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Do you recall the last time Rodolfo Vieira lost before the 2012 Worlds?
A riveting match with Marcus Vinicius “Bochecha” unfolded this Saturday at the 2012 World Championship in Long Beach....
Worlds 2012: Léo Nogueira and Marcus Bochecha through to absolute final
On a Saturday when the biggest winner was Jiu-Jitsu fans, the finalists of the black belt absolute division have come...
Rafa & Gui Mendes on BJJ Worlds: “Not yet time to try the absolute”
The brothers Rafael and Guilherme Mendes are training hard as ever to defend their Jiu-Jitsu World Championship feath...
Otávio Sousa all set for Worlds: “You can’t let the opponent think much”
A Zé Radiola-trained middleweight, Otávio Sousa was the big name at the Spring Open, an IBJJF tournament that saw its...
Learn to sweep from Dallas Open 2012 absolute master winner
Professor of Jiu-Jitsu Renato Tavares was one of the standouts at the Dallas Open, a championship held last weekend a...
Roberto Cyborg and Renato Tavares’ exploits in absolute at Dallas Open 2012
Promoted by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), the Dallas Open featured some of the sport’s to...
The thrills of a Jiu-Jitsu championship in 8.5 minutes
Check out the highlight video from the 5th American Cup, an annual Jiu-Jitsu tournament where rising stars take front...
Brazilian Nationals 2012: watch the absolute purple belt winner’s style
Keenan Cornelius ran roughshod through the purple belt division at the Brazilian National Championship last Sunday at...
BJJ superathlete Rodolfo Vieira “opens” dressing room to readers
Do you remember when Jiu-Jitsu only cropped up in the news when some kid with gnarly ears would do something stupid? ...
Find out who can claim to be 2012 BJJ champ of Brazil so far
The 2012 installment of the Brazilian National Championship, one of the gentle-art tournaments dating back the farthe...
5th American Cup: black belt photo highlights by John Cooper
With nearly a thousand signed up, the promoter of the event, Claudio França, who teaches the gentle art in the parad...
American Cup 2012: Diego Herzog wins absolute gold in California
Day two from the 5th American Cup in San Jose, CA started out with the white belt competitors. And what they lacked i...