The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 28 - Victor Silverio vs. Felipe Pena - Abu Dhabi Pro Trails 2011 (Purple Belt)

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Hello, and welcome to another edition of Match of the Week. This week's match is Victor Silverio vs. Felipe Pena from the 2011 Abu Dhabi Pro Trails in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.  Victor Silverio is a black belt under Julio Cesar and fights for GFT (Grappling Fight Team). The first time Victor was mentioned worldwide was when he won the 2009...

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10 Years of BJJ - My Jiu-Jitsu Journey - Part 12 (Welsh Open 2009)

(If you haven't read the previous part, you can find it HERE) Now, after being graded, I was super motivated to train hard and eventually get to green belt. Even if that meant staying in the kid’s class for another two years, I just didn't really care. All I wanted to do was get my green belt prior to my 16th birthday. The next day (Friday) I actually took the day off school. I don't remember exactly why, but I was probably 'sick'. Anyway, around 5 o'clock in the afternoon, my dad got...

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 27 - Rodolfo Vieira vs. Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles - 2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Hello, and welcome to another edition of Match of the Week. This week's match is Rodolfo Vieira vs. Rubens "Cobrinha" Charles from the absolute finals of the 2011 Abu Dhabi World Pro. Rodolfo Vieira is one of the best Jiu-Jitsu competitors in the world today. He is a black belt under Julio Cesar and fights for GF Team (Grappling Fight Team)....

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The Berimbolo Kid's Match of the Week - Week 26 - Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu vs. Bill 'The Grill' Cooper - Grapplers Quest 2009

(The previous edition can be found HERE) Welcome to another Match of the Week! This week's match is Roberto 'Cyborg' Abreu vs. Bill 'The Grill' Cooper from a 2009 edition of Grapplers Quest. Roberto Abreu, better known in the BJJ community as 'Cyborg', is a black belt under Francisco 'Toco' Albuquerque. He initially started training with the Nova Geracao Team, but has since started...

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Medals vs. Prize Money

I was thinking about this actually the other day, and that's about the idea of prize money vs. medals in Jiu-Jitsu. When I use the term 'prize money' I mean winning a cash prize for either winning a competition or placing on the podium. I mean is it really important for big competitions to offer cash prizes? Before we diverge into both sides of this, I'd first like to share what competitions...

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