Photo credit: www.MarlonDuenas.com MarinMMA celebrates 5 years! If you were to ask the average BJJ practitioner, “What are the biggest teams in jiujitsu?” they’d probably name Gracie Barra, Gracie Humaita, Alliance, and Nova Unaio, just to name a few. Yet, there are thousands of smaller academies throughout the country that operate successful […]
Photo via UFC: GSP delivers a head kick to Matt Hughes during their bout on Dec. 29, 2011. Video source: MMAWeekly **Story last updated on Thursday June 16 at 1:30p.m. PT New York is one of three remaining U.S. states yet to legalize Mixed Martial Arts bouts. UFC president Dana White is hoping […]
The Brazilian JiuJitsu World Championships, also known as the “Mundials,” is the world’s largest stage for competitive jiujitsu. This past weekend, competitors, coaches and fans took to the now iconic blue Pyramid at California State Long Beach for the four daylong tournament. This year’s competition, saw the likes of all the usual all-star competitors, including: […]
“I’ve fought 122 times in my life—and I have no marks on my face, see it’s still pretty— no one can shoot me down!” he shouts. These were the emphatic words of Master Relson Gracie as he began his seminar last weekend in San Francisco with tales of his early street fighting days […]
photo: Tanquinho Mendes defends JT Torres’ single leg in the semi finals. Photo by Christie Sullivan No-Gi Worlds Black Belt finals Update from Los Angeles! Just got in from No-Gi worlds last night– photographed and watched the black belt matches from 9am through the evening finals. Also interviewed, with the help of my friend […]
We’re in San Francisco, California, where Carlos Sapao’s academy sits just feet from Ocean Beach, a sprawling shore along the Great Highway 1, flocking with seagulls and of course, local surfers and tourists. Even though it’s foggy and raining, it still gives you a little taste of the Barra da Tijuca , Brazil vibe—sand, surf […]
The 15th annual U.S. Open Brazilian JiuJitsu tournament came to a close Sunday night in Santa Cruz, California, as the black belt male finals wrapped up the 3-day long competition. With over 900 registered competitors who signed up this year, the Claudio França event continued to prove to be one of the nation’s largest BJJ tournaments […]
On Sunday, one of JiuJitsu’s most recognizable female BJJ champions and women’s instructor’s, 5x World Champion Leticia Ribeiro, came to the San Francisco Bay Area to hold a Women’s-Only Seminar at the Eduardo Rocha academy in Oakland, CA. The seminar was initially organized to hold 20 women from 12-3pm, but due to the overwhelming interest […]
10th Annual Gracie Open held at Kezar Pavilion San Francisco, CA Cesar Gracie held his 10th annual, Gracie Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament in San Francisco this Saturday. The event included gi and no-gi divisions for kids and adults, absolute divisions, as well as a Super Fight between “Nasty Nate” Nate DuCharme (Dave Terrell) and […]
