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

Hunter Ewald is a Hawaiian grappler of Brazilian descent who is widely regarded as one of the top jiu jitsu competitors of his generation. Having earned the rank of black belt from his father Bruno Xavier Ewald, Hunter earned his reputation as a top athlete in this sport while competing for Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu’s Fight Sports Academy in the lower belt divisions of the IBJJF circuit. There Ewald conquered important medals, including at the World (gi + no-gi) and Pan American (gi + no-gi) Championships.

Mauricio Pereira, commonly known as “Russo” is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Laerte Barcelos, and a former freestyle wrestling standout in his native state of Rio de Janeiro. A strong competitor in the Rio grappling circuit during the 1990’s, Russo is also known for his work as a jiu jitsu referee for both the IBJJF and the UAEJJF – the two biggest federations in this sport.

Eddie Bravo has just announced through his Instagram account that current open weight and middleweight EBI champion Gordon Ryan is out of the light-heavyweight …

Darragh O’Conaill is an Irish born Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Saulo and Alexandre Ribeiro, being also one of the top middleweights in the European grappling circuit. One of the original competitors in the famous ‘Lloyd Irvin BJJ Kumite’ tournament (2013), O’Conaill is also an EBI veteran as well as an American and European No-Gi champion, additionally to him running the East Coast Jiu Jitsu Academy, one of the most successful jiu jitsu gyms in Dublin – Ireland.

Meet the athletes who will compete in EBI’s light-heavyweight tournament this weekend. The famous submission only style jiu jitsu show has prepared a great cast of grapplers to battle for the 205 division belt. Learn who the 16 chosen competitors are.

Full results for the Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational 4, with detailed comments on each match. The USA team proved the good form its in with great performances, winning all their matches.

POLARIS 4 preliminary matches free live stream. The famous jiu jitsu invitational will start at 4pm UK time (11am NYC time/8am LA time) and will feature some of the British grappling talent.

Interview with GracieMag editor and Gallerr founder Luca Atalla, one of the pioneering journalists in the sport of jiu jitsu and a great propeller for the sport’s industry, through his high level content and idea development.

Paulo Caruso is a judo black belt and a former student of Osvaldo Alves in Brazilian jiu jitsu, from whom he earned the rank of coral belt. Widely regarded as one of the top athletes in the sport during the 1980’s, Caruso is also known for his work as a coach, developing the ground games of Olympic judo athletes such as Flávio Canto (who earned his jiu jitsu black belt under Master Paulo) and Rafaela Silva.

André Ushirobira is an accomplished Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Robson Moura, with wins in important tournaments such as the Master World Championship, Brazilian National Championship (Gi & No-Gi) and South American Championship. André is also the founder of the Ushirobira Jiu Jitsu academy from where he developed talented athletes such as Fellipe Trovo and Felipe Guria Brava.

In the art of grappling, keeping control of your opponent is not only a key element of the game, but its purpose. Grips are of the utmost importance, but which are the most common hand grips in jiu jitsu? In this piece with give you the top 5 hand grip examples in our sport.

Results for the 2016 edition of the CBJJ-IBJJF Brazilian National Jiu Jitsu No-Gi Championships, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on October 2016. The event gathered the top athletes in the country’s no-gi scene, particularly in the black belt division. Full Results here.

Gareth Dummer is one of the main figures behind Polaris Jiu Jitsu Invitational, one of the biggest grappling events in the world. In this article we go through Gareth’s path in the sport, how he started the event and the future of Polaris.

The 2nd edition of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour took place today (October 23, 2016) in Tokyo – Japan, gathering some of the …

Full results of Copa Podio Heavyweight GP, held in Sao Paulo – Brazil on the 23rd of October 2016. An event that saw big names of Brazilian jiu jitsu, such as Leandro Lo, Alexander Trans and Erberth Santos face off for a chance to obtain the tournament’s top position.

Jan Buatim is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Leandro Lo, who’s also trained extensively with Pedro Mello. One of the rising stars of the ‘New School Brotherhood’ academy, Buatim became a respected competitor while battling in Brazil’s national grappling circuit, conquering medals in important tournaments such as the South Brazilian Championships, Floripa Open and Brazil National Pro.

Tommy Langaker is one of the hottest prospects in European jiu jitsu today, having many important medals in his cupboard and submission wins over …

Enrico Cocco is a jiu jitsu black belt under Marcos and David Avellan, who specialised in the no-gi facet of the sport, particularly in the American competitive circuit. Cocco was regarded as a grappling prodigy as a teenager, a reputation earned through his repeated victories in adult divisions of local and national tournaments. Enrico Cocco is also the head instructor and founder of Zen Jiu Jitsu, as well as a role model and active spokesperson for the benefits of plant based diets in our sport.

The much anticipated Polaris 4 line-up is revealed on this article. The famous jiu jitsu invitational will take place on October 29 in Poole, England – and as per usual its promoters have put together a very strong card that ranges from current day’s top athletes to legends of the sport in an all inclusive bag of grappling styles.

Manny Diaz is an accomplished jiu jitsu black belt under Caio Terra, who also trained extensively with Sandro “Batata” Santiago. Known as one of the top American grapplers of his generation, Manny Diaz’ first caught the attention of the sport’s mainstream media after a brilliant performance at the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix of 2013, where he battled and defeated seasoned athletes while being ‘just’ a brown belt.