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Tererê seminar in Mexico

Fernando Tererê continues to impress. Here, the world champion produced by Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva oozes with technique and solid form, and teaches some of his style to students in Mexico City, the capital of the country of Frida Kahlo, Emeliano Zapata, Chaves and Chapolim, while on a seminar tour that started on the 17th of this...

Bernardo represents Jiu-Jitsu among big names of sport

The sports complex of the physical education faculty of the Federal University of Juiz de Fora was inaugurated. Athletes of all styles were in attendance and Jiu-Jitsu wasn’t left out, with a certain state-bred athlete as the main gentle art representative. “I was invited to take part in the ceremony, where Minister of Sports Orlando Silva,...

Marcelo Garcia’s four-time world champion seminar

Native of the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais Marcelo Garcia entered the pantheon of four-time world champions with his conquest in Long Beach this June 6, when he beat Claudio Calasans in the middleweight final. Here the raging little bull from Alliance teaches some of the tricks that made him one of the winningest competitors of...

Malfacine at the crossroads: go four fourth at rooster or move up to light feather?

Back from the 2010 Worlds, Rio de Janeiro’s Bruno Malfacine arrived in São Paulo happy as a lark. The obvious reason being his conquest last Sunday of his third world title as a roosterweight, a record that will go a while before being beaten in the division. But perhaps Bruno was even more excited by...

Master Romero celebrates fifth

Alliance was crowned five-time world champion team at the 2010 Worlds, with Gracie Barra in second and CheckMat in third. It was definitely and unforgettable world championship for Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcanti, who received his red-and-black belt certificate from the IBJJF under the spotlight and to applause all around, along with Sergio Penha and Maurição Gomes, Roger...

Mendes celebrates “topping his division” and explains tactics

Black belt Rafael Mendes, 20, had already won nearly all the major Jiu-Jitsu championships. There was one missing, though, the main one. Here the phenomenon from Ramon Lemos’s Atos comments on his triumph over four-time world champion Rubens Cobrinha in the featherweight division of the 2010 Worlds last Sunday in Long Beach. The final against Cobrinha I had...

Langhi: “Only God knows what I went through”

Final stretch in training at Alliance in São Paulo, Brazil. On the mat Rubens Cobrinha and Lucas Lepri battle it out in a frenetic sparring session, giving their all to show up at the Worlds in Long Beach in tip-top shape. Nearby, wearing an unenthusiastic expression, Michael Langhi did some light work with a blue...

Bernardo Faria sweeps Xande and takes top spot

Heavyweight Bernardo Faria showed why he’s known as the cyborg at Alliance in São Paulo. He has stamina, grit and youth in his favor. Thus he beat favored-to-win Xande Ribeiro in the final by 2 to 0 with a sweep he worked tirelessly on before finally succeeding just before eight minutes on the clock. The results...

Marcelo Garcia wins fourth

With a 2-0 win over game Claudio Calasans, Marcelo Garcia has returned to his spectacular ways in the arena. The Alliance superstar living in the United States had a great run over the weekend and won yet another World Championship. “I didn’t have much of a game plan; I went after what my opponent’s offered me,”...

Langhi beats Celsinho by judges’ decision

Lightweight Michael Langhi is now a two-time champion of the world. The Alliance professor beat Gracie SP professor Celsinho Venícius by judges’ decision, after a very evenly matched final. Don't forget to check out the complete coverage of the Worlds 2010 on the GRACIEMAG at the Worlds...