Remember Saulo’s great showing in 2013 and register for the 2014 Worlds Masters
The 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Masters Championship takes place at the Long Beach Walter Pyramid, on November 1-2. The registration period closes next October 23 so…
Leonardo Vieira
Ten warriors we would like to see back on the mats at the 2014 Worlds Masters
The 2014 World Master Championship is still a bit far away, scheduled November 1 -2. Even so, we have put a list together of ten…
ADCC 2013: Leo Vieira going to Beijing in the 77kg division
Another star of Jiu-Jitsu has been confirmed for ADCC in Beijing in October this year. This is the black belt Leonardo Vieira, the current runner-up…
Lucas Leite excited for the Worlds: ‘Whoever gives the back will have a problem’
The 2013 IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship begins on May 29 in Long Beach, California, and the black belt monsters are preparing to take the…
I’ll only stop competing in 30 years; I want to be a role model for my students”
A black belt who has scored titles in all the main Jiu-Jitsu championships, Carlos “Esquisito” Holanda Vieira is now training hard for the next World…
Euro champ Michelle Nicolini: absolute gold shouldn’t overshadow mistakes
The black belt Michelle Nicolini (CheckMat) won the women's absolute division at the IBJJF European Championship this past weekend, outdoing two opponents. In her first…
Demian Maia: “I’d accept a Jiu-Jitsu match”
Demian Maia got back to his winning ways last Saturday at UFC 136, outpointing fellow-Brazilian Jorge Santiago. In the following GRACIEMAG.com interview, Demian comments on…
Coach to beasts like Dan Henderson, Pantcho wins another in MMA
CheckMat black belt Ricardo “Pantcho” Feliciano won his third endeavor in MMA. This time, the fighter overcame Nick Moghaddam, of Alan Goes team, via split…
CheckMat from Brasilia to China
After stopping through Brazil’s federal district, at the academies of professor Cesar Calouro and Maycom Araujo, who also run social-benefit projects in Brasilia, two of…
ADCC 2009 – A sunday to remember
[flickr set=72157622563760379] It was a Sunday to keep forever. A Sunday of impeccable performances, lots of drama, laughter and tears. The last day of ADCC…