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Riccardo Ammendolia

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Mark Bocek Interview

By Riccardo Ammendolia / November 15, 2006

This Ronin hailing from Toronto, has proven time and time again that he deserves to be amongst the elite grapplers in the world and is now finally getting his opportunity!When analyzing the North American ADCC Trials bracket in the 66-76KG division, I saw one of the most stacked divisions of the entire tournament. With top […]

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ADCC Trials Champion Misha Cirkunov

By Riccardo Ammendolia / November 8, 2006

The product of hard work and good coaching (Sam Zakula), Misha is surely destined to leave his mark and it is with great honor to say that he will be representing Canada at the upcoming ADCC world championships.Upon making predictions for the recent ADCC North American trials, anyone outside of Canada would never have thought […]

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Alliance Jiu-jitsu Team Reformed and Stronger than ever!

By Riccardo Ammendolia / November 6, 2006

Alliance Jiu-jitsu Team is making waves all over the world once again!!!The product of over 20 years of hard labor under Professor Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti, the Alliance Jiu-jitsu Team is back on top and is back stronger than ever with representatives worldwide. The jiu-jitsu team is now branching out and with Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Submission Wrestling […]

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Jeff “The Inferno” Joslin Interview

By Riccardo Ammendolia / November 2, 2006

Well, if you don’t know the name yet, you will soon as Jeff is on a mission and the sky is definately the limit with this Canadian.When one thinks of the name Jeff Joslin, many things come to mind as he is known in different martial arts circles for different reasons. Some may tell you […]

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Claude Patrick Interview

By Riccardo Ammendolia / October 25, 2006

Claude has been a friend of mine for many years now and Ive always considered him to be a excellent BJJ competitor and true student of the game.With the announcement of the IFL, the League recently introduced its Canadian team the Toronto Dragons. The Dragons, led by Carlos Newton, consists of a team of Canadas […]

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Alessio Sakara Interview

By Riccardo Ammendolia / October 17, 2006

At UFC 55, Alessio Sakara was introduced to North American MMA fans.At UFC 55, Alessio Sakara was introduced to North American MMA fans. Alessio fought with Ron Faircloth and showed some of the best boxing in MMA since Vitor Belfort. It was said that Alessio was a boxing champion in Italy but not much is […]

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Brazillian Jiu-jitsu seminar with Alliance Jiu-jitsu Black Belt Felipe ‘Zicro’ Neto.

By Riccardo Ammendolia / October 9, 2006

Brazillian Jiu-jitsu seminar with Alliance Jiu-jitsu Black Belt Felipe ‘Zicro’ Neto. October 21st 2006 at the Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Institute in Downigtown, PA, USA. -The seminar will be 3 hours in duration from 11Am to 2 Pm. -One day semninar -The seminar wil be foucus on sport/competitio jiu-jitsu techniques such as: defending the guard, sweeping and […]

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20 Questions for Romero “Jacare” Cavalcanti

By Riccardo Ammendolia / September 27, 2006

He has coached many of today’s top Black belt competitors as well as black belt coaches. He was the first person to sort of do his own thing after parting ways with the Gracie Family and be successfull. With champions such as Fabio Gurgel, Alexandre Paiva, Rodrigo Comprido, Ricardo and Leonardo Vieira, as well as […]

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Chris “Cabecao” Moriarty Interview

By Riccardo Ammendolia / September 18, 2006

Cabecao came in late to class, would fart, burp and sing before sparring and gave the impression that he really didnt take BJJ seriously.In August of 2003 I visited Romero Jacares powerhouse academy in Atlanta Georgia. I was there for a Leo Vieira seminar as well to see my friend Jeff Joslin fight an MMA […]

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