When Should You Start Rolling?
The Gracie Barra Method introduces new students in the Fundamentals program to live training through “Positional” or “Specific” sparring. That is live sparring that is confined to a specific position with a simple set of objectives. Ex. pass the guard / defend the guard and sweep or submit.
Building Your GB Community: The Power of Social Media
Communities do not develop instantly – there is no magic bean or instant option available. Instead, they grow from dedication, attention, and shared goals. Webster’s Dictionary defines community in …
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Submission Strategies
This week Gracie Barra looks at Submission Strategies – the concepts that help you apply the moves that you have learned to submit an opponent. When you are in a …
GB Training Plan – Week 14
GB TP Week 14 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 600 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Women and Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, like many martial arts, is a male dominated discipline. But women interested in this self-defense technique should know that it has benefits far beyond the confidence inspired …
Jiu-Jitsu: A Lifelong Lesson
Your school calendar likely includes classes that range from GBK to classes for community members to GB³ offerings. These account for hours – even minutes – in your weekly schedule. While your calendar might just reflect these time slots, your GB School classes overflow into future weeks, months, and even years. This is because teaching GB Jiu-Jitsu is not just about the individual classes each week. It is about teaching Jiu-Jitsu for life.
GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 600 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
4 Tips For More Effective Chokes
Today let’s talk about the principles behind effectively choking our opponents. We often see BJJ students get a choke but struggle to finish the choke and get the tap.
GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 600 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: What kind of athlete is your idol?
Which criteria would you considerate to choose you idols in Jiu-Jitsu? Everyone is different. And so are the evaluation criteria, but we do believe that all of us have some …
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