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Rafael Lovato Jr & Justin Rader 2011 No-Gi Worlds Highlight Video!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Tuesday, December 27, 2011

In 2010 Rafael Lovato Jr & Justin Rader made history by being the first American blackbelt student and teacher duo to have won the no-gi Worlds of brazilian jiu jitsu. In the 2011 No-Gi Worlds they made history again. Rafael Lovato Jr won his weight division and this time Justin Rader came i read more »

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Professor Rafael Lovato Jr makes the cover of Graciemag for the 2nd time!!!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Graciemag is by far the World's leading publication on brazilian jiu jitsu and submission wrestling and our professor has once again grazed it's cover! This month the feature is over the 2011 No Gi World Championships which professor Rafael won by defeating the 2010 champion and ADCC champi read more »

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Cool Graciemag article on Professor Rafael Lovato Jr!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Thursday, November 17, 2011

Graciemag has long been the top monthly publication of brazilian jiu jitsu and professor Rafael Lovato Jr has been the source of many articles over the years, check out the latest one featuring our awesome professor commenting on his second No Gi World Championship title. RAFAEL LOVATO read more »

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2011 Team Lovato No-GI Worlds Results!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Sunday, November 13, 2011

Last week was the No Gi World Championships and Team Lovato had a strong presence, leaving thier mark behind for the World to see. At the Blue belt level, Dallas Niles took home the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division. Jared Hess took home a bronze at the purple belt heavyweight read more »

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2011 ADCC Results

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Sunday, October 02, 2011

The ADCC has come and gone with some exceptional performances especially from Professor Rafael Lovato Jr who sustained an injury to his leg in the tournament and went ahead and fought valiently for 3rd place reguardless of the pain. Professor Rafael was one of only 4 Americans who qua read more »

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Rafael Lovato Jr. & Justin Rader ADCC Interview

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Thursday, September 15, 2011

Check out this great interview (http://www.onthemat.com/blogs-posts/adcc-2011-interview-lovato-jr-and-justin-rader-their-adcc-2011-training-and-prep-teammat) with Professors Rafael Lovato Jr. and Justin Rader as they head to the UK next week for the 2011 ADCC Submission Wres read more »

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Team Lovato 2011 World Championships of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Highlight!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Enjoy this highlight video of Team Lovato competing at the 2011 Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Championships. read more »

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Rafael Lovato Jr. & Justin Rader training hard for ADCC!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Monday, July 25, 2011

Current Black Belt No-Gi World Champions, Rafael Lovato Jr and Justin Rader are in full training mode for ADCC. With the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships just a couple months away you can bet all of the Worlds best are in full swing with preparations to be sure they are read more »

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Justin Rader invited to compete at the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Thursday, July 14, 2011

After an incredible performance last weekend where he was crowned "America's Best Lightweight", Justin Rader, got the attention of the ADCC committee and today he was formally invited to compete at the 2011 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. The ADCC Submission Wrestling World read more »

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Team Lovato BJJ World Championship Results!

Rafael Lovato Jr. - Tuesday, June 07, 2011

After a long weekend at the Pyramid in Long Beach, Team Lovato left the World Championships with 3 medals and having won more than 30 matches in the toughest BJJ tournament on the planet. Several members of Team Lovato lost just short of the medal rounds, but still had great performances read more »

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