The second edition of Road To Worlds has come and gone, and just like last year, it was an incredible experience for everyone on the FloGrappling squad.
Jun 18, 2018
Meyran Maquine is an 18-year-old Sao Paulo native who is currently spending his training camp at Team Lloyd Irving in Camp Springs, MD, for the second straight year in preparation for the upcoming IBJJF World Championships.
May 22, 2018
Gabriel Grønås is one of the best blue belts you've never heard of.
May 18, 2018
What’s in the water in Norway?
May 16, 2018
Over the years, the GF Team HQ in Rio de Janeiro has produced jiu-jitsu powerhouses such as Patrick Gaudio, Amanda Monteiro, Igor Silva, Victor Honorio, and Jaime Canuto. All of which are known as extremely tough fighters who are almost always on the podium.
May 13, 2018
My very first coverage for FloGrappling was of the IBJJF 2016 European trials in Lisbon, Portugal, and I was pumped to finally experience European jiu-jitsu in person.
May 12, 2018
GF Team has become notorious for producing tough fighters who train hard and compete hard. Top competitors like Rodolfo Vieira, Vitor Oliveira, Jaime Canuto, Patrick Gaudio, and Jake Mackenzie are all products of Master Julio Ceasar and the GF Team system.
After taking home 10 medals and the team trophy from Brazilian Nationals, the Alliance representatives down at Mario Reis academy in Porto Alegre were back on the mat sharpening their games for next month’s World Championship.
May 11, 2018
It’s truly difficult to pick just one up and coming athelte from Unity Jiu-Jitsu- they have the most savage lightweight purple belt squad on the planet right now including wonder-kid Thalison Soares and competitors like Jonas Andrade, Wilson Pereira, and many more. But as we had to settle on one, we chose Levi Jones-Leary.
Led by Murilo Santana, Unity Jiu-Jitsu is a New York City-based academy that is home to Paulo and Joao Miyao, Felipe Cesar, Manuel Ribamar, Devhonte Johnson, and a whole army of killer purple belts.
May 10, 2018
The world started to take notice of the talent coming out of Mario Reis’ academy when his student Nicholas Meregali started winning the World Championships year after year in the lower ranks.
The same day Leandro Lo returned from a trip to the US he was on the mat, ready to lead his team through training to prepare for Worlds.
May 9, 2018
JT Torres is one of the United States' best hopes for becoming the next gi world champion.
The day after 2018 Brasileiros the Alliance competition team was back on the mats preparing for the upcoming IBJJF World Championship.
Jacob Kassama started studying jiu-jitsu when he was just nine years old in Detroit, Michigan.
May 8, 2018
