Worlds Blog: final adjustments at Gracie Barra and Alliance
Gracie Barra and Alliance count 11 of the past 14 world team titles between them. Such dominance doesn’t come about without reason. It’s the fruit…
Worlds 2010
“The cream of the crop will be at this year’s Worlds”
That statement was made by Master Romero Jacaré on his way to the brackets setting session for the 2010 Worlds, to kick off this Thursday.…
Get in the Worlds mood with Langhi vs “JT” Torres
At the 2010 European Championship this past January in Lisbon, the semifinal between lightweights Michael Langhi and Jonathan Torres – two favorites to take gold at the Worlds in Long Beach this June
Jordan wants to make some noise at the Worlds
After teaching a seminar in Syria, where he intends to further his efforts in the coming months, Jordanian black belt Zaid Mirza took off for…
Xande and Alejarra train hard for third absolute title
A physical conditioning coach well known in Brazil, Rafael Alejarra is facing a new challenge. At his new gym in California, for the first time…
Blog: Pé’s back, and sharp-tongued as ever
The 2010 Worlds will have three two-time absolute world champions. Two of them, Roger and Xande, are going there to win! The third, Márcio “Pé…
CheckMat training going off in California
After taking first at the Brazilian Nationals, CheckMat’s sights are set on the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship to kick off this coming June 3. As previously…
Pan champ Otavio wants 1st Worlds gold as black belt
Otavio Sousa is really excited for the upcoming 2010 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Long Beach, California. So excited in fact that he and his good friend Ronis Gracie together put together a video highlighting some of Sousa’s most electrifying matches...
Blog: sign-ups closed and analyzed!
Those who are in are in. Those who didn’t get in won’t get in. Sign-ups for the 2010 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship are now closed. With…
Worlds 2010: black belt with Italian seasoning
Andrea Verdemare, 25, has nothing but respect for his opponents Bruno Malfacine, Caio Terra, Felipe Costa and Bernardo Pitel, not the mention the hard-nosed Japanese…
GB purple belts on the rise
The up and coming purple belts from Gracie Barra are turning on the heat. With the schools in Southern California being so relatively new, many…
Worlds 2010 reaches 1,989 competitors
The 15th Jiu-Jitsu World Championship hasn’t even begun and it’s already broken a record. The 1,989 competitors signed up is further promise of an unforgettable…