The IBJJF No Gi Pans went down this past week, from Nov. 18 to 22. The event was somewhat of a closing statement for No Gi competitions from the IBJJF this year. There are no major events scheduled past Pans. Divisions were all over the place, as we mentioned in
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John Danaher announced on his Facebook page today that he will be joining a few of the DDS team on their move to Puerto Rico. Last week Gordon Ryan revealed he moved to Puerto Rico, siting a “disdain” for New Jersey (where he lived) and New York (where he trained).
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FloGrappling announced it’s final match-up for WNO’s fifth show. The number one ranked featherweight, Geo Martinez will meet number one ranked lightweight, Kennedy Maciel at 150 lbs. The bout will be the co-main event for the card. Martinez is a 10th Planet black belt and ADCC veteran. He recently won
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What Is the BJJ Box? The BJJ Box is a monthly subscription for Jiu Jitsu lovers that are seeking some BJJ related goodies. The boxes can be ordered as a one off, or you can continue the subscription monthly, or pay for a whole year’s worth and forget about payments
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The road to black belt is one every white belt begins, but few manage to complete. It really is a huge accomplishment, and I’m 100% positive every black belt has faced a few hurdles along the way – they just chose to keep going. After seeing Michael D’aguiar recently receive
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“I didn’t think I’d get a finish that quickly,” Grace Gundrum said when I asked her about her submission over 3X world champ, Pati Fontes last month. She finished Fontes by arm bar in under three minutes at Fight 2 Win 155 in the main event. She used a position
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Let’s face it, we know this year sucked for BJJ competition. No adult Worlds, no ADCC trials and no No Gi Worlds meant a total lack of high-level tournament competitions. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel, as No Gi Worlds will go down this weekend. The date
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Custom-designed HVAC at Diaz Combat Sports may be the future of martial arts school design. The academy’s new, $5 million facility in Vancouver, Canada, includes a specially designed, $250,000 HVAC system to protect students, staff, families and visitors against the coronavirus. “The HVAC was already in the plans before COVID,”
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Chad Kodiak Fields defeated Tom DeBlass tonight (Nov 14th) at Fight 2 Win in Philadelphia. He earned a unanimous decision win over DeBlass in an eight minute match that had no near submissions, but earned him the super heavyweight championship. In the co-main event, Vagner Rocha defeated Gabriel Almeida via
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Fight 2 Win 157 takes place this Saturday night, November 14th in Philadelphia. The main event will be a No Gi match between ADCC veteran, Tom DeBlass and 2X No Gi world champion, Chad Kodiak Fields. DeBlass is well known as the man who gave Garry Tonon his black belt.
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