Checkmat is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu academy and team started in 2008 by Léo Vieira together with his brothers Ricardo and Leandro, after the Vieira brothers broke away from their earlier team, Brasa Clube de Jiu Jitsu. It is headquartered in the Signal Hill neighborhood of Long Beach, California. The name joins the chess term checkmate to the word mat, because the brothers saw the same strategy and tactics in chess and in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The team has a strong presence in the Rio de Janeiro favelas through Ricardo Vieira and his Projeto Cantagalo, and it has more than 100 affiliated academies in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. In 2023 it was ranked second among adult male teams and third among adult female teams at the IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, and its members have included Marcus Almeida, João Assis, Lucas Leite and Michelle Nicolini.
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It is headquartered in the Signal Hill neighborhood of Long Beach, California, USA.
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It is headquartered in the Signal Hill neighborhood of Long Beach, California, USA.
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At the 2023 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Checkmat competitor Samuel Nagai won the Male -70 kg class.
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