Tarsis Humphreys victorious at the 2010 BJJ Mundials
Interview: David Webb, 11 August 2010
Images by kind permission of Alicia Anthony @ aliciaphotos.com
Perennial podium finisher over the past few years, Alliance stalwart, Tarsis Humphreys, reached the pinnacle of his Jiu Jitsu career back in June 2010 when he won the Meio-Pesado event at the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Mundials with an emphatic win over his rival Romulo Barral.
With his pinpoint leg attacks that home in like a crude missile, Tarsis provides much of the backbone to the phenomenal success of team Alliance and amongst …

When I first started with the concept of getting interviews for KombatClinic.com I had a wish list of people I wanted to interview. These people were those who, as a kid, I had watched on old VHS, read about in magazines or had the distinct pleasure of training under on scheduled seminars up and down the UK. Whilst I have never had the pleasure of training under arguably the UK’s best martial artists I have definitely read my fair share of inspirational articles and watched much old footage of Mr. …

Interview by David Webb, 9th July 2010

2010 has not been a bad year for US Brazilian Jiu Jitsu sensation Hillary Williams.
On 11th April 2010 she won gold in her weight category and bronze in the Absolute division at the 2010 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Pan-Am Championships and then, in the same month scooped a bronze at the inaugural women’s event at the Abu Dhabi Pro.
Earlier this month she scooped her biggest win to date by becoming only the second US female Brazilian Ju Jitsu World Champion [after Lana Stefanac in 2009] at the 2010 Mundials in Long …

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 …

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: David Webb, 16 October 2009
One half of arguably the most successful siblings in World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Alexandre ‘Xande’ Ribeiro is in a good place right now. The multiple World Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Abu Dhabi World Submission Wrestling Champion is working hard to establish the San Diego based University of Jiu Jitsu with his elder brother Saulo Ribeiro.
Not that the Ribeiro’s need to; as just in the weeks leading up to the 2009 ADCC world championships the UNIJJ mats were used as a base for preparation for …

Interview: David Webb, 10 September 2009
When you ask most people what was there inspiration for starting Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ), Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or any sport for that matter that contains an element of grappling they, more often than not, use the first few Ultimate Fighting Championships (UFC) and the performances of one Royce Gracie as a point of reference.
For me it was after a trip to the local HMV store in Cambridge – UK, where I was living at the time. I had just purchased a VHS copy …

Interview: David Webb, 28 July 2009