Attaining a knack for being successful in one sport is impressive
in itself, but being successful in two separate sports is on another
level. Tom Knox has proved to have done just that in BJJ…
Brazilian
Jiu-Jitsu has become a silver lining for many of the youth in Brazil.
Giovanna Caxias Canuto found the sport at only
7 years old in Manaus, Brazil. She contacted Hector Vasquez of Cobri…
Fight to Win PRO 51 - Brooklyn New York featured some of the hottest talent on the East Coast Jiu Jitsu scene. MOYA is honored to have had 3 top athletes participate in such a solid show. …
Some people know what
they want from the very beginning. Our second degree black belt, Michael
Cusi is no exception. After watching the UFC Night of Champions with
Royce Gracie, where he discove…
Joining our team this
year is 3rd degree black belt, Guto Campos. At age 18, he felt the need
to learn a self-defense martial arts sport. Growing up and being in
Brazil all his life, he found Br…
Sometimes we begin
somewhere and end up at a completely different and new place. That's
exactly what happened to our very own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt,
Tom Knox. Originally a black belt in…
Congrats to our boy Arnaldo Oliveira scoring a tough second place @ the ACBJJ No Gi Grand Prix 2017, in Rio De Janeiro, Brasil. Arnaldo had a solid performance winning second place, after a few…
We've
long awaited for Rolando Samson to make his black belt debut after
receiving his black belt this past June 7 from Professor Andre Galvao.
On September 9, our esteemed athlete showed up and…
With
the tragic events taking place in Texas, Roots Athletics is organizing a
charity seminar to raise money for those who have been effected by
Hurricane Harvey. All of the money raised will b…
Big congrats to our long time friends The Jimenez Family. After years of living and building their Academy in Spring, Texas. The Jimenez family decided to chase their dream and move out we…
Douglas Bueno came to the United States from
Porto Alegre, Brazil in 2015 to teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and compete in competitions.
He found Jiu-Jitsu when he was only 16 years old, but now he's co…
Arnaldo
Oliveira's grappling career started at only 16 years old with Coach
Gilberto Gabas in his hometown Aracatuba, São Paulo. Gabas
supported him ever since, guiding his career until he receiv…
