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,…
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The week’s most impactful statements in the Jiu-Jitsu and MMA world
“He was the better man today. We’ll train more.” João Miyao, with no excuses after getting his guard passed by Lucas Daniel in the absolute…
On a tear-drenched mat, Jiu-Jitsu’s essence
It wasn’t just in the elite, adult black belt, division that the Brazilian No-Gi Nationals delivered euphoria and excitement at the Tijuca Tennis Club last…
Brazilian No-Gi Nationals: first champions
The domestic cream of the Brazilian crop took to the mats this weekend at the Tijuca Tennis Club in pursuit of medals and glory.…
Watch João Miyao’s choke win at Natal WPJJC Trials
João Miyao tapped two purple belt adversaries out in winning the Abu Dhabis tryouts yesterday in Natal, Brazil. Today he’ll be competing in the purple…
Learn to take the back with 2012 world champion purple belt
The 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is going full swing in Long Beach, California, and the gentle-art stars of the future have already started to shine…
10 champions promising to shine at BJJ Worlds
It's a formality by now, at the start of each season we point out the revelations of the fledgling year, those less celebrated athletes promising…
Find out who can claim to be 2012 BJJ champ of Brazil so far
The 2012 installment of the Brazilian National Championship, one of the gentle-art tournaments dating back the farthest, has already crowned up-and-coming talent over the first…
Learn to exit the berimbolo and finish from back mount, with Jiu-Jitsu ace Paulo Miyao
In Jiu-Jitsu, winning's great. But what really makes the effort worthwhile is putting on a great show, giving it your best shot, and etching your…
Coach says Ferrari and Miyao brothers guaranteed at European Open
He's not just Leandro Lo's coach; Cicero Costha is also the head of an outreach project that helps numerous underprivileged people in the city of…
Miyao bros: after sleeping at the academy, success
How much sacrifice are you willing to put in to be successful in life? A visit to Cícero Costha's academy in the Ipiranga neighborhood in…
Leandro Lo and Luiza Monteiro win absolutes in São Paulo
With a packed gymnasium and over 500 athletes locking horns in combat on the mats, the Open Centro-Oeste Paulista (“Midwestern São Paulo Open”) brought top-flight…