Lviv Open 2017 GI Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championship

 

Lviv Open 2017 GI Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championship will take place in the Ukrainian city of Lviv on 30 September 2016.

Lviv Open 2017 GI Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Championship is the great opportunity for the Ukrainian fighters to show their skills and to add own experience. The same championship was held in 2016. It must be noted last year the open championship in Lviv was held at the high level. It could be seen professional organization of the event, big comfortable gym for fighters, grandstand, electronic scoreboard and excellent prizes for winners. And the most important is that judges of the championship completely follow the IBJJF rules. It is expected that this year championship will be held just as well or better. Organizers invite juniors, adults and veterans for the participation.  

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16 Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners That Were Promoted Straight to Black Belt. Part 2

 

http://jiu-jitsu.news/16-jiu-jitsu-practitioners-that-were-promoted-straight-to-black-belt-part-2/We continue to talk about the owners of the BJJ Black Belt.

9. John Lewis

John Lewis was a Gene Lebell black belt who was promoted straight to BJJ Black Belt by Andres Pederneiras between EFC 1 and EFC 2.

10. Arvin Widder

Bosnian 4th degree BJJ black belt Arvin Widder was a Yugoslavian National Judo champion and started training BJJ in 1998 at the urging of his friend Fred. In the beginning he practiced a combination of judo and jiu-jitsu, or more precisely – kosen judo. Two years later he went to the U.S. (New Jersey) in the club where he was then practicing BJJ: Team Edson Carvalho. He met Edson Carvalho, a master of judo and a 5th degree black belt in BJJ. In 2001, he went back to the U.S and trained more with Sensei Edson, and actually started to understand the concept of BJJ as a whole. In 2003, he organized the first BJJ seminar in Sarajevo, Bosnia with Sensei Edson, who promoted him directly to BJJ black belt, thus becoming the first Bjj black belt in Bosnia and the second in the territory of former Yugoslavia. 

11. Josh Barnett

UFC fighter and catch wrestler Josh Barnett was awarded a BJJ black belt from Erik Paulson without having ever worn a Gi! 

12. Rashad Evans

UFC fighter Rashad Evans received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Rolles Gracie before UFC 108. Rolles Gracie stated that even though Rashad has not trained in a Gi, that he considered him at ‘No Gi black belt level’.

13. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, is instrumental in the growth of Jiu-Jitsu on a local and worldwide level. He developed the plan of of having Jiu-Jitsu taught at all UAE schools. Although he was training Jiu-Jitsu on a regular basis, he was presented an honorary BJJ black belt by Carlos Santos. 

14. Kazushi Sakuraba

Japanese MMA legend Sakuraba trained Brazilian jiu-jitsu with the Gi under Cristiano. Saku was presented with an honorific BJJ black belt by Cristiano Marcello, which he humorously would confess in an interview that he never learned quite how to tie.

15. Chuck Norris

Chuck Norris was promoted by Carlos Machado straight to black belt in BJJ. Norris kept training and now at 77 years old, he is a 3rd degree BJJ black belt. 

16. Kimo Leopoldo

UFC fighter from the early days, Kimo Leopoldo was promoted by Joe Moreira straight to BJJ black belt. Kimo lost to Royce Gracie by armlock at UFC 3 after giving him a very tough fight.

 

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You Won't Believe How Many People Roger Gracie Has Submitted

 

Roger Gracie's surprise announcement on Sunday that his win over Buchecha was his farewell to jiu-jitsu competition had us reeling. 

At 35 years old, Gracie retired with possibly the most impressive resume in the history of the sport.

He's never been submitted. Nobody has ever scored more than five points on him in a match. He won his first world title at the age of 24 and is a 10-time IBJJF world champion. He is an ADCC double-gold champion (2005, weight and absolute). 

But most impressive of all is the list of competitors he submitted during his amazing 14-year black belt career. Take a look below!

​Bernardo Faria via Ezekiel

Claudio Calasans choke from mount

Eduardo Telles via armbar

Fabricio Werdum via rear naked choke

Fernando Margarida choke from back

Fernando Terere via cross choke

Leo Leite via choke

Marcelo Garcia via choke

Marcus Buchecha choke from the back

Rafael Lovato via armbar choke from the mount

Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu via cross choke, Ezekiel

Roberto Drysdale via choke from mount, choke from the back

Rodrigo Cavaca via choke, armbar, choke from the back

Rodrigo Comprido via choke, armbar

Romulo Barral, via choke from mount, choke from the back

Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza via rear naked choke

Saulo Ribeiro via cross choke

Shinya Aoki via footlock

Tarsis Humphreys choke from the back

Vinny Magalhaes choke from the back

Xande Ribeiro via rear naked choke, triangle

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