Absolute-winning brown belt Denis Chokito setting up a sweep on Waldemar Jr. atCopa Predador / Photo by Junior Samurai/GRACIEMAG

Anyone hoping for a hotly disputed contest wasn’t disappointed by Copa Predador, a tournament held last weekend in Teresina, a town in the Brazilian state of Piauí. The winner of the black belt absolute was Helder Bibi (Orions/Nova União), who beast the masters-aged Ginkles Lucas (SAS) in the final.

Ginkles had been winning the match by 3-0 up until the seventh minute, when he ran out of gas and gave up, conceding Helder the win and the BRL 500 prize that went with it.

Ginkles Lucas won the ultraheavyweight division, and Marcelo Moreira (Orions/Nova União) was top spot at middleweight.

Now at brown belt, Denis Chokito (DBK) came up spades with his basic and effective Jiu-Jitsu. He routed his opponent in the open weight semifinal by 17 to 0. In the final, facing Waldemar Junior, he used a white belt sweep, with his hand on the belt, mounted and wisely waited for his moment to strike.

When the opponent bridged to escape mount, Denis sunk a reverse armbar that earned him BRL 300 and the gold medal. “I got the gas money for the trip home,” joked the Ricardo Costa student.

In the final points tally, Orions/Nova União placed number one in the team list, SPIJJO took second, and SAS took third.

Master Ricardo Cavalcanti in Las Vegas / Photo: Carlos Ozório/GRACIEMAG.com

A Jiu-Jitsu scholar and our GMA in Las Vegas, Ricardo Cavalcanti always serves up new positions for you to sharpen up your game with.

In the video below, the Carlson Gracie black belt teaches how to break the opponent’s grip, catch hold of his arm and submit him in a reverse armbar—all starting from closed guard.

Watch and learn from Cavalcanti. Remember only to practice under the supervision of a qualified martial arts instructor.