As 2021 winds down, Grappling Insider will be recognizing those athletes that made the biggest impact, had the best performances, and found the most success this year. The women’s no-gi scene in 2021 saw veterans surpassed by newcomers as a handful of high-level grapplers pulled ahead of the competition. When
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As 2021 winds down, Grappling Insider will be recognizing those athletes that made the biggest impact, had the best performances, and found the most success this year. The race for the best no-gi grappler of 2021 was a tight one. A number of competitors could make a strong argument for
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Twin brothers Kade and Tye Ruotolo are 18-year old jiu-jitsu phenoms that are already comfortable competing and winning at the highest levels of the sport. What’s more, they’re two of the most exciting grapplers on the planet, known for their all-action, all-aggression style that lends itself well to submission-only formats.
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In a shock announcement, the Mendes brothes (Rafa and Guilherme) have announced on Instagram that moving forward in 2020 they (and by extension AOJ) will not ‘represent any team or association’ – in other words, Art Of Jiu-jitsu is splitting from Atos.
Read moreKeenan Cornelius has had a very busy year in 2019 and has now managed to finish the construction of his new gym, Legion Jiu-Jitsu in San Diego. Cornelius started the year by leaving Andre Galvao and ATOS Jiu-Jitsu, one of the biggest and most successful competition schools in the world.
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As just about everyone with functioning internet knows by now, Keenan Cornelius has been dropped from Atos. The Hawaiian native was asked to leave Atos this weekend. According to FloGrappling.com, it was due to “a disagreement with team leadership”. Except for a dispute with Andre Galvao, the man who awarded
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