South American Championship: Erberth, Samela win black belt open class; other results
Back in Brazil, this weekend the IBJJF held the 2015 South American championship. Competing under the flag of the Ryan Gracie Team, black belt Erberth…
South American Championship
South American C’ship: Cardoso, Souza are open class finalists, other results
The IBJJF held this Saturday the first day of the South American Jiu-Jitsu championship, in Barueri, Brazil. Alliance teammates Renato Cardoso and Dimitrius Souza made…
South American Champion Prescribes Slackline and Armbar
At the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship, held last November 25 in the Southern Brazilian city of Florianópolis, Alliance black belt Fabiano Boi stood out for…
How about a Second Chance at Finishing via Triangle? Isaque Shows How
A slender and hard-working featherweight, Isaque Paiva is currently a bearer of one of the most sterling triangles in the competitive Jiu-Jitsu scene. And it…
South American Champs Comment on Conquests
Diminutive, black belts, Jiu-Jitsu champions--what else do Igor Rordigues and Rayfan Barbosa have in common? Both won gold at the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship. After…
Nogueira and Leite Shut out South America Absolute
The current superheavyweight world championship and absolute world runner-up, Léo Nogueira’s trip to Florianópolis, Brazil, for the 2012 South American Championship turned out to be…
Herbert Burns: “The key to Jiu-Jitsu is continuous motion”
In winning the featherweight division at the Brazilian No-Gi Nationals last weekend in Rio, Herbert Burns had the perfect campaign. The brother of world champion…
Brush up on your berimbolo to get the finish at Jiu-Jitsu Worlds
Rodrigo Lima is a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu under Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva and has a coherent argument argument to prove that the gentle art is…
South American Championship absolute final
Ricardo “Demente” Abreu takes on Diego “Nosferatu” Herzog for a free trip to the European Championship
Mario Reis inspired by Roger Gracie
Mario Reis is the grand featherweight champion from the South American Jiu-Jitsu Championship on the 21st and 22nd of last month, in Santa Catarina. The…
Big Mac comments on South American Championship performance
After snatching gold in both his weight group and the absolute division at the Miami Open, Luiz Felipe “Big Mac” Theodoro went on to win…