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1st Canadian Parachute Battalion

“A” stage consisted of a series of gruelling exercises including Jiu-Jitsu and other hand to hand combat classes.

Amar Suloev

His next fight came against another highly regarded jiu jitsu fighter Paulo Filho, however in this fight despite some aggression and relative success in striking on the feet, Filho proved to be the far better grappler, as he got a submission victory.

Braulio

Braulio Estima, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Theory and Technique

The book further explains how Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu differentiates itself from Judo.

Bruno F. Fernandes

Bruno Franco Fernandes (born April 6, 1978) is a Brazilian physician (ophthalmologist), a martial arts teacher (3rd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt) and an entrepreneur living in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Carlão

Carlos "Carlão" Santos (born 1976), Brazilian jiu-jitsu heavyweight champion

Carlos Santos

Carlos "Carlão" Santos, 3-time World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu heavyweight champion.

Cindy Omatsu

Cindy is also well known for her four volume DVD instructional series “Vicious Vixens: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu” which also featured fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor Felicia Oh.

In addition to training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Cindy has also trained in Jeet Kune Do under Richard Bustillo, boxing and kickboxing with June Castro, Krav Maga with Mitch Tavera, and wrestling with Frank Trigg and Rico Chiparelli.

David Avellan

He holds victories over Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belts Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphreys, Amaury Bitetti, Roberto Abreu, Rener Gracie, and Alexandre Ribeiro.

Eduardo Fraga

Luís Eduardo 'Selvagem' Fraga (November 20, 1973) is a Brazilian martial artist with a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Felicia Oh

Felicia Linda Oh (born in Seattle, Washington, on December 13, 1967) is an Asian American black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under senior instructor Jean Jacques Machado, an accomplished submission grappling competitor, martial arts instructor, and college professor.

Felicia also appeared in the four volume instructional DVD series "Vicious Vixens: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu" starring Cindy Omatsu.

Gracie

Gracie family, a Brazilian sporting family known for their jiu-jitsu style

Jeff Glover

In addition, Glover has competed in numerous exhibition matches, including at the inaugural World Jiu-Jitsu Expo where he scored a win over 7-time World black belt champion Caio Terra.

Jiu jitsu

Brazilian jiu-jitsu, a martial art and combat sport, focused on ground grappling, commonly used in mixed martial arts competitions

Joe Jitsu

One Joe Jitsu was the title character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Beano, and was voted into the comic by Beano readers in early 2004, along with Colin the Vet.

Joe Moreira

At age nine, he began training in Jiu-Jitsu at the schools of the legendary Carlson and Rolls Gracie, where he was taught mainly by Reyson Gracie and Pinduka.

Jorge Patino

After Nate Moore had to withdraw from his fight against Brazilian Jiu Jitsu world champion André Galvão in Strikeforce, Patino took the fight in short notice for the Strikeforce: Houston event.

Joseph Bruchac

He holds the ranks of pengawal and pendekar in Pencak Silat, the martial art of Indonesia, and has studied various forms of T'ai chi, capoeira, kung fu wushu, and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with numerous teachers.

Josh Neer

His only loss as an amateur was to Kevin Burns of the Des Moines Jiu Jitsu Academy, a loss that he would go onto avenge later on in his amateur career.

Ju-Jitsu International Federation

Ju-Jitsu under JJIF rules has been an event at the World Games since the 1997 World Games in Lahti, Finland.

The JJIF is currently the only Jujutsu/Ju-Jitsu organization recognized by the GAISF and IWGA; Ju-Jitsu under JJIF rules is a part of the World Games.

Jujutsu

One version of Sport jujutsu is known as "JJIF Rules Sport Ju-Jitsu", organized by Ju-Jitsu International Federation (JJIF), and has been recognized an official sport of the World Games.

Keenan Cornelius

Shortly thereafter, he began receiving formal Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instruction under Cassio Werneck, then training for three years under BJ Penn, before ultimately joining with Team Lloyd Irvin.

Kevin Howell

Kevin Howell (born October 7, 1977) is an author, political science professor, and black belt Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu instructor under André Galvão.

Mariusz Linke

Mariusz Ryszard Linke (born July 31, 1969) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist and grappler who is most notable for being the first Polish born black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the highest ranking active Polish judoka and one of the most decorated grapplers in Poland, he is also the first Polish grappler to travel to Brazil and receive training under a Gracie trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt.

Mata Leão

The words "mata leão" loosely translate into "lion killer" in Portuguese (also the name of a chokehold in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).

Mauricio Motta Gomes

Maurício "Maurição" Motta Gomes ( ) is a practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, one of the six people (most commonly known as the "Famous Five") to have been promoted to Black Belt by the famous Rolls Gracie prior to Gracie's untimely death.

Mike Fowler

Mike Fowler is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Team Lloyd Irvin.

Mixed martial arts in Australia

The influence of the Japanese martial art of Jiu jitsu at the turn of the twentieth century and its modern relative Brazilian jiu-jitsu have shaped MMA in Australia.

Phil Migliarese

Phil and Rick have trained professional athletes and MMA fighters including Philadelphia Eagles Trey Thomas and Winston Justice, UFC fighters Frankie Edgar and Waylon Lowe, Bellator fighter Tim Carpenter, several World and Pan-Am Jiu-Jitsu winners as well as local police officers and FBI agents.

Rener Gracie

He is currently engaged to former WWE diva, Eve Torres, who is herself a blue belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and currently works as a spokeswoman and head instructor for the Gracie Women Empowered Self-defense program.

Rickson

Rickson Gracie (born 1958), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist

Rodrigo Medeiros

He received his black belt from Rolls Gracie student, Romero "Jacaré" Cavalcanti, he also trained under Fernando 'Magrao' Gurgel and is one of a select group of Jiu-Jitsu competitors to have won the prestigious World Jiu-Jitsu Championship openweight titles twice.

Ron Tripp

His name is well known in the MMA world, especially among Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and submission grappling enthusiasts, as he is the only person to hold an official victory in competition over veteran Brazilian fighter Rickson Gracie.

At the 1993 U.S. Sambo Championships in Norman, Oklahoma, Tripp faced undefeated Rickson Gracie of the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu family.

Rorion Gracie

Rorion taught Mel Gibson Gracie Jiu Jitsu for the movie Lethal Weapon.

Sérgio Moraes

Moraes is a 4-time Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion but his most famous fight was when he defeated Kron Gracie at the 2008 World Championship.

South Coast Martial Arts

In 2005 the center expanded into a 15,000 square foot facility and their list of available programs grew to include Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, Chinese Wushu, Shaolin Kung Fu, Muay Thai, Acrobatics and Tahitian Dance.

The Ultimate Fighter Nations: Canada vs. Australia

MMA fighter and four-time Brazilian jiu-jitsu world champion Vitor Ribeiro is invited as a guest coach for team Canada and does a special session with the fighters.

Triumph united

Along with sponsoring MMA athletes T*U sponsors Muay Thai Fighters like John Wayne Parr and several Jiu Jitsu fighters.

William Loeb, Jr.

When Roosevelt took to learning judo (then known as jiu-jitsu) from Yamashita Yoshiaki in March and April 1904 and trained in the White House, Loeb and the President's Japanese naval attaché, Isamu Takeshita, were his training partners.

ZenQuest Martial Arts Center

The school since expanded to include other martial arts, and currently provides instruction in Shohei-ryu karate (a spin-off of Uechi-ryu), Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, mixed martial arts, Muay Thai, boxing, wrestling, and kobudo, and is the fastest growing martial arts community in Berkshire County.


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