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Final stretch for Phoenix Open
Sign-ups for the Phoenix Open end this 23rd, so better hurry. Nova União, as you read here on GRACIEMAG.com, plans to...
“In Phoenix, folks will see the Nova União fire pot!”
The Phoenix Open, an IBJJF tournament set for April 30, promises to be something special. But for one team, at least,...
Absolute champ Formiga: “I plan to be at all the Opens”
Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa has been teaching in Connecticut since the end of 2010. From there, he grabbed his car and d...
Phoenix Open sign-ups end Saturday the 23rd
Phoenix isn’t just the land of Kevin Jackson, Mike Bibby and Alice Cooper. The state capital of Arizona is the stage ...
NY Open: Formiga king of New York
The World Pro in Abu Dhabi wasn’t the only championship going on around the world on Saturday. In the United States, ...
The thrill of competing in your own backyard
Burgeoning talent from the Bronx, New York, Jonathan “JT” Torres (Lloyd Irvin) is one of the big names in the hunt fo...
The 11 highlights of the 2011 Pan
While the final article and finest images await arrival in readers hands, GRACIEMAG.com takes a look back on the bigg...
Phoenix Open sign-up discount ends Sunday
With over three million inhabitants in its greater metropolitan area, Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and a major c...
The joys of competing in New York
New York, as master journalist Gay Talese taught, is that place where an elephant fell off George Washington bridge, ...
Michael Langhi talks Jiu-Jitsu scene
Undefeated since the 2008 Worlds, GRACIEMAG didn’t vote Michael Langhi last season’s most consistent athlete for noth...
Montreal Open: Jiu-Jitsu breaks new frontier
The IBJJF is taking Jiu-Jitsu all around the world with its competitions, and the tournaments dubbed “Open” are playi...
Cyborg out of Abu Dhabi’s
It is with much sadness that Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu reports he has to pull his name out of the Abu Dhabi World Pro du...