A guide for watching the 2013 Jiu-Jitsu World Championships
Taking on the BJJ Worlds is no beginner’s task. And I don’t mean only for athletes, but for spectators as well, both on the stands…
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Brasileiro 2013: Watch the absolute brown belt final between A.J. Agazarm and Paulo Miyao
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-w5dKhNrB_8 The absolute brown belt gold medal match at the 2013 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championships was decided between two stars of the new generation, Paulo…
Pan JJ: Calling all lower belts to compete and register today!
While the black belts are always the headlining event at the Pan American Championship each year, the colored belts should never be ignored. Often it's…
What Gianni Grippo learned with his defeat to Keenan Cornelius
Brown belt Gianni Grippo hooked gold at lightweight in the Boston Open, but came short in the absolute, being stopped by a Keenan Cornelius' choke.…
The Final between Paulo Miyao and Gianni Grippo at 2013 European Open
Paulo Miyao and Gianni Grippo are two of the toughest brown belts in world Jiu-Jitsu. And fate would have it that their paths crossed in…
Inside The BJJ Kumite: Garry Tonon’s Take Part 2
The BJJ Kumite from Dec 9-16 gave Garry Tonon an opportunity that few were offered. After rearranging his college finals, securing his place to stay…
Inside The BJJ Kumite: Garry Tonon’s Take Part 1
Garry Tonon is a brown belt under Tom DeBlass in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He was invited to compete in The BJJ Kumite brown belt…
Sofia Amarante vs. Nyjah Easton One-Hour Battle! Have you Watched it?
Little by little, Lloyd Irvin is allowing the world to see what took place at his BJJ Kumite last week. One of the few things…
Watch How Jackson Sousa Dealt with Miyao’s Guard at Brazilian No-Gi Nationals
In winning the absolute division at the 2012 Brazilian No-Gi Nationals, CheckMat ace Jackson Sousa had to get past the guard of Cicero Costha Academy's rising…
Felipe “Preguiça” Pena Explains his Winning Jiu-Jitsu Tactics
Medium-heavyweight competitor Felipe "Preguiça"Pena was the big name in the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship brown belt division last weekend, in the Southern Brazilian city of…
João Miyao Promoted to Brown Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
A hero to guard players, the diminutive João Miyao was deservedly promoted to brown belt this Tuesday at the academy of Cicero Costha. His brother,…
Check out the slick skills of top brown belt Keenan Cornelius
Hawaii’s Keenan Cornelius started turning heads by accomplishing one of the rarest of feats: shutting down the berimbolo of the skillful Miyao brothers in the…