StaffApr 21IBJJF Brazilian Nationals Campaign: We Did It!It’s really happening! Seventeen kids are traveling from the Cantagalo Favela to São Paulo on an all expense paid trip! Thank you to...
StaffApr 6Brazilian Nationals Fundraising CampaignThe students from the project represented for the first time since the pandemic at the FJJD Rio Trofeu Brasil tournament March 19th and...
StaffMay 3, 2021Bernardo's House Update!Bernardo is a resident of the Cantagalo community in Rio de Janeiro. He trains Jiu-Jitsu and is a grey belt at Terere Kids Project, and...
StaffApr 15, 2021Terere Kids Project's England Affiliate Fight for FundingIt’s been touch and go for most of 2021 at Terere Kids Project. Kid classes resumed early in March but were forced right back into...
StaffMar 10, 2021Women's Month with Virus InternationalFor the month of March, the American company Virus International reached out to us to curate a special buy-one give one collection for...
StaffFeb 14, 2021Terere Kids Project at FJJD Rio Summer OpenClique aqui para português. Yesterday athletes from FT Jiu-Jitsu/ Terere Kids Project competed in the FJJD Rio Summer Open. Professor...
StaffFeb 2, 2021Competitions Are Back!10 sponsored athletes competed in the SJJSAF Pan American and brought home 4 gold medals, 1 silver, and 1 bronze! Blue belt, Larah...
StaffJan 24, 2021A Message for the New Year from our Executive DirectorTo the Terere Kids Project Community, Over the past several months, there is no question that our team of instructors at Terere Kids...
StaffNov 5, 2020October NewsletterOur Children's Day party was a success! On November 8th a party was held in celebration of Children's Day at Tererê Kid's Project.
StaffOct 16, 2020BJJ with Buda for the Feature Film Black Belt: the MovieSince being released from prison and leaving the local gang, Alexandre "Buda" Ribeiro has been an instructor at the FT Academy in...
StaffOct 6, 2020Music Meets Jiu Jitsu: Popular Mc's Stop by Terere Kids ProjectThe singer and actor Victor Hugo Nascimento, known as Mc Cabelinho, is the newest jiu-jitsu practitioner of the Tererê Kids Project. The...
StaffSep 21, 2020August NewsletterTererê Kid´s Project at Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio Izabella Cristine student of Tererê Kid´s Project since she was a child, resident of...
StaffSep 15, 2020Favela on Top: Cantagalo Athletes Make Musical DebutProfessor Alexandre "Buda" Ribeiro and athletes Natan Chueng and Jhonathan "Moicano" Marques do Tererê Kid’s Project participated in...
StaffAug 3, 2020A Message from Our Executive DirectorTo: Terere Kids Project community From: Nicole Ball, Executive Director Re: Terere Kids Project Emergency Salary Distribution. Date:...
StaffJul 21, 2020Re-Opening at FT Jiu-JitsuFT students are preparing the academy to reopen! We are so grateful to their dedication to making sure the academy is a safe space for...
StaffJul 15, 2020Terere Kids Project at Oxford UniversityThe 6th Martial Arts Studies Conference: Martial Arts, Religion, and Spirituality was held on July 15th and 16th 2020. Due to the...
StaffJul 10, 2020Kimono and Rifle: An Ethnography of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Among the Youngest Inhabitants of a Carioca This piece is an excerpt from an ethnographic study conducted by Italian post-graduate student Gabriele Paone (Bologna University) in 2018.
StaffJun 29, 2020English for Jiu Jitsu at Terere Kids ProjectOur English teacher Nathalia Mathias teamed up with our assistant kid's instructor Vine Silva to create weekly challenges for the kids to...
StaffJun 24, 2020June in NumbersIt's hard to believe that we're already 4 months into quarantine. The academy has been closed down since March, and initially, our...