Santo Studio and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu world champion Leo Vieira are putting a new spin on martial arts education, and bringing it to Newport Beach, California. Vieira is the co-founder of Jiu-Jitsu ...

Brazilian jiu-jitsu superstar Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida believes Checkmat BJJ teammate Matheus Gabriel has what it takes to stun Kade Ruotolo with his signature armbar. Matheus Gabriel was hand-picked ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A group of young martial artists from Lynchburg is making local history! According to Coach Robert Hurd, young athletes with Checkmat Lynchburg are the first youth from the ...

The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and here a Bloody Elbow we are going to be breakdowns of the major teams and their athletes that will be competing in ...

Luanda — Angola Heliane Caio became Jiu-Jitsu world champion after beating, today, the Russian Alevtina Korosteleva, from the Checkmat International team, 2-0 in the final. The 16-year-old fighter ...

Grappling sensation Matheus Gabriel never knew how sports could change a kid’s life until he took Brazilian jiu-jitsu seriously. ONE's newly signed submission specialist has been thrown right into the ...

Lindsay Orr captured gold at the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation’s Masters World Championship last month in Las Vegas, earning a world title and a promotion to brown belt in the process.

This is a guest post by Ben Thapa, part of the Bloody Elbow grappling coverage team. Reader, the most important thing you should take from the 2011 World Jiu Jitsu Championships is that Rodolfo Vieira ...