What do Roger Gracie, Andre Galvao, Vinicius Magalhales, Otavio Souza, Rodolfo Viera, Marcus Almeida, Paulo Miyao, Erberth Santos all have in common? They are ALL International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) Brown Belt Open Class Champions. For years the IBJJF has been the proving ground for the world’s elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Gi competitors. The […]
On Sunday August 2nd, LIVE from Studio 540 in Solana Beach California, FIVE GRAPPLING presents it’s inaugural Five Grappling Super League invitational event! 8 of the world’s top female black belts will compete for $17,500 in prize money! 1 – Fabiana Borges 2 – Tammi Musumeci 3 – Nyjah Easton 4 – Karen Antunes 5 […]
At only 17 years old, Vannessa Griffin won the Adult Blue Belt Lightweight division at the 2015 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. She had zero points scored against her in the 5 matches to the Gold medal. In the weight class, she defeated Heather Woods (Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu), Suvi-Tuuli Koikkalainen (Alliance International), Alicia Gonsolin (Yemaso BJJ), […]
