2013 Worlds Training Camps: Nova Uniao prepares in US, Australia, Brazil
Nova Uniao is another team preparing for the 2013 World Championship on May 30 through June 2. With portions of the team scattered all over…
Marcelino Freitas
Injured Marcelino Freitas out, Helder “Bob Esponja” in at Copa Pódio GP
A Nova União black belt living in Australia, Marcelino Freitas is out of the December Copa Pódio in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Despite a pronouncement of…
Got omoplata. Now can you back mount and finish?
If not, it's because you haven't yet tested out this position by black belt Marcelino Freitas, a Nova União featherweight with gold at the Brazilian…
Watch the highlights from Australia, but in Jiu-Jitsu
Check out the highlights from aces like Marcelino and Cachorrinho.
World Pro: Marcelino gunning for Atos featherweights
As previously reported here on GRACIEMAG.com, Gracie Barra's Flavio “Cachorrinho” Almeida was the big name out of the Australian World Pro trials, winning the under-92…
Master Babu to unleash his Jiu-Jitsu scouts on the IBJJF in 2011
These days, Nova União is best known for producing MMA kingpins like José Aldo, Marlon Sandro, Thales Leites, Vítor “Shaolin”, among others. There was a time,…
Marcelino Freitas moves to Australia and explains Worlds absence
2010 NY Open and 2008 Brazilian National champion Marcelino Freitas's highlight video
Nova União all set for Worlds
Nova União’s training camp for the 2010 Worlds has ended. The activities took place in Dallas, Texas. The two-week training period counted black belts of…
Focused on Worlds, Nova União hard at work in Dallas
Part of team Nova União is gathered in the United States, where they prepare for the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship. During this first week of their…
Nova União training camp in Dallas
On the year the team completes 15 years of existance, Nova União is hard at work in preparing for the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, to take…
The standouts in images from New York
The New York International Open, held this May 1st, featured exciting bouts at black belt and the other belts colors. The main standout of the…
Carcará, Gregor, Hermes, Bastos and JT among stars at NY Open
The New York Open roster is packed with Jiu-Jitsu stars, like Bráulio “Carcará” Estima, Gregor Gracie, Bruno Bastos, Hermes França, Mike Fowler, Jonathan “JT” Torres,…