Mica Galvao wants to keep competing in the Gi despite Nogi BJJ rising in popularity
Mica Galvao is one of the youngest men to get promoted to the rank of BJJ black belt. With the emergence of Gordon Ryan, Brazil’s dominance is starting to waiver.…
Category: ADCC
Gordon Ryan: IBJJF is slipping quickly Into irrelevance in terms of prestige
Several days ago we reported on an interesting conversation between ADCC silver medalist Nick Rordiguez and his co-hosts. They speculated that winning ADCC trials has become more prestigious than IBJJF…
ADCC silver medalist Nick Rodriguez: “90% of the athletes do gear and are nowhere”
Many claim that BJJ is one of the sports that’s most heavily affected by PED use. Due to the fact there is no striking, PED use is less of a…
Has winning ADCC trials become harder and more rewarding than winning Black belt worlds?
For the longest time, the marquee competition in the world of Jiu-Jitsu were the IBJJF World Championships. With the ADCC happening every two years, the community comprised of practitioners was…