Vídeo: Jiu-Jitsu, memories and absolute champ’s lessons from 2012 Worlds
Marcus Vinicius "Bochecha" Almeida, current absolute world champion, revisits the events that led him to the pinnacle of the gentle-art pecking order: At the time, I…
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Should absolute champ Bochecha go to UFC? To Vitor Belfort and Renzo Gracie, yes
It was a beach day in Rio de Janeiro, the first week of June this year, and Vitor Belfort made the most of the sun…
Otavio Sousa will fight Felipe Preguiça from GB “naturally”
The Copa Pódio happens this Saturday, at Clube Hebraica, in Rio de Janeiro, and for the menu a succulent middleweight GP, besides two superfights. At…
The trick in Jiu-Jitsu is to never leave any space
Check out the sweep that worked on Fernando Margarida and the half-guard sweep that came in handy to Xande Ribeiro at the 2005 Jiu-Jitsu World…
What’s your pre-Jiu-Jitsu competition routine like?
Running up stairs, sprints, strength-building exercises, one-handed kettlebell workouts, plenty of rolling in the gi, and roll after roll of bandages—that’s what Swedish brown belt…
Fabricio Werdum vs. Tererê at World Championship was pure poetry too
Paraphrasing a famous poem by Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), the Brazilian writer paid tribute this week at the Paraty Literary Festival, Jiu-Jitsu is a…
Rodolfo admits to slip-up and defends Bochecha: “We need to model ourselves on him”
A two-time heavyweight Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world, Rodolfo Vieira took off on a seminar tour in the United States just after the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu…
Gigi and Worlds: “The kids don’t try winning from the top anymore”
Team Alliance, under the captainship of Master Romero Jacaré, won the World Championship yet again this year, but not all the school’s teachers are 100%…
Watched the 2012 Worlds absolute final between Marcus Bochecha and Léo Nogueira yet?
Watch and learn from the riveting absolute black belt final from last June 3 in Long Beach, California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVq6V0pX58Q
The 4 matches that most impressed André Galvão at 2012 Jiu-Jitsu Worlds
Having been left without the pressure and adrenaline of competition due to forced respite from the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, André Galvão was free to…
Which 3 superpowers would you pick, of the winning ones from 2012 Worlds?
It's an open exercise of the imagination, but it's also a barometer for finding out which of the techniques that arose at the 2012 IBJJF…
Bibiano, 11th black belt world champ to join UFC ranks
A Jiu-Jitsu champion of the world in 2003, '05 and '06, and the Dream bantamweight GP winner in 20011, Bibiano Fernandes is the latest gentle-art…