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 […]
Roger Gracie vs Rodrigo Comprido, 2015 IBJJF Black Belt League Super Fight
The problem with some Gis out there is that they are not actually real hemp or they are not quality hemp. Took me 6 months tio make this BJJ Gi. Been doing this almost 20 years. Quality over quantity. This Gi fits better and better with each wash rather than the opposite where they shrink […]
Dan is known in the BJJ world as the Arm Hunter because he has finished so many matches by arm lock. Many of his arm locks are flying attacks or in a transition from a throw, pass, or sweep. The details in this video are amazing. Check Out Camarillo Jiu Jitsu in Bakersfield, CA […]
Self Defense or Street Defense has always been at the roots of Gracie Jiu Jitsu. Here we see BJJ World Champion Cassio Werneck black belt taking the time to review and discuss Street Defense with Master Helio Gracie. Some people say the roots of BJJ have been killed by the sport game. But the old […]
This weekend Submission Conference put on their first event in San Diego, California. This is a review of the basic things that the event did right and wrong at this event. The SubCon tournament offered a myriad of different choices for people to compete in. There was a kids, adults, and masters tournament for Gi and […]
A former Australian jiu-jitsu champion has saved a tourist from being robbed on a Sydney street after wrestling with the alleged assailant for 15 minutes while flesh was allegedly bitten out of his arm and capsicum spray was shot in his eyes. Thiago Braga, 32, was driving on Harris Street, Pyrmont, on Saturday morning when he came across a distressed tourist, […]
John Danaher is widely regarded as one of the foremost minds in Brazilian jiu-jitsu talks his beginnings and progression in the art of jiu-jitsu. An instructor at the Renzo Gracie academy in Manhattan, NYC, and a coach to athletes including UFC champions Georges St Pierre and Chris Weidman, and upcoming jiu-jitsu stars such as Garry […]
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), […]
