Dudu Barros Jiu Jitsu Academy

  Nova Uniao superstar, Jose Aldo, put his title on the line once again this past weekend, coming out on top. Aldo’s bout was against undefeated feather weight stalwart, Chad Mendes. Aldo brought the fight to Mendes, stopping him with one second left in the first round. The Nova Uniao black belt dominated the majority [...]

From: www.espn.go.com RIO DE JANEIRO — To get to the famous Nova Uniao academy, you must ascend three flights of stairs in an upscale public gym, past large, glass-walled rooms housing Pilates equipment and populated by flexible people in equally flexible spandex pants. The long, narrow, one-room gym is beyond basic: one boxing ring, two [...]

From: www.graciemag.com Dedé’s black belt from team Nova União, BJ Penn attacks Jon Fitch using Jiu-Jitsu in the UFC. Photo: UFC publicity. The latest episode of Brazil’s “Sensei Sportv” martial arts TV show was a festival of sightly images, information and worthwhile lessons. Among the cooler scenes was an all-Nova União roll in the gi [...]

From www.onthemat.com   One of our busiest Instructors in the Jiu-Jitsu Community, Gustavo Dantas, is starting a new venture in his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Gustavo has been teaching the gentle art at the World renowned Mixed Martial Arts School, Arizona Combat Sports, in Tempe, AZ since October 2000. The BJJ program has produced over [...]

Nova Uniao athlete, Diego Nunes, recorded his fourth win in his last five fights this past weekend at UFC 141. Nunes took on the always tough Manny Gamburyan, pulling away with the unanimous decision after three rounds of action. In the first round, Nunes went to work on his seasoned opponent’s lead leg with kicks, bringing [...]

From: www.graciemag.com Recently, Nova União held their first ever Invitational, an in-house Nova União team-only event held in Arizona. About 85 competitors came to compete at the family-friendly event. At the halfway mark of the tournament, Gustavo Dantas halted the competition to induct the team’s two greatest IBJJF champions, Robson Moura and Vitor “Shaolin,” into [...]

Written by: Kristina Barlaan Carlos Gracie, Godfather of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and creator of the Gracie Diet, was one of the first to bring the Acai berry from the Amazons in the north of Brazil to the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the south in the 60′s. The Gracie food of choice before and after [...]

Nova Uniao USA will be offering a Christmas Special with a 10% discount on all your online purchases from Monday, December 12th to Friday, December 16th. Enter discount code “NU2011″ when you check out.

Paul Nava outpointed Rod Wilson in senior 1 black belt division. Publicity photo. The weekend of December 3 and 4, 2011 was a memorable one for the Nova União team in the United States, as the inaugural Nova União Invitational, a two-day tournament open only to NU schools, gathered 85 competitors in a very friendly [...]

If you missed out on getting your Nova Uniao Invitational tournament shirt, don’t worry, we still have a few left at our store http://shop.novauniao.com/products/1st-nova-uniao-invitational-competitor-t-shirt. Check them out while supplies last. (Only medium, large, and 2XL available.)

This past weekend our team kicked off it’s first ever Nova Uniao Invitational followed by the first Super Fusion Seminar as well. The inaugural event was a big success and great celebration of what our team is. You can check out the results to the event here http://strongvon.com/nuinvitational/results.pdf. Also, check out Gustavo Dantas’ wrap up [...]

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Schedule: Saturday, December 3rd (Nova Uniao Invitational) 10:15 am – Doors Open 11:00 am – Adult White Belt (Light Feather to Middle) 12:00 am – Adult White Belt (Heavy to Ultra Heavy), and All Masters White Belt 1:00 pm – White Belt Senior & Female 1:40 pm – Blue Belts 2:30 pm – Purple, Brown [...]

The long awaited Abu Dhabi Pro Trials took place this last weekend with Nova Uniao wielding some impressive results. The big name of the team this weekend was Danielle Alvarez. Danielle  took double gold, winning the light and the open female blue belt division. Alvarez won the all expense paid trip to Abu Dhabi where she [...]

Check out the newest edition to the Nova Uniao merchandise. This is a 100% cotton, fitted style t-shirt. Get yours at  http://shop.novauniao.com/products/nova-uniao-usa-black-t-shirt.  

Due to personal issues in Brazil, Bruno Bastos will no longer be able to be in the line-up of All-Star instructors for the 1st Super Fusion Seminar on Sunday, December 4, 2011. The Seminar will still feature multiple World Champions, Robson Moura and Gustavo Dantas with special guest instructor Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro. Monday, November 21st, [...]

The Pre-registration fee is $60 until Monday, November, 21st. After this date, the registration fee is $70.All registrations must be received by Monday, November 28th by 11:59 pm. No registrations after this date. Registration fees are non-refundable. No exceptions. The tournament is single elimination, but if a competitor loses in the semi final, they will [...]

After a tough weekend, Nova Uniao claimed one gold medal at the largest no gi tournament to date. The winner of the medal was Bruno Bastos black belt, Daniel Alvarez. Alvarez claimed the feather weight senior 1 category. Congratulations to Daniel. Full results at http://www.ibjjf.org/results/2011nogi.htm  

Don’t miss your chance to learn from Nova Uniao black belts Rodrigo “Feijao” and marcelo “Pato”. On Saturday, November 19th, the two will be hosting a 4 hour seminar for the low cost of $85 in Jackson, Mississippi. After November 14th, the cost will rise to $120, so be sure to get your spot while [...]

2011 B.C. Open Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships: Year One
Vancouver Sun (blog)
I caught up with Shears, head of the Canadian Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Federation, at the Wallflower restaurant on Main Street to ask him about the evolution of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Vancouver and the upcoming inaugural BC Open. This is what I learned over ...