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Hey guys! I'm Andre Galvao, 15X Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt World Champion and Head Coach at Atos BJJ

My mission is to teach Jiu-Jitsu to students across the world. That's why I created Atos BJJ On Demand - to give everyone access to the secrets that kept me at the top level of competitive Jiu-Jitsu for 20 years. Join my mailing list to keep up-to-date with tips on improving your Jiu-Jitsu, competition highlights from Atos athletes and highlights from our website.

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In-House Tournament at Atos HQ

Most Jiu-Jitsu students will agree… The fastest way to improve your BJJ is to prepare for a competition. It’s not just what you take from the competition itself (although you’re likely to learn a lot about yourself, your ability to handle pressure, and the effectiveness of your Jiu-Jitsu)... It also helps bring focus to your training sessions. After all, it’s SO important to set goals if you want to be successful – this relates to every aspect of your life! That’s why I decided to run an...

about 22 hours ago • 1 min read

The last lesson I want to share this week is from my daughter, Sarah Galvao 💜 Sarah had an amazing performance in her weight division, submitting three out of her five opponents. She was chasing submissions the whole entire time (One of the fights that she won by points ended up with a submission locked – with a few seconds more, she would have submitted that opponent too 🔥) After winning her division, she went into the Open class and fought way heavier opponents. Sarah is only sixty kilos,...

7 days ago • 1 min read

This is part two of a three-part series about lessons I took home after last week’s Brasileiro. Emily Leyva became a Brazilian National Champion after five fights in the Light Featherweight Blue Belt Division 🔥 Emily Leyva after winning Gold in the Light Featherweight Division She beat – back-to-back – three of the best girls in her weight division. After that, she joined the Open Class – as a Light Featherweight! She’s a warrior. Earlier this year, she became an Open Class Division IBJJF Pan...

8 days ago • 2 min read

Over the next three days, I want to share three powerful lessons that I learned from the Brasileiro. Today I'm starting with a powerful mindset lesson I learned from my Brown Belt, Marlon Tajik. Marlon is from Sweden, but came to San Diego to train with us at Atos and achieve his dreams. Marlon finished third place in the Medium Heavyweight 🥉 …but came back hard to become the Open Class Brown Belt Champion 🥇 Marlon Tajik after winning the Absolute Division He lost his division to the number...

9 days ago • 1 min read

The energy at the Brasileiro has been next level. Almost all the Atos athletes won Gold medals in all their weight divisions. Almost everyone we brought to Brazilian Nationals has made the podium. Here’s a quick overview of the results this week: Dania Silva 🥉🥈 Emily Leyva 🥇🥉 Marlon Tajik 🥉🥇 Sarah Galvao 🥇🥇 Lillian Marchand 🥇🥇 Today, I want to focus on Sarah and Lillian’s performances. Lillian submitted all the fights in her weight division 🔥 (By the way, Lillian fights in the Middle...

12 days ago • 1 min read

Last Friday, I arrived in Brazil with some students from Atos HQ for the Brazilian Nationals: The Championship has just started, and already we’ve had some huge wins. First up were two of our Juvenile girls. 2024 Pan and European Champion Alexa Herse kept her winning streak going, bringing back Double Gold on Saturday 🥇🥇 Dania Silva – another Pan and European Champion – took home a Bronze medal 🥉 in the Juvenile 1 Middleweight Division and a Silver medal 🥈 in the Open Class. On Sunday, it was...

16 days ago • 1 min read

Like most fight fans, I tuned in to watch UFC 300 this weekend 🔥 One of the fighters that impressed me most was Alex “Poatan” Pereira… What I love about Poatan is his story… He started off working in a tire repair shop in Brazil, taking car wheels apart by hand (you can find videos online…) 👀 Then he would train kickboxing at night. Not too surprising then that he was given the nickname “Poatan”, which means “Stone Hands” in Tupi, an indigenous language of Brazil. By now we’ve all seen the...

23 days ago • 2 min read

There’s been a lot of interest in the new Atos academy in Beaumont. We’re getting closer to the grand opening, so I wanted to make a short vlog to show you guys around. This is your chance to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of how an academy is built 🙌🏽 I also want to introduce you to the head instructors at Beaumont, Emilly and Rafael Vasconcelos. So let me bring you on a tour! Click the image below to get started: Click the image to watch the Vlog Oss,Andre Andre GalvaoAtos Jiu-Jitsu Head...

26 days ago • 1 min read

Last Thursday, we put up the outside sign on the new academy at Beaumont, CA. We’re soon going to be hosting our grand opening. We have HUGE plans for our opening week, I can’t wait to share more with you guys over the upcoming days 🤩 As a reminder, Beaumont is NOT an Atos affiliate – it’s actually an extension of our Headquarters in San Diego. Here’s a photo from outside the academy: 1620 E 2nd St #G, Beaumont, CA 92223. And here’s a photo from inside: What do you guys think of the new...

28 days ago • 1 min read

There’s been so much excitement around the Ruotolos for the past few days… I wanted to share this incredible post-ADCC interview we did with Kade at Atos HQ after he won ADCC in 2022. He had the craziest bracket that year… Kade became the youngest ADCC champ by beating Lachlan Giles, Roberto Jimenez, PJ Barch and Mica Galvao… Winning ALL four fights by submission 👀 This Q&A is a must-watch for any grappler, as Kade shares SO much knowledge – both mindset and technical knowledge. Click the...

29 days ago • 1 min read
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