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Moya Brand is beaming with pride as one of their very own athletes, Alexa Grasso, has been tapped to serve as a head coach on the UFC's long-running reality show The Ultimate Fighter for its upcoming 32nd season.Grasso's appointment comes fresh off one of the biggest victories of her career - a spectacular rear-naked choke submission win over Valentina Shevchenko to capture the UFC women's flyweight title. With that triumph, the 29-year-old became the first Mexican-born woman to wear UFC gold.Th …

Probably thee most asked question... What is the singular best Martial Art if you were only able to choose one?  As we all know Martial Arts has involved of the years to what we know today as Mixed Martial Arts.  But what is the best Martial Art in its purest form?   Check the video and find out...Big Thanks to Sean "Buck" Rogers     …

Hello Kitty x Moya Aloha Collection '21 - PR ReleaseMoya is now in its 5th Year of Partnership & Collaboration with Sanrio (parent company of Hello Kitty).  Our '21 Hello Kitty x Moya Aloha Collection was our Fifth release in a multi year agreement with Sanrio, with the aim of producing premium limited collections for the Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle Community.Hello Kitty x Moya Aloha Collection '21 was a pre order release, with ship out dates scheduled for December 2021/ January 2022. Due to ma …

We here at Moya Brand pride ourselves on not only quality of craftsmanship, but also in creating unique themes and story telling though visual art.   Introducing Vintro Series - Featuring a classic vintage retro seamless pattern of submission deco through out the panels & patch work.  Classic Jiu Jitsu Art telling, a story of its own in style & comfort.  Available now, while supplies last.Thank You for Choosing Moya! …

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 …