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JJGF ANNOUNCE JIU JITSU FOUNDERS AWARDS NOMINEES
The JJGF proudly announce the 2016 Jiu Jitsu Founders Awards nominees, honoring the outstanding, events, teams, athletes and submissions from 2015, selected by our esteemed panel of judges.Winners will be...
ABU DHABI WORLD PRO BLACK BELT GALLERY AND RESULTS
BLACK BELT MEN-62KG Hiago Silva vs Joao MiyaoDid not compete-69KG Paulo Miyao vs Marcio AndreAndre wins 2-0 on advantages-77KG Roberto Satoshi vs Gabriel ArgesArges wins 6-4 on points-85KG Claudio Calasans...
ABU DHABI WORLD PRO BLACK BELT FINALS
BLACK BELT MEN-62KG Hiago Silva vs Joao Miyao-69KG Paulo Miyao vs Marcio Andre-77KG Roberto Satoshi vs Gabriel Arges-85KG Claudio Calasans vs Leandro Lo-94KG: Erberth Santos vs Felipe Pena+94KG: Victor Honorio...
JJGF LAUNCH THEIR JIU JITSU GLOBAL CONFERENCE
The JJGF have recently announced the launch of their ‘Jiu Jitsu Global Conference', which is to be held at the Carpenter Performing Arts Centre, Long Beach, California June 6th. 2016. The principal objective of this new conference...
$680K UP FOR GRABS & THE 8TH ANNUAL ABU DHABI WORLD PRO
The world’s best jiu jitsu athletes are set to descend on Abu Dhabi from 15-24 April 2016 at IPIC Arena, Zayed Sports City – all competing for coveted world titles...
CASH PRIZES FOR ALL BELTS AT ABU DHABI GRAND SLAM LONDON
The Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tour is set to hit British soil on March 19th at the ExCel Arena, London, and there’s plenty of cash prizes up for grabs for...
ENJOYING THE JOURNEY TO THE MAX
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atlanta.A common timeframe quoted around earning a black belt in...
MAT THERAPY: BJJ BATTLING DEPRESSION
Words: Daan Westra Pictures: Philipp SchmidtDepression: A mental illness that is not easily discussed, nor understood. For nine years Guido Lux suffered from chronic depression, called dysthymia. Although it is characterised...
THE LITTLE THINGS THAT MAKE BJJ PEOPLE HAPPY
With Emilia Tuukkanen Illustration by Dominique Bell1. When your favourite gi is clean and dry2. When the instructor shows your favourite techniques3. When Roger Gracie, Michelle Nicolini or Keenan Cornelius...
WAYS BJJ IMPROVES OUR LIVES
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atalanta.Many of us started Brazilian jiu jitsu for the same...
WHY TRY JIU JITSU?
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atalanta.Brazilian jiu jitsu has greatly enriched my life and the...
THE FUN IN BJJ
About the author: Sam Joseph is a 3rd degree black belt, head instructor and owner of Buckhead Jiu Jitsu in Atalanta.We all had different reasons for starting Brazilian jiu jitsu. ...
