What you missed in Jiu-Jitsu this week...

Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu

2012 Gracie Barra Team Preview at Bloody Elbow, going into the detaileded history of GB Jiu-Jitsu and their team for the 2012 World Jiu-Jitsu Championships.  Roger Gracie & Braulio Estima stand up the mundials for MMA and Romolo Barral's injury for the Pan Ams has gotten better for him to compete in June.

ATOS Jiu-Jitsu

Not to be outdone, Bloody Elbow provides a 2012 ATOS Team Preview for the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu World Championships. Where Gracie Barra has the numbers, ATOS may have the higher talent per pound ratio with Andre Galvao and the new kid, Kyra Gracie who left Gracie Barra recently to join ATOS.

Save Jiu-Jitsu for the Tournamanents... says UFC Fighter

In an article on MMAJunkie.com, UFC fighter Lavar Johnson (fighting in UF 146) quoted as saying "We're here to put on a show," he said. "Let's save the jiu-jitsu for the jiu-jitsu tournaments, I say. The UFC is for fights. So let's fight." The article is indicative of his fighting style... Read the article Lavar Johnson vs Stefan Struve here.

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Recent changes to the final results today are here. Check the finala Academy results from the 2011 Jiu-Jitsu World Championships (IBJJF).

The results end with Team Alliance takeing the gold in the Adult by a very wide margin.

Academy results:

Adult:
1- Alliance - 127

2- Checkmat BJJ - 59

3- Atos JJ - 44

For Final complete results - click here >>

Results to date for the IBJJF - Jiu-Jitsu Worlds

The worlds are off to a fantastic start. Hopefully most of you can see it streaming at Budovideo.com. However, tomorrow is a pay-for-viewing day. But if you need updates. Keep close to your computer and phone and catch out updates from the floor on Facebook, Twitter or here at BJJLegends.com

Now for the resutls.  TEAM BJJ results and individual results are list.

Know this - the points and winners, seemed to chage after the Pans closed, we saw the rankings of the teams and points change. Keep a close eye.  This is just the start Jiu-Jitsu Fans.

BJJ 2011 Worlds Academy Results:

Adult:

1 - Alliance - 69 pts

2 - Ribeiro JJ - 22 pts

3 - Nova União - 18  pts

More Team and Individual BJJ Results >>

The Pans were a great time and of great fights.  Few booths at the Pan Ams, but the competition came out.

As you can see from the results, Alliance takes the top spot in Adult (which is Men).  Lloyd Irvin fallys to more than half the score for 2nd.

The Women's Class is won by Alliance, with Gracie Humaita coming in far behind and just beating Team Lloyd Irvin

Novice is taken by BJJ Revolution just edging out Nova Uniao..

Juvi's won by Pitgull BJJ.

Masters was won by the ubiquitous Gracie Barra...

Congratulations to all the winning teams and podium placements.. Excellent job.

Click here for the full 2011 Pan Am BJJ championship results.

With the San Diego Trials wrapping up this past weekend and the Japan trials on deck, then Brazil and the UK (Bahrain was cancelled) we get closer to the Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship in the U.A.E. this coming April.   Don't have your ticket, hop a flight and get yourself overseas to check out the action.

ATOS swept 3 of the 5 black belt weight divisions, with Guilherme Mendes delivering a win in the (-) 143lbs divsion, Andre Galvao (-) 183 lbs pulling a win as well.

This year the Abu Dhabi World Pro Championship, traditioally a Jiu-Jitsu/gi based event - added a No-Gi division.  390 Gi Competitors and 167 No-gi competitors fighting for the over $80K in cash and prizes at the trials.  The entire series of tournaments across the world are billed as over $1 Million in cash and prizes.  See Results following.