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Posted by Heather Raftery Kingz Athlete Spotlight: Meet the Funegra Twins This weekend, two of the most highly-anticipated black belt promotions happened at the IBJJF World Championships in Anaheim, California. After about a decade of training, twins Mia and Ashlee Funegra received...

Posted by Heather Raftery Study Jiu-Jitsu Like a Pro As much as each of us would like to spend all day, every day on the mat, most of us don’t have that luxury. Even those who do, would quickly find that...

Posted by Heather Raftery Kingz Athletes Clean Up at Pans The IBJJF Pan Jiu-Jitsu Championships are often considered a sneak-peek into one of the most-anticipated events in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: the IBJJF World Championships.  At the Pans, not only do you get...

Posted by Heather Raftery Training for the Podium There are levels to competition. While every competitive-minded athlete dreams of competing at the highest levels of his or her sport, the reality is that not everyone will have the opportunity. For some,...

Posted by Heather Raftery How to Tell You’ve Fallen in Love with Jiu-Jitsu For some, it’s love at first roll. The thrill of that first awkward fumbling of faux-combat, as you scoot around on your knees with your hands clutching air...