The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: 2014 Europeans Give Glimpse Towards Future Gianni Grippo January 28, 2014 Spotlight The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fan base has a lot to be excited about right now, especially after seeing what went down at the 2014 Europeans in Lisbon,...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Building Up to the 2014 Europeans Gianni Grippo January 21, 2014 Spotlight Already, the first major championship on the IBJJF calendar is here. The European Championship is set to take place in its familiar Lisbon, Portugal,...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: The Power of Rivals Gianni Grippo November 26, 2013 News What is a rival? Well, according to dictionary.com, a rival is defined as, "a person or thing competing with another for the same objective or for...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Who is the Pound-For-Pound King of Jiu-Jitsu? Gianni Grippo October 23, 2012 News With the 2012 competition year soon coming to a close, with only a few tournaments to go, today’s segment feels like a good opportunity to catch up...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Summer’s Over, It’s Time for No-Gi Season! Gianni Grippo September 5, 2012 News Now that we are in the month of September, the jiu-jitsu's summer championships are coming to a close and competitors are starting to shift their...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Oh, the Places You’ll Go, Part II Gianni Grippo August 21, 2012 News The last time I wrote an article like this, I was sitting in a gym in San Jose, Costa Rica, having just finished teaching another class to about 20...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Oh, the Places You’ll Go! Gianni Grippo August 7, 2012 News Oh, the places you can go! Jiu-Jitsu back in the day used to be a rare martial art only seen in a few select countries such as Brazil and Japan, but...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: Young Black Belts On The Rise Gianni Grippo July 24, 2012 News For years now, jiu-jitsu competitors and fans have all agreed that the toughest challenge if you are a competitor is making that jump up to the black...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: The Evolution of Jiu-Jitsu Gianni Grippo June 19, 2012 News With competition jiu-jitsu still in its “offseason” stage, I feel that this week's segment would be a perfect opportunity to lay out to you, the...
The Jiu-Jitsu Movement: The Best of The Best in 2012…So Far Gianni Grippo June 12, 2012 News With the Worlds coming to a close last weekend in Long Beach, we can finally start looking ahead to the IBJJF’s Summer Opens around the country and...