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Braulio Estima awaits Nick Diaz's arrival (MMA Fighting)

The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: World Jiu-Jitsu Expo a Great Success Despite Diaz’s No-Show

This past weekend the jiu-jitsu community was given another great event to take in as the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, organized by Renzo Gracie, took place at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, Calif. The Expo had everyt...
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Nivaldo de Oliveira Lima (Gracie Mag)

The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Nivaldo de Oliveira Lima Crowned Grand Champ at Brazilian Nationals

This past weekend, the last major Jiu-Jitsu championship before the Worlds in California took place down in Rio de Janerio, Brazil. The Brazilian Nationals provided a lot of excitement for the fans down south and gave us one la...
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Rafael Mendes (blue gi) submits Cobrinha by armbar (Gracie Mag)

The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: The Best of 2012…So Far

With the competition scene being rather quiet when it comes to seeing the top black belts in action, we will take this week’s segment to give you, the reader, a rundown of the best competitors out there and the five best matc...
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The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: IBJJF lands in NY; What’s Still to Come in 2012

This past weekend, the IBJJF hosted its 4th annual New York Open Championship at City College in New York City. The tournament ended up being so widely popular that the Federation actually had to close out the sign-up a few day...
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Rodolfo Vieira (Gracie Mag)

The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Rodolfo Crowned Absolute Champ… Again

From every tournament there is always a lesson to be learned. Any viewer of the Abu Dhabi Pro can learn from watching that in a six-minute bout it is important to take the lead, as many of the finals in each weight class were d...
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