Interview by David Webb, 26th May 2010.

Interview by David Webb, 22nd March 2010
Robson “Robinho” Moura began his training in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu at the age of 10 after his father took him to an academy in his hometown of Teresopolis (a small town in the mountains of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). His first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teacher was Ailson “Jucao” Brites and Robinho’s Jiu Jitsu skills developed very quickly under his tutelage, competing in his first championships after only 3 months of training he laid the foundations to become a champion very early on.
When his “Jucao” moved …

Interview by David Webb, 3rd March 2010
This week KombatClinic.com has had the pleasure of interviewing yet another legend from the world of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – Professor Vinicius Magalhães  – a fourth degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and the Gracie Barra Academy.
Professor Magalhães or “Draculino” as he is better known, is the head instructor of Gracie Barra Texas and the Gracie Barra Belo Horizonte Schools and amongst his students, you will find Mundial winners, Pan-Am champions, national BJJ champions, champion mixed martial artists and grapplers and a total of more than …

Steve Maxwell: Relson Gracie black belt, revolutionary strength and conditioning coach and father to Zak Maxwell (2009 Mundials champion at Brown belt [featherweight], US Open weight Champion, Pan-Am Champion and [Brown belt] Gracie Worlds Absolute Champion. For those of you that are not aware of Steve he is the type of guy always at the cutting edge of the newest martial arts and fitness craze as they first emerge. Starting Jiu Jitsu in the late 1980’s Steve is a former NCAA Division One wrestler and can claim to be Relson …

Luis “Limao” Heredia is one of a select few. Head Coach at Maui Jiu Jitsu in Hawaii he started Jiu Jitsu aged 14 in his native Brazil, soon afterwards he was granted access to THE most famous of martial arts legacies – the Gracie’s, a student under Master Helio Gracie and his sons, Rickson and Royler his skills were honed on the mats of the famous Gracie Humaita school until he was invited by Rickson to travel to the United States to help spread the word of Gracie Jiu Jitsu.
As …

By David Webb, 11th January 2010
This, the second of two interviews done with Emily Kwok and Valerie Worthington, is meant to highlight the work being done by both, alongside fellow world champion Felicia Oh over in the United States of America and Canada to promote women’s grappling. At various intervals Emily and Val are responsible for sharing their world-class knowledge on a number of women only camps with an ever-increasing number of dedicated and committed female grapplers.
For further information on the camps in question check out: http://www.womensgrappling.org
Enjoy!

Photograph by kind permission of Lauren Elle photography
By David Webb, 19th December 2009

Valerie “Valhalla” Worthington is champion grappler based in Santa Fe Springs, CA who currently teaches and competes out of the New Breed Academy run be Johnny Ramirez and John Ouano. Originally a marathon runner Val has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 1998 where she gained her Blue and Purple belts under Carlson Gracie, Jr. and his legendary father Carlson Gracie. Heavily into CrossFit and now a Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Val was placed second at this year’s Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mundials that were held in Long Beach, …

Interview by, David Webb: 7th December 2009
All images kind permission of Darren and Helen Currie

By David Webb, 20th November 2009
All images © David Finch/judophotos.com