Copa Carlson and Ryan Gracie No-Gi State Championships
Copa Carlson and Ryan Gracie No-Gi State championships this Saturday
by Carlos Eduardo Ozório — August 20, 2010.
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Master Carlson Gracie honored. Photo: publicity
With more than a thousand signed up, the Copa Carlson and Ryan Gracie No-Gi State championships take place at the Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club this Saturday in Rio de Janeiro. The events are organized by the FJJ-Rio and count for the entity’s annual rankings.
The competitions pay tribute to two m... READ MORE
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IXFA New Fight Date
Dear IXFA - Extreme Fighting Fan:
I wanted to send you a quick email and let you know about some exciting changes here at IXFA - Extreme Fighting. Strikeforce has announced a show at Toyota Center on Saturday, August 21, 2010.
We are excited that Strikeforce is coming to Houston as this will be only the 2nd time a show this size has passed through the Bayou City since UFC - when Matt Serra upset George St. Pierre for the Title! We hope that this event raises awareness of the ... READ MORE
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New I-Phone App Launched!!!
After keeping the programmers locked in the closet for what seemed like weeks, we have finally done it. We've released the one BJJ iPhone app to rule them all. DraculinoBjjTraining.com's new I-phone app! This is a FREE app that gives subscribers full access to all of your favorite jiu jitsu techniques on your iPhone anywhere and anytime. I'd catch the beta testers in the parking lot before class watching half guard sweeps and nail them minutes later... Nothing ... READ MORE
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Jiu-Jitsu in Babalu’s arsenal this Wednesday
[Original article by Deb Blyth — June 15, 2010]
Renato “Babalu” Sobral (35-8) has a big STRIKFORCE fight coming up this Wednesday, June 16th at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles. He’s looking to redeem himself when he faces “Ruthless” Robbie Lawler (17-5) at a catch weight of 195 pounds in the main event.
Sobral became the STRIKEFORCE Light Heavyweight Champion in November 2008 when he defeated Bobby Southworth. He lost the title to Gegard Mousasi v... READ MORE
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Brown Belt Hillary - Middleweight Champion
by Marcelo Dunlop [June 6, 2010.]
Hillary as a purple belt at last year's world championship
Brown belt Hillary Williams overcame Carol De Lazzer by judges’ decision after a 1 to 1 draw in advantage points, after an electrifying bout of grappling.
“She’s a great wrestler, a great judoka; she’s great at everything. My plan really was to pull guard. I still can’t believe I won; she’s probably stronger than you are,” the champion told ... READ MORE
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Gracie Barra's Roger Gracie - First 3x Absolute Champion. Meet the other Black Belt Champions.
Roger is first-ever three-time absolute champion. Meet the other black belt champions
by Luca Atalla
Roger - here attacking Tarsis's back in the quarterfinals - is the first three-time absolute world champion in history.
Roger is history’s first-ever three-time absolute champion.
The title came prematurely, as would-be opponent Rômulo Barral blew out his knee in the medium heavyweight final against Tarsis Humphreys and was unable to compete in... READ MORE
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The words of the champion in his return to the top
by Carlos Eduardo Ozorio [May 10, 2010] --
This time Shogun worked even harder on his striking. Photo: Josh Hedges
Maurício Shogun knocked Lyoto Machida out in the first round at UFC 113 this Saturday, and again he has found his place at the top of the MMA world, like during the days of Pride FC. After the show, in Canada, Shogun was all joy:
“I’m so happy! This belt is my dream, my life. I trained hard every day for this!”
In the octagon, the Curitiba nat... READ MORE
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Prince of Abu Dhabi receives champions and exalts Jiu-Jitsu
by Marcelo Dunlop [May 4, 2010] --
Official publicity photo of the affair.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, crown prince of Abu Dhabi and supreme commander of the United Arab Emirates’ armed forces, received the champions of last April 17th’s Abu Dhabi World Pro Jiu-Jitsu Cup with pomp and circumstance.
At the event which was also the grounds for the student champions, Sheikh Mohammed exalted the practice of Jiu-Jitsu, declaring that under the lea... READ MORE
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Carlson Gracie Jr seminar this Saturday in Texas
by Marcelo Dunlop [April 30, 2010] --
Son of Grandmaster Carlson and grandson of Grandmaster Carlos Gracie, Carlson Jr will be in San Antonio, Texas, for a special seminar this Saturday May 1st, at Carlson Gracie Texas Academy.
The address: NW Military Hwy #114, San Antonio, TX 78213
For greater information, call André Monteiro: (914) 707-0072. Or email him at tmandre@globo.com
Original Article - http://www.graciemag.com/en/2010/04/carlson-gracie-jr-seminar-this-saturd... READ MORE
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UPDATED - Draculino GB student credited with stopping assault (with Video)
by Thayer Evans [April 27, 2010] --
Remember when Nassau Bay City Manager Chris Reed was hailed as a hero for chasing down that guy in the Best Buy parking lot a couple weeks ago? Now you can see the video taken from the police patrol car first on the scene. [VIDEO HERE]League City police say that on April 10 Reed, a former police officer who's also a professional mixed martial arts fighter, had been shopping for a dishwasher when he and his teen-age daughter saw a man pushing a woma... READ MORE
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