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Dantas vs. Paschoal. Photo: Erin Herle

A main feature of the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo on Sunday, Oct. 19 was the 2014 IBJJF Long Beach International Open. While many of the top black belts entered the Pro League on the same day or had their own superfights on the previous night, the Long Beach Open called upon some top names as well.

Overall, the team points were earned as follows:

1 – Brazilian Top Team – 277
2 – Jean Jacques Machado BJJ – 169
3 – Atos Jiu-Jitsu – 149

In the featherweight division, the final came down to BJJ mental coach Gustavo Dantas and Caio Terra Association’s Vitor Paschoal. At the beginning of the match Gustavo attempted a pull as they two went out of bounds and as they reset to the center, Gustavo pulled again and pushed to pace attempting a quick overhead sweep that earned an advantage. They reset standing and as Vitor attempted a pull, Gustavo shot in at the same time to earn two points. From there, Vitor played his guard and worked to get to the back. Gustavo held his balance and defended his back well while Vitor fought to earn his sweep or backtake. Eventually Gustavo got out of the position and stayed in Vitor’s guard. The referee awarded Vitor two points near the end of the match as Gustavo was given warning and penalty for stalling. Gustavo won the match by two advantages.

Lightweight category was won by new Atos black belt Andris Brunovskis. The final was between the new guy and the long-time favorite, Wellington Megaton Dias. Andris pulled guard right away, closed it and worked for an omoplata. After securing the omoplata, Megaton defended well but ultimately tapped to a choke from the crucifix.

The medium-heavyweight category was only a final between Romulo Azevedo and Ricardo Wagner de Oliveira. The match was a close one, only decided by advantages. Ricardo pulled guard and attempted foot attacks but Romulo defended well. He came up for a sweep but Romulo defended, even countering with pass attempts as well. Ricardo locked on a kneebar but it wasn’t enough to submit Romulo. The final score was 6-2 advantages for Romulo.

Two Americans met in the final of the heavyweight category, Morris Ayala and Jason Ackerman. The match began in Jason’s favor as he stood up and earned a sweep and the two points lead. But Morris swept back and his pressure proved to work well. Morris pushed to top half and was able to pass repeatedly via knee slice and he attempted armbars but wasn’t able to submit Jason who defended well. Morris made his way to mount a couple times which racked up the points. By the end of the match as time expired, Morris had outscored Jason 24-2 for the gold.

Here are the results of the black belt adult open class:

Eduardo Alves de Inojosa defeated Romulo Azevedo by injury when a takedown hurt Romulo’s arm.
Vitor Paschoal defeated Jimmy Tat by choke from the back.
Eliot Kelly defeated Nicollas Welker by 2-2 points, 4-2 advantages.
Eduardo defeats Vitor with a kimura.
Carlos Eduardo Faria defeats Eliot with a choke from side control.
Eduardo defeats Carlos by 19-0 points.

Check out the full gallery of the tournament:

See full results here: http://static.ibjjfdb.com/Campeonato/000310/en-US/Results.pdf

Clark Gracie

Before closing up their official program this Tuesday, Oct. 7^th, the WJJE added one more free Jiu-Jitsu seminar to their calendar with another member of the Gracie family, the black belt Clark Gracie.

Clark’s free seminar will take place at the Long Beach Convention Center on Sunday, October 19^th at 2:30pm. The young fighter will be closing out the day and hosting the last free seminar of the Expo.

Check out below the complete schedule of free seminars:

For more information about the 2014 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, click here. 

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:

Organizador do evento, Renzo Gracie também estará dando aulas. Foto: Dan Rod/GRACIEMAG

Mais dois nomes de peso foram confirmados para ensinar seus truques na Jiu-Jitsu Expo de 2014. Os faixas-pretas Renzo Gracie, organizador do evento, e Letícia Ribeiro são mais uma adição à lista de grandes professores do evento, a ser realizado nos dias 18 e 19 de outubro, no Centro de Convenções de Long Beach, na Califórnia.

Com estes dois últimos nomes, a Jiu-Jitsu Expo fecha seu quadro de seminários e superlutas e dispõe, em seu site oficial, a programação completa dos dois dias de exposição. Para ficar por dentro, clique aqui, e para demais informações sobre este encontro do Jiu-Jitsu mundial, clique aqui.

Confira abaixo a lista de superlutas e o quadro de seminários:

Superlutas:

18 de outubro

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

Seminários:

Renzo teaching. Photo: GRACIEMAG

The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo keep on adding new attractions for the fans.

While getting ready to face his biggest rival Sakuraba in a No-Gi match schedule for November 22^nd on Metamoris 5, Master Renzo Gracie is also teaching a special free seminar at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach on Saturday, Oct. 18, together with one of the best female Jiu-Jitsu fighters all times and 7x World Champion, Leticia Ribeiro.

Don’t miss out on the chance of learning with two of the most experienced and successful competitors out there.

Leticia Ribeiro. Photo: Personal Archive

The World Jiu-Jitsu Expo takes place October 18-19, at the Long Beach Convention Center

Marcus Buchecha, Leo Veira, the Mendes Bros, Bruno Malfacine, Rodrigo Cavaca & Robert Drysdale, Augusto Tanquinho & Mackenzie Dern, Jean Jacques Machado, Caio Terra, Braulio Estima, Leo Nogueira & Lyoto Machida, Ricardo Libório, Roberto Cyborg, Romulo Barral and Felipe Pena will be teaching seminars.

All seminars at the WJJE will be in the gi.

Three IBJJF events will take place during the Expo: IBJJF Pro League, the American Nationals Kids and the Long Beach Open.

Ten superfights are also already confirmed:

Gianni Grippo vs. Augusto Tanquinho

Nino Schembri vs. Vitor Shaolin

Robson Moura vs. Marcos Parrumpinha

Tim Spriggs vs. Leo Nogueira

João Assis vs. Rolles Gracie (no-gi)

Caio Terra vs. Jeff Curran

Samir Chantre vs. Baret Yoshida

AJ Agazarm vs. Bruno Frazatto

Kit Dale vs. Ricardo Rezende

Zak Maxwell vs. Alexandre Pulga

For more info and for tickets, go to worldjiujitsuexpo.com.

Go to ibjjf.com to register for the tournaments.

Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes, despite transferring to the realm of MMA, still wants to get back on the mats. He will be matched against New Yorker Gianni Grippo, a young black belt under Marcelo Garcia.

Tanquinho became the world featherweight champion in 2013 versus Rafa Mendes. Photo: Ivan Trindade

Tanquinho has just begun his camp for both the superfight and the MMA fight he has planned for November as part of Legacy. But the hard work he has before him is nothing new. “It’s going to be 8 weeks of hard training. I’m doing S&C, BJJ, wrestling, kickboxing and MMA training, nothing different than what I was doing when I won the worlds in 2013,” explains the champ.

On the other side of the country, Gianni’s approach differs. Having his focus solely on Jiu-Jitsu, his plans for the preparation won’t change from his normal routine: “I’m really not doing anything different in preparation for this particular match over any event I’ve done for the entire year. The big importance for me is to not make this into anything bigger than it already is, so whether it’s a small local tournament or a match with Tanquinho at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, the same, hard, consistent training never changes.”

Gianni at the NY Open. Photo: Erin Herle

For both athletes, there’s no point in fretting over the other’s game. Each will plan their own strategies based on their own abilities. We know Tanquinho as a well-rounded athlete, able to handle the stand-up portion of the match as well as the berimbolos. He plans to make sure he is in shape and ready for no surprises. Gianni knows that Tanquinho will come out giving 100% so he knows he must be ready.

The excitement of the match is expected for both spectator and athlete alike. While the match can go any way, Gianni plans that it will be one to watch and that he will give everything he has.

Tanquinho’s expectations are firm: “I’m expecting a good match, Gianni is a talented kid! I’m training to win, doesn’t matter how! I left the BJJ scene as a world champion and I’ll show everyone that I still am the number one feather weight of the world.”

Going for the takedown. Photo: Ivan Trindade

The kids can have their fun, too, at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo in Long Beach, CA on Oct. 18 & 19. The two-day event boasts free seminars, the IBJJF Fall Open, the Pro League and many superfights.

But the kids don’t have to sit on the sidelines through all the action. The IBJJF will host the American Nationals Kids on Saturday, Oct. 18. Kids from four years old and can sign up with brackets extending to the Teens 3 divisions for those born in 1999.

The event registration is open until Oct. 10 at 11:59 p.m. PST.

Academies in attendance include Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy, Gracie Barra Manhattan Beach, Sandro Batata BJJ and more.

To register your child, go to http://ibjjf.org/championship/american-national-kids-jiu-jitsu-championship/

This is the first event like it where kids can also be the stars of the show in the Long Beach Convention Center.

More information can be found at http://www.worldjiujitsuexpo.com/american-national-kids-jiu-jitsu-championship/

Yet another athlete has confirmed his presence in the 2014 IBJJF Pro League– Osvaldo Queixinh Moizinho.

Queixinho will most likely compete in the light/middle division.

The IBJJF Pro League takes place October 19, at the Long Beach Convention Center, inside the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

Besides Queixinho, the following names are already confirmed in the roster:  Otavio Sousa, Paulo Miyao, Claudio Calasans Jr, Yuri Simões, Felipe Pena, Bernardo Faria, Gustavo Pires, Jackson Sousa, Vitor Oliveira, Ivaniel Cavalcante, Luiz Panza and Ricardo Evangelista.

For more info, go to Worldjiujitsuexpo.com or bjjproleague.com

Quatro categorias masculinas serão realizadas este ano:

– Galo/Pluma/Pena
– Leve/Médio
– Meio-pesado/Pesado
– Super Pesado/Pesadíssimo

O evento já confirmou a presença do bicampeão mundial de Jiu-Jitsu Otavio Sousa. Confira abaixo alguns dos melhores momentos de Otavio no Jiu-Jitsu e fique ligado em GRACIEMAG para maiores informações sobre o IBJJF Pro League 3.

Otávio Sousa got his second middleweight world title at the 2013 Worlds. Photo: Ivan Trindade.

The IBJJF has confirmed today the date and setting for the Pro League 3.

The event will take place October 19, at the Long Beach Convention Center, as part of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.

This year’s event will feature four male weight divisions: