The Worlds Master is a different kind of tournament. Of course every athlete go in looking for the win in each match and for that they give all they got on the mat, but winning is really not the only thing that matters.

In each match, you find a great story.

It could be a blue belt that joined Jiu-Jitsu after his 50th birthday looking for a new lifestyle or a black belt competing while going through treatment for cancer.

It’s truly a family-oriented event, with wives, husbands, sons and daughters, grandsons and even great-grandsons rooting from the sidelines for their family members on the mats.

It’s a celebration of what Jiu-Jitsu is all about – being active, healthy and being part of an amazing community of people.

Here are 10 images that prove our point.

1. One second after the match is over, that guy is no longer my opponent, but my friend.

2. In two days and thousands of matches, you hardly saw any berimbolo, worm guard and other modern techniques.

3. It’s the one time of the year where you can see how good a competitor Saulo Ribeiro is.

4. It’s so awesome to be able to witness the final moments of great fighters as they retire, like Bernardo Pitel did this year.

5. Despite their preference for the classics, athletes at the Worlds Master also like to try some fancy moves.

6. The number of women competing in 2015 was by far the largest of all four editions. And they put a great show.

7. Russell Redenbaugh said thanks to Jiu-Jitsu in an exhibition match with Xande Ribeiro and inspired the crowd with his example of determination.

8. You got to meet people like Chris Haueter (right), one of the first American black belts ever. He started training in 1988, at Rorion Gracie’s garage.

9. Win or lose, people will always be thankful for being healthy and part of such a great community.

10. In the end, we leave you with Megaton, the only athlete that competed in all World Championships (Adult and Masters) as a black belt. Do like him and love the art above all.

Worlds Masters

The 2015 World Masters Jiu-Jitsu championship is all ready to go.

The IBJJF released this Wednesday the brackets and the schedule for the two days of event in las Vegas, on Sept. 25-26.

Click here to check the schedule, order of fights and brackets.

The 2015 Worlds Masters will be part of the Evexia Fitfest, at the Cashman center.

The event will also feature BJJ seminars and more.

Click here for the schedule of activities at the Evexia Fitfest.

Click here to buy your tickets now (athletes competing have free entry).

The black belt semi-finals and finals will be live streamed for free.

Click here to watch it.

For more info, go to ibjjf.org.

Saulo Ribeiro at the 2013 Worlds Masters

The IBJJF announced earlier today that the full registration capacity for the 2015 World Masters Jiu-Jitsu championship has been reached.

With that, the registration process was closed more than a month prior to the original deadline of September 16th.

Actually, the IBJJF closed the registrations for the first time today around noon (PST), when the number of athletes reached 2,000.

Then, they were able to re-open the registration process once they recalculated the event’s capacity.

The new period lasted less than three hours until the new full capacity was reached.

The 2015 edition of the Worlds Masters will be the largest since event’s creation in 2012, with 2,301 athletes.

The event is scheduled September 25-26, at the Cashman Center, in Las Vegas.

For more info, go to ibjjf.com.

Alexandre Soca and Renato Tavares at the 2014 Worlds Masters

If are thinking of competing in the most important event of the year for competitors over 30 years old, you better hurry.

The IBJJF announced this Monday that the event has already reached 72% of its capacity.

As the final deadline is only on September 19, it’s clear that the capacity will be reached before then.

So, hurry up and sign up now.

The 2015 World Masters Jiu-Jitsu championship takes place September 25-26, in Las Vegas.

Big names such as Saulo Ribeiro, Wellington Megaton, Adimilson Brites, Roberto Godoi, Eduardo Telles, among many others are already confirmed.

Click here for more info and to register now.

Abraham Marte vs. Rodrigo Comprido

The IBJJF has opened the registration period for the 2015 World Masters Jiu-Jitsu championship.

The event will take place September 25-26, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This year, the Worlds Masters will be inside the Evexia Fit Fest, at the Cashman Center.

If you register early you will pay less.

The fee is $97 until July 29; then goes up to $120 until August 19; and then goes up again to $135 until the final deadline of September 16.

Register now and plan your trip to Vegas in advance so you can also get great prices on flights and hotels.

Click here for more info and to register.