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MOYA Brand has yet another newly-promoted Black Belt in the scene! On August 26, 2020, Joshua Cisneros earned his black belt from Professor Tom Knox at Elite Team Visalia. At only 20 years old, Josh has already been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for 8 years. “I found Jiu-Jitsu through my dad, who used to train under Royce Gracie almost 20 years ago,” Josh proudly exclaimed. After finding Elite Team Visalia, Josh’s dad brought him to his first BJJ class to see if he would find a liki …

On July 12, 2020, Mason Fowler faced Craig Jones for the 2nd time at the event Submission Underground XVI for the Absolute title. Fowler only had the intent of winning and was proud to be part of the amazing training camp at the Caio Terra Academy. The camp focused on specific drilling and live situations to best prepare competitors for any possibilities. “On top of our training, I added in 2 high intensity conditioning sessions a week,” Fowler shared.The first time he faced Jones was ADCC 2019 …

Team Yemaso of West Idaho BJJ officially opened for business on June 2019. They’re located in the small rural town of Star, Idaho. Prior to COVID-19, their academy was growing steadily as they were the only martial arts academy in town. They felt as though they introduced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to so many people and a lot of their members have been waiting to train for years, but have just been waiting for an academy to open up nearby.Tom Steele, the owner of West Idaho BJJ, closed the academy’s do …

Crazy 88 Mixed Martial Arts and I, Julius Park, renewed our lease at our existing location in Elkridge, Maryland at the end of 2019. We were in serious negotiations to relocate, but we ended up staying in the same building. In hindsight, this was a huge blessing. If we moved, we would have been in serious financial trouble with the added construction and moving costs.Maryland shut down gyms on March 16, 2020. We were able to pivot quickly to online classes for different martial arts styles. The …

Martial Arts academies, a sanctuary for all fighters alike, has become a source of stress and anxiety instead of relief during these times of COVID-19.Gyms were one of the first to be forced to close up shop when the rise of COVID-19 cases began. It’s been a few weeks now since the shutdown of many states and with the different and ever-changing regulations implemented on each county, it’s been hard to keep up with the latest news for most of us. Derrick Kennington, the head Professor and owner …

Cancelled seminars and closed academies, World Champion Lucas Leite talks COVID & Small BusinessThe affects of COVID-19 and Small Businesses are profound. Empty dinning halls and crowded drive thrus for takeout. Closed Jiu Jitsu Academies and zoom classes behind a computer screen. We recently had a chance to catch up with our long time friend and Half Guard Master Professor Lucas Leite. Lucas had been in the processing of building his Competition Team not only with his US based st …

First off, I would like to thank Moya Brand for giving me the opportunity to address such an important issue that is currently affecting the jiu jitsu community and the world. I would like to point out that even though I'm an MD and a black belt, my recommendations are somewhat limited in that they are solely based off of what I have personally seen/experienced while practicing medicine during the coronavirus pandemic in the state of South Carolina. It is important to note that each state is d …

There’s a lot to appreciate in the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, whether you are a competitive athlete or an avid follower of the sport. Being able to appreciate comes naturally with the passion of acknowledging what other people bring to the sport that make it better. With this said, we here at Moya want to acknowledge Professor Kawika Yoneda from the Roma Jiu Jitsu Academy in Hilo, Hawai’i. His journey through martial arts and the Jiu Jitsu world is something that has helped contribute to how …

You can now find all high quality fight gear and clothing products at the brand-new Superare Fight Shop in Los Angeles! They sell a variety of fight gear and apparel, including Moya. Owner, Zach Lipari, just opened his new shop in LA in early January of this year. Zach Lipari started Superare fight shop 7 years ago in Long Island, NY. They were the only outlet in Long Island for fight gear and clothing. At the time, the concept of fight shops was relatively new and they aimed to “not only a …

We here at MOYA are proud partners with our brothers & sisters at the Mauli Ola Foundation (MOF).  For the last several years MOYA x MOF has banded together to further spread the word of the natural heeling that our great Oceans possess.  It was our collective goal to create, design and produce clothing and Jiu Jitsu Gis, in which the proceeds would be donated to the Mauli Ola Foundation.  MOF originally started out conducting "Surf Experience Days," in which, children and ad …