Ary Farias to defend title at European Open 2012
Between workouts in São Paulo, Aryzinho Faria took some time off for a chat with GRACIEMAG.com. The team Atos Amazonas-state native won the light featherweight…
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GRACIEMAG confirmed at South American – what about you?
Three weeks to go till the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship, in São José, Santa Catarina. The last big event on the Brazilian gentle art calendar…
European Jiu-Jitsu champions to face off in MMA
They faced each other once before, in the ultraheavyweight brown belt division of the 2008 European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Karol Bedorf took it that time.…
Competition circuit with Euro and Worlds travel payout invades Tijuca Tennis Club
For the fourth year in a row, the FJJD-Rio is preparing the Rio Mineirinho Jiu-Jitsu Circuit. Over the last three years, the entity has taken…
Learn a takedown from Jiu-Jitsu’s spider
JT Torres, a bronze medalist at the last European Open Jiu-Jitsu tournament, is the second most famous “Spider” in MMA. But he's tough as nails…
European Open: black belt finals
Check out the gallery with pics from the European Open black belt finals: [flickr set=72157625814592469] Check out the GRACIEMAG at the European Open Blog for…
Watch Sérgio Moraes against Cavaca at the Euro Open
The Alliance ace had to get past the giant Rodrigo Cavaca to make it to the absolute final of the European Open 2011. Watch how…
Mackenzie celebrates two golds in Europe and points out her favorites
Tipped as one of ten fighters to keep an eye on in 2011 (see here), hardly had the season begun and Mackenzie Dern already made…
European Open: Finland takes absolute blue belt title
In a final between America and Finland, Europe got the better of the encounter. Find out more of everything that is going on at the…
X-ray of the European Open
The European Open is the youngest of the four events making up Jiu-Jitsu's Grand Slam. In 2011 it makes it to its eighth event, while…
Laércio learns from different sources to surprise in Lisbon
A light featherweight with a pesky guard, Laércio Fernandes has been standing out in international competition. In 2010, the Lotus black belt and Givanildo Santana…
Last days for European Open discount
The European Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship will shake things up in Lisbon, Portugal, from the 27th to the 30th of January, and anyone who keeps up…