Alliance Jiu Jitsu Alto Leblon, Rio de Janeiro Cristiano Del Giacco January 24, 2016 Cris' Blog During my BJJ journey through Rio de Janeiro I found myself at the door step of one of the famed Alliance founders Alexandre ‘Gigi’ Paiva. I was looking forward to visiting as Gigi had been the man to prom...
Gordo Jiu Jitsu, Barrinha Rio de Janeiro Cristiano Del Giacco October 5, 2015 Cris' Blog The very next day after arriving in Rio de Janeiro I ventured to the first academy on my itinerary; Gordo Jiu Jitsu. This was to be my first session after abdominal hernia surgery so as you can imagine I was fairly nervous about stepping back onto the mat.
