Abu Dhabi pro NO-GI 2011 - Mendes bros final

[Harry Evans]

I rarely say this, but my mind was just blown. Those guys are unbelievable. God, I wish I had a brother who was exactly the same size to train with everyday and feed off of. The agility and balance they have makes strength seem completely unnecessary. It's hard to follow in terms of points because they are so smooth (and also so similar looking in the same clothing), you barely realize someone just got swept. They are something to aspire to...and how old are they again?

[Jason Eisner]

They're brothers. Their 100% is odd. Their strength lies in their technical abilities. Not strength wise. Technically, they are going 100%! I rolled with Rafa during the Atos camp and he doesn't use much strength. It's more of a technical flow. Pretty much the epitome of the BJJ concepts. When we rolled, he was like a cat and I was a ball of yarn for him to play with. I barely got a sweep on him from deep half. The rest of the time rolling was spent with Rafa on my back. These brothers are genuine bad asses!

Watch Rafa vs Cobrinha, or Rafa vs Leo Vieira in ADCC 2009. That is Rafa at 100%. I don't think Rafa and Gui were going 100% in this match.

[Jason Eisner]

[Jared Gammel]

Compliments of Jason




Rafa Mendes was 20 when he won ADCC 09. Guilherme is older but not by much.