Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team History, Fighter Stats, Biographies and News

Carina Santi is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Júlio Pinheiro and one of the top female competitors of her generation with medals in …

FEBRUARY 5, 2018 São Paulo – Brazil was jiu jitsu’s capital for a weekend, long enough for the very best grapplers in South America to compete …

One of the top professional jiu jitsu promotions is back with the Iron Brown Belt Challenge. This time the event will be combining some of the top brown belts in Europe for one epic tournament on Feb 10.

The story of Yusuf Mohammed could have been like that of any other jiu jitsu practitioner. Born in North London “Mo” – as he …

Erin Herle is an American born, Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Rubens Charles (Cobrinha) having also worked extensively with other legendary instructors such …

Eduardo Tinoco is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Gustavo and Caio Almeida, being a representative of the Almeida JJ (AJJ) academy when competing …

One of the leading grappling promotions in the sport of Brazilian jiu jitsu is back to deliver yet another star studded professional event. Find out who are the key players on the 6th edition of the Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational, held in London – England.

JANUARY 26, 2018 and one what many have called “the greatest grappling events ever assembled” is finally over. The ACB 10 (formerly Berkut GP) …

JANUARY 25, 2018 – Tomorrow is the day when arguably the greatest professional jiu-jitsu event ever assembled. We are talking about the ACB Jiu …

Nívia Moura, also known as Nina is a jiu jitsu black belt under Betinho Ventura and a representative of the US Gracie Gym team in this sport/martial art’s international circuit, for whom she conquered important titles.

Geny Rebelo is a Brazilian jiu jitsu Grand Master (9th degree red belt) and a student of Helio Gracie. Founder of the Serrana Academy one of the most important grappling hubs in Brazil from where he developed many legends of this martial art.

SUNDAY JANUARY 21, 2018 Odivelas (Lisbon) – Portugal housed the 15th European International Open for the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation (IBJJF). This day …

JANUARY 20, 2017 the day 5 for the International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (IBJJF) European Open and day one for the adult black belt division. …

One of the most common and talked about positions in modern day jiu jitsu, the Crab Ride has revolutionized BJJ. Find out all you need to know about this maneuver, from how it started to learning how to perform it.

Catherine Fuhro Perret is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leonardo Vieira (at Checkmat HQ), having also worked extensively with Ricardo Vieira (at …

Gabriel Lucas, commonly known as “Fedor”, is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under the legendary Eduardo “Jamelão” da Conceição. Regarded as one of …

Juan Miguel Iturralde is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Fernando Di Piero (Soluço) and a former member of the Alliance Academy (later with …

The Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational is back this February, promising a heck of a professional BJJ card. In this here article we go through a few of the matches already announced by the popular promotion.

Sometimes overlooked, the IBJJF European Open is rapidly becoming the 2nd most important event in the international jiu jitsu calendar. On this article we make the case for IBJJF’s second largest event and what it entails.

Yuta Shimada is a judo and a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, the latter a rank earned from Naoya Uematsu of the Nexusense academy. Shimada …