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For some people in the jiu jitsu community, jiu jitsu is more than just training, competing, and winning. For people like Brenda Castillo, jiu jitsu is more about bringing a community together and that’s exactly what she’s been doing with her school ENZO Jiu Jitsu in McAllen, Texas. Brenda has been training for about 11 years and received her black belt under Presa Jiu Jitsu. In her 11 years being involved with the BJJ community, she became inspired by the great Leticia Ribeiro to begin her ow …

Douglas Bueno came to the United States from Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2015 to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and compete in competitions. He found Jiu-Jitsu when he was only 16 years old, but now he's come a long way. He received his black belt from Gustavo "Guto" Campos and is part of the ATOS team. So far this year, he conquered at the IBJJF Austin Open, winning both his division (Master 1) and the open class. He also placed 3rd at the IBJJF American Nationals in the Master 1 divisi …

Roberto Jimenez is no a doubt a rising star in the Jiu Jitsu Scene!  Winning multiple prestigious Tournaments including Pans, Worlds, Fight to Win Pro and several other Super Fights.  Recently we had the opportunity to document his most recent Invitation only Tournament - Elite Submission League 16 Man Tournament.  No doubt Roberto is a Special Athlete, constantly evolving his game.    Keep an eye out on this kid!!!Special thank you to the boyz over at Puras Broncas …

We're completely aware that all of our athletes are talented in areas beyond Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And some of them are lucky enough to share these passions with another, like Jeff and Veronica Messina. In 1997, Jeff began doing BJJ, Muay Thai, and boxing, but gravitated more towards BJJ. Now he's a second-degree black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros. He began his first gym in 2005 with Yves Edwards and Tim Creduer. Jeff has since opened his location in Katy and moved the original locat …

The family who trains together, succeeds together. The Oranday family is a huge testament to that! Bambi, her 2 sons and daughter all manage their own academy together (Oranday Bros Jiu-Jitsu), train together, and most importantly, support each other. Bambi's children began training on September 21, 2009 when they Damion was just 11, Austin was just 10, and Camryn was 4. After training for 7 years, Damion is now a purple belt, Austin is blue, and Camryn is an orange/black belt. Al …

Remember the name Roberto Jimenez and don't you dare forget it! This young star is truly making a name for himself in the Jiu-Jitsu world. Within just these past few months, he's dominated almost all of the tournaments he entered as a blue belt juvenile. At this year's Pans, he subbed all of his opponents in both his division and in the open, winning double gold. For worlds, he won in his division via all submissions and got silver for the open.  At this year's IBJJF Vegas Ope …