BJJ Stuff

24 Jul

Mendes: “We have to know our worth, we can’t regress” by Marcelo Dunlop — July 23, 2010. More Mendes celebrates after winning his first IBJJF gold as a black belt, in 2010. Photo: Ivan Trindade. What does it cost to make a dream come true? In July, a group of Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts from Atlanta came up with a no-time limit Jiu-Jitsu match, to the finish, between Rafael Mendes and...

09:48 / BJJ Stuff / FokaiCombatUNit
22 Jul

Interview with GRACIEMAG Posted on July 22, 2010 by Tracey Goodell Female Jiu-Jitsu just keeps growing in the United States and around the world. Proof of it is how the number of women competing increases with every World Championship, and promising new competitors pop up on the scene. GRACIEMAG.com had a chat this week with one of these revelations: 2010’s purple belt absolute champion...

16:14 / BJJ Stuff / FokaiCombatUNit / FokaiFemme
13 Jul

Exclusive: Sponsors want to back Cobrinha versus Rafael Mendes to the finish by Marcelo Dunlop — July 12, 2010. More Cobrinha on top of Rafa, as captured by Regis Chen Due to the initiative of a group of American sponsors, fans of good Jiu-Jitsu are about to be treated to a dream match: a bout between featherweights Rafael Mendes and Rubens...

14:49 / BJJ Stuff / FokaiCombatUNit
09 Jul

Garra: Hi Greg, thanks for taking some time out for the Q&A bro.  Can you give us some back ground on you martial arts history, how long you been training and what got you into Martial arts, BJJ and MMA? Greg: hey no probs bro, yeah I started BJJ late 2004 with no previous martial arts history what so ever ha ha, I had ...

22:07 / BJJ Stuff / FokaiIreland
17 Jun

"We would like to invite the entire jiu jitsu community of Ireland to Munster Open Jiu Jitsu Championship, it will be a great phase for jiu jitsu in Ireland and will be really good if everyone supports this to raise the level of the event. We were in Ireland last year, and we could say that we learned a little about the...

09:59 / BJJ Stuff / FokaiCombatUNit / FokaiIreland
17 Jun

Hafa adai. For any grapplers interested in competing, for any spectators interested in watching, and for those travelers interested in exploring, the Art of War 5 All-Island Grappling and Submission Challenge is this Saturday at the Gilbert C. Ada Gym in Saipan. It's June in Guam and a number of our students in off-island studies are returning home for a...

09:50 / BJJ Stuff / Onra