Vegas Open: Jackson tops open class, Mendes finish all, Ana Laura returns; other results
The 2014 Las Vegas Spring International Open took place this Saturday, May 3. Checkmat's Jackson Sousa was the standout with double gold in the adult…
Video: Metamoris 3 highlights the six submission-only matches of the night
The Metamoris 3 event on March 29 held six matches under submission-only rules. If opponents failed to submit, it went to a draw. Check out…
Mendes on Metamoris matches: “… it’s a show and not only a tournament.”
The Mendes brothers, Guilherme and Rafael, took part in the third edition of Metamoris on March 29. The Los Angeles event invites athletes to compete…
New Australian technique causes confusion among black belts at IMA Pan camp
The Pan camp at GMA Institute of Martial Arts in San Jose, CA began over the weekend with multiple black belts in attendance. Coming from…
Join Caio Terra’s Pan-Am camp with Leandro, Luiza, Yuri, Clark and more black belts
You can now purchase your pass to the pan am camp at GMA Institute of Martial Arts in San Jose, CA. Multiple time world champion…
Mendes, Keenan, Yuri claim gold at the IBJJF San Francisco Open on Sunday
The 2014 IBJJF San Francisco Open went to full capacity before the registration deadline was reached but by the day of the event on Feb.…
IBJJF San Francisco Open has reached capacity but don’t miss the rules seminar
The 2014 IBJJF San Francisco Open on Feb. 9 has reached full capacity and closed registration. The one-day tournament will be held at the Kezar…
Video: Jiu-Jitsu tranforms Samir Chantre’s life with opportunities and blessings
For black belt Samir Chantre, instructor at GMA Institute of Martial Arts and avid competitor, Jiu-Jitsu has changed his life in many ways. For one,…
Metamoris III is set for March 29 with six submission-only superfights in LA
On March 29 at the Peterson Automotive Museum Special Event Deck in Los Angeles, the third edition of Metamoris will show six superfights. The matches…