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Antônio Emidio dos Santos, who had one of the best nicknames at Carlson Gracie Academy, has died

Grandmaster Carlson Gracie was known for his extreme ability in untangling jiu-jitsu’s most complicated and inventive...

Video: The BJJ journey of a U.S. Marine wounded in action

Meet Jonathan, a one-stripe purple-belt under Vinicius Draculino. After losing his legs in combat, he found new passi...

Sensei Georges Mehdi, judo red-belt, has passed at 84

A naturalized Brazilian citizen born in France, and one of the world’s most respected judo teachers, Georges Mehdi, t...

Profile: Antônio Rodrigo ‘Minotauro’ Nogueira

[First published in 2008.] Jiu-jitsu to the limit Celebrating ten years of his MMA career, Rodrigo Minotauro passes o...

The lessons of Rolls Gracie, who died young and changed the history of BJJ

[First published in 2010.]       It was a windless weekend in Visconde de Mauá, a region of Rio de Janeiro known for ...

A tribute to Carlson Gracie — fighter, teacher, friend

By Gustavo Aragão I’m emphatic when we talk about the relationship of Brazilians with their idols. Here in Brazil, id...

The farewell to Master Candoca

Adapted from an article by Willian von Sohsten* An authority in BJJ has left us. On November 30, Grandmaster Candido ...

Grandmaster innovates, trading red belt for white belt

At the age of 80, Grandmaster Flávio Behring has reached a historic milestone: 70 years in the gentle art. Unable to ...

Resilience — an insight into Leo Leite’s life

While he represented Brazil on the Olympic judo team, Leo Leite won world BJJ championships in 1999 and 2000. Having ...

Watch the documentary on Roger Gracie’s BJJ career

BJJ legend Roger Gracie has gone through many emotions in the course of 20 years of competing. To celebrate the journ...

“Big Dog” Almeida’s thoughts on how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu impacts your life [video]

Filmed by Samuel Rivera, “Embraced” is an insight from BJJ black belt Ricardo Almeida into how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu ch...

BJJ grandmaster and UFC 1 ref, Hélio Vigio is dead at 82

The BJJ community lost this Thursday the 15th one of its giants. Hélio Vigio, a red-belt reared by Carlson Gracie, di...
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