Keep The White Belt Attitude
The white belt can be the most exciting time in your study of jiu-jitsu. Sure, you can feel frustrated with trying to remember all of your techniques and most often …
GB Training Plan – Week 11
GB TP Week 11 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : Passing The Spider Guard
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are answering the question “What’s the best way to pass the spider guard?” Following some seminars in China, the most popular question among …
Fundamentals vs. Advanced Positions
“Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise” Through my travels I visit a number of different jiu-jitsu academies and observe many different students learning …
GB Training Plan – Week 10
GB TP Week 10 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 700 schools in the five continents. Since …
GB Training Plan – Week 9
GB TP Week 9 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Training Plan – Week 8
GB TP Week 8 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
The Best of Gracie Barra on Instagram
Did you know that there are many great Gracie Barra (Search hashtag #graciebarra) Instagram accounts that you can follow to keep up with the news from Gracie Barra schools all …
3 Tips To Improve Your Sweeps
A huge part of having a solid guard game is your ability to sweep and reverse your opponent from the bottom to the top. In the open guard there are …
Are You Old School or Modern Jiu-jitsu?
During the time since jiu-jitsu made it’s introduction to the world outside of its origin in Brazil, the art and sport have evolved significantly. The basic but highly effective jiu-jitsu …