BJJ Heroes

Delson Heleno “Pé de Chumbo”

Jiu Jitsu — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:21:08 +0000

A professional MMA fighter, Jiu Jitsu black belt and Capoeira Master, Delson Heleno, also known as Pe de Chumbo is part of the elite grapplers of the world, having been a former Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World and Pan American champion at the black belt level. He is a student of Adilson Lima from the city of Teresopolis.

Rigan Machado

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 20:39:31 +0000

Rigan Machado is a legendary BJJ figure and one of the most feared Jiu Jitsu competitors of the 1980's. Rigan was the first black belt of Carlos Gracie Junior and the founder of Machado Jiu Jitsu, one of the most prosperous grappling academies in the USA.

Jair Lourenço (Kimura)

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:15:00 +0000

Jair Lourenço is one of the top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu & MMA coaches in the world, having brought to the limelight a legion of incredible fighters such Renan Barão, Michele Tavares, Jussier “Formiga”, Marcelo “Caneta”, Ronny Markes, Claudia Gadelha, Gleison Tibau to name a few, helping to put the northeast region of Brazil on the BJJ map.

Marina Ribeiro (Checkmat)

Jiu Jitsu — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:46:23 +0000

Marina Ribeiro is a top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor from the Checkmat Team out ofRio de Janeiro,Brazil. A proof of just how talentedMarinais was her meteoric rise to black belt, which took her only 4 years, training under the legendary and former BJJ World Champion, Ricardo Vieira.

European BJJ Open 2012 Results

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:23:05 +0000

Another edition of the European Jiu Jitsu Championships, opening the Jiu Jitsu season for the year of 2012. Many were looking forward for a few new duels that were in the making as fighters such as Roberto Satoshi, Alexander Trans, Ida Hansson and a few others had a chance to test their newly received black [...]

Leandro Martins (Checkmat)

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:41:16 +0000

Leandro Martins, mostly known as “Leu” is a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and one of the most highly regarded super featherweights in the sport having defeated big names such as UFC champion Jose Aldo. A former member of the famed “TT” team, Martins is also recognized as the cousin of the legendary Fernando “Terere”, the man who awarded him his black belt.

Marcus Norat

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 20:51:55 +0000

Marcus Norat is a former Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt World Champion (2002) and a representative of the illustrious Gracie Humaita in the early 2000’s. The man from Belem do Pará, Brazil also became the founder of Norfight, a successful academy in the region, while serving several mandates as the president of Parana’s Jiu Jitsu Federation.

Ralph Gracie

Jiu Jitsu — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:29:48 +0000

Ralph Gracie is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Junior (his cousin) and the brother of Renzo Gracie, he was an accomplished Vale Tudo, MMA and Jiu Jitsi fighter in the 1980s & 1990s later becoming also a successful coach from his academy in San Francisco, CA.

Renan Barao (Nova Uniao)

Jiu Jitsu — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:05:30 +0000

Renan Barão is a professional MMA fighter with a Jiu Jitsu background having become the 100th black belt awarded by the Andre Pederneiras in 2011. Originally fighting out of the Kimura/Nova Uniao camp in his naive town of Natal (RN), Barao also trains regularly at Rio de Janeiro with the main Nova Uniao team, sharing the mats with Jose Aldo, Marlon Sandro and many others.

Mark Ramos (Edson Carvalho)

Jiu Jitsu — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:44:50 +0000

Mark Ramos is an accomplished American fighter who holds a black belt in Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu under Master Edson Carvalho. Born and raised in New Jersey, Ramos became a very successful competitor earning his black belt in an astonishing 5 and ½ years.