Earlier this month the Miyao brothers were crowned champions of Berkut’s 60 and 65kg Grand Prix.

In the back stage With the Champs Myao Brothers. Paulo what an example of determination and pushing your own limits Paulo gave. Well deserved boys . ?? No Back Stage com os campeões Irmãos Myao. Que exemplo de determinação foi o Paulo ultrapassando suas próprias barreiras. . Mereceu muito. #acbjj A post shared by Braulio Estima (@braulioestima) on Jul 16, 2017 at 1:32pm PDT



But very early on in the competition Miyao ran into a snag that could’ve ended his journey quite early. He was caught by Osvaldo Queixinho Moizinho. Miyao found himself estima locked at the very end of round 1 of the first match against Osvaldo Moizinho but opted to tough it out rendering his foot twice the size.

Indeed Miyao Brothers Don’t Tap To Leg Locks!

Geo Martinez – Heel hook

Lincoln Pereira – Nasty toe hold. Lincoln is perplexed why it’s not working. Maybe because they have no ligaments left in their feet.

Garry Tonon – Heel hook. How do they not tap?

Gary Tonon Again – Calf crusher. Sometimes this turns into a knee exploder. But not for

João Miyao!