Mo Gomes at GB Manc

Mauricao Gomes @ GB Manchester Weds 27th October Time 7-10pm Cost £25 Mauricao will be hosting his first ever seminar at the club as well as officially opening the club; for more details and to book a place, contact Carl Fisher on barramanchester@hotmail.com. Check Club directory for directions. 19 October 2004

South Coast BJJ Open

19 September 2004 Venue: Purbeck Sports Centre Worgret Road, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 4PH .The competition will be held on two official areas and the referees will come from Brazil. Rules will be as CBBJ. Categories will be children, female, adult, senior, master and super senior allowing people of all ages to enter. Athletes entering will include not only BJJ but also other martial arts like Sambo, Submission Wrestling, Judo and Traditional Ju-Jitsu. Entry forms, rules, weight categories and all necessary information can be downloaded from www.desouzabjj.com . Email: alex@desouzabjj.e7even.com.12 August 2004

2nd London Open BJJ Tournament

Click link for details of Roger Brooking's BJJ Tournament. 6 August 2004

Rigan Machado Seminar

Dave Betts is hosting a Rigan Machado seminar in Mansfield on 18 & 19 September. People who want to come to the seminar can contact me at my E-mail address devilsfactory@yahoo.co.uk or phone 01623 439753 but before 9 pm. There will be limited space at the seminar so first come first serve. The people who attend will get first refusual at further seminars, such as Randy Couture early next year. 7 July 2004

Brooking in Sunderland

Master Team Sunderland would like to thank Roger Brooking for his seminar in Sunderland on 3 July. Everyone who attended were impressed and improved their jiu jitsu. The day was topped off when he awarded Trevor Mitchell his long awaited blue belt. Trevor and Team mate aaron naisbett run Master Team Sunderland and promise regular brooking seminars as well as a Ricardo Viera seminar to be confirmed in the next few months. Anyone wishing to train with or join master team can contact us bodyzoneonline@hotmail.com 7 July 2004

Solari in White City

Nelson Solari is opening a new club in White City from monday 28 June at Unigate House, Depot Road, W12 7RP. Call Nelson for more info 077 42 85 18 52. 23 June 2004

Brooking in Devon

Click link for details of Roger Brooking's seminar in Devon. 23 June 2004

BJJ SENI Report

Brazil has the Mundials, the US has the Pan-Ams and now the UK has a BJJ event that stands head and shoulders with the big guns - The Gracie Invitational. 23 June 2004

Gracie Barra Growth

GB Sheffield, Manchester & Oldham covered by Carl Fisher 15 June 2004

JP in the UK

This week only -Joao Pedro Tinoco is teaching in Derbyshire. 24 May 2004

Top of the Pop's

TGB UK's Ben Poppleton took home the bronze medal in the purple belt middle weight catagory of the Brasileiro 2004 BJJ championships in Rio this weekend. This leaves only a medal placing required at the mundial for the GB UK squad to have placed in all major international BJJ tournaments.. 23 May 2004

Bitetti Seminar

Amaury Bitetti, 2 time world champion, absolute division and UFC veteran, also the best figther in Carlson Gracie academy, is coming to Europe. so, if you can:He will be in UK to share a seminar in Brixton Recreation Center address:Brixton station road, London sw9). He is going to do 4 hours seminar with gi and without gi on Sunday 6 of June from 13.30 to 17.oo, the price is £30.and everybody is welcome to come and do the seminar.For more info contact nelson at bitettiseminar@yahoo.co.uk or phone 07742227539 - 18 May 2004

Brooking in Sunderland

Roger Brooking-black belt BJJ,Pan Am,Europeon Champion is hosting seminars in Sunderland on the 15th of May 2004,the seminars are taking place at Spartan Martial Arts Academy,Hylton castle,Sunderland,which will be gi.Then the second seminar is taking place at Combat Forum Martial Arts Academy,Monkwearmouth,Sunderland,which is no-gi.The cost of the seminar is £20 each or £40 to attend both seminars. Roger is one of the best jiujitsu practitioners in and outside the U.K.Roger is also a great instructor. Any one wishing to attend contact Aaron Naisbett on 07799898808 to recieve details of times and to confirm your booking. 7 May 2004

Gomes Seminar Jersey

"Roger moved in and with the help of Rob once more, sweeps and arm bars came thick and fast and the gi session ended with a neat four move combo, taking in a choke, a triangle, an arm bar and omoplata along the way"..By Carl Fisher 6 May 2004

Gracie SENI Comp

The closing date for entries to the Gracie Invitational is 21 April. Clink link for more details. 20 April 2004

Braulio Estima Seminar

"With the club barely two months old the response from the students has been overwhelming, with an additional second class already up and running; the club’s location means that people from all over the North West can get to the club with no hassle.."16 April 2004

Roy Harris Seminars in Germany

He will teach the JKD/Kali seminar at may 01. and 02. and the BJJ seminar at may 08. and 09. More info: www.Kampfkunst-Training.de. 15 April 2004

North East BJJ League

"Elliot continued with the choke, yet Varqa managed to break free and passed the guard and from there the match see sawed between both fighters..."by Carl Fisher 9 April 2004

Gordinho back in the UK

"The floodgates of BJJ are opening in the UK, as more and more world class black belts are arriving on a regular basis; helping to spread the word is Gordinho.." by Carl Fisher 26 March 2004

Ze Marcello Seminars

Brazilian Top Team black belt, World champion, State champion, Pan american champion,and Brazilian national champion Ze Marcello will be doing a 10 days intensive seminar from April 14th to April 24th in Milton Keynes, Slough and London. Ê. Click link for full details. 23 March 2004

Braulio Seminar Report

Full report by Dave Coles. 11 March 2004

1st Dorset & Hampshire BJJ Open

All the results are here. 11 March 2004

BJJ v Wing Chun

Carlson Gracie & Wing Chun's Samuel Kwok will be teaching joint seminars on 21 Feb in Manchester and 22 Feb in London. For more info contact Samuel Kwok on 07973 789 491. 14 February 2004

Atalla and Braulio in Torquay

Roberto Atalla and Braulio Estima coming down to run two BJJ seminars in Torquay, Devon, hosted by the Combative Edge Academy - Torbay. Roberto Atalla will be down on the Saturday the 6th March to run a 3 hr Gi seminar. And Braulio Estima will be down on Sunday the 23rd May for a 3 hr Gi seminar. 12 February 2004

Braulio @ GB Manchester

Gracie Barra Manchester presents the Braulio Estima seminar, Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club, Wigan Road, Bolton. Sunday 14^th March, 10 — 1pm. £ 20 pounds in advance, 25 on the day. This will be the first seminar for Gracie Barra Manchester and will be a chance to check out the new club and meet the students; Braulio, who needs no introduction, will be splitting the seminar into gi and no gi techniques, as well as offering Keiko Raca merchandise for sale. GB Manchester’s blue belt instructor Carl Fisher will also be reporting on the event for Grappling magazine and all the regular MMA websites.Book now to avoid disappointment, 10 pounds secures a place (non refundable) — for further details and directions contact Carl on barramanchester@hotmail.com. 6 February 2004

Carlson Seminars

Carlson Gracie will be conducting two seminars in England. The first in Manchester on February 21, and the second in London on February 22. Each seminar will last four hours. (12-4) Wing Chun Master Samuel Kwok will be conducting a seminar from 9:30-11:30, prior to the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu seminar. Hope to you all there. For further information please contact: Samuel Kwok 0793973-789-491 kwokwingchun@hotmail.com Billy Davidson 0161-950-2471 chingmoschool@aol.com Ronald Kho 07812-590-468 Danny Khalid 07709-364-356. 3 February 2004

Rafael Gordinho returns to the North

. Carlos Gracie Jnrs Blackbelt world champion from his barra academy in Rio will be conducting seminars and training sessions at Gracie Barra Doncaster on: 22 Feb - SEMINAR . 24 Feb - training. 26 Feb Training. Seminar cost is 25 Quid and training sessions a tenner. For more info on the above or other seminars in the north contact: 01302 868141 (roy) or email ben_poppleton@hotmail.com. 1 Fabruary 2004

Braulio Estima back in the UK

It’s good news and bad news that Braulio is back in the UK; good news for all the Gracie Barra students and bad news for anyone in Braulio’s weight class, thinking of competing this year! 27 January 2004

GB Manchester here

Gracie Barra has a new club in Bolton, run by prolific MMA writer, Carl Fisher. Location Bolton Olympic Wrestling Club, 7-9pm, £4 a session. 27 January 2004

It’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu time

First ever European Championship set to rock Portugal in the end of January - By J.P. 17 January 2004

NE BJJ Comp

The North-East Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu League is holding the first championships on Saturday, March 20th. The event takes place in the dome of the Lighfoot sports centre, in Walker, Newcastle upon tyne. Competitors from other grappling arts are most welcome to enter. In the case of actively competing black belts from judo or sombo etc., we leave it to the discression of the individual as to whether they apply for white belt, blue belt or superfight categories.The cost for all entrants is £15, to cover insurance and administration. Please send payment by cheque or postal order to 'The North-East Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu League'. Entry forms to be sent to the following address:- North-East Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu League, 33 Heaton Grove, Heaton, Newcastle upon tyne NE6 5NP. For more info contact Pete Irving 07950 362 15917 January 2004

Roger Gracie Academy

The Roger Gracie Jiu Jitsu Academy will be opening in 1st Febuary 2004 in 237 Kensal Road, Ladbroke Grove W10. The nearest tube is Ladbroke Grove or Westbourne park. More details to follow. Contact Roger on 07951 870 153 or got to www.gracie-barra.co.uk . 7 January 2003

1st Euro JJ Open Championship

1st European Jiu-Jitsu Open Championship The same organization from the PanAms(USA) and Mundial (BRAZIL) takes place in Lisbon - Portugal. The tournament will take place on January 31th and February 1st, 2004 at the "Pavilhao do Complexo Desportivo Municipal do Casal Vistoso", 1900-271 Joao Silva Street, Lisboa, Portugal. Click here for more info. 7 January 2003

1st Dorset & Hampshire BJJ Open

1st Dorset and Hampshire BJJ Open 22 February 2004 New Milton Junior School, Hants. Follow the link for more details, www.desouzabjj.co.uk. 4 January 2004

Scandi BJJ Open

One week to go to Scandinavian Open BJJ - Dec 14th! Arranged by MMA Alliance in Malmoe, Sweden, this looks to be the biggest scandinavian bjj competition of the year with already over 100 entries from several countries. There will be white and blue belt divisions plus six purple belt superfights throughout the day. Head referee and presenter of the fighters« prices will be several times BJJ World Champion and reigning ADCC World Champion Leozinho Vieira. For more information, and to sign up go to our eventsite . 2 December 2003

Motorcycle Accident : Event Cancelled

Due to Nelson Solari, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Absolute Division Tournament's organiser suffering a motocycle accident, this event scheduled for November 30 has been cancelled. For more info email Nelson. 24 November 2003

Rafael "Gordinho" Correa

"the challenge between Jiu-Jitsu and Luta-Livre in the early 90s. Even though the BJJ people only trained with the Gi, as opposed to the LL guys, we won every single fight showing total dominance. A more recent example happened during this year’s ADCC Tournament, when Marcelo Garcia won the 76kg division and was elected the event’s most technical fighter even though he hadn’t even trained without the Gi.."By Joao Pedro Tinoco, Gracie Magazine Senior Editor + UK Seminar details - 21 November 2003

Ze Marcello UK

The world class brazilian ju jitsiu champion, ze marcello is coming to the uk for 2 weeks in which he will teach a two week seminary consisting of daily classes in bletchley milton keynes, only 15 pound each session seminary is from tuesday 18th - friday 28th november all classes are around mid day please call now as places are very limited venue: bletchley leisure centre bletchley milton keynes for more information please contact: Ronaldo Campos 07930 909 027 or 020 7581 4266 or Eduardo 07780 973 201 - 16 November 2003

European Cup

Last year we had more than 200 fighters competing to be the best of Europe. On the 29th of November everybody is invited again to come compete against the best of Europe in their belt and weight category.The judges will all be trained professionals in BJJ, black belts like Kazeka Muniz, Fabricio Nacimento, Francis Cadu and others. You'll find all information and you can enter online at: www.bjjeuropeancup.com. 11 November 2003

Rickson Gracie in Holland

Rickson Gracie will be teaching seminars on 6 & 7 December, and belt testing on 2-4 December at the Dojo Kai in Sho,Prins Bernhardstraat 1, Roermond. The seminar is open to association members only. For more info call + 31 650217588 or E-mail: harold.harder@tip.nl. 8 November 2003

Gordinho in Doncaster

Former world champion and blackbelt from the legendary Gracie Barra academy in Rio de Janeiro,Rafael 'Gordinho' Correa will be teaching workshops at Gracie Barra Doncaster ,(Formerly GB Yorkshire) on tuesday 2nd and thursday 4th of December. The cost of the training will cover a 2 and a half hour workshop.(a tenner in advance or 15 quid on the day) Any level of ability or style is welcome.An excellent opportunity to train with one of the best grapplers in the world at an affordable price. Further info tel:- 01302 868141 (roy) email: ben_poppleton@hotmail.com . 28 October 2003

Danish BJJ Championships

"BJJ is still young in Demark a lot of the participants have several years of submission wrestling and –fighting experience and it was cool to see Tim Winther and Sune Bjerglund from Advance Fighting Gym (a Shooters International affiliate) sharing ONE gi as this is normally not their game..." 27 October 2003

Rafael 'Gordinho' Correa

There is a seminar to be held by Rafael 'Gordinho' Correa, world champion black belt from Gracie Barra Academy in Rio, Brazil. It will be held on Sat 29 Nov 2003 at the Darlington Boxing and Martial Arts Academy in Darlington, Co.Durham. The cost is £25 in advance. It will cover both Gi and No-Gi techniques. For more INFO contact Martin Wilby tel; 07890 466 424 email; mwilby@hotmail.com. 27 October 2003

BJJ Absolute Division Tournament

Nelson Solari 2nd degree Black belt under Carlson Gracie will be holding a brazilian jiu jitsu competition . Sunday 30 November 2003 @ Clapham Leisure Centre, 141 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, London SW4 6DB (Nearest Tube station: Clapham Common). click here for a map . Starts at 12am. Weigh in from 9-11.30am. All forms of Jiu-jitsu and Judo players welcome. Click here for cbjj rules . Entry fees : Competitors £15 Spectators £3. Entry forms must be in between (1st November - 23rd November 2003) OPEN DIVISIONS ( 2 weight catagories only ) Under 79kg and Over 79kg PRIZES White belts : MEDALS Blue belts : 1st = £100 2nd = £50 3rd =£25. For more info email: Nelson . 19 October 2003

1st London Open BJJ Tornament

The tournament takes place on 26th October 2003, at Battersea Youth Centre, Hope St. SW11,call 07905112687-Roger Brooking. Applications still accepted. 19 October 2003

Rolker Gracie

Rolker Gracie is coming to the Holiday Inn, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, Ireland. on Sunday 19th October at 12 pm untill 4pm, price Euro 65. Contact donegal_jiu_jitsu_fed@hotmail.com. 16 October 2003

Carlao Santos

After teaching for 6 months at the ADCC Club, Carlao Santos will be in seminar in Stockholm, Sweden in October and November. For more details please contact carlaosantos@hotmail.com. 14 October 2003

Carlos Machado

Carlos Machado is teaching a seminar in Paris on 26 October for more details call 01 64 30 84 14 or email: bugei@free.fr. 14 October 2003

Gracie JJ Seminar

Peter Blackwell

Scandinavian BJJ Brown Belt Peter Blackwell has just become -91kg World BJJ Champ (with team mate Bobby Sundell picking up the -86kg division's top honours). Blackwell has also got a new sponsorship deal with Koral Kimonos. Blackwell may be in the UK soon - Carl Fisher 26 September 2003

New BJJ Club in London

Nelson Solari 2nd Degree Black Belt Brazilian Jujitsu under Carlson Gracie. Will be starting a new club at Clapham Leisure centre, 141 Clapham Manor Street, Clapham, London SW4 6DB (Nearest Tube station: Clapham Common) . Classes are on Mondays & Wednesdays from 7-8.30pm. 22 September 2003

Jacare Seminars & Leo Vieira DVD's

The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Germany is holding a big seminar with one of the most famoes BJJ-Teachers beside the Gracies and holder of a 6th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. "Jacare", Boss of the Alliance, is coming to Berlin. The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Germany is financial supporting this event. So everybody can join this unique weekend. We are against high seminar fees, we want to put the "Sport" in the first place. Information www.brasilienjiujitsu.de

6th degree Black Belt BJJ and Alliance head honcho, Jacare will be teaching seminars in London and Berlin in september. More details here. Vieira DVD's: "Leo Vieira's seminar teaching a lot of his theories & moves that won him this years ADCC championship. The seminar in both the gi & no gi is available on 2 DVDs. What is special about these DVDs (in addition to the fact that Leo is probably one of the best grapplers in the world today) is that you will actually have the atmosphere of being at his seminar...capturing in detail the intricacies of each move. Each DVD is $39.95 US plus shipping & handling. Jacare' will be giving a seminar at Roger Brookings club in London.If any one is interested they can call ahead & order & Jacare' can bring them with him to the seminar. To order call USA 404-843-0606 or Roger Brooking Alliance BJJ UK @ 07905112687. Or order from www.alliancebjj.com - 4 September 2003

Rick Young wins Gold

Congratulations to Rick Young(Gracie Barra Scotland) who won gold in his weight class and got bronze in the absoulute yesterday(30-08-03) at the 2003 International masters Jiu Jitsu championships held in Rio, Brazil. And was awarded his brown belt by Maurcio Gomes. 31 August 2003

1st London Open BJJ Tourney

Roger Brooking has organised a BJJ tournament to be held at Battersea Youth Centre, Hope St., London, SW11Ê on 26 October 2003. Categories include white belts, blue belts, purple belts and above open division. £50 prize purple belt Champion. Trophy for first, second and third place. 20 August 2003