Made of the softest Gold Weave material ever, this gi was built for comfort, but still fitted and triple stitched to handle your toughest training sessions.
Above: Ralek Gracie, Tim Tebow, Brendan Schaub, and Ryron Gracie.
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Here is some interesting news related to our sport of Jiu-Jitsu. NFL star quarterback and college football legend Tim Tebow has begun training jiu-jitsu with the first family of the sport. The family who revolutionized the art of hand-to-hand combat: the legendary Gracie family.
Mendes Bros. Academy Grand Opening
by Gabriel Alconcel
COSTA MESA, California — On Sunday, July 1st, 2012 at 1:00 pm, the Mendes Bros. officially opened up their own academy in Orange County, California. The brothers named their school, “Art of Jiu Jitsu Academy.”
Rafael and Guilherme Mendes are Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts from Team Atos under Ramon Lemos. The brothers began training over ten years ago in their hometown of Rio Claro, a tiny town located in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
June of 2012 brought us to our 1 year anniversary. We are proud to be here for our first year, bringing Indianapolis and Greenwood great Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instruction. Year one ushered in a lot of great new students and friends and year two will be even better.
We also had quite a few other Black Belts come through the doors to teach seminars and workshops. Joe Moreira, Travis Haynes, Wally Holem, Rey Diogo, Todd Brown, and Carlson Gracie Jr. We will continue to bring guys through in year two!
BURBANK, California — On Tuesday, June 26th, 2012 at 9:36 p.m. at 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu in Burbank, California, UFC commentator, Hollywood actor, and stand-up comedian Joe Rogan received his Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu from 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu founder and Jean Jacques Machado student Eddie Bravo.
