GB Training Plan – Week 6
GB TP Week 6 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 …
A Tip To Improve Your Guard – Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable
Observing a roll between two students of similar experience, I could see that one student had a far more dangerous and difficult to pass than the second. The second student knew …
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GB Techniques: The Omoplata Shoulder Lock
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on how to perform the omoplata shoulder lock. This submission works with the kimono and in no-gi and also works as a …
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Steps for Success: Teaching and Training Practices
The GB Method is a package deal. It is a combination of building blocks which all have to be set in place in order to achieve the goals of Gracie …
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5 Gracie Barra Champions You Should Know
Gracie Barra has a long and storied history of competition success at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu. Some of these athletes no longer compete actively in current competitions, but their victories …
How To Protect Your Training Partners
There are few sports that require such close contact and cooperation with a training partner. Within the academy, there are situations where you will be called upon to use your …
Week Training Plan – Week 5
GB TP Week 5 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 …
A Short History of Gracie Barra
Many students ask me about the origins of Gracie Barra and how it is different than the other schools that bear the Gracie family name. Let us begin with the birth …
Transform Yourself: Become a Jiu-Jitsu Ambassador
You have probably already been doing some of the things it takes to be an amazing leader in Gracie Barra like goal setting, building your Jiu-Jitsu skill-set, and being a team player and team leader. While all of these are valuable steps in your leadership journey, we can’t forget about the necessity of being a Jiu-Jitsu ambassador. It is this step that will transform you from being an awesome Instructor on the mats to a true JJ leader on and off the mats.
GB Techniques: Escapes from Bad Positions
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on how to escape from bad positions. Your first year of training, you often get stuck in bad positions on the bottom. …
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