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Pan: keep an eye out for the purple belts
SHARE THIS NEWS Paiva family at Euro Open / Photo: personal archive Who in your view will be the purple belt standouts at the 2011 Pan, starting this Thursday in Irvine, California? Our first bet comes...
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Romero Jacaré in highly sought-after seminar in Rio
SHARE THIS NEWS Jacaré with Gigi Paiva / Photos: GRACIEMAG archives Romero “Jacaré” Cavalcante’s closer friends joke that he finally came out of the woodwork. But the fact is that the founder of team...
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Jacaré in an afternoon filled with emotions and positions
SHARE THIS NEWS Last Saturday a heaping helping of emotions and surprises were served up at the Alliance academy branch in the Leblon neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, where Alexandre Paiva is in...
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Romero Jacaré teaches how to bulletproof your neck
SHARE THIS NEWS GRACIEMAG #172, on its way to a bookstore near you, serves up a complete dossier for practitioners to bolster their neck defense through pointers provided by aces like UFC star José...
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Black belt pedals to top of world rankings
SHARE THIS NEWS Daniela in pursuit of another world title, this time on two wheels / Photo: publicity Getting a Jiu-Jitsu black belt is just a part of a person’s journey. That’s what Daniela Genovesi...
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International Masters, toughest veterans in the world’s time to shine
SHARE THIS NEWS In 2010, Saulo got four tapouts in four matches at weight. Photo: Gustavo Aragão You think it’s easy going up against the old-timers? The International Masters and Seniors, one of the...
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What Tererê’s been up to back in Brazil
SHARE THIS NEWS Gigi and Tererê / Publicity photo Currently residing in England, Fernando “Tererê” is back in Brazil for a spell teaching seminars, during which he stopped in at the Alliance branch in...
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Looking to pass open guard in BJJ? Attention to the chin and wrist
SHARE THIS NEWS "Gigi" Paiva on the attack at Internationals Master 2010 / Photo: Gustavo Aragão/GRACIEMAG.com The leader of the Rio de Janeiro chapter of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu academy, Alexandre “Gigi”...
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Victor Genovesi beats Grippo and takes top spot at brown belt
SHARE THIS NEWS Jiu-Jitsu champ Victor Genovesi on the podium with father, Alexandre Paiva / Personal archive photo If origins mean success, Victor Figueiredo Genovesi, 21, has a bright future in...
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Gigi and Worlds: “The kids don’t try winning from the top anymore”
SHARE THIS NEWS Alexandre Paiva with his son, now a brown belt world champion / Personal archive photo, 2011 Team Alliance, under the captainship of Master Romero Jacaré, won the World Championship yet...
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Learn a finish from a Master & Senior Worlds warriors
SHARE THIS NEWS Daniel Beleza atop the podium at the 2012 Boston Open / Personal archive photo The inaugural Master & Senior World Championship is set to go down October 7 at California’s Long...
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Who’ll shine brightest at Masters Worlds? Learn guard pass, and comment
SHARE THIS NEWS Fernando Soluço atop the No-Gi Pan heavyweight podium / IBJJF photo The first ever Master & Senior Worlds will go down this weekend at the Long Beach, California Pyramid, and...
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Fabio Gurgel comments on training with Tererê in São Paulo
SHARE THIS NEWS Fernando Tererê with General Fabio Gurgel at Alliance São Paulo / Publicity photo This Friday, Alliance São Paulo hosted a special guest for No-Gi training. Team leader Fabio Gurgel...
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Léo Nogueira gunning for absolute gold at South American Championship
SHARE THIS NEWS Léo Nogueira and the crew from Alliance at his seminar in Florianópolis / Alliance publicity photo Jiu-Jitsu black belt Léo Nogueira took some time off from training with MMA star...
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Roger Gracie’s Pre-Strikeforce Roll at Alliance Rio
SHARE THIS NEWS Luxury training session at Alliance’s Rio de Janeiro chapter: Victinho Paiva, Gurgel, Gigi, Léo Leite and Roger Gracie among others (Publicity photo) Roger Gracie, who is tabbed to face...
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10X Alliance: go behind the scenes of the team’s campaign at the 2015 Worlds
SHARE THIS NEWS Alliance has been on the top of the ladder of the male teams competition of the World Jiu-Jitsu championship since 2008. In 2015, they won the 10th trophy at the male division as well...
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Léo Nogueira vai atrás do ouro absoluto no Sul-Americano de Jiu-Jitsu
Léo Nogueira com a galera da Alliance no seu seminário na Base Áerea, em Florianópolis. Foto: Alliance/Divulgação O faixa-preta de Jiu-Jitsu Léo Nogueira deu uns intervalos nos treinos com a fera...
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O treino de Roger Gracie na Alliance Rio para o Strikeforce
O treino de luxo de fim de ano na Alliance, no Leblon: Victinho Paiva, Gurgel, Gigi, Léo Leite e Roger Gracie, entre outras feras. Foto: Divulgação Com luta marcada para 12 de janeiro, contra o texano...
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Adeus, Strikeforce: Roger e Jacaré finalizam; Cormier provoca Frank Mir
Roger Gracie com Renzo, no Strikeforce. Foto: Esther Lin/Strikeforce (Arquivos GRACIEMAG) Ronaldo Jacaré e Roger Gracie não decepcionaram, e deixaram o Strikeforce e os fãs de Jiu-Jitsu descansar em...
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Aposentado do judô, Léo Leite estreia no boxe com vitória e flerta com MMA
Léo Leite, de kimono azul, durante o Mundial de Judô de Paris, em 2011. Imagem: Fotocom Com o nariz arroxeado e levemente inchado, Leonardo Gergis Ferreira Leite, 34 anos, está com os amigos na esquina...
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