Tim Spriggs talks about highschool bullies and how that led to the infamous mushing at the subversive tournament.

Kid’s from Terere Kid’s Project in Rio de Janeiro are working hard to stay home and study!

Education in this time of uncertainty has been a difficult task but as always the community banded together to find creative solutions. As many parents and students have discovered in the last month, the transition to at-home, online learning has been anything but easy. At best, online platforms are being…

IBJJF/CBJJ events in Brazil are starting to be impacted by the Coronavirus. Pans, New York Open, and D.C. Open were canceled earlier this week in the United States and now Brazil has followed suit canceling Brazilian Nationals, Floripa Open, and Rio Fall gi and no-gi. We are still waiting to see…

This year Favela Jiu-Jitsu will be sponsoring these three ladies for all of their IBJJF competitions, starting with Brazilian Nationals that will take place next month in Sao Paulo.

Meet our first three sponsored athletes!

Rico Stanton climbed his way to a dominant position in the purple belt ranks while balancing the normal high school struggle of getting good grades, buying the nicest shoes, finding the cutest girlfriend, and deciding what major to study in college. The 18-year-old purple belt enrolled in a local…

OK, the best is definitely arguable because everyone loves to argue about their favorite spot but these are my top three. In no particular order but each one for a different reason. Kiosk De Tica R. Alm. Gonçalves, 50 Copacabana Tica’s is a hidden spot not frequented by most tourists…

It was in those days plagued by scarce resources that I would show up to training alongside 3-4 foreigners to find locked doors or no lights. Being the only foreigner that spoke Portuguese, I would explain why the lights weren’t working, why the kids didn’t come because there were no snacks, why we were having open mats because the teacher didn’t show up, why they had to flush toilets with buckets because there hadn’t been water in two weeks.

So You Need Money to Compete? The key to getting sponsorship is making sure that you approach people the right way. It’s never good to go around asking for money out of nowhere. Make an effort to identify people that may be able to help you with your goals…

Ipanema and Leblon are popular tourist destinations, filled with restaurants, bars, hostels, and of course, some of the best jiu-jitsu gyms out there. In Ipanema, you will find Fernando Terere academy owned and operated by 5x World Champion Fernando Terere and also home to Terere Kids Project. Ipanema is…