BJJ Poll: Do You Feel Comfortable Rolling with Jiu-jitsu Players of the Opposite Sex?
Do You Feel Comfortable Rolling with Jiu-jitsu Players of the Opposite Sex?
We received this question from a listener to The FightWorks Podcast here in Southern California, who called our toll free number 877-247-4662 and left us this message:
I’m calling you from Los Angeles and I got a question
Romulo Barral’s Knee Injury at the 2010 BJJ Mundials
Moments before Barral had to signal his injury to the referee. All photos courtesy cohost Dan.
It was shaping up to be another excellent year for Gracie Barra’s Romulo Barral. Barral was the gold medalist of the medium heavyweight black belt division and silver medalist in the absolute division in
Tournament Review Tuesday: 2010 BJJ World Championship
Bruno Malfacine received by his Alliance teammates after his victory over Caio Terra for the 2010 rooster weight gold medal. All images courtesy Cohost Dan.
by Philippe Balmant
I traveled from New York City with the (mG)inaction team to Long Beach California for the 4 day Mundials event for my
#215 Voices of the 2010 BJJ World Championship
Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) looks for the choke against Nova Uniao’s Ricardo Abreu Pinto aka “Demente” in the finals of the super heavyweight division of the 2010 BJJ World Championship. Photo courtesy cohost Dan.
We have had World Championships before here on The FightWorks Podcast, but I do not think
BJJ Poll: Do Apprehension or Nerves (“Butterflies”) Affect Your Daily Jiu-jitsu Training?
Do Apprehension or Nerves (“Butterflies”) Affect Your Daily Jiu-jitsu Training?
This idea for a poll was emailed to us by Jake, one of the Mighty 600,000. It’s an excellent poll idea because it furthers our understanding of how people experience Brazilian jiu-jitsu.
Please let us know if you are affected
2010 BJJ Mundials Retrospective by J-Sho
Tarsis Humphreys celebrates his first gold medal as a world champion after defeating Romulo Barral.
From the proverbial “thirty-thousand foot view” to examination of microscopic details that others miss, not many are able to put together a review as detailed as this piece volunteered by J-Sho on the men’s competition
Tournament Review Tuesday: Tayta Submission Championships in Lima, Peru
The Tayta Submission Championships in Lima Peru. All images courtesy Dev Kostal.
by Dev Kostal
I missed seeing (and competing in) the Mundials in LA this year. I am currently training in Lima, Peru at Sniper Fight Sports under black belt Leandro Torres. Sunday saw the second annual Tayta Submission
#214 2010 BJJ World Championships: Black Belt Action
Roger Gracie (Gracie Barra) towers over Tarsis Humphreys (Alliance) at the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship.
What a day! The first day of black belt men and black / brown belt females is behind us at the 2010 BJJ World Championship and what a tornado of action. While every year’s
BJJ Poll: How Often Do You Get to Roll with a BJJ Black Belt?
How Often Do You Get to Roll with a BJJ Black Belt?
This one comes to us from – no surprise here – Ross in Northern California!
Lloyd Irvin Black Belt JT Torres Aims for Gold at 2010 BJJ World Championship
JT Torres celebrates a victory at last year’s BJJ Mundials, when he was a brown belt.
JT Torres has one thing on his mind at the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship this weekend in Long Beach, California: helping Team Lloyd Irvin earn a team tropy by earning a gold medal
Gracie Elite Team Debuts at the 2010 BJJ World Championship
Kyra Gracie, Rilion Gracie, and Renzo Gracie last year at the 2009 BJJ World Championship.
Careful observers of the jiu-jitsu competition scene could not have missed a new entity on the registration lists for the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship that takes place this coming weekend. Also known as the
BJJ World Championship Coverage
Okay so among very important questions about the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship like, “Who will be the next black belt champion in the middle weight division?”, or “Which BJJ team will win the team trophy?” are important questions like, “How can I follow the action without being there?”
So
Gracie Humaita’s Leticia Ribeiro and Beatriz Mesquita Prepare for the 2010 BJJ World Championship
In May The FightWorks Podcast brought you a long-overdue interview with Leticia Ribeiro and Beatriz Mesquita, two of Gracie Humaita’s top female competitors. Both women have been reliable sources of medals for Humaita over the years and have kept Gracie Humaita’s women’s team in the spotlight.
The FightWorks Podcast was
Let’s Grab Coffee Sunday at the 2010 BJJ World Championships
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Tournament Review Tuesday: 2010 Gracie Invitational
Female jiu-jitsu competitors at the 2010 Gracie Invitational in London. All images courtesy Seymour Yang.
If you ever was entertained the notion that martial arts are a universally practised activity, that notion would be easily dashed if you attended the SENISHOW martial arts expo, where the Gracie Invitational was held,
Tournament Review Tuesday and the 2010 BJJ World Championship
Jonathan “JT” Torres on his way to capturing the silver medal for light weight brown belts at the 2009 BJJ World Championship.
Just a very quick note to confirm something I mentioned on our Sunday show about the 2010 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship and Tournament Review Tuesday (TRT) here on
#213 Carlos Gracie Jr., Jean Jacques Machado
Carlos Gracie Junior
This week’s episode of the FightWorks Podcast is really two episodes in one. Each of the two interviews we present here would normally be a week’s worth of content but we are feeling especially generous with the 2010 BJJ World Championships on the way this coming weekend!
BJJ Poll: How Has BJJ Affected Your Cigarette Smoking?
How Has BJJ Affected Your Cigarette Smoking?
This poll idea was suggested by Liam over at The Part Time Grappler. I feel like I have a pretty intuitive feel for how many Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioners smoke but I do not like to guess when we can get actual numbers. Thanks
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