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UFC Tour: Liddell, GSP and Maynard talk Jiu-Jitsu, Brazil and MMA
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:56:57 +0000What pops into the minds of some of the biggest UFC superstars when the subject comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Check out what GSP, Chuck Liddell, Greg Jackson, Randy Couture and new blue belt Gray Maynard think about it.
Want to improve your Jiu-Jitsu? Modernize your guard!
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:38:28 +0000The berimbolo, an odd position that places fighters in advantageous positions, is a card up the sleeve of anyone who can use it at championships. Renato Tavares, our GMA at ATT Vero Beach, Florida, is always sticking his neck out in competition and getting updated on all the latest and greatest. And the best part, he shares [...]
JT, Gui and Rafa Mendes, André Galvão and a Jiu-Jitsu barnburner on IBJJF TV debut
Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:31:49 +0000Budo Videos proudly presents the brand new IBJJF TV, an online channel premiering with the finest of techniques and on display at the 2012 Houston Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The stars from the first program are absolute champion Jonathan “JT” Torres, Rafael & Guilherme Mendes, André Galvão, James Harbison, Ryan Hall, Bruno Amorim, Pablo Santos, André [...]
Want to teach Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi? Teacher selection tomorrow!
Tue, 21 Feb 2012 22:48:32 +0000You, Jiu-Jitsu teachers in Brazil, may well be whooping it up at Carnival. Now I don’t mean to interrupt the merriment, but I’ll cut dryly to the chase: job opportunities, and paying good salaries. I just got off the phone with my friend Lubomir Guedjev, a representative of Palm Sports, an Abu Dhabi company that will [...]
Arizona Open 2012: pre-registration ends today
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 14:16:08 +0000This coming March 3 and 4, the 7th AZ International Open will bring first-rate competition Jiu-Jitsu to the North Gym at Phoenix, Arizona’s Phoenix College, on 1202 W. Thomas Rd, and part of buzz surrounding the event has to do with the $2,500 cash prize for the winner of the black belt absolute and $500 [...]
Learning Jiu-Jitsu from Kids
Mon, 20 Feb 2012 03:45:14 +0000This Sunday, in the eve of the celebration of President’s day in the United States, is in the history books of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a day of much action and learning, as the 4th Pan Kids was held in Carson, CA. Then you may ask yourself. What I have to learn with boys and girls [...]
How does Jiu-Jitsu help your striking? Werdum explains
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 22:49:16 +0000At UFC 143, Fabrício Werdum caught those who thought his punches and kicks weren’t up to snuff by surprise. Facing Roy Nelson, who has knocked out his fair share of stalwart opponents, the Jiu-Jitsu black belt showed he knows his business on his feet, which ultimately earned him the unanimous decision win and the “Fight [...]
San Francisco Open sign-ups end this Sunday
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:14:53 +0000This coming February 26, Oakland, California’s Merritt College will host the San Francisco Open, the maiden IBJJF tournament in Northern California. Of the big names signed up in the adult black belt division, so far there’s Samir Chantre and Osvaldo Queixinho of Gracie Fighter, Steven Rosenberg of Nova União and John Carlquist of Gracie Humaitá, [...]
Gui Mendes explains: “Posture first, technique second”
Sun, 19 Feb 2012 14:11:40 +0000Last weekend, the fans from around Texas who crowded the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center for the IBJJF Houston Open were rewarded with a real treat. One of several top-tier Jiu-Jitsu stylists who entered the mix, Guilherme Mendes took the featherweight crown upon closing out with his brother Rafael, who took second. “It was on [...]
Uflacker celebrates MMA win with GMA membership
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:51:31 +0000Black belt Christian Uflacker has joined the GMA team. The leader of Uflacker Academy, in Chicago, Il, is the newest member of our Jiu-Jitsu community. The signing with GMA came days after another MMA win for Xaropinho. The professor competed last February 11, at the UFC 10 event, in Merrillville, Indiana. Uflacker defeated LC Davis [...]
Jacaré talks Roger in MMA: “I’d fight him but we’ve already proven everything in the gi”
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:35:11 +0000One of the greatest competitors of all times, Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza is a hero to nine in ten Jiu-Jitsu fans. And the beast will be back in the cage this coming March 3 at Strikeforce. No longer the Strikeforce middleweight champion, having lost a contested decision in his last outing, the Brazilian will now be [...]
Fans pick who faces Guto Campos at Copa Pódio Jiu-Jitsu Championship
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:18:06 +0000Voting is officially underway to decide who will face Guetho/Atos rep Guto Campos for the Super Desafio supermatch to kick off the middleweight grand prix that headlines the sophomore Copa Pódio Jiu-Jitsu Championship, to be held July 14 in Rio de Janeiro. The public gets to pick between the following athletes who will be competing [...]
Best brown belt at Houston Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship with escape from bottom lesson
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:02:31 +0000Team Gracie Elite brown belt Gianni Grippo put in a stellar showing at the IBJJF Houston Open this past weekend. The Renzo Gracie student put in a major effort in the competition area at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic Center, and when the dust settled he took his due reward, winning both the featherweight division [...]
Drysdale wants to train for the Pan with you
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:30:20 +0000If you are competing in the Pan-Ams this March, the Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu Academy is the place to go for the best possible competition preparation. The Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu Pan training camp has been such a success in the previous years with competitors attending from all over the world. This year is the fourth annual competition camp [...]
Submission Wrestling League ready to kick off
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:25:23 +0000GMA member Michael Chapman invites all for the 8th annual Sbmission Wrestling League, this coming spring. The leader of Impact Jiu-Jitsu is the organizer of Oregon’s Sub In it’s 8th edition, it will feature a food and fund drive for the Oregon Food Bank. In the 2011 season, it raised $1,857 and 853 pounds of [...]
BTT Canada signs with GMA
Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:11:22 +0000The GMA has a new member in Canada. BTT Canada has just signed with the world’s biggest Jiu-Jitsu community. Black belt Fabio Holanda is the leader of the team. It has 10 different academies afilliated to the team. Welcome to BTT Canada. For more info, go to fabioholanda.com.
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