Keenan Cornelius’ final and celebration in the BJJ Worlds purple absolute
From black to purple, Saturday was indeed an epic day. To remember yet another great moment from the 2012 Worlds, watch the middleweight Keenan Cornelius's…
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Marcio André vs. Denilson, the suspension-causing match at the 2012 Worlds
Have you watched the purple belt match that got André Galvão suspended from the 2012 Worlds, after losing his cool and jumping the divider? Watch…
Keenan Cornelius, king of the purple belt—and consistency
Jiu-Jitsu experts teach that consistency is one of the main qualities practitioners need to pursue. After all, an athlete who always trains, without fail, learns…
In Toronto, Jiu-Jitsu black belt in memoriam
Our GMA Jorge Britto, a Jiu-Jitsu professor living in Canada, got slammed with one of those losses that cause even the thickest-skinned athletes to break down.…
Brazilian Nationals 2012: watch the absolute purple belt winner’s style
Keenan Cornelius ran roughshod through the purple belt division at the Brazilian National Championship last Sunday at Grajaú Country Club in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.…
Find out who can claim to be 2012 BJJ champ of Brazil so far
The 2012 installment of the Brazilian National Championship, one of the gentle-art tournaments dating back the farthest, has already crowned up-and-coming talent over the first…
Learn from winning couple that showed their love for Jiu-Jitsu in Houston
The lightweight Laurah Hallow owned the absolute purple belt division at the Houston Open, an IBJJF tournament that took place this weekend. In her weight…
European Jiu-Jitsu Open 2012: results and images from day two
The second day of the 2012 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship started out with a bizarre scene. I open the hotel room door to go get breakfast…
Jiu-Jitsu, global togetherness and brotherhood
“I'm not Turkish.” That sentence has accompanied me nearly my entire life in Brazil. Arabs in the land of Pelé and Royce are commonly referred…
Tim Sylvia wants to use his Jiu-Jitsu as a police officer
The former UFC champion Tim Sylvia knows what to do when he hang up his gloves. “I’ll be a full-time police officer when it’s time…
Tim Sylvia promoted to purple belt
Having cursed Jiu-Jitsu after getting submitted by Rodrigo Minotauro in the UFC, Tim Sylvia started taking his gentle art studies more seriously. During Halloween, the former…
Pressure of new belt makes “diamond” on the mats
GMA Stephen “Pesadelo” Hall is gushing with pride for his Jiu-Jitsu student Michael Foster. Michael, who is 31 years old, started training Jiu-Jitsu in May…