Bochecha’s destiny in the absolute
To compete at the Jiu-Jitsu world championship has become synonymous with two things for Marcus “Bochecha” Almeida: winning the absolute and getting promoted. That was…
Worlds 2010
Bernardo: “The secret is to not despair”
Can the act of tying a belt influence whether one conquers a world title? According to Bernardo Augusto Rocha Faria, it can. Even in such…
Comprido invites one and all to seminar with Arlovski and comments on Worlds
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros invites GRACIEMAG.com to a seminar with Andrei Arlovski on June 19 in the USA, which is free to the first 100 to…
Malfacine at the crossroads: go four fourth at rooster or move up to light feather?
Back from the 2010 Worlds, Rio de Janeiro’s Bruno Malfacine arrived in São Paulo happy as a lark. The obvious reason being his conquest last…
Pablo Silva and Samuel Braga comment on gold at Worlds
In the light feather weight division, no one could touch Gracie Barra’s Samuel Braga and Pablo Silva. Not only did they close out the division…
Jacaré, Pé de Pano and Bitetti agree: Roger’s the best
Before the 2010 World Championship the question was whether there would be a three-time absolute Jiu-Jitsu world champion. The first to conquer a second absolute world…
Nicolini and her gold medal
Last year Michelle Nicolini (CheckMat)was runner-up in the world championship featherweight division. This year, in her own words she “aimed higher.” And she made the…
Champion Hillary Williams’s lament
Hillary Williams defeated Carol DeLazzer last Sunday and won the brown/black belt division of the world championship for the first time, but didn’t have long…
Master Romero celebrates fifth
Alliance was crowned five-time world champion team at the 2010 Worlds, with Gracie Barra in second and CheckMat in third. It was definitely and unforgettable…
Highlights of the 2010 Worlds
Readers requested it, and the world champions did too. Ladies and gentlemen, the most important matches and highlights of the 2010 Worlds Champion, through the…
Mendes celebrates “topping his division” and explains tactics
Black belt Rafael Mendes, 20, had already won nearly all the major Jiu-Jitsu championships. There was one missing, though, the main one. Here the phenomenon…
Langhi: “Only God knows what I went through”
Final stretch in training at Alliance in São Paulo, Brazil. On the mat Rubens Cobrinha and Lucas Lepri battle it out in a frenetic sparring…