While all eyes were set on Polaris 2 (results here), on the other side of the planet some of the world’s top Brazilian jiu jitsu athletes were going to war in IBJJF’s Asian Jiu Jitsu Championship in Tokyo – Japan. The tournament captured the interest of a few big names such as Mackenzie Dern, Rikako Yuasa, Andris Brunovskis, Roberto Satoshi, Koji Shibamoto, Isaque Paiva, to name a few.
The tournament passed with no big upsets, below are the results:
The wait is finally over and Polaris delivers yet again an amazing show. As predicted the event had exciting matches throughout, a result of some fantastic …
A quick look at the villains in Brazilian jiu jitsu culture. The reasons and the consequences of the vilification of some of the sport’s biggest names, from the Gracie’s to the new schools of the sport such as Mendes and Bravo.
3 time open weight jiu jitsu World Champion Marcus Almeida, commonly known as “Buchecha”, is making a move to mixed martial arts (MMA) in 2016. He has recently been more outspoken about his planned shift to the cage. More details inside.
Jamie Cruz is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Renzo Gracie, being regarded as one of the top grappling instructors in the state …
Márcio Rodrigues is a Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Irami Gomes Rocha, and the founder of Equipe Márcio Rodrigues from where he has developed several high end athletes such as Lucas “Hulk” Daniel, Ygor Rodrigues as well as Yago and Ana Rodrigues. Master Márcio Rodrigues is also a reformed convict who turn his life around through jiu jitsu and used his knowledge to develop a social project focussed on the sport, with the purpose of taking kids away from the drugs and violence of some of Rio de Janeiro’s troubled favelas.
Explanation and history of the stand-up guard pass, also known as Carlson Gracie guard pass. A method of opening a Jiu Jitsu closed guard, whose creation is attributed to the late Master Carlson Gracie during the mid 1980s.
One of the top Brazilian jiu jitsu/grappling events in the world, Polaris 2, will kick off on Saturday – 12th of September 2015. In this piece, BJJ Heroes goes through the matches and what this fantastic “submission only” event represents to the sport’s landscape.
Alan Marques, commonly known as “Gumby”, is a figure of great importance for the development of Brazilian jiu jitsu in the USA. A black belt under Ralph Gracie, Gumby became the co-founder of OnTheMat (OTM), a company that revolutionized jiu jitsu’s industry through their unbiased and innovative approach to the sport through both journalism and retail. Alan Marques is also the founder of Heroes Martial Arts, one of the prime grappling academies in San Jose, California.
Analysing the data for the 2015 edition of the ADCC, by the numbers. We go through this year’s tournament, revealing important information about the submissions, the champions and the state of this historic submission wrestling competition in our sport.
In one of the most fruitful weekends ever seen for the professionalization of Brazilian jiu jitsu, we saw 3 different promotions organizing three separate …
Emily Kwok is a Japanese born Canadian, who holds the rank of black belt in Brazilian jiu jitsu under Ricardo Almeida. Known as a pioneer of the sport and a great ambassador for women’s jiu jitsu, Kwok has won numerous titles such as World Jiu Jitsu Champion (gi and nogi). She is also known for her work with Marcelo and Tati Garcia.
The first edition of the UAEJJ Grand Slam Tour took place on the 29th of August 2015 in Tokyo – Japan, gathering some of the top Brazilian jiu jitsu black belts on the planet. Find the results of a tournament that saw athletes such as Erberth Santos, Roberto Satoshi, Gregor and Clark Gracie among many others compete.
Full results of the biggest grappling event on the planet, the ADCC 2015. The event took place in Sao Paulo, Brazil on August 29/30 gathering the top talent in the submission wrestling/jiu jitsu world. The tournament had important names such as Xande Ribeiro, Lucas Lepri, Rodolfo Vieira, Otavio Sousa and many more. The tournament became known for many upsets, with the majority of the tournament’s odds on favourites losing to lesser known opposition. Find the results here.
The most anticipated competition of 2015 may have started off with the wrong foot – 1 hour delay due to a severe delay on the …
The 2015 Sao Paulo ADCC is about to start. The roster of biggest submission wrestling event in the world, which is happening on the …
Louis Vintaloro is a judo and Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt under Royler Gracie, being one of the pioneers of this grappling style in New Jersey, particularly in the northern area of this American state. Vintaloro is also known as the founder of the Performance Jiu-Jitsu, an academy in which big names of the sport started their careers, names such as Dominyka Obelenyte and JT Torres.
Less populated than the gi tournament, the No Gi was still highly contested. The big name in the no gi event was Felipe Cesar. …
Results for the Sao Paulo International Open, one of IBJJF’s most important tournaments in Brazil. The Open took place on the 22nd and 23rd of August 2015, having among its competitors, big names of the sport such as Thiago Abreu, Renato Cardoso, Felipe Cesar, Isaque Paiva and many others. Find the results of the gi tournament here.
One of Brazil’s most highly regarded prospects, Alexandre Vieira has just been confirmed as the replacement for João Miyao at the 2015 ADCC – …
