Eddie Bravo and Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes will come up against each other as coaches for opposing teams in a “Third Coast v West Coast” event. The event is being staged by Third Coast Grappling and is set for August 29th, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. This is the latest in
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This year’s IBJJF Pans can be thought of as 2020 World Championships. The event, from Oct. 8 to 11, was the first major tournament since the pandemic started. Maybe we needed a major tournament, but it was amazing to have IBJJF majors back. Each year, IBJJF Pans take place around
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Brown belt pans is the brown belt worlds of this Gi season. Since the pandemic hit, most athletes have been out of competition, although some have been quite active. The IBJJF Pans have arrived quickly, and it’s an opportunity to see how athletes have kept their training schedule through the
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A profile of Andressa Cintra, one of the eight females competing in Third Coast Grappling’s Kumite VII
Read moreGrappling Insider wants to introduce some of the best, world-renowned academies on the planet. For this first edition, we reached out to one of the Meccas of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, with one of the most well-known professors of all-time, Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhaes, who created this place from scratch. Magalhaes was
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Third Coast Grappling Kumite VI is the penultimate event in the series, a gi event with stars such as Roberto Jimenez, Victor Hugo, Fellipe Andrew, and Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa.
Read moreAndressa Cintra is the 2019 black belt world champion in the IBJJF women’s medium-heavy division. In this interview, we discuss many interesting topics including how she started training, the champion’s mindset, and she gives many tips that will help when you experience a plateau. You may watch the included video from YouTube or listen to the audio version.
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Lucas Valente is not only a rising star in Gracie Barra, he is already counted among the elite at such a young age. His most recent accomplishment is bagging silver at the 2019 IBJJF Worlds, only yielding gold in a hotly debated match with the bemedaled veteran Lucas Lepri. We go over his evolution in the sport, training at such a young age, his mindset, goals, and long-term plans.
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Third Coast Grappling v UK is coming to Liverpool on May 23rd, 2020 and is bringing us some of the best grapplers in both the UK and USA meeting head on thanks to the promotional efforts of both Third Coast Grappling and Figure Four Promotions. The first two matches for
Read moreSpider guard players rejoice, Romulo Barral has got you covered. We have all been there before: we’ve got our grips, our attacks are starting to progress when all of a sudden our opponent has stripped our grips, stacked us and initiated the double under pass. Romulo, a black belt under
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