BLOG

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 …

May 22, 2020, the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF) officially announced the suspension of all their events for the remainder of this year “until conditions are safe to resume competitions.” The federation reassures the Jiu-Jitsu community that they are continuing to work alongside the government, world health authorities and local communities for updates on hospitals, health networks, travel restrictions, and public transportation. Before they decide on resuming the tournamen …

Life as we knew it has completely been altered by this Pandemic COVID-19. Across the world many countries are grappling with the approach on how to tackle this uncertain and monumental task. We here at Moya will leave that for the professionals.COVID-19 has forced us to hit the brakes on our day to day lives, the interruption of schools, business, commerce and the passing of thousands of people worldwide. California is approaching 2 months of “quarantine.” We have spoken to many gym owner …

Rolando Samson is a young black belt under Atos BJJ in San Diego with Professor Andre Galvao.  Samson has won numerous titles in the past while also being a full time student at San Diego State University majoring in Kinesiology. Samson has a heavy on and off the mat work load.  Student Athletes are constantly on the grind and are constantly pushing themselves on the mat and in the books.  Always drawing inspiration in something or someone to encourage them to strive t …

Pop art and graffiti culture in America today would not be the same without the works of Keith Allen Haring. Haring is an icon in the street art world and began his works in New York during the 1980s. He first received attention while in New York for his white chalk drawings on black advertisement backboards in the train stations. He sees the subways as his “laboratory” where he could experiment and create his artwork. From there he began to hold exhibitions at places such as Club 57. His name …

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 …

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 …

Fight to Win PRO 51 - Brooklyn New York featured some of the hottest talent on the East Coast Jiu Jitsu scene.  MOYA is honored to have had 3 top athletes participate in such a solid show.  All three of our brothers, Devhonte Johnson (Unity BJJ, New Jersey), Rehan Muttalib (Marcelo Garcia, NYC) and Nick Salles (Marcelo Garcia, NYC), put on amazing displays of technical Jiu Jitsu.  All three Athletes submitted their opponents.  Congrats boyz!!!Rehan Muttalib (above)Nick Salles …

Sometimes we begin somewhere and end up at a completely different and new place. That's exactly what happened to our very own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Tom Knox. Originally a black belt in Judo, one of his training partners began to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and asked if he was interested. After some time, Knox was hooked and did BJJ full-time. On top of being a black belt, he's also a professional skater. For him, skating and BJJ balance him out by keeping his life at a vari …

Congrats to our boy Arnaldo Oliveira scoring a tough second place @ the ACBJJ No Gi Grand Prix 2017, in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil.  Arnaldo had a solid performance winning second place, after a few tough matches defeating Lucas Rocha via Guillotine and Patrick Gaudio via Omoplata.  Patrick Gaudio became the tournament favorite after defeating Claudio Calasans.  We look forward to a bright future with this youngster, Congrats Arnaldo! …