Small Town Jiu-Jitsu With Big Vibes

In a sleepy beach town 20 minutes away from Astoria and Cannon Beach (both made famous by the iconic 1985 hit movie the Goonies), Seaside, Oregon, is the home to a secret Jiu-Jitsu powerhouse – Adamson Bros BJJ. Run by Rafael Lovato Jr. black belts, brothers Nate and Zach Adamson, have brought BJJ to their […]

Visiting Open Mat Etiquette

Like the saying goes, “Sometimes common sense isn’t so common…” totally applies to Jiu-Jitsu and etiquette. This goes not just for within your academy, but when visiting other schools (of your own affiliation or not) also. Previously coming from a small island with limited Jiu-Jitsu resources, I sought a lot of pleasure in traveling and […]

Island Boy to BJJ Nomad: Jake Scovel

How far would you go to pursue your dreams of living the Jiu-Jitsu lifestyle? Not many of us can say that we would give up everything (our home, job, family security, etc.) to step outside of our comfort zone to live a nomad’s lifestyle for Jiu-Jitsu. I mean, would you really trade your bed and […]

World Clan PDX Recap

World Clan kicked off 2017 with its first stop at Impact Jiu-Jitsu in Clackamas, Oregon. With over 100+ in attendance plus 17 black belts from around the Pacific Northwest, the mats were overflowing with people, great techniques, and, as always, good vibes. Jiu-Jitsu in the Pacific Northwest is a special thing. Not only did academies […]

Hawaii World Clan Recap Presented by Shoyoroll

Jiu-Jitsu in paradise, literally. The 2016 World Clan tour by Shoyoroll closed out the year with it’s finale event in Honolulu, Hawaii early last month. The 10th and final event of the year was held on December 3rd and was hosted by Alliance Hawaii.  As always, there was nothing short of good vibes, good rolls, […]

San Francisco World Clan presented by Shoyoroll

Nicknamed the City by the Bay, San Francisco is a popular tourist destination known for the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Alcatraz, and Fisherman’s Wharf. It is also the home to some of the best Jiu-Jitsu academies on the west coast. In it’s ninth event in five months, World Clan packed their bags and headed […]

World Clan Chicago /// By: Remi Tancau

Chicago. Close to three million people and six major sports teams call the Windy City home. Most people here can recite stats by heart and have hour long conversations about RBIs, who the best pitcher is, interceptions and the Cubs going to the World Series. This past weekend however 120 jiujiteros from grey belt teens […]

NEW YORK CITY World Clan recap /// Shot by: Stephen Gomez

WORLD CLAN EUROPE is officially rolling and their first stop was Amsterdam /// By: Tone Anderson

Let’s just start by saying that for so many reasons Amsterdam is one of the raddest cities you can visit in Europe. From the people, to the food, the pace of life, and the overall beauty of the city you really can’t go wrong. Just sprinkle some Jiu Jitsu on top of that and you […]

World Clan Seattle Recap /// By: Lea Young

When you hear of an open mat that is open to all affiliations, I don’t know about you, but there’s always some sort of hesitation or anxiety… especially if you come from an academy that isn’t too keen on “cross training.” But when Shoyoroll hosts an open mat… now that’s a different story. After hearing […]