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TCO BJJ Open Results
Image via RichO's Photography Long overdue, the results are in. Thanks again to everyone who competed! Apologies for any misspellings. Some school names were missing from sheets....
Tap Cancer Out BJJ Open Wrapup
Where It All Started In October of 2011, I sat at the Classy Awards hearing about the amazing charitable achievements by individuals, nonprofits and businesses worldwide. I heard...
2011: A Look Back
2011 was the year of our nonprofit's birth, and one that had us experiencing many ups and downs (luckily more ups than downs). Since my wife and I have never run a nonprofit...
Tap Cancer Out – The New Chapter
I wanted to wish a warm welcome to the thousands of Tap Cancer Out fans around the world. As I'm sure you've read over the last few months, we ran into some branding issues, thus...
Tap Cancer Out Announces Its 2011 Beneficiary
After launching with the mission to unite the jiu-jitsu community to raise awareness and funds for cancer-fighting organizations, Tap Cancer Out is thrilled to announce that...
Exhaustion and Inspiration in Jiu Jitsu
Jiu-jitsu is not easy. I was a pretty regular gym rat prior to joining my first BJJ gym. I would lift and run at least four times a week, and ran half marathons and 5Ks. When I...
The Story of Thiago “Roylerzinho” Santos
Today, as I was doing some research on cancer and its effect in the jiu-jitsu community, I came across the story of Thiago da Silva “Roylerzinho” Santos. I didn't know Thiago,...