Check out GD Video Interview

MANY WEAPONS sits down with Founder of GD Jiu-jitsu and head Jiu-jitsu instructor at Arizona Combat Sports. Gustavo Dantas is a 3rd degree black belt from Andre Pederneiras (founder of Team Nova União). Gustavo has been producing world-class competitors since October 2000 in Tempe, Arizona.

AZ BJJ State Championship 2009

Arizona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu State Championship 2009
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
July 11 & 12 of 2009

The GD JIU-JITSU Events in association with the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (AZSBJJF) is proud to announce the Arizona Brazilian Jiu-jitsu State Championship 2009. The competition will take place on July 11 & 12 at the Westwood High School located at 945 W. [...]

1st AZ BJJ Kids Cup Results

The 1st Arizona Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Kids Cup took place at the Broadway Recreation Center in Mesa, Arizona on April 25th. The event promoted by GD Jiu-Jitsu Events, in association with AZ State BJJ Federation, was sponsored by Forever Fighter, Custom T-Shirt Warehouse, OTM Fight Shop, Gracie Magazine Association and Arizona Combat Sports. The event was [...]

NAGA NJ

The Naga World Championship took place in Newark,NJ on April 4th and 5th. Nova Uniao AZ  was well represented by Annalyn Holmstrom, who took 1st place in the Blue Belt/flyweight division and 3rd place in the No-gi/Intermediate/flyweight.
Good Job Annalyn!

Food Drive at the 1st Kids Cup (04/25/09)

 
 

GD Jiu-Jitsu Events Food Drive
DO YOUR PART IN LENDING A HELPING HAND IN YOUR COMMUNITY!

For the first time, GD Jiu-Jitsu Events will be sponsoring a Food Drive for the United Food Bank at the 1st AZ BJJ Kids Cup. During these difficult times, it is important to be thankful for the things that we have [...]

Extreme Beatdown AZCS Results

The AZCS fighters went 5-1 at the “Extreme Beatdown” which took place at the Apache Gold Casino in San Carlos, Arizona on April 11th.
In a classic match-up between a striker, former 2-time world boxing champion Elena “Baby Doll” Reid (3-0-0), and karate kicker, Michelle “The Karate Hottie” Waterson (7-3-0), Reid’s heavy hands prevailed in [...]

AZSBJJF Social Network

Check out the Arizona State Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation Social Network. Pictures, videos and news.http://azsbjjf.ning.com/
Also check the federation’s my space http://www.myspace.com/azfederation

Video of the month

Gustavo Dantas competing at the South Bay BJJ Open in July/08 against J.J. Machado Black belt Scott Dewitt.

Vitor “Shaolin” wins at Dream 8

Source: www.mmaweekly.com
DREAM held its second event in the last month, staging DREAM 8 from Nagoya, Japan. The event was highlighted by the opening round of the DREAM Welterweight Grand Prix.
After a long layoff, the Nova Uniao Black Belt, Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro returned to action against Olympic wrestling medalist Katsuhiko Nagata. It didn’t take long [...]

Interview with Thales Leites

As he himself puts it, Thales Leites is getting ready for the fight of his life. On April 18th, the Nova Uniao representative will be facing Anderson Silva in Canada, to try and snatch the UFC middleweight belt from the long-standing champion. After a late-stage training session, the fighter spoke with Portal das Lutas, GRACIEMAG.com’s [...]