Igor Schneider, commonly known as “Tigrão” is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Cicero Costha and a representative of the New School Brotherhood academy in the sport’s international circuit. Regarded as a hot prospect since he was a juvenile blue belt, Schneider cemented that claim by earning important medals across all belt levels, including a world title and numerous Brazilian National gold medals.
A brief run-down the methodology applied by some of the best coaches in jiu jitsu’s sporting world. Instructors with an undeniably positive track record in producing a continuous flow of amazing competitors.
Luciana Dias, commonly known as “Luka” Dias is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Wellington “Megaton” Dias and Royler Gracie. A true pioneer for women’s jiu jitsu as well as one of the most accomplished female competitors of all time, Luka holds numerous titles at the highest level and 3 wins over the iconic 7 time world champion Gabrielle Garcia, two of which by submission. Dias is also the wife of the aforementioned and legendary BJJ competitor Wellington Dias and stepmother to black belt world champion Mackenzie Dern.
After 20 IBJJF World Championships we went searching for the top 10 athletes with the most submissions in the tournament in the adult black belt division. This article displays the list of the best submission artists in the history of the World Jiu Jitsu Championship.
Rafael Mansur is an accomplished Brazilian jiu jitsu athlete, and black belt under Pedro Mello, also revered as one of the most talented representatives of the New School Brotherhood academy. Virtually unknown to the sport’s mainstream media until reaching the black belt division, Mansur turned heads his way with amazing performances and wins over household names such as Herbert Burns and Gianni Grippo, while earning podium spots at tournaments such as the Brazilian No-Gi Championship and the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam.
Jhonny Loureiro is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Mário Reis, being also one of Alliance’s the top middleweight competitors. Jhonny achieved the rank of black belt in 2015 after a rampant brown belt campaign where he won 32 gold medals in the Brazilian and international grappling circuits, including Brazilian National, South American and Grapplers Quest titles as well as a World No-Gi Silver medal.
Dany Gerard is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt under Mike Fowler, being also the first high-level submission grappler ever produced by Tahiti. One of …
The famous Ginásio José Correa in Sao Paulo’s Barueri held once again Brazil’s most prestigious Jiu Jitsu tournament: CBJJ’s Campeonato Brasileiro – Brazilian National …
A portrait of the ground breaking career of Jake Mackenzie, a Canadian athlete and jiu jitsu competitor who adopted Brazil as his home.
After his valiant performance at the Abu Dhabi World Pro, we got together with the current Brazilian National lightweight champion, Luan Carvalho and spoke about his future plans, the controversy against Lucas Lepri and his middleweight title plans.
Antônio Marcos Santana, commonly known as Marcos “Ratinho” is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Ricardo Vieira and Fabricio “Bicudo” Medeiros. An accomplished athlete with important wins in jiu jitsu and mixed martial arts (MMA) – under ONE FC’s promotion, Ratinho is also a true jiu jitsu globetrotter, having trained and coached in places such Brazil, Dubai, Abu Dhabi or Singapore.
After an important weekend for professional jiu jitsu, when over half a million dollars were allocated towards the competitor’s purses, we go through the biggest earners in the sport at this juncture.
Full results of each match in the Eddie Bravo Invitational 6 – open weight tournament (EBI 6), a tournament won by the young prodigy, Gordon Ryan of Renzo Gracie’s academy.
Francisco Iturralde, commonly known as “Sinistro” is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Fernando “Soluço” Di Piero of the Alliance academy, being the first big name to come out of Ecuador in this sport. A 2x World Champion in the juvenile division, Sinistro was quick to make his mark in grappling, later cementing his status as the top talent in South America’s west coast with medals at the Pan American Championships, European Open and countless others.
One of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s biggest tournaments, UAEJJF’s 2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro is finally over. Countless upsets in this year’s tournament, in this article you will check all the finals and 3rd Place matches and results.
As the Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship advanced from the open weight division (yesterday 21st of April) on to the regular weight classes of the …
Another day of amazing jiu jitsu in the United Arab Emirates. On the 3rd day of the 2016 Abu Dhabi World Pro tournament, the …
Gordon Ryan is a New Jersey (USA) born grappler, known particularly in jiu jitsu’s no-gi and submission only circuit where he has beaten big names such as Gabriel Arges, Enrico Cocco and Nathan Orchard. A submission orientated competitor and one of the leading jiu jitsu figures of his generation, Gordon cemented his name as one of the top brown belts on the planet in 2015 by winning the Newaza Challenge and No-Gi World Championship, which led to his black belt promotion under Garry Tonon – this way becoming Tonon’s first ever student to achieve the rank.
Another tremendous event ready to take off this weekend. This year UAEJJF’s Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship exceeded all expectations with an avalanche of …
Ricardo Velloso, commonly known as “Kiko” Velloso is a Brazilian jiu jitsu coral belt (7th degree), who earned his black belt rank from the late Carlson Gracie, being one of the historic members of Carlson’s powerful competition team during the 1980s and 1990s. Kiko was also one of the head instructors of the Carlson Gracie Academy headquarters in Rua Figueiredo Magalhães for 15 years, where he helped develop the games of hundreds of grapplers.
