Saulo at the Rio Open!

Check out Ribeiro Jiu Jitsu International head instructor Saulo Ribeiro competing in the final of the Open Weight Division at the Rio Open over the weekend. This match was Saulos 7th of the event, having submitted 4 opponents in his weight division, he crushed his way to the final of the Open Weight event.

Here, his opponent is the legendary Eduardo "The Turtle Master" Telles. For those of you unfamiliar with BJJ or Telles, the match may look unusual. Telles has a unique style of "turtling" aka balling up. In most circumstances in both BJJ and self defence this would be a bad decision, but Telles has managed to make a career out of reversing and submitting people from this traditionally poor position. However, this time, Saulo played a perfect strategy, being cautious of Telles' reversals and racked up some advantage points to take home his second Gold of the weekend!