Josh Hinger is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Andre Galvao from North America. He currently trains and teaches out of the Atos Jiu Jitsu academy in San Diego, California. Josh Hinger is a top tier competitor rin both the Gi and...

Henry Carlos Cejudo is a mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler from the United States. Cejudo is American’s youngest Olympic gold medalist in freestyle wrestling (2008 Olympics). Henry Cejudo is currently retired from the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) where he held both the UFC...

Fabiano Scherner is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Murilo Bustamante and Luis Roberto Duarte. Fabiano’s nickname is “Pega Leve” which means “take it easy” or “going easy” in Brazilian Portuguese. Fabiana earned this nick name in 2001 when he started training...

Jonathan Torres, also known as "JT" Torres, is a Puerto Rican American Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor and instructor. His nickname “The Spiderman” was awarded to him because of his superior grip strength. His teammates have often commented that JT Torres’ grips are strong...

Anderson Silva is considered by many martial arts pundits to be the greatest professional Mixed Martial Artist of all time. He is a Brazilian professional Mixed Martial Artist who is currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Silva is a former UFC...

A very early pioneer in Jiu-Jitsu, Nino invented and popularized many techniques that are in everyone’s game today. Most famously he is known for his use of the omoplata, which up until then was not seen as an effective technique. Nino used his...

Lucas Leite is high level Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt competitor and 6 times World Champion. Lucas is a black belt under Leonardo Vieira. Lucas is famous for his half guard skills. He currently represents the Check Mat BJJ Academy, one of the...

Chael Sonnen is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavy weight division of Bellator MMA. Chael has been a professional MMA competitor ever since 1997, having also fought in the UFC, WEC, and Pancrase. Chael is also currently an...

Who is Gene LeBell? Gene LeBell was born on October 9, 1932.  He began training catch wrestling at age 7 with Ed "The Strangler" Lewis.  Not long after, he began training judo. In 1954, at the age of 20, Gene won the National...

In the world of full contact combat sport, Josh Barnett's fighting skills have made him one of the toughest competitors out there. Also known as "The Warmaster," Josh Barnett is well versed in Muay Thai, catch wrestling, grappling, and has a mastery of...

Rafael “Formiga” Barbosa is one of the most exciting and dynamic competitors today. Using his legendary Butterfly and X-Guards, Formiga has captured the Worlds Masters Championships multiple times and is almost always on the podium. Though he is a very fierce competitor and...

Romulo Barral is on of the top Jiu-Jitsu competitors and coaches in the world coming from Gracie Barra. Born in 1983, he discover martial arts at an early age and developed a passion for Tae Kwon Do, MMA and Jiu-Jitsu. He is a...

Joe Moreira is one of the most controversial yet important people in early Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in America. He was one of the first black belts in America who wasn’t a Gracie. He started the first BJJ tournaments in the U.S. He was one...

One of the most skilled and charismatic competitors to ever set on the mat. Though his competition career was cut way far too short by a tragic drug addiction and mental health problems, his aggressive fighting style and developments such as Toreando and...

“It’s like grappling a monkey or a cat. He never loses balance.” The words of Chris Haueter (one of the first 12 non Brazilians to receive a black belt) on Jeff Glover’s style after their 2012 super fight. Jeff Glover is one of...