On May 7, 2016, Fight to
Win Pro came to San Diego to host a great event that showcased
California's top Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Athletes. The goal was to submit
your opponent within a set time limi…
MOYA Brand is stoked to announce the Newest Edition to the Family: CHECKMAT Blackbelt Chico Mendes! Chico is a Blackbelt directly under Legendary Jiu Jitsu Practitioner Leo Vieira (CHECKMA…
Big Congrats to "The Half Guard Master Lucas Leite" on receiving his 3rd stripe (3rd degree) on his Blackbelt this past week, by his Master Leonardo Vieira (Checkmat Co - Founder). Leite will be…
Over the years there has been a constant debate between "Full Time Athletes" and "Education." Many had believed that in order to obtain constant podium results one must study and practice the Ar…
This years 2016 IBJJF Pan Ams was held on the UC Irvine Campus, competitors from all over the world made the trek to California to showcase and test their skills in one of the largest Jiu Jitsu Tourna…
Big Congrats to the Fam! Jiu Jitsu World League Photo Blog!Rolando Samson (Brownbelt - Atos, SD) - Freshman Brownbelt Season - Gold!Sky Lovell (Grace Barra - Northridge, Purplebelt) - Top spot o…
IBJJF - Houston Open 2016! Photo Blog!Photo Credit: IBJJF PhotographersDaniel Rivas (Blackbelt - Team Rivas BJJ - Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Affiliate) Keeping it Golden, with the top spot on the P…
Big Congrats to MB YoungGunz competing in this years Kids Pans 2016!Alyssa Wilson (Checkmat HQ) - SilverBradley Chirino (AOJ) - GoldJacob Cisneros (Elite Team Visalia) - Gold - 3 x Kids Pans Champ!Ana…
SubCon Super Fight: Paul Barbosa (New Breed Academy/BJJ Revolution Team) x Baret Yoshida (Arena/Baret Submissions)Check out this video! …
Ian Sanders (Brownbelt x Rodrigo Freitas BJJ) Congrats to our Boy Ian Sanders winning Gold in Division & Open securing his ticket to Abu Dhabi! Ian is a constant competitor and one of the be…
Lisbon, Portugal - Big Congrats to the fam who made the long trek to represent! Professional Skater, BJJ & Judo Blackbelt Tom Knox smashed and went 4-0 to secure the top spot on the podium!&…
Some would argue that Jiu Jitsu and Wrestling are two fundamentally
different sports with different rules, intense vs. finesse, constant
grind vs. flow. But for Steve Caday Jr. & Joshus Cisne…