Alessandra "Leka" Vieira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu pioneer among the female athletes, conquering her first of the three BJJ world titles at the high... See more
1999 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Champion Alexandre Paiva is a co-founder of BJJ powerhouse Alliance and the chief instructor of Alliance Leblon, RJ.... See more
Xande Ribeiro is one of the most decorated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes of all times, a seven-time BJJ world champion as a black belt, and a two-ti... See more
Amaury Bitetti was the first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu absolute world champion as a black belt, conquering the IBJJF prestigious tournament in 1996 and 1... See more
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, aka Minotauro, was one of the finest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu representatives during his MMA career time, from 1999 to 2015. H... See more
In 2015, Bernardo Faria joined an exclusive club of only 11 Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes to have the World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship title in th... See more
The young Bia Mesquita is already a 7-time World Jiu-Jitsu IBJJF Championship champion (two of these titles being in the open weight division). She... See more
B.J. Penn was the first non-Brazilian black belt to win a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, back in 2000 when we registered this photo. He we... See more
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master Carlos Gracie applies a flying armbar on his brother GM Helio Gracie on the 1960s. Under their leadership, BJJ bec... See more
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu red and white belt 8th degree Carlos Gracie Junior poses for a photo in September of 2016. Son of Carlos Gracie, Carlinhos is t... See more
BJJ Grand Master Carlson Gracie in a photo taken at his infamous school in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro for a celebration of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Na... See more
Claudio Calasans celebrates the Open weight win at the Abu Dhabi Pro, in 2010. It would take five more years for the Atos Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black... See more