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Lost Weight; Gained Life Success: Frankie Orr

Lost Weight; Gained Life Success: Frankie Orr

Age:38 Height: 6’2 Starting Weight: 330 Current Weight: 215 Hometown: Sacramento Home Gym: WAZA BJJ Instructor: Derek DiManno Rank: Blue Belt How did you discover jiu-jitsu? I was introduced to jiu-jitsu through my supervisor GK, every time I would see him he would tell me “the hardest thing

2018 Worlds: Rodrigues, Clay win blue belt open class titles on day 1; other results

2018 Worlds: Rodrigues, Clay win blue belt open class titles on day 1; other results

The 2018 IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship kicked off this Thursday, May 31st, at the Long Beach Pyramid. It was the 12th edition of the event in Long Beach and the 23rd overall. Blue belts and white belts dominated the mats throughout the entire day. The highlight of the program was

2017 Worlds: Cintra (brown), Gracie (purple), Grindatti (blue) open class champions in thrilling day 2 in Long Beach

2017 Worlds: Cintra (brown), Gracie (purple), Grindatti (blue) open class champions in thrilling day 2 in Long Beach

Day 2 in Long Beach put blue belts, purple belts and brown belts to fight within their division to to see who’s going to be the champion. Again it was a full day of thrills on the mat. The crowd at the stands in the Long Beach Pyramid enjoyed

2017 Worlds: Pedro Machado, Jess Guedry Stand Out With Double Gold at Blue, Purple Belt on Day 1

2017 Worlds: Pedro Machado, Jess Guedry Stand Out With Double Gold at Blue, Purple Belt on Day 1

Day 1 of the 2017 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, this Thursday, at the Long Beach Pyramid, was a 14-hour Jiu-Jitsu marathon. White, blue and purple belt athletes took to the mats for a full day of action under the direction of some of the most well known black belts in the

Why People Quit Jiu-Jitsu

For some of us, the thought of quitting jiu-itsu doesn’t even enter the realm of possibility. We’d go insane without our weekly fix of human chess. We continually need to challenge our body and mind, test our ego, and connect with our fellow gi wearing brothers and sisters.

2015 IBJJF Worlds Day 2 Recap

Day 2 at the 2015 Worlds is a wrap with Alliance’s purple belts taking center stage in the purple belt absolute division finals. Training out of Porto Alegre under Mario Reis, Nicholas Meregali finally secured the double gold medal to complete his domination in the purple belt division. Meregali

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