An Interview with The 2014 Purple Belt Absolute World Champion Edwin Najmi

I'm very excited to bring you guys today an interview with Edwin Najmi. He is one of Jiu-Jitsu's rising stars and throughout his career has captures many major titles in our sport. It has been a privilege to get the opportunity to interview him. I hope you guys enjoy.  Source: Preston Smith So first off, could you please introduce yourself to people who may not be totally familiar with...

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An Interview with BJJ Funny Man Kit Dale

Today, I bring you guys an interview with Kit Dale, Australia's finest BJJ talent. He is probably best known for his rapid fast journey to black belt, his Jiu-Jitsu related comedy and of course his beard. I hope you guys enjoy the interview. For some people who may not be familiar with you, could you please introduce yourself? My Name is Kit Dale. I am a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt...

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Update (21/08/14) - Match of the Week Success and New Interview Tomorrow!

This is probably going to be the shortest update post you will ever see from me! To start off, I would like to say thank you for making this week's edition of 'Match of the Week' a tremendous success. It received a little over 2100 views in 24 hours, making it my most popular edition to date, and the second most viewed on my entire blog.  Now, the main reason I am writing this is to tell you that my interview with Kit Dale will be published tomorrow. Personally, I think it's...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 7 - Rener Gracie vs. Eduardo Telles - 2004 Pan Ams

(Last week’s edition can be found HERE) On this week’s edition of Match of the Week, the match I am sharing with you is Rener Gracie vs. Eduardo Telles from the 2004 Pan Ams. Yes, you did hear that correctly! I did say Rener Gracie.  If you follow Jiu-Jitsu or even MMA, I'm pretty sure you are familiar with Rener Gracie. He is the son of UFC founder, Rorian Gracie and is a 4th degree...

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10 Years of BJJ - My Jiu-Jitsu Journey - Part 11 (I Came Back)

(If you haven't seen the last part, it can be found HERE.) So... I decided to come back. At this point, it's January 2009 and I had just turned 14 years old. Even though I had only been gone a few months, I had changed a bit. I started to take life a bit more seriously. Realistically, I was in the eyes of most people still a kid, but I felt like I was maturing as a person and everything wasn't just a game anymore. So when I returned to training at the start...

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