Watch video of Craig Jones and Joao Miyao winning by submission at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 2. Karate Combat held the second iteration of its Pit Submission Series on Friday, February 23, live from Mexico City. In addition to the typical slate of striking-only contests, the event featured a
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Top BJJ stars Craig Jones and Joao Miyao will compete at Karate Combat’s Pit Submission Series 2 on February 23. Karate Combat’s foray into the world of submission grappling is well underway. The promotion recently announced a pair of Pit Submission Series matches, each featuring top BJJ talent. On Friday,
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The new school, Studio 1908, is named in homage to the brothers’ Japanese-Brazilian heritage.
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Along with his brother Joao, Paulo Miyao has made a massive mark on sport jiu-jitsu. From purple belt onward, the Miyao brothers used their unique berimbolo games to find success at the highest levels of competition, with Paulo Miyao winning his first IBJJF world championship in 2015. More than just
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On Friday, June 11, Fight to Win returns to action in Dallas, TX for the second consecutive week. In the main event of Fight to Win 173, veteran black belt competitor Paulo Miyao will take on Lucas Pinheiro. Lower on the card, Miyao’s twin brother Joao is also in action,
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Two of the most successful black belt competitors of the past decade will compete at Fight to Win 173 on June 11. The promotion has recently announced that both Miyao brothers — Paulo and Joao — have matches scheduled for the event. Paulo Miyao will square off with Lucas Pinheiro,
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It’s only been a few days since the Miyao brothers, Paulo and Joao, announced their intention to part ways with Unity Jiu-Jitsu and although they were originally rather cryptic about the reasons behind the separation, they’ve now gone into more detail to give fans an insight into the decision. Originally,
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Paulo Miyao has announced that he is departing Unity Jiu-Jitsu which he co-founded in New York City in December 2014.
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No Gi Worlds has come and gone once again, leaving us with some exciting matches to remember. Not all the big names found the podium this year, but there were some notable results and memorable moments. Johnny Tama, Dante Leon, and Adam Wardzinski were the few non Brazillians to take
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Joao Miyao breezed past one of his biggest challenges in the Featherweight division as he met Richard Alarcon in the first round. This set up his semi-final match against Anthony Guy De Oliviera after he got past Suraj Kumar Budhram. Miyao sat to guard and got to work the moment
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