Mendes celebrates “topping his division” and explains tactics
Black belt Rafael Mendes, 20, had already won nearly all the major Jiu-Jitsu championships. There was one missing, though, the main one. Here the phenomenon…
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It’s win, win, win for Gui Mendes
2009 light featherweight world champion Guilherme Mendes hopes to repeat the feat in this year in California. As motivation the fighter comes off a win…
With new members, Atos heads into Nationals at full force
This weekend it’s the brown and black belts’ turn to enter the mix at the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu championship at Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca Tennis…
Stop-in at the Mendes’ boiler room
Rafa and Gui Mendes teach positions exclusively for GRACIEMAG.com
Calasans: “I gave them the run-around in returning the belt”
Check out the under 83 kg final between Calsans and Braulio Estima
Guilherme Mendes on his true “‘mano a ‘mano” match
Of the teams represented, Atos was the big standout at the Abu Dhabi World Pro. And so being, there was one particular match between Atos…
Who was the standout in Abu Dhabi? That will be left for tomorrow
In Abu Dhabi, anything can happen. At home, Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed’s eyes didn’t budge from the TV, “Nice armbar,” he blurted, when Bráulio “Carcará”…
Durinho: “Anyone who faces me better be prepared”
Gilbert Durinho won the under-74kg division of tryouts for the World Pro, which takes place April 17 in Abu Dhabi. Despite a string of injuries,…
Calasans analyses triumph
Claudio Calasans stamped his name on the World Pro tryouts in Gramado in grand style. After beating a game Jose Carlos in the semifinal, with…
Durinho wins belt in Atlanta
Atos Jiu-Jitsu’s Gilbert “Durinho” Burns couldn’t make it to the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup Qualifiers in Gramado, Brazil. Nevertheless, in Atlanta, where he’s taking a…
Lightweight Frazatto at Pan: “I pumped some iron”
World featherweight runner-up in 2008 and 2009 Bruno Frazatto (Atos JJ) will try his luck on a new battle front. The Roberto Tozi black belt…
Gui and Rafa Mendes to compete at Abu Dhabi trials and Pan
Current world featherweight champion from Rio Claro, Guilherme Mendes is already signed up for the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup, coming up in the middle of…