Black Belt World Champion Braulio Estima will be teaching a seminar at the Expo.

The official program for the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo is released. The card of superfights and free seminars is closed and the complete chronogram of the event is out.

Click here to see a full guide of everything that is happening in the WJJE in Long Beach, on Oct. 18-19.

Find out the dates and locations to all free seminars, the IBJJ championships and superfights, autograph signing sessions, the book launch of “Carlos Gracie – The Creator of a Fighting Dynasty”, the Photo Exhibition – In Honor of the Fighters of the Clan and more.

The Expo will also promote a Jiu-Jitsu awards ceremony to recognize the best athletes and professionals worldwide. GRACIEMAG can proudly inform that has two nominations for best photographer of the year with Dan Rod and Ivan Trindade.

Check out below the schedule for the superfights and free seminars:

Superfights:

October 18^th

7:30pm – Vitor Shaolin x Nino Schembri
7:00pm – Robson Moura x Marcus Parrumpinha
6:30pm – Léo Nogueira x Tim Spriggs
6:00pm – Bruno Frazatto x AJ Agazarm
5:30pm – Gianni Grippo x Augusto Tanquinho
5:00pm – Samir Chantre x Baret Yoshida
4:30pm – Kit Dale x Ricardo Rezende
4:00pm – Alexandre Pulga x Zak Maxwell

Seminars:

Romulo Barral sweeps André Galvão. Photo: Ivan Trindade / GRACIEMAG

The pride of Diamantina, Brazil, Romulo Barral became a four-time world champion this past June and a member of the Jiu-Jitsu Hall of Fame.

With plenty of credentials, the black belt medium-heavyweight of Gracie Barra was invited to star in one of the superfights of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, which takes place November 9 and 10 in Long Beach, California.

But this won’t be just any match-up. According to information provided by the organizers, Barral’s opponent will be a world champion as well, in a fight that’s shaping up to be one of the Expo’s biggest draws.

Romulo joins the Expo’s ranks alongside the likes of Marcus Buchecha, Rodolfo Vieira and Caio Terra. In other confirmed superfights, João Miyao faces Samuel Braga, whereas Jeff Glover takes on Bruno Malfacine.

The Jiu-Jitsu Expo will offer more than ten free seminars, with Rafael and Guilherme Mendes, Ryron and Rener Gracie, and others to be announced. Idols like Rickson and Royce Gracie will also be there taking pictures and giving autographs.

To learn more about the Expo, click here.

Do you belong in this 16-man bracket? Apply!

Attention all brown belt competitors: Renzo Gracie wants your skills on the mats at the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo on November 9!

Along with many free seminars, superfights, tournaments, legends, and top brands all combined into one venue in Long Beach, California, president Renzo Gracie has added yet another attraction. This time, it’s an opportunity for a brown belt to earn recognition as a true force in Jiu-Jitsu.

Per the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo:

“We are looking for the best brown belts in the world to be competing at the World Jiu-Jitsu Grand Prix where we’ll all be watching closely for who will be the next talent in the black belt division. Our president Renzo Gracie is the one who is reviewing and selecting the best brown belts to compete at the World Jiu-Jitsu Grand Prix.”

If you think you are one of the top brown belts in the world, send your information to RenzoGracie@WorldJiuJitsuExpo.com

For more information, follow the website at www.worldjiujitsuexpo.com

Jiu-Jitsu in the northwest has steadily been growing over the years, a culture beyond the California, Texas and east coast meccas. Brown belt brothers Zach and Nathan Adamson are two pioneers in Oregon under Rafael Lovato, Jr. who push to help spread the art in the northwest region today. Through positivity and passion the two have created their GMA academy Seaside Jiu-Jitsu Academy to instill these attributes into others through Jiu-Jitsu.

Their most recent endeavor is the 2013 Adamson Bros Kids In-House Tournament set for April 13. The invite-only style event was created to gather the best kids in the region (ages 5-12) to all come together to battle for trophies and prizes. Zach says, “We did this event pretty much invite only style so that our facility wouldn’t be over run but we could still have the top kids from various teams all bring their kids out to the coast for the event. We have roughly 50 of the best kids confirmed from the Idaho, Seattle, Portland, and Eugene areas.”

Every competitor is guaranteed two matches.
All of the kids matches will be as follows:

3 Minute Matches for kids ages 4-6 year old
4 Minute Matches for kids ages 7-12 year old

Also announced are male purple belt super-fights. Already confirmed are:

Dong-Yeob Mok: Alliance (South Korea)
Brian Swift: Carlson Gracie Team (Seattle, Washington)
Curtis Mickelson: Team Adamson Bros (Sand Point, Idaho)
Ryan Cunningham: Performance Grappling Team (Springfield, Oregon)
James Bang: Marcelo Alonso Team (Seattle, Washington)
Dyton Galliher: Iron Lion (Coeur d’ Alene, Idaho)
Seth Dawson: Northwest Martial Arts (Eugene, Oregon)
Kevin Dadik: Five Rings Jiu Jitsu (Portland, Oregon)

Tournament rules and regulations will follow the IBJJF format. This Includes the purple belt super fights. The winner of the purple belt super fights will win $100 cash, sponsor pack plus a trophy/title. Cash bonuses will be awarded for submissions!

Saturday April 13 marks the event date, set to be held from 12-2 p.m. The academy location is at Seaside Jiu-Jitsu 1601 S Roosevelt Dr. Seaside, Oregon.

If you would like to register please visit http://www.oregonjjevents.com/