Carlinhos Gracie wants to make a BJJ World Champ with no gi
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The president of the BJJ Brazilian Confederation (CBJJ), Carlinhos Gracie said in an exclusive conversation with site TATAME of June that studies the possibility of doing a BJJ World Championship with no gi. “The BJJ with no gi is growing for all over the world. It has the possibility of goes to the Olympic Games, so it is the time for us to prepare the BJJ athletes for that. It is the time for us to do high level Championships, with belt ranking. We will also get into this market”, said Carlinhos Gracie at the TATAME magazine #136.
The leader of Gracie Barra showed to be pretty excited about the sports grow for all over the world. “ has been always the biggest BJJ polo of the world, so that is why the BJJ World Champ always has been done here. Now the United States have become also a great polo, the prove of that is the Pan American Games, that were 1700 athletes registered under the BJJ category”, said him.
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