If you are in the Boston area, you have a great opportunity to put your Jiu-Jitsu to the test.

GRACIEMAG BJJ Premium Club member Carlos Terrinha, leader of Terrinha Draculino Team, is putting together the New England Open, this May 15, in Milford, MA.

One of the most traditional event promoters in the region, Terrinha runs smooth tournaments for all family.

The final deadline to register in May 10.

Click here for more info and to sign up now.

Black belt Carlos Terrinha stops by to teach one crafty and efficient technique.

With the luxurious help of Professor Vinicius Draculino, he goes over every detail to teach you this great movement.

Click play and learn.

Mea culpa. Because the focus is so much in the adult black belt division, we sometimes forget how many huge names were present at the masters division at the 2016 Pan.

We pay homage to all of those great competitors and look back into 5 big moments that took place this weekend at the Bren Events Center.

1. Xande Ribeiro won double gold at the master 1 division, winning both the superheavy division and the open class. Xande had to face two of the toughest opponents in Gustavo Pires and Rafael Barbosa. The seven-time world champion is still recovering from a chronic injury to his pubis, but has told our news team he’s still thinking of competing at the adult division at the 2016 Worlds.

2. Saulo Ribeiro awed the crowd with his flawless display of technique. The seoi nage on Chris Latino was an overall great moment of the 2016 Pan. Just like his brother, Saulo also won double gold, in his case at the master 3 division, winning the heavyweight and the open class.

Flavio Almeida

3. Gracie Barra’s Flavio Almeida divides his time between teaching classes, running GB Scottsdale, in Arizona, being one of the top executives in the GB network, not to mention father of two and husband. Well, somehow he found time to return to the competition circus. This weekend, after two years and a half rehabilitating from a torn knee ligament and surgery, Flavinho put a great showing in Irvine to win double gold at the master 2 division, topping the heavyweight and the open class.

4. Carlos Terrinha worked full time as a referee during all four days of the 2016 Pan. The Gracie Barra black belt took a break on Sunday morning to compete at the master 4 division. Terrinha put all the hours of demanding action refereeing hundreds of matches and went for it to win double gold at the medium-heavy and the open class.

5. You know that Wellington Megaton is the only person to have competed as a black belt in all of the editions of the world championship since 1996. What you don’t know is that Megaton is naturally a competitor at the master 5 division. Still competing close to the highest level possible, when Mega returns to his age group, he usually sweeps the division. That’s what happened this weekend, when Mega won double gold at the featherweight and the open class.

Here’s a photo gallery with some of the best moments of the masters division, which also had the presence of big names like Rodrigo Comprido, Bruno Bastos, Kurt Osiander, Cicero Costha, Ricardo Miller, Luiz Marrinha, Eduardo Telles, Rodrigo Medeiros, Walter Cascão, Roberto Traven, among others.

Click here for the full results of the 2016 Pan.

If you are into BJJ and lives in New England, you have a great option to compete next June 28, on Milford, MA.

The 2015 Mass BJJ State championship is offering cash prizes for some of the divisions.

The event will also feature a superfight with black belt and Worlds Master champion Carlos Alberto Terrinha.

Register today to be a part of one of the most traditional events of the calendar.

For more info, go to massbjjf.com. 

Diana receiving stripes from Professor Carlos Terrinha. Photo: Personal archive

Professor Carlos Terrinha of GMA Gracie Barra New England recently interviewed one of his students, Diana Weisbach, who is a 64-year-old blue belt.

In this video interview she explains how training at her age is healthy and benefits her in other areas of her life. Originally drawn to the self-defense aspect, she enjoyed training and came back for me each day despite being tired or sore.

As a woman training martial arts, she explains that women are normally timid when starting out but find that they can grab hold of the techniques rather easily which builds confidence. At her academy, Gracie Barra New England, the men are always helpful so being fearful of rolling with them isn’t an issue.

Learn more by watching the video:

The first edition of the Caxcudo New England Gi Open on March 9. Photo: Richard Photography

The Massachusetts BJJ Federation held the 2014 Caxcudo New England Gi Open Tournament on March 9 in Milford, MA. It was the first annual tournament of its kind!

The action was captured at Milford High School with 130 competitors from 26 different schools. There were divisions for kids, teens, adults, masters, male and female.

Carlos Terrinha of the MASSBJJF says, “We would like to say thank you to everyone that participated, working, helping or watching in the Caxcudo New England Gi Open 2014. Does not matter what you did, you are already a part of this championship’s history.”

The overall team trophy went to Gracie Barra New England with 11 gold medals. Icon/Aldo BJJ followed in second place with 8 gold medals and Daniel Gracie took third with 7 gold medals.

White belts, purple belts and white belts added into the division to determine the best absolute winner.

Here are the results of those divisions:

Blue/Purple Absolute
1- Jason Zilch – Gracie Barra NE
2- Patrick Gilbride – Gracie Barra NE
3- Adam Bradley – Drysdale

White Belt Absolute
1- Sanderson Fragoso – Icon/Aldo bJJ
2- Michael Scott – Daniel Gracie
3- Sean Roman – Gracie Barra NE

All that were around were happy with the tournament organization and excited for the next edition.

You can check out the full results of the tournament at www.massbjjf.com

The Tap Out Tournament will feature divisions for men, women and kids.

The event is scheduled May 25th.

Registration are open at massbjjf.com

Up until now, black belts like Marcelino Freitas, Josef Manuel, Emerson Souza, Ryan Hall, James Harbison, Gustavo Carpio and Rodrigo Teixeira, João Cunha, Steve Kim, Carlos Rodriguez, Kevin Landry, Julio Cruz and Carlos Terrinha have all guaranteed their places in the IBJJF competition.

What about you? Don’t miss the chance to fight in Manhattan; sign up here.

For further information, visit IBJJF.org.

Até agora, faixas-pretas como Marcelino Freitas, Josef Manuel, Emerson Souza, Ryan Hall, James Harbison, Gustavo Carpio e Rodrigo Teixeira, João Cunha, Steve Kim, Carlos Rodriguez, Kevin Landry, Julio Cruz e Carlos Terrinha já garantiram seu lugar na competição da IBJJF.

E você? Não perca a chance de lutar em Manhattan, inscreva-se aqui.

Para mais informações, acesse Ibjjf.org .

Rodrigo Teixeira está dentro do NY Open. Foto: Divulgação.