IBJJF 2012 Mundials – Wednesday Hey everyone, we were able to sneak into the pyramid to shoot come behind the scene footage and photos. Check it out. Thank you Custom Gi for sending us out here. Not everyone is made to fit the standard sizes, so why are you buying an ill-fitted gi? Sign up for the Custom Gi mailing list to get more information … Continue reading
Posted in News | Tagged IBJJF Worlds, mundials | Leave a commentToday’s Young Guns segment features a sensational light weight purple competitor, Michael Liera Jr. In 2011 he won the worlds as a blue and now as a relatively new purple belt, this young bjjer took gold at this year’s Pans. Enjoy the interview and watch out for this guy at this year’s Mundials. Ossss! ***** How did you start Jiu Jitsu? I started Jiu Jitsu … Continue reading
Posted in Young Guns | Tagged Andre Galvao, Atos, Guilherme Mendes, Michael Liera Jr., mundials, pans, Rafael Mendes | Leave a commentThere is no denying that Alliance is the powerhouse in the BJJ community. In the last five Worlds, Alliance has amassed a total of 195 medals (out of 1,914 given), of which approximately 40% were gold. This out paces their closest rival Gracie Barra by an astounding twenty-two gold first place medals. This week we feature one of Alliance’s raising stars in the Meio Pesado … Continue reading
Posted in Matches, Video, Young Guns | Tagged alliance, IBJJF Worlds, mundials, Sergio Moraes | 2 CommentsFor this week’s Before They Were Stars segment, we feature the 4x Absolute World Champion Roger Gracie as a purple belt. In this match, you can see that while his jiu jitsu was very good, he was still trying to find a niche for himself. Enjoy this rare look into Roger’s past!
Posted in Before They Were Stars, Matches, Video | Tagged BJJ, Gracie, ibjjf, jiu jitsu, mundials, Roger | 3 Comments