Budokan stadium | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:39:16 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg Budokan stadium | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 World Champion confirmed at Asian Championship https://www.graciemag.com/world-champion-confirmed-at-asian-championship/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=world-champion-confirmed-at-asian-championship Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:39:16 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=9774 Another major champion will help Asian Jiu-Jitsu to reach new heights. According to our collaborator in Japan, Fernando Fereira, Pablo Silva (Gracie Barra-BH) is confirmed to compete September 11 at the noble Budokan stadium in Tokyo at the upcoming Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Pablo was crowned world champion for the first time this year, in the…

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Pablo (left) at 2010 Worlds. Photo: Regis Chen.

Another major champion will help Asian Jiu-Jitsu to reach new heights. According to our collaborator in Japan, Fernando Fereira, Pablo Silva (Gracie Barra-BH) is confirmed to compete September 11 at the noble Budokan stadium in Tokyo at the upcoming Asian Jiu-Jitsu Championship.

Pablo was crowned world champion for the first time this year, in the light featherweight division, after shutting out with colleague Samuel Braga. Don’t miss GRACIEMAG.com’s coverage of the Asian Champinoship, nor the best pictures from it in the next issue of GRACIEMAG.

The post World Champion confirmed at Asian Championship first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Who’s the best Jiu-Jitsu player in Asia? https://www.graciemag.com/whos-the-best-jiu-jitsu-player-in-asia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=whos-the-best-jiu-jitsu-player-in-asia Mon, 30 Aug 2010 22:52:51 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=9471 Asian Jiu-Jitsu championships always come up with exciting new revelations from the Land of the Rising Sun. As most recent examples, we can cite two brown belt world champions in 2010: roosterweight Koji Shibamato (Tri-Force) and lightweight Roberto Satoshi (Bon-sai Academy). But who is truly the best in Japan and its neighboring nations? Fans will…

The post Who’s the best Jiu-Jitsu player in Asia? first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Asian Jiu-Jitsu championships always come up with exciting new revelations from the Land of the Rising Sun. As most recent examples, we can cite two brown belt world champions in 2010: roosterweight Koji Shibamato (Tri-Force) and lightweight Roberto Satoshi (Bon-sai Academy).

But who is truly the best in Japan and its neighboring nations?

Fans will find out September 11 and 12, when the IBJJF’s Asian Open is held in the classic Budokan stadium in Tokyo.

With so many Japanese, Middle Eastern, Chinese and even Mongolian competitors in the mix, the doubts and disputes only increase. Therefore, guarantee your spot and witness the evolution of the sport up close.

To sign up, visit IBJJF.org.

If you live in Japan, sign up here.

You have your own predictions on who will win? Comment below!

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