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After a successful launch in the 2018/2019 season, the Abu Dhabi King of Mats series entered the 2019/2020 season aiming even higher as the elite of the Jiu-Jitsu competition world lined up for battle. All three weight classes (lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight) had events throughout the season. The grand...
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At the beginning of the quarantine, professional athlete Gustavo Batista passed the days of confinement deprived of his usual jiu-jitsu training. The black belt fighter found it impossible to do the workouts he used to daily but decided to set new short-term goals to align with his long-term ones....
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Experts are saying that social distancing is the most effective way to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Because of this, most of the world is attempting to work, learn and resume normal lives from home. But with gyms being one of the first types of business to shut...
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Jiu-jitsu academies are usually crowded this time of year as students prepare for championships, but with the recent coronavirus outbreak, the scene is quite different. The number of students showing up to classes has dropped, and in some places, there are government orders in place to enforce the temporary...
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The worldwide Coronavirus outbreak, already declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an ongoing pandemic, has affected the jiu-jitsu community in many ways, just one week before the IBJJF Pan American Championships. The tournament was scheduled to start on March 18 but has now been canceled with no...
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A virus outbreak that began in China nearly three months ago has now infected more than 1,000 people in the United States and killed 36. The World Health Organization declared the virus, newly identified as COVID-19, a “pandemic”. Amid the outbreak, jiu-jitsu schools are temporarily closing as the large...
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In the latest development of global concern over the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the IBJJF has been working to address this year’s 2020 Pan American Championships held at the University of California Irvine. The IBJJF has officially released its official statement concerning this matter earlier today. In an effort to prevent...
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Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour London was an all blue belt affair at the Copper Box Arena. From juvenile to Master 2, hundreds of athletes stepped on the mats hoping to be one of the three on the winners podium at the end of each...
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After decades dedicated to high-performance BJJ, the black-belt, Bruno Bastos has announced his retirement from competing in the adult division. An ADCC veteran and IBJJF champion, the head of Lead BJJ is wrapping up his competitive career at the age of 40. Bastos’s journey in the sport started when...
After a successful launch in the 2018/2019 season, the Abu Dhabi King of Mats series entered the 2019/2020 season aiming even higher as the elite of the Jiu-Jitsu competition world lined up for battle. All three weight classes (lightweight, middleweight and heavyweight) had events throughout the season. The grand...
At the beginning of the quarantine, professional athlete Gustavo Batista passed the days of confinement deprived of his usual jiu-jitsu training. The black belt fighter found it impossible to do the workouts he used to daily but decided to set new short-term goals to align with his long-term ones....
Experts are saying that social distancing is the most effective way to control the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). Because of this, most of the world is attempting to work, learn and resume normal lives from home. But with gyms being one of the first types of business to shut...
Jiu-jitsu academies are usually crowded this time of year as students prepare for championships, but with the recent coronavirus outbreak, the scene is quite different. The number of students showing up to classes has dropped, and in some places, there are government orders in place to enforce the temporary...
The worldwide Coronavirus outbreak, already declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as an ongoing pandemic, has affected the jiu-jitsu community in many ways, just one week before the IBJJF Pan American Championships. The tournament was scheduled to start on March 18 but has now been canceled with no...
A virus outbreak that began in China nearly three months ago has now infected more than 1,000 people in the United States and killed 36. The World Health Organization declared the virus, newly identified as COVID-19, a “pandemic”. Amid the outbreak, jiu-jitsu schools are temporarily closing as the large...
In the latest development of global concern over the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the IBJJF has been working to address this year’s 2020 Pan American Championships held at the University of California Irvine. The IBJJF has officially released its official statement concerning this matter earlier today. In an effort to prevent...
Day 1 of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour London was an all blue belt affair at the Copper Box Arena. From juvenile to Master 2, hundreds of athletes stepped on the mats hoping to be one of the three on the winners podium at the end of each...
After decades dedicated to high-performance BJJ, the black-belt, Bruno Bastos has announced his retirement from competing in the adult division. An ADCC veteran and IBJJF champion, the head of Lead BJJ is wrapping up his competitive career at the age of 40. Bastos’s journey in the sport started when...