Misconceptions about traveling and training BJJ in Brazil – Part 1

Don't worry! In Rio, Jesus has got your back!

As always when traveling to somewhere new and foreign, people will often have their own conceptions and assumptions about what it will be like based on the media or stories we’ve heard from friends who heard from friends of friends. And often the realities . . . → Read More: Misconceptions about traveling and training BJJ in Brazil – Part 1

Real Rio Show’s First episode out now!

Check out the Real Rio Show’s First episode now!!! Watching the First episode made me miss training at Gordo Jiu Jitsu, all the places I used to hang out in Barra da Tijuca/Largo do Barra and especially all the friends I made there through Connection Rio and at the academy.

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Old videos from Gordo Jiu Jitsu

It was late 2009 and still very early on into my BJJ journey. I had been in Brazil for little over a couple months and was just settling into the routine at the Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academia in Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro after spending nearly a month training at Fight Zone Copacabana. . . . → Read More: Old videos from Gordo Jiu Jitsu

Video: Gordo JJ – Open Mat Saturdays Training HL

It’s long overdue but here’s a video highlight of an average Saturday morning Open mat session at the Gordo Jiu Jitsu Academia in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Also here is an old post about the Saturday morning Open Mat sessions.

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Roberto ‘Gordo’ Correa talks about Rafael dos Anjos, Kru Toy and Gordo Jiu-jitsu/Evolve MMA

Here’s another video interview from In The Guard. The following is an excerpt from the website about the video:

“Roberto “Gordo” Correa de Lima speaks about Rafael dos Anjos preperation for his upcoming fight with Clay Guida and the arrival of Kru Toy at Gordo Jiu-Jitsu/Evolve MMA. Find out more on the Rafael dos . . . → Read More: Roberto ‘Gordo’ Correa talks about Rafael dos Anjos, Kru Toy and Gordo Jiu-jitsu/Evolve MMA