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2017 ADWPJJC: Who's in, What's New This Year in Abu Dhabi

The 2017 Abi Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicks off in 12 days, on April 18. Once again being held at the state of the art IPIC Arena, in Abu Dhabi, the tournament will offer 3 million Dirhams in prizes (over US$780,000). Here’s what’s new this

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ICYMI: Bia chokes Dern in Rio; Gi and No-Gi in LA; Results From Rome, Chicago

It was another busy weekend in the Jiu-Jitsu universe. There was great action all over the world with awesome events in Rio, Rome, Chicago and LA, among many other places. As usual, we present you a quick roundup of all the action this weekend in case you missed something. Bia

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Leo Nogueira Believes Supplement is to Blame for Positive USADA Result

Black belt Leonardo Nogueira has finally made statements on the news that he has received a 2-year sanction from the United States Anti-Doping Agency following a positive result on a sample collected after the 2016 IBJJF World Championship. In a interview with the Grappling Central Podcast, the Alliance athlete said

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USA National Team Gears Up to Compete at the 2017 ADWPJJC

The 2017 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu championship, this April 18-22, in Abu Dhabi, will have an interesting novelty for Jiu-Jitsu fans. For the first time, selected athletes of four countries will also be part of national teams. Brazil, Japan, the UAE and the USA will also compete as nations

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Mackenzie Dern Teaches How to Set Up a Triangle Choke From the Spider Guard

She is today the most recognizable face in the Jiu-Jitsu community. Mackenzie Dern turns 24 years old this Friday, March 24. After winning all she could hope for with the gi, Dern has transitioned to MMA is already making huge headlines. Just recently, UFC President Dana White said that he’

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Thursday Class: Leo Vieira Teaches How to Pass the Spider Guard

Leo Vieira is celebrating another birthday this Thursday. The founder of Checkmat has influenced so many people with his style of Jiu-Jitsu. Leader of one of the most successful teams of all times, Vieira was responsible for guiding huge names in Jiu-Jitsu history. Here he teaches how to pass the

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2017 Pan: Lo, Porfírio Run Black Belt Show With Double Gold Campaigns, Other Results

The 2017 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship is in the books. For four days this past week, thousands of athletes gathered at the Bren Events Center, in Irvine, California, for a true gentle art celebration. In the end, Leandro Lo and Tayane Porfírio became the main names of the event with double

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Grand Slam London: Junior beats Arges, Xande, Carol, Nathi, Luiza, Others Crowned; More Results

The 2016/2017 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour came to an end with another event for the books, this time in London, UK. Big names in the black belt division travelled to England to compete for their share in more than US$ 100,000. Not

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Tech Tuesday: Felipe Pena Teaches How to Attack the Calf Slicer From the Inverted DLR Guard

Felipe Pena’s bottom game is one of the most resourceful ones in Jiu-Jitsu today. The Gracie Barra black belt knows his way around when his back in on the mat. In this video, he teaches a calf slicer technique that originates in the inverted DLR guard. Pay attention to

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Five Grappling: Lucas Barbosa Claims Light Heavyweight Belt, Other Results

The Five Grappling light heavyweight belt finally has a owner. Atos JJ’s Lucas Barbosa powered through a star-studded bracket to claim the title this Saturday, March 11, at the Lincoln High School, in San Diego, California. The sold out event delivered a full day of action-packed matches featuring a

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Marcel Louzado Replaces João Assis on Five Grappling Light Heavyweight GP

The first battle was won. All competitors made weight for the Five Grappling Super League, in San Diego, California. The weigh in took place this Friday evening at the Lincoln High School, the same setting where the 27 matches will take place this Saturday, March 11. As announced earlier, João

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Rafael Lovato Jr. Blasts on to the Bellator Scene With an Explosive 1st Round K.O. Win

It didn’t take too long for multiple time Jiu-Jitsu king Rafael Lovato Jr. to introduce himself in a catchweight match to Bellator fans and the rest of the viewing audience on Spike TV.  Lovato made his mark in the Jiu-Jitsu community as the 2nd American to ever win the

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Mackenzie, Dominyka and Bia Teach Three Techniques to Make Your Jiu-Jitsu Better

On International Women’s day, we went through our archives to find three videos with the current numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the IBJJF adult black belt ranking. Mackenzie Dern, Dominyka Obelenyte and Beatriz Mesquita have all the qualities of a great champion. They are talented, dedicated and fearless.

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2017 Pan: over 200 black belts registered promise weekend of thrills in Irvine

The registration deadline for the 2017 Pan Jiu-Jitsu championship came and went so now it is possible to have a more clear picture of the thrills reserved for the Jiu-Jitu fan a on March 16-19. Usually a crowd favorite, once again the Pan will have thousands of athletes competing for

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2017 ADWPJJC: two weeks of Jiu-Jitsu for all ages and over $800k in prizes

The UAEJJF announced earlier this week the pre-scheduled for the ninth edition of the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The event is scheduled for an unprecedented two weeks of continuous action at the IPIC Arena, in Abu Dhabi, on April 10-22. The 2017 ADWPJJC will feature divisions for competitors of all

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Epic! Watch Najmi vs. André in One of the Best Matches of the Year so Far

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ACBJJ GP: Arges, Najmi claim belts in epic night of matches featuring star studded roster

The first two belts of the Absolute Championship Berkut World Grand Prix already have owners. Two of the Barral boys, Gabriel Arges and Edwin Najmi claimed the 85kg and the 75kg respectively after beating three opponents each this Saturday evening at the Santiago Canyon College, in Orange, California. Here’s

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Thursday Class: Roger Gracie Teaches How to Set Up the Ezekiel Choke

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Are you ready? The next 30 days will satisfy your Jiu-Jitsu cravings

Remember the time you had three or four events per year to compete and watch? Well those times are long gone. Jiu-Jitsu today has a insane amount of events for you to be a part of or to just be a fan of the art. The next 30 days, in

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Tech Tuesday: Learn a Lasso Guard Pass From "Black Belt Hunter" Gustavo Batista

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Roger Gracie: "I want to finish my Jiu-Jitsu career with a match against Buchecha at the Pro League GP"

Roger is back, but not for long. The 10X black belt world champion agreed to put the gi on and compete again after seven years away just to say goodbye. The IBJJF announced this past week that Roger Gracie will be one of the 8 athletes competing for the US$

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Who's the GOAT? Watch Roger and Buchecha in two epic matches

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Little champions: 5 benefits kids will get from training Jiu-Jitsu

You have probably read many times the famous Kelly Slater quote on memes all over the internet. The 11X surfing world champion who’s also a BJJ blue belt famously said: “Put your kids in Jiu-Jitsu before any other sport.” With the 2017 IBJJF Pan Kids scheduled for this Saturday,

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Tech Tuesday: The Secrets of the Imanari Roll That Awed the Crowd at F2WPro 24

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ICYMI: Rodolfo finishes opponent in MMA debut; big names on the mats in Brazil

Another weekend came and went and once again Jiu-Jitsu fans had a lot of options to choose from. Here’s a quick roundup of all the action all over the world. Rodolfo Vieira debuts in MMA with RNC   The 2011 black belt open class world champion made his highly anticipated