As the first American Black Belt produced by Gracie Barra, as well as the second American black belt to close out at Worlds, Alberto Crane is used to making history. He moved to Brazil to learn BJJ at a time when that was the only way to learn Jiu Jitsu, he fought in MMA as it was evolving to the sport it is now, and … Continue reading Alberto Crane
Romulo Barral has been competing for 18 years, with gold medals spanning over 4 generations of competitors. He has competed against and defeated legends in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, cementing his own name as one of the greatest. Now, as a professor, his school is producing an incredible competition team, with Romulo himself at the lead. A champion, with on and off the mats, Romulo sat … Continue reading Romulo Barral
If you have been to the major Jiu-Jitsu tournaments around the world then you probably have seen Alex Martins fight and win. After speaking with Alex Martins at the IBJJF Pan Ams we took him up on the offer to come visit Paragon Jiu-Jitsu in Dallas, Texas. We wanted to know more about Alex and created this video profile about him. Thank you Alex and … Continue reading Alex Martins Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Raul Gacho Jimenez of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu in Houston, Texas has been training for over 13 years. With two boys and his wife involved in running the family business Team Gacho has made a name for themselves and it caught our attention. After speaking with Gacho and witnessing first hand just how much Raul supports his team members I had to profile his school. Alliance Team … Continue reading Raul Gacho Jimenez
Yesterday I decided to go snap some shots of the fighters training up at Gracie Barra Katy. Lauren Murphy, Terrance Ferguson, Chris Mango, Jaison Howard and Ryan Sheehan were amongst the people training coached by 3rd degree black belt Professor Ted Stickel. The fighters were training in the cage most of the time but I also caught some shots of the daytime Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu class … Continue reading Gracie Barra Katy In The Cage
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