Senior champ teaches to improvise with collar choke
One of the greatest life lessons Jiu-Jitsu teaches us is that there’s always an option. That’s what black belt Osiris Maia, the headmaster at team…
Brazilian Fight
Are you wise to the armdrag in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA?
The other day two 15-year-old boys were having a conversation at a restaurant in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza when one asked, “What's an armdrag?”…
Carlson and Gracie Humaitá celebrate in Rio
This Saturday the Carlson Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Cup and Ryan Gracie No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu State Championship, sanctioned by the FJJ-Rio, took place at Rio de Janeiro’s Jardim…
Luiz Pimpolho in Morocco, where Flavio Canto is beloved
Special invitee of Carlson Gracie black belt Anselmo Montenegro, Luiz Fernando “Pimpolho” packed his bags and split for Morocco. His mission: to spread Jiu-Jitsu in…
Antonio Sérgio Canudo, Mr. European
At the 2006 Worlds in Brazil, one quarter-final match stood out. Against Andre Galvao, who would then go on to submit Nino Schembri and hit a…