As usual, the best newsteam in the Jiu-Jitsu media was there to cover all the action and brought our readers to the middle of the action. Photographers Dan Rod, Ivan Trindade and Erin Herle captured thrilling images from which we selected the 28 best.

1 – During the Worlds, Photographer Ivan Trindade captured this incredible detail of a competitor that lost his contacts, found it and put back in his eye

2 – Blue Belt Luciano Mariano was the living (and grappling) proof during the Worlds that when you want it, nothing can stop you

3 – Tim Spriggs did great in his last Worlds as a brown belt and even had time to conduct his fans

4 – Rubens Cobrinha expression and Isaque Paiva’s face translate with perfection the score of their featherweight match at the Worlds

5 – As the image of Leo Nogueira illustrates, understanding defeat is the first step towards victory

6 – Bernardo Faria’s reaction is as powerful as Rodolfo Vieira’s guard passing drive

7 – Braulio Estima used all his focus at the Worlds, when he was after his forth title

8 – Leandro Lo and Keenan Cornelius waged one of the most epic guard battles in the history of the Worlds

9 – The open class quaterfinals between Felipe Pena and Luiz Panza was so close that at the end both fighters had eyes wide open on the scoreboard

10 – The hug between Rodolfo Vieira and Julio Cesar Pereira after the Worlds black belt open class semifinal had the intensity of the work done to get there

11 – One of the most curious moments of the Worlds was when Buchecha looked into the crowd in the middle of the fight with Keenan Cornelius to find who called him a staller

12 – Bernardo Faria had his best moment ever in his long history of fighting Rodolfo Vieira at the Worlds superheavy final

13 – Paulo Miyao did all he could to defeat Gui Mendes in the light-featherweight division

14 – Gui Mendes survived to impose his experience in the end

15 – The desire to win turned into tears when defeat came

16 – The podium picture made clear the difference of sensation between first and second

17 – Rafael Mendes had a disappointing 2013 Worlds and came back this year with his war face on to win his fourth title 

18 – After the win, the level of celebration gave a measure of how much the victory meant

19 – The smile on Murilo Santana’s face is only one of those split seconds captured by the camera that when frozen for eternity assumed a completely new meaning

20 – Alex Trans passed Buchecha’s guard and for 30s thought he could actually win the ultra-heavyweight final

22 – Dan Rod’s picture of the crowd reacting to Tammi Musumeci’s injury became a instantaneous classic

23 – Otavio Sousa and Leandro Lo withheld nothing in their middleweight final and Ivan Trindade’s picture was the perfect translation of that 

24 – GRACIEMAG’s photographers are primarily reporters and that’s why Ivan Trindade captured with exclusivity the personal moment between Professor Cavaca and pupil Buchecha minutes prior to the open class final

25 – Buchecha’s wrestling takedown became the most important two points scored in the entire season for his third open class title, something never done before

26 – The three-time absolute world champion is literally a force of nature in BJJ today. Who can stop Buchecha today?

27 – The celebration with the Checkmat crowd even had the traditional champions’ champagne shower

28 – After the win, Buchecha took some time to revere the trophy that only he and Roger Gracie have – three-time open class world champion

29 -In the American Nationals,  Andris Brunovskis had the perfect face for someone being disqualified

30 – Keenan Cornelius’ repeated attempts to capture Eduardo Telles’ lapel caused not anger, but laughter in the Brazilian veteran

GRACIEMAG, in its mission of covering all things Jiu-Jitsu, was at every corner and for that was able to register those moments through its talented photographers. The first part of this gallery goes from the European Open to the IBJJF Hall of Fame dinner, one day before the Worlds. Enjoy and tell us what kind of emotions this amazing pictures made you feel then and now.

1 – A crowd favorite, Fernando Tererê was once again where he belonged at the European championship, the top of the podium

2 – Paolo Amodeo made to the podium of his division at the 2014 European and deserved a standing ovation from the crowd

3 – Alex Trans wrote his name in history when he became the first European to win the Euro Open black belt open class division

4 – At the Pan, Photographer Carol Gracie captured the exact moment when Milton Bastos celebrated what he thought was a win, the protest of Ivaniel Oliveira saying he did not lose conscience and referee André Glodzinski realizing his mistake. Later on, Milton had to finish Ivaniel again to really win the rooster semifinal

5 – Alliance’s Nicholas Meregali did a great job at the Pan, winning the purple belt open class with this teeth-clenching choke from the back

6 – Leandro Lo proved the efficiency of his passing guard game against Alex Trans in the Pan open class semifinal

7 – André Galvão had a dream-like Pan, winning two gold medals and helping Atos to snatch the teams title from Alliance hands by two points

8 – The Galvão family also shone in the female division with André’s wife Angélica

9 – The power of Inacio Neto’s celebration at the Pan was captured by photographer Erin Herle 

10 – Once again, Abu Dhabi became the BJJ capital of the world in April with the 6th edition of the WPJJC

11 – In Abu Dhabi, two days of kids competition showed that the future of the gentle art in the country is guaranteed

12 – The FGB arena was built primarily for Jiu-Jitsu competitions, the first of its kind in the world

13 – The upset of the year happened in Abu Dhabi, when Thiago Barreto defeated Paulo Miyao in the 64kg division first match

14 – Later on, João Miyao defeated Barreto in the semifinal and secured the gold medal against Tiago Bravo

15 – Gabi Garcia made only one appearance in big events this year to win double gold in Abu Dhabi

16 – Roberto Satoshi reached his third gold medal in the WPJJC and celebrated like a true Japanese superhero

17 – Photographer Ivan Trindade was fortunate enough to catch Braulio Estima’s glance at Keenan Cornelius just before they clashed at the WPJJC

18 – The two most dominant athletes in BJJ today met at the weigh-in in Abu Dhabi and acted nothing like the bullies you see in MMA

19 – Leandro Lo did what he could in the open class in Abu Dhabi, but could not avoid tapping to Rodolfo Vieira

20 – The open class final in Abu Dhabi was the closest Rodolfo got to defeating Buchecha since 2011

21 – Despite all of Rodolfo’s pressure, Buchecha managed a last-second sweep to win his second gold medal in the absolute

22 – The two points indicated by the referee turned Rodolfo’s dream into a nightmare

23 – In Las Vegas, Gerson Aitogue had the perfect face for what it means to fight Rafael Mendes

24 – After six years away, Ana Laura Cordeiro made her return to competition at the Las Vegas Spring Open

25 – Marcelo Mafra had a great win in Las Vegas and celebrated accordingly

26 – In San Jose, during the American Cup, Eliot Kelly choked Bernardo Filho in a way hard enough to be understood, let alone to defend

27 – The kids rooting for the kids in San Jose, during the American Cup

28 – Three generations of passion for Jiu-Jitsu

29 – In a historic picture, the members of the first class of the IBJJF Hall of Fame met on the day before the Worlds

30 – The IBJJF Hall of Fame dinner was the stage for the first ever Jiu-Jitsu world champions selfie

End of Part 1