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Dream to Organize 16 Woman Invitational Sub Only with 1,000$ per Submission

    Metamoris President Ralek Gracie’s comments to MMA Fighting about not including women in their events angered the BJJ community. Since Michelle Nicolini vs Mackenzie Dern at Metamoris...

Mackenzie Dern, Benson Henderson & Bia Mesquita Invited to ADCC 2015

    The biggest and most prestigious submission wrestling tournament in the world, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club Submission Wrestling World Championship) will be held in Brazil in 2015....

Anderson Silva: ‘I Wish to Represent Brazil in Taekwondo in the Olympic Games in Rio 2016’

    According to the Federação Paranaense de Taekwondo (Taekwondo Federation of Paraná) Anderson Silva, who is the state’s ambassador of Taekwondo sinc 2013, has made an official...

2015 IBJJF Rome Open: Jackson Souza & Alan ‘Finfou’ Close Absolute

    The 2015 Rome Open is done and dusted. At black belt adult, Checkmat teammates Alan ‘Finfou’ Nascimento and Jackson Sousa closed out the open class. In third place were the...

Video: Effective Way to Finish an Omoplata on a Strong Opponent

    Kimura BJJ Academy Serbia’s/ editor of BJJ Eastern Europe , Guillaume (Gile) Huni (BJJ black belt) shows a nice & painful way to finish the omoplata against a strong opponent...

World Champ Abraham Marte on What is the Most Important Thing in Jiu-Jitsu

    Abraham Marte is a BJJ black belt from Basico BJJ of the Dominican Republic. He started competing in BJJ in 26 years old and got his black belt at 32! Abraham Marte Messina was the...

Super 15- Sub Only, 15 Superfights, 15 mins – Fundraising for UK Elite BJJ Kids Squad

      SUPER 15 – Fight Card ! The show is a fundraising event for the UK Elite BJJ Kids Squad. All profits go to the kids. May 2nd O2 Academy Bournemouth, UK....

Team Nogueira Dubai’s Rafael Haubert on his BJJ Journey from Barcelona to UAE

    Fightinglifestyleuae.com‘s Rick Rout caught up with Team Nogueira Dubai’s Head Coach Rafael Haubert ahead of the World Professional Jiu-jitsu Championship. Rafael Haubert who is...

Only Man to Beat Kron Gracie 2x in Gi faces Leandro Lo at Copa Podio (Free Live Stream)

    The next stage of the Copa Podio has been scheduled. On May 9, the Heavyweight GP will once again take place in Rio de Janeiro, at Botafogo Gymnasium. Fresh off his win at UFC in...

Watch: Keenan Cornelius Marianas Open HL vs Leite, Souza, Fowler etc…

    Keenan Cornelius won a high level black belt absolute division at the 2015 Marianas Open Brazilian jiu-jitsu tournament this weekend, which included Marcos Souza, Lucas Leite and Mike...

Documentary: Lucio Sergio BJJ Lifestyle – One of the Nicest Guys in Jiu-Jitsu

      Lucio Sergio is a fierce competitor, a dedicated teacher and the nicest guy you will ever meet. I had the honor of facing him in a match at the Rome Open in 2013, and his...

Croatia National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship, 9th May 2015

    Event Date: 9th May, 2015. Location: Westgate SC – Zagreb Zaprešićka 2, Jablanovec, Donja Bistra Zagreb Croatia. Event Registration Fee Payment Date (UAE Time) Event...

Vitor Belfort on BJJ Worlds: ‘You Pay to Compete, Win & Don’t Get Money. It’s an Exploitation’

Photo by Jiu-Jistu Style Magazine   Vitor Belfort first got into Jiu-Jitsu through Carlson Gracie. Initially, he was training with one of his students, who told him that he “needed to train...

MMA in Russia: Political Games

    MMA is highly politicized in Russia. It’s not surprising when Russian president Vladimir Putin, a Judo 6th degree black belt and Sambo Master of Sport, is a huge supporter of...

Watch & Learn 52 Triangle Choke Set Ups In Just 8 Minutes

  A triangle choke, or ‘sankaku-jime’ in Japanese, is a type of figure-four chokehold which strangles the opponent by encircling the opponent’s neck and one arm with the legs...

The BJJ Roadmap App

    While it’s recommended that people always seek the guidance of an instructor when training, it’s not a bad idea for practitioners to do their own research when practicing alone. BJJ...

8x World Juvenile Champs Ruotolo Twins on Future Plans, Training w/ Mendes Bros at AOJ

      Twin brother Kade and Tye Ruotolo represent a new generation of BJJ players. They are 12 years old and have been training since the age of 3 and accumulate over 200 gold medals...

Watch: Anderson Silva Rolling w/ BJJ Legend Ricardo De La Riva

    BJJ black belt Anderson Silva has been training with Ricardo de La Riva for the past few years. De la Riva is the master of Rodrigo Minotauro (Anderson’s BJJ master). During a...

Season 1, Ep. 3: BJJ NO-Mad– Documentary Travel Series: ‘Vampire Jiu-Jitsu’ in Bulgaria & Romania

    “BJJ NO-MAD” is a documentary series about two martial artists – a cinematographer and a traveler, who are searching for the way of the warrior around the world starring BJJ black...

Olympic Judo Gold Medalist Kayla Harrison Considering Move to MMA

    Kayla Harrison is an American judoka. She won the Junior World Championship in 2008, and was runner-up in 2009. In 2010 she won the World Judo Championships, and in 2012 she was the...

Flavio Canto Names Top 5 Fighters That Best Use Judo in MMA

    Flávio Canto is a Brazilian judo champion and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who won the bronze medal in the – 81 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He...

Training Report: Pound for Pound BJJ, Munich, Germany

    Written by Hugo Miranda, Carlson Gracie Portugal Recently I had to travel to Munich for work, along with my girlfriend. Since we both train and are sort of addicted to BJJ, bringing a...

2015 IBJJF Rules: Clarification on Use of Sports Bra / Rashguard for Women

    On March 30th, 2015, IBJJF will begin to enforce our new Rule Book (v4.0)   UNIFORMS RULES UPDATES Page 30 Rule revision: 8.1.3 – New point: 8.1.4 In the female divisions, it...

Inspirational Speech from BJJ World Champ Abraham Marte: Started Competing at 26yo!

      Abraham Marte is a BJJ black belt from Basico BJJ of the Dominican Republic.  He started competing in BJJ in 26 years old and got his black belt at 32! Abraham Marte Messina was...