Lucio Sergio Dos Santos

For those training in the UK, you probably know Lucio Sergio Dos Santos. I have had the pleasure of training with him and I can attest that he is truly one of the best bjj players I have had a chance to learn from, really great guy and a monster on the ground!
Check out the video below about him.

UK Competitions This Year 2009

I've been thinking of competing in some smaller competitions this year. Just wanted to share some of these here with some information I have.

23-24 May - U.M.A. International Open Groundfighting and Grappling Championships ('No Gi') Groundfighting and ('With Gi') Grappling

14 June - North England Grappling Championships

21 June - British Open

28 June - Ground Control 5

5 July - Combat Academy Groundfighting

25 July - 3rd Brighton Open

8 August - Grapplers Showdown Gi Challenge - London Open

??? - Bristol Open Summer Leg 2009 (not confirmed yet)

13 September - U.M.A. Open 'With Gi' Groundfighting Championships

September 2009 - National BJJ Novice Tournament - Gi

14-15 November - Kent Open GI Competition

6 December - U.M.A. Open 'No Gi' Grappling Championships


Yep, so these are the ones that I am considering going to. Going to the first one on the 23-24 May this weekend and will sure let you know how it goes. This is my first competition ever:)

Generally wanted to mention that it is of course sometimes difficult to find suitable competitions. Some don't actually have websites which I think is not acceptable. Others are not really included in lists of competitions for the year because they are small and are not planned in advance. As brazilian jiu jitsu develops and becomes even more popular in the UK and hopefully in Russia, more information will be available in a more organized fashion I believe.