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After Worlds, Ecuador gets another ‘Sinistro’ black belt
A pupil of Fernando Soluço, Ecuador’s Francisco “Sinistro” Iturralde just got his black belt at the age of 21. Sinist...
A guide for watching the 2013 Jiu-Jitsu World Championships
Taking on the BJJ Worlds is no beginner’s task. And I don’t mean only for athletes, but for spectators as well, both ...
What motivates a rookie to enroll in the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship?
The 2013 World Championship promises to break all records for number of athletes, with athletes of all ages, belts an...
UFC champion Benson Henderson to earn Jiu-Jitsu black belt in June
First a gold belt, now a black one. Following a run in the 2013 Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships as a brown belt, UFC ligh...
Among the top 10, Mackenzie wants the gold and dreams of “vacation” for Gabi
No wonder there is all this noise around young Mackenzie Dern (Gracie Humaita). She was world champion of Jiu-Jitsu f...
IBJJF launches new General System of Graduation
Following the purpose of improving the experience of each Jiu-Jitsu student, instructor and competitor, the IBJJF is ...
2013 Pan: Black belt females claim winners by close-outs and close calls
The 2013 Pan American Championships came to a close on Sunday, March 24 for the female black belts as the finals unfo...
2013 Pan: Female black belts decide open weight final match
The fourth day of the 2013 Pan American Championship brought the black belt open weight classes. For the females, the...
GracieMag Editor’s picks: the female black belt division at 2013 Pan
After the male black belt division picks, it’s time for the female black belt division. Always reminding that… The pr...
Americans at Pans: New promotions, teams and situations
How will the Americans fair at the Pan American Championship this year? How about those who have undergone natural to...
VIDEO: See the black belt absolute final at Chicago Winter Open
On Saturday, March 9, Orlando Sanchez stepped on the competition mats for the first time since receiving his black be...
Chicago Winter Open: See who shined on day one
For the first day in the windy city, the 2013 IBJJF Chicago Winter Open was everything that was expected: cold weathe...