Echo Charles is an accomplished media personality who has achieved fame through his work as a podcaster, director, and producer. His podcast, co-hosted with Jocko Willink, has become widely popular and earned him a loyal following on social media. Additionally, he is highly regarded in the health and fitness community. Echo Charles Early Life Born … Read more
The Pedigo Submission Fighting Team has gained international recognition since Flograppling started its Daisy Fresh BJJ documentary series. The Daisy Fresh BJJ crew has become popular among fans and is making a name for themselves in the world of Jiu-Jitsu. The History of the Daisy Fresh BJJ Team In the sleepy small town of Mt. … Read more
Dillon Danis is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist. Danis is best known for being the training partner of Conor McGregor, the former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion. Danis also competes in mixed martial arts (MMA), making his debut in Bellator MMA in April 2018. Danis was born on August 22, 1993, in … Read more
Lucas Barbosa, also known as “Hulk” in the grappling world is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt under André Galvao. Lucas Hulk’s breakthrough came on Copa Podio’s The Team web series where he competed with Marcio Rodrigues’ team. Since 2014, Lucas has been dominant and cemented his talent by winning at IBJJF World Championships and Brazilian … Read more
Known to be one of the greatest grapplers’ the world has ever seen, Rickson’s credentials are nothing to be sniffed at. Known for an unbelievable record of 400 wins and zero losses, Rickson is one of the most stoic and quotable martial artists around. Rickson brought the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu to the world with … Read more
Bigger organizations in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu usually give birth to smaller teams after black belts decide to pave their own paths. This is the case with Checkmat. Checkmat was formed by the Viera Brothers, Leo Vieira and Rico Vieira. This happened when the brothers decided to split from Brasa Clube de Jiu-Jitsu. This happened in 2008 … Read more
Alliance is one of the most successful teams in both competitions and in the number of affiliations worldwide. Alliance is known for winning the World Championship team trophy for 8 consecutive years from 2008 to 2015 and on top of that, they also had two World Championship team titles in the 1990s from 1998 to … Read more
ATOS became one of the most dominant teams in BJJ’s competition scenes regardless if it’s in big tournaments held in the US or Asia. With a focus towards competition, ATOS in the 2010s was a force with the likes of Mendes brothers, Bruno Frazato, Andre Galvao, and Claudio Calasans. The team was founded by Andre … Read more
Dubbed by many as the most beautiful jiujitsu gym in the world, Art of Jiu-Jitsu (AOJ) managed to bring a level of new kind of aesthetics to jiujitsu gyms. With its all-white theme with their instructors and team members wearing white gis and black rashguards, the Mendes brothers along with RVCA founder and jiujitsu black … Read more
Nathalia Santoro aka Sonny as she’s known by on Instagram is a fitness model, bodybuilder and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt under John Danaher. Aside from all of this, she is probably most known in the BJJ community as Gordon Ryan’s girlfriend. Santoro currently resides in Puerto Rico after moving from New Jersey with Gordon, … Read more