Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 18 years old and have been training since the age of 3 hey have won everything that there is to win in BJJ at juvenile and kids divisions. They have sponsorships from major brands and are students of Andre Galvao.
They started training with their dad and then with the Mendes Bros then moved to Galvao’s.
Tye Rutolo made headlines 2 years ago year when he qualified for the ADCC worlds and took 3rd place being a 16 year old blue belt. On his way to the finals he defeated 2 black belts (including the legendary Bruno Frazatto) then faced Paulo Miyao in the semi-final in a very closed match where he had the Brazilian in a very deep kneebar. Miyao ended up winning on points.
Tye then defeated the veteran black belt 2x ADCC medalist Vagner Rocha at Fight2Win. With all of these accomplishments, Andre Galvao decided that it was time to promote them to purple belt. Under IBJJF, you have to be minimum 18 years old to be awarded a black belt in IBJJF.
In this video we see 5x ADCC champion Andre Galvao rolling with both brothers back to back:
Shut down leg locks and turn their attack into your counters and passes with the Ruotolo brothers’ guide to staying safe.
- Kade and Tye Ruotolo are twin brothers training at Atos and two of the highest-profile and most successful young grapplers in the world.
- Escape from dangerous no-gi positions like 50/50, outside ashi, cross ashi/honey hole, and more.
- Turn heel hook attempts into your own counters as the Ruotolo brothers show you how they navigate these tricky positions.
