Pawel Jaworski arrived at the 2026 European No-Gi Championship with one result separating him from an IBJJF first. He left Rome with history, double gold and a perfect submission record.
The Academia Gorila black belt won the adult medium-heavy and open-class divisions on November 1, completing the first men’s IBJJF No-Gi Grand Slam. Jaworski finished all eight of his matches by submission as the five-day championship closed at PalaPellicone in Lido di Ostia, Italy.
His performance became the headline of a larger team takeover. Martyna Kapuscinska also won double gold, and Academia Gorila finished first in both the adult men’s and adult women’s team standings.
Eight Matches, Eight Submissions
Jaworski entered European No-Gi having already won the World No-Gi, Brasileiro No-Gi and Pan No-Gi titles required for the season-long Grand Slam. The medium-heavy championship in Rome completed the four-event set. Winning the open class turned a historic result into another double-gold weekend.
The official results place Pawel ahead of Pier Paolo Chiappe at medium-heavy, with David Garmo and Mateusz Flaga taking bronze. In the open class, Jaworski finished ahead of Marcelo Fausto, while Faris Benlamkadem and Luuk van Nieuwamerongen shared third.
IBJJF Europe reported that Jaworski went eight for eight in submissions across the two brackets. That detail separates this accomplishment from a season built only on accumulated medals. He did not simply manage the final checkpoint. He finished every opponent he faced.
Watch IBJJF Europe’s original Reel documenting Jaworski’s historic Grand Slam.
Jaworski’s run also extends one of the strongest competitive stretches in jiu-jitsu. He became Poland’s first ADCC world champion in September, won double gold at Pan No-Gi, moved up a division and doubled again at the Lisbon International Open, then returned to medium-heavy for the major that could complete the Grand Slam.
Kapuscinska Makes It a Team Double
Martyna Kapuscinska matched the double-gold result on the women’s side. She won the medium-heavy division over Salla Simola, with Lívia Rhodes and Sandra Triebel sharing bronze. In the open-class final, Kapuscinska defeated middleweight champion Injana Goodman. Amanda Bruse and heavyweight champion Nia Blackman completed the podium.
The result deepens a remarkable first black belt season. Kapuscinska entered Rome as the reigning Brasileiro No-Gi and Pan No-Gi champion after winning World No-Gi double gold at brown belt in 2025. European No-Gi added two more black belt titles and showed that her rise has moved beyond a single division.
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Academia Gorila Wins Both Adult Team Titles
The individual results carried directly into the academy standings. Academia Gorila scored 64 points in the adult men’s race, almost doubling ECJJA’s 34. CheckMat placed third with 28.
The gap was even wider in the adult women’s standings. Academia Gorila scored 52 points, while ZR Team Association finished second with 20. Círculo De Jiu-Jitsu, Euro 360 Jiu-Jitsu and CheckMat each recorded 18, with Círculo listed third in the final standings.
Jaworski and Kapuscinska supplied four black belt gold medals, but the team result reflects more depth than two absolute champions. Academia Gorila also collected adult medals across colored-belt divisions and placed athletes throughout the event’s five-day schedule.
A Broad Black Belt Field
The final day produced champions across 16 adult black belt divisions. Shay Montague won the men’s roosterweight title, Edwin Ocasio took light feather, Sergio Riquelme won feather, Julián Espinosa claimed lightweight and Tarik Hopstock won middleweight. Linus von Schrenk, Jean Luca Maltese and Aleksandre Tevzadze took the heavy, super-heavy and ultra-heavy titles, respectively.
On the women’s side, Michal Baly won light feather, Josefine Modig took feather, Caroline Brunacio won lightweight, Injana Goodman claimed middleweight and Nia Blackman won heavyweight. Kapuscinska’s medium-heavy and open-class victories completed the women’s field.
The range of champions matters. European No-Gi did not produce one dominant academy at every weight. It produced a wide geographic field, then allowed Academia Gorila’s double-gold stars and overall depth to decide the team standings.
The Grand Slam Is Complete
Jaworski entered Rome with history available but unfinished. Eight submissions later, the chase is over. He is the first man to complete the IBJJF No-Gi Grand Slam, and he did it while adding the absolute championship to the final stop.
Kapuscinska’s double gold ensured the weekend was not only about one athlete. Academia Gorila left European No-Gi with both open-class champions, both adult team trophies and a clear claim to the strongest collective performance of the championship.
For Jaworski, the next question is no longer whether he can complete the Grand Slam. It is how long this pace can continue when the World No-Gi Championship brings the season back to Las Vegas.