Checkmat is an international Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu association and team, headquartered in Long Beach, California, USA. It was founded in 2008 by Leo Vieira, who leads Checkmat with his brothers Ricardo Vieira and Leandro Vieira. Checkmat currently has affiliate academies around the world including in Brazil, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Madagascar, Cyprus, Sweden, Ireland, England, Malaysia, the United States, Paraguay, Spain, France, Denmark, The Netherlands, Iceland, Finland, Greece, Germany, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Tunisia, the Philippines, Australia,Argentina, Kazakhstan and Ukraine. The name "Checkmat" is derived from the chess term "checkmate" and the word "mat", being the surface on which Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is usually practiced. The Vieira brothers saw similarities in the strategic and tactical nature of chess and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
Checkmat's record
2013 1st Place - European Open Championship Female 3rd Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice 2nd Place - World Jiu Jitsu Championship Adult Male 2nd Place - World Jiu Jitsu Championship Adult Female 2012 1st Place - Pan Kids Championship 2nd Place - Pan Championship 3rd Place - World Championship Novice 3rd Place - World Championship Female 1st Place - European Open Championship Female 2nd Place - European Open Championship Adult 3rd Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice 3rd Place - Brazilian National Female 3rd Place - Brazilian National Adult 2011 1st Place - World No-Gi Championship 2nd Place - World Championship 1st Place - Brazilian National Female 2nd Place - Brazilian National Adult 3rd Place - European Open Championship Adult 1st Place - European Open Championship Female 1st Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 2nd Place - European Open Championship Novice 2010 2nd Place - No-Gi World Championship Adult 2nd Place - No-Gi World Championship Female 3rd Place - World Championship 2nd Place - European Open Championship Adult 1st Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice 2009 1st Place - No-Gi World Championship 3rd Place - World Championship 1st Place - European Open Championship Adult 2nd Place - European Open Championship Master & Senior 3rd Place - European Open Championship Novice 2008 1st Place - No-Gi World Champions
