Pedal to the metal, Anderson
The middleweight champion with a pristine record in the UFC, Anderson Silva has embraced his new role as a worldwide superstar. This month “The Spider”…
Arizona
Ben Henderson, a threat in and out of the gi
Benson “Smooth” Henderson is a brown belt who trains Jiu-Jitsu with John Crouch’s JCJJ team in Arizona and is an avid Jiu-Jitsu competitor. He is…
Wherever Jiu-Jitsu goes, this brown belt follows
Gustavo Dantas’s 3rd Southwest Classic Jiu-Jitsu tournament in Arizona last weekend really drew in some great competitors, and brown belt André Vaughan of Gracie Humaitá Las…
Marcel Fortuna’s birthday gift to himself
Gustavo Dantas’s Southwest Classic Jiu-Jitsu tournament has paid its black belt pro division winners every year since 2006, which is more than welcome for the…
Gustavo Dantas takes the reins for Arizona Jiu-Jitsu
Nova União’s Gustavo Dantas wears a lot of hats – and wears them all to perfection. He’s the vice president of the AZSBJJF, he’s the professor…
Kids take front and center in Arizona
The Gustavo Dantas-produced 3rd Southwest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Classic brought in a whopping 562 competitors this weekend at Phoenix College in Arizona. Dantas throws four tournaments a…
Team Nova União USA to gather in Arizona for special weekend
With significant results at IBJJF tournaments over the past couple years, it's not hard to see that Brazilian-based Jiu-Jitsu team Nova União is continuing to…
Third Southwest Classic: Tanquinho’s in
With the registration deadline for the 3rd Southwest Classic coming to a close on Monday, October 17, 2011, the adult black belt open weight divisions…
Third Southwest Classic sign-up deadline 20 days away
Phoenix, Arizona, will be treated to some major gentle art excitement in late October, when the 3rd Southwest BJJ Classic comes to town. Though there's…
Inspiring weekend for women’s Jiu-Jitsu
This past weekend, on August 20, GMA Gustavo Dantas purple belt Kristina Barlaan (Nova União) hosted the Second installment of Inspire, a women-only open mat…
Drysdale galvanizes Jiu-Jitsu to fight cancer in USA
Our GMA in Las Vegas Robert Drysdale doesn't use up all his vast stores of energy on his MMA career and Jiu-Jitsu students. He's still…
Arizona State Championship sign-up deadline today
Today, Monday, June 20, 2011 is the last chance to sign up for the 2011 Arizona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu State Championship. Registration ends at 11:59pm Arizona time, so…