Renzo Gracie awarded Carlos Gracie Jr. his red and black belt on behalf of all Gracie Barra, opening with a heartfelt, funny, and emotional homage to Carlinhos.
Rickson Gracie offers an homage to Brazilian jiu-jitsu master Carlos Gracie Jr. ("Carlinhos") in Irvine, California at a Gracie Barra ceremony where Renzo Gracie later presented Carlos Gracie Jr. with his red and black belt.
Carlos Gracie Jr, the head of Gracie Barra and the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation, shares his thoughts after receiving his red and black belt on June 3, 2008.
Rafael Lovato Jr. is in San Diego at the University of Jiu-Jitsu preparing to compete in the Brazilian jiu-jitsu Pan-American championship which takes place in Carson, California March 28 - 30. Lovato Jr. discusses getting ready with Saulo and Xande Ribeiro, a recent injury, and the opponents he expects to face like
After beating Gregor Gracie and winning the 2008 No-Gi BJJ World Championships of the middle heavyweight division, UNIJJ's Saulo Ribeiro talks with us about:
- what this victory meant, and his thoughts on Gracie Barra after their behavior at the 2008 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Mundials
- his thoughts on Roger Gracie
- why he is wearing a Baltimore Ravens jersey
Andre Derizans, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt from the Gracie Humaita Academy in Rio de Janeiro who has been living in Hawaii since 1985 explains why BJJ is so popular in Hawaii. June 16, 2008.
TheFightWorksPodcast .com, the web's home for Brazilian jiu-jitsu internet radio news since September 2005, just released a Google Gadget to make it even easier to find and listen to our shows. BJJ fans, check it out!
Tarsis Humphreys discusses how he got involved in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and what he believes is the best part of his game while submitting a few guys in no-gi sparring.
The University of Jiu-Jitsu's Leticia Ribeiro discusses her day at the 2008 No-Gi BJJ World Championships in Carson, California. She defeated Gracie Barra's Miriam Cardoso by armbar to win the gold medal in the pluma division.
Leticia Ribeiro and her husband Fabricio "Morango" Camoes are both black belts in jiu-jitsu from Gracie Humaita and train at the UNIJJ in San Diego.
1rst place - Antonio Braga Neto (Ralph Gracie)
2nd place - Gabriel Vella (Alliance)
3rd place - Roberto "Cyborg" Abreu (BJJ Revolution)
3rd place - Roberto "Tussa" Alencar (Gracie Barra)