Roberto Atalla interview – after spending two weeks in the company of the Northern Cartel in August, Carl Fisher gets the low down on one of the friendliest and accommodating Brazilians in the business….

oachim Hansen has exploded from almost nowhere right onto the heart of the Shooto scene; after winning all there is to win in Scandinavia from BJJ to the fearsome Finnfight events, Joachim fought in Japan last December against Takumi.

Gordinho embarked on his first ever European seminar tour in November 2003; starting in Darlington and ending in Copenhagen, Denmark, Gordinho showcased the half guard techniques made famous by his older brother Gordo back at the Barra HQ in Rio.

Jon Olav Einemo is a giant: both in physical size and in his status as a grappler; hailing from Norway, Einemo blazed a trail at the 2002 Mundials in the blue belt Absolute division winning five fights out of six via submission.

In all the years on the reporting front, I`ve carried around a top ten list of people in the grappling world that I have wanted to interview;

Braulio Estima is a man that requires no introduction on the UK BJJ scene

North East BJJ League dip their toes in competition waters!

Gracie Barra Channel Islands – one year on!