May2017

The IBJJF released this Sunday the official schedule and the brackets for all the divisions of the 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship. We take the opportunity to focus on the adult black belt division and try to predict how each weight class will play out. As with any sporting competition,...

Every year, as we browse through the final list of black belts signed up for the World Championship, we wonder who the champions will be. Every division has a safe bet name, but this time we will go out on a limb and point out 15 names yet to...

The registration  deadline for the 2017 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu championship has came and gone. Athletes and teams can still move names around between the weight classes, but it is already clear the black belt division will be very well served in terms of talent. Among 195 male black belts...

Rafael Mendes is done. He released this Monday a 2:40 video announcing that he will no longer compete in Jiu-Jitsu. The announcement comes at the final day of registrations for the 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, scheduled May 31-June 4, in Long Beach, California. In the video, Rafael talks about...

A few issues ago, we did a review of Flow Kimonos’ Hemp Gi. Now we’re bringing you a review of their line of hemp belts! These belts are crafted with the same artisanship found in Flow’s kimonos. A high-density cotton webbing core (as opposed to foam in other belts)...

Have you Ever gone online to shop for gis and had a really hard time figuring out which gis to consider? In a constantly evolving market, new gis and gi companies are emerging every single day. There are many different possible weaves, weights, cuts, design points, and of course...

The IBJJF adult male black belt ranking has a winner for the 2016/2017 season. Leandro Lo secured the No1 spot this Saturday with double gold at the Curitiba International Open, in Brazil. First Lo won the heavyweight division to score the first 27 points of the day. At the...

It’s been five long years since the only time they faced each other. In 2012, at Metamoris 1, in San Diego, Roger Gracie and Marcus Buchecha fought for 20 minutes to a draw. Roger started the match better, passing Buchecha’s guard and reaching side control. Near the end, Buchecha...

Six times black belt world champion Rafael Mendes is getting ready to step on the mats in long Beach in a little more than two weeks and try to win his seventh gold medal at the Worlds. The training routine at Art of Jiu-Jitsu academy is non-stop and it is...