The Most Important Escape?
If I asked you what is the most important escape in jiu-jitsu, what would you say? If we asked a room full of students at the Gracie Barra school this …
GB Training Plan – Week 14
GB TP Week 14 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : 5 Must Know Guard Passes
With so many different open guard games, the passer needs a number of different guard pass techniques to address different situations. Remember: the right tool for the right job. No …
Student Question: “What is the difference between Jiu-Jitsu with the gi and no-gi?”
A Gracie Barra student asks “I’ve been training in the gi and have been thinking about doing some no-gi training. What is the biggest difference between gi and no-gi training?” …
GB Technique : The Closed Guard
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at a variety of techniques and strategies from the closed guard. The closed guard is where we typically start learning about …
GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Does Training In The Gi Make Your No-Gi Better?
“Is it necessary to train in the gi to attain the highest level in jiu-jitsu?” No-Gi Drills with Prof. Marcio Feitosa This question has been around jiu-jitsu for a while, …
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Gracie Barra Black Belt Motivation
The path to black belt in jiu-jitsu is a long one (some say average training time of 10 years or more) and involves overcoming many obstacles, training injuries, frustrating plateaus …
GB Technique : De La Riva guard(DLR) and Inside DLR with Flavio Almeida
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at the very popular and effective guard variations known as De La Riva guard(DLR) and Inside DLR with one of the …
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GB Training Plan – Week 12
GB TP Week 12 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : Better Side Control
Last week on GB Blog we looked at attacking from the bottom of side control. GB Technique : Attacks from Bottom Side Control This week on GB Learning we have …
Student Question : “Is the best way to get really good to get smashed by higher belts?”
A number of students have asked this honest question. They have heard about competitors traveling to train at a big city bjj school and rolling with highly skilled training partners …
GB Training Plan – Week 11
GB TP Week 11 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : Attacks from Bottom Side Control
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at something that is definitely “outside of the box” when it comes to jiu-jitsu common practice…attacking from underneath your opponent’s side …
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GB Training Plan – Week 10
GB TP Week 10 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
3 Ways To Get A Competitive Edge In Jiu-jitsu
Motivated students training jiu-jitsu are always looking for ways they can improve faster. More specifically, how can they gain an edge over their competitors or the other students they …
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GB Technique : No-Gi Submissions with Prof. Joe Scarola
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some techniques that are more popular when training without the gi with Prof. Joe Scarola of Gracie Barra Long Island, …
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GB Online – Get Started
Gracie Barra students and jiu-jitsu lovers should check out the new features on the GB Online website. Registration is FREE. Just create a profile and you have access to Gracie …
GB Training Plan – Week 9
GB TP Week 9 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Student question: Jiu-jitsu vs Judo
The Gracie Barra Method includes some standup takedown training as a part of every class. Some basic Judo takedowns are taught, especially those takedowns which are applicable to self defense …
GB Technique : Competition Training
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at competition training methods, sparring and mind set. There are few things that can inject motivation into your jiu-jitsu training like …
GB Training Plan – Week 8
GB TP Week 8 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Tips On How To Roll With Higher Belts
Rolling is a huge part (and maybe the most fun part!) of learning jiu-jitsu. There are ways of rolling safely and productively and there are different approaches that are…err…less effective …
GB Technique : Passing The Open Guard With Prof. Marcio Feitosa
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at an open guard passing tutorial by 5th degree Gracie Barra black belt Prof. Marcio Feitosa. Prof. Marcio Feitosa started training …
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GB Training Plan – Week 7
GB TP Week 7 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : Advanced Half Guard Bottom
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some advanced techniques from the Half Guard Bottom position. In the early days of sport Bjj competition, the half guard …
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How to overcome mistakes through the lessons of Jiu-jitsu with Prof. Marcio Feitosa
Prof. Marcio Feitosa is a 5th degree black belt under master Carlos Gracie jr. – who starting training when he was 12 years old. Prof. Marcio Feitosa was one …
GB Training Plan – Week 6
GB TP Week 6 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
How To Build Your A Game
The first year or so in starting jiu-jitsu, the new student’s primary focus is on learning the basic techniques. How to perform the correct mechanics of those basic techniques that …
GB Technique : Attacking From The Mount
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some options for attacking from the dominant top mount position. Many intermediate level jiu-jitsu students feel frustrated trying to attack …
GB Training Plan – Week 5
GB TP Week 5 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Is Strength Important In Jiu-jitsu?
One of the pieces of advice that newer students in jiu-jitsu hear most often – particularly after a roll with a more experienced training partner – is: “You are using …
GB Technique : The Versatile Kimura
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at the Kimura not only as a submission attack but also in more ways that we can apply the grip in …
GB Training Plan – Week 4
GB TP Week 4 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : The Impassable Guard
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at one of the most difficult guards to pass: the Spider Guard. One of the major difficulties that newer students to …
Why Is A Curriculum Better?
If you have trained in different bjj schools, you likely have trained both according to a set curriculum and alternatively a school where the classes were random according to what …
GB Training Plan – Week 3
GB TP Week 3 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since …
3 Ways To Get A Competitive Edge In Jiu-jitsu
Motivated students training jiu-jitsu are always looking for ways they can improve faster. More specifically, how can they gain an edge over their competitors or the other students they enjoy …
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What Should Each Color Belt Focus On?
Jiu-jitsu students who want to level up in their skill will often ask their instructor “What should I be working on in my game?” Of course individual games vary according …
GB Technique : Guard Passing Problems
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some of the most common situations where jiu-jitsu students get stuck inside their opponent’s guard. There are certain guard styles …
GB Training Plan – Week 2
GB TP Week 2 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since …
The Difference Between The Belts
“What is the difference between a blue belt and a purple belt?” someone asked. What about a purple belt and a brown or black belt? There is definitely a difference …
GB Technique : Butterfly Guard Setups
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at one of the most powerful open guard positions, the Butterfly guard. The fundamental hook sweep from Butterfly Guard is one …
GB Training Plan – Week 1
GB TP Week 1 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Pulling Guard: Do’s and Don’ts
Preparing for an upcoming jiu-jitsu competition, one of the white belt students was discussing his strategy for his upcoming matches. He felt most comfortable playing from his closed …
“Be like water.”
There is a famous quote “Be like water….” that is attributed to martial arts icon Bruce Lee that is especially helpful to jiu-jitsu students. The full quote : “Be like …
GB Technique : The Guillotine Choke
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at one of the most common submissions in NoGi, self defense and MMA jiu-jitsu – the Guillotine Choke. The …
GB Training Plan – Week 16
GB TP Week 16 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Be A Great Training Partner
After your head instructor, your training partners at the Gracie Barra School are the most important factor to your learning and enjoyment of jiu-jitsu. These training partners are the ones …
GB Technique : Attacking the Turtle
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at how to attack a strong defensive position: the Turtle. If you have ever had a roll with an experienced judo …
“Am I too old to start jiu-jitsu?”
This is one of the most commonly asked questions by over 40 years old individuals who have become interested in the art of jiu-jitsu, but are unsure if they should …
GB Training Plan – Week 15
GB TP Week 15 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Student question: “I’m feeling overwhelmed with techniques!”
Recently a jiu-jitsu student (with approximately 1 year of training) asked a common question: “What should I be working on in my jiu-jitsu game?” Many students are …
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GB Technique : Submission Combinations
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at submission combination techniques and strategies. A major part of the art of jiu-jitsu (and all combat arts in …
Student question “I received my blue belt but feel like I don’t deserve it.”
Certain questions about training jiu-jitsu seem to come up again and again over generations if new blue and purple belts. Many of these topics are so much a …
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GB Technique : The ArmBar – Juji Gatame
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at one of the techniques most loved by jiu-jitsu students: attacking the straight arm bar (aka Juji Gatame in …
GB Training Plan – Week 14
GB TP Week 14 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Jiu-jitsu For Everyone – What Does It Mean?
If you are a jiu-jitsu addict and follow bjj related blogs (like the Gracie Barra Blog!), news sites and Bjj forums, there is a lot of discussion about the evolution …
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GB Technique : Finishing From The Back
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at finishing techniques and strategies from the most dominant position in jiu-jitsu: the Back Mount. There is a reason the back …
GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Training Plan – Week 12
GB TP Week 12 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Does Training In The Gi Make Your No-Gi Better?
“Is it necessary to train in the gi to attain the highest level in jiu-jitsu?” No-Gi Drills with Prof. Marcio Feitosa This question has been around jiu-jitsu for a while, …
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“What is the Bulldog Choke?”
At the UFC 235, undefeated MMA fighter and high level wrestler Ben Asjren won a submission victory over his opponent using a lesser known technique called by many the “Bulldog …
GB Technique : IBJJF Legal Leg Locks
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some leg lock techniques and strategies that are legal in the IBJJF competition rule set. Leg locks have become …
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 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Stop Getting Tapped Out!
“There is no losing, only learning” a popular piece of jiu-jitsu wisdom goes. And that positive attitude will carry you through periods where you are getting dominated by training partners …
GB Technique : 5 Must Know Guard Passes
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some techniques and strategies to pass various open guard styles. With so many different open guard games, the passer needs …
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 800 schools in the five continents. Since …
GB Technique : Takedowns With Prof. Carlos Liberi
racie Barra Blog we are looking at some advanced level standup techniques from the head of Gracie Barra Campinas in Sao Paulo, Brazil Prof. Carlos Liberi. Training for over 20 …
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3 Ways To Get A Competitive Edge In Jiu-jitsu
Motivated students training jiu-jitsu are always looking for ways they can improve faster. More specifically, how can they gain an edge over their competitors or the other students they enjoy …
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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 Technique : The Open Guard With Prof. Flavio Almeida
Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some techniques and strategies from the open guard with Prof. Flavio Almeida of Gracie Barra of North Phoenix. Prof. Flavio is a black …
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Stop Getting Tapped Out!
“There is no losing, only learning” a popular piece of jiu-jitsu wisdom goes. And that positive attitude will carry you through periods where you are getting dominated by training partners …
GB Technique : X Guard Variations
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some techniques and strategies from the X Guard. The X Guard works well combined with the Hook or Butterfly guards …
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 …
GB Training Plan – Week 7
GB TP Week 7 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 6
GB TP Week 6 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 5
GB TP Week 5 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 …
3 Parts Of Your Game That You Need To Work On
Most jiu-jitsu students need little encouragement to work on their favorite submissions. Most jiu-jitsu addicts fell in love with the art and sport when they learned some submission techniques that …
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GB Training Plan – Week 4
GB TP Week 4 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 Basics Of Jiu-jitsu With Master Carlos Gracie Jr.
The Basics Of Jiu-jitsu With Master Carlos Gracie Jr. Anyone who follows Instagram Bjj accounts will everyday see many different and mostly advanced jiu-jitsu techniques, some of which look incredible …
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GB Training Plan – Week 3
GB TP Week 3 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 2
GB TP Week 2 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 1
GB TP Week 1 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 …
Open Letter from Carlos Gracie Jr
GRACIE BARRA JIU-JITSU & SELF-DEFENSE BROTHERHOOD • INTEGRITY • DEVELOPMENT I would like to share a few words about the attack against Professor Flavio Almeida, my student, partner and …
PUBLIC STATEMENT
PUBLIC STATEMENT Last Saturday, Gracie Barra and the Jiu-Jitsu Community took one of its hardest hits in recent history. Professor Flavio Almeida, the main executive behind Gracie Barra’s development in …
GB Technique : No-Gi? No problem!
GB Technique : No-Gi? No problem! In many GB Schools round the world, many GB athletes are preparing for the No-Gi Worlds. No-gi submission grappling rules is a competition format …
GB Training Plan – Week 15
GB TP Week 15 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 14
GB TP Week 14 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 12
GB TP Week 12 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 …
Jiu-jitsu Motivation : Experiencing Excellence In Jiu-jitsu
One of the coolest things about the art and sport of jiu-jitsu is the opportunity to get on the mats with elite level competitors and top level of instructors in …
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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 …
Is there progression in how you are being taught jiu-jitsu?
Listening to a podcast with life hacker and author Tim Ferriss who specializes in deconstructing the habits of world class performers, Tim mentioned one of the major problems with …
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GB Technique : The Omoplata
The omoplata has many different setups from Spider, Lasso and Sleeve and collar Grip Guard but shines when we go no-gi. Without our ability to control the opponent’s sleeve or …
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 1986 …
The Gracie Barra Curriculum – Part of the GB Method
For a complete jiu-jitsu the Gracie Barra Method has been put together to make universal the teaching methods from the most experienced Gracie Barra teachers. “Master Carlos Gracie Jr. believes …
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GB Learning : Creative Side Control Attacks
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are going to see some creative ways to attack our opponents from top side mount. For many jiu-jitsu students, they feel most confident …
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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 Learning : Standing Guard Passes
What are the advantages to passing the guard standing? More difficult for the opponent to attack a submission because of distance. You are able to make better use of your …
GB Learning : The Advanced Closed Guard
All time great Roger Gracie prefers closed guard as he feels that your opponent can do little to attack from inside your closed guard you and you have abundant attack …
GB Learning : Advanced Half Guard Sweeps
One of the keys to success in sweeping an experienced opponent is to bring them into a position in which they are not familiar and you do understand. The strange …
GB Training Plan – Week 7
GB TP Week 7 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 : Knee On Belly / Joelho na Barriga
Many jiu-jitsu students don’t realize that the knee on belly is a heavy pressure position AND a great position for smaller BJJ fighters to transition around their opponent’s defense. Let’s …
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GB Learning : Straight Arm Lock Variations
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are going see some of the variations of straight arm lock that are outside of the basic straight arm lock from mount that …
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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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : The Butterfly Guard Hook Sweep
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we look at one of the highest percentage techniques from the guard : the Butterfly Guard (Hook Sweep). This sweep work equally well with …
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GB 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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : The Hip Throw
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we look at one of the fundamental takedowns in grappling : the Hip Throw. This is likely one of the very first techniques that …
Student Question : “Do I need to get in shape before I start BJJ?”
GB: This is a pretty common question before a new student commits to signing up and trying jiu-jitsu classes. If one is not sure what to expect from jiu-jitsu classes, …
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GB Training Plan – Week 4
GB TP Week 4 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 …
4 Practical Tips To Help You Eat Better
Part of the Gracie Barra philosophy is to live the jiu-jitsu lifestyle outside of the GB school as well. The jiu-jitsu lifestyle includes not only training at the academy, but …
GB Training Plan – Week 3
GB TP Week 3 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 : How To Take The Back
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at a few of the varied ways we can take the opponent’s back. A GB student posed the question “I have …
GB Training Plan – Week 2
GB TP Week 2 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 : Chokes From The Back
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at getting to and finishing from the back mount with the strongest weapon: the rear choke. Following the most recent IBJJF …
A Student Question about Trying New Techniques
One of the blue belts in our Gracie Barra academy has a basic but effective BJJ game. He is interested in incorporating new techniques and positions but is experiencing a …
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GB Training Plan – Week 1
GB TP Week 1 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 : Tournament Guard Passing
Observe all of the different divisions at a bjj tournament and it doesn’t take long to see just how many matches come down to passing and defending the guard. The …
GB Training Plan – Week 16
GB TP Week 16 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 …
Have The Correct Attitude
One of the things that makes the GB academy such a great place to spend several hours every week is the atmosphere among the instructors and students. First and foremost …
GB Training Plan – Week 15
GB TP Week 15 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 …
A Diamond in the Rough
And Golden Boy are just two ways people use to describe Lucas Valente – one of the greatest lightweight promises in the world scenario, a student from the champions factory …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since …
GB Learning : Submissions Strategy From Side Mount
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at Intermediate to Advanced submission strategies from the side mount. During the GB Curriculum week of side mount top, I saw …
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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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : Leg Entanglement Guards
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are taking a look at the most common forms of leg entanglement guard styles. These guard styles are especially prevalent in no-gi as …
Sport jiu-jitsu vs. Self Defense jiu-jitsu.
There are certain debates in the jiu-jitsu world that are timeless and not likely to be resolved any time soon. Right at the top of the list is the Sport …
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GB Training Plan – Week 12
GB TP Week 12 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 …
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 …
GB Training Plan – Week 7
GB TP Week 7 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 : The Omoplata
Are your legs too short for effective triangles against larger opponents? Without the gi, your collar chokes from the guard have disappeared. Do you have difficulty with actually catching anyone …
Advice For 3 Common Problems
For new students to jiu-jitsu the amount of information that you will be exposed to will often leave you feeling overwhelmed. Combine that with the physical adaptations (e.g. flexibility and …
GB Learning : Triangle Variations
When we hear triangle choke, most of us think of the triangle choke from the closed guard. See : Triangle Choke From The Guard https://graciebarra.com/2017/02/choke-from-the-guard/ The triangle is a very …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : Knee on the Belly
This is known mostly as a powerful submission position but truth is that the control and transitions are where the true value of knee on the belly lay. Let’s see …
Etiquette Inside The Jiu-jitsu Academy
“In a culture, manners are the lubrication that ease the friction of social contacts.” L Ron Hubbard Some academies have a list pinned to the wall beside the mats listing …
GB 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 700 schools in the five continents. Since …
GB Learning : The Closed Guard
Some jiu-jitsu aficionados say that the closed guard has fallen a little out of popularity in favor of the modern open guard games. But ask any old school instructor and …
GB Training Plan – Week 4
GB TP Week 4 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 …
Basic vs Advanced Techniques
One of the common themes that I see when I meet beginner to intermediate students of jiu-jitsu is the tendency to want to skip over the so called “basic” techniques …
GB Learning : Lapel Techniques
This week on Gracie Barra we will take a look at some techniques using the gi lapel – both your own lapel and the lapel of your opponent. By creative …
GB Training Plan – Week 3
GB TP Week 3 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 2
GB TP Week 2 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 16
GB TP Week 16 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 15
GB TP Week 15 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 : 5 Advanced Shoulder Locks
When you think about submissions that attack the shoulder, you might think or the Kimura lock or the Americana. Both are very versatile submissions, but there are more that you …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Learning : Arm Bar Setups
The straight arm bar from mount or guard are the first arm bars that we learn in Fundamentals class and are very powerful techniques but there are many different variations …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Interview Kaori Hernandez
When did you start training Jiu-Jitsu? Where do you train now? Who’s your instructor? I started my training in Jiu-Jitsu when I was 11 years old under Orlando Sanchez at …
GB Training Plan – Week 12
GB TP Week 12 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 WORLDS ADULTS TRAINING DAYS
There’s a lot of preparation that goes into getting ready for championships this big, and altough nothing can replace the work done at your respective home school, these 4 days …
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 1986 …
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 Interview: Alanah Juezan
Alanah Juezan GB IRVINE HQ double gold on her debut on juvenile 1! Started at compnet ! 1. When did you start training Jiu-Jitsu? This April of 2018 will …
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 …
GB Interview: Jason Dowse
When did you start training Jiu-Jitsu? I started training when I was about 11 years old, towards the end of 2012. Where did you start training ? Where do you …
Arm Lock From The Guard
This week on GB Learning we are going to look at one of the techniques that defines the jiu-jitsu guard – the arm lock from the bottom. Everyone learns the …
GB Training Plan – Week 7
GB TP Week 7 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 Women : Prof. Fabiana Borges
Professor Fabiana Borges and the San Antonio Dream Factory. Professor Fabiana Borges: A Step by Step Guide to World Class Mentoring. Writer credit: Thomas Brown, GB student Jiu Jitsu is …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
3 Extra Things You Can Do To Improve Your Jiu-jitsu
Everyone reading this article who would like to improve their jiu-jitsu faster raise their hands (all the hands go up). Now that we have your attention, lets discuss a few …
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GB 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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Mental Preparation For Competition
The time before a major competition is when the athletes sharpen their skills, push their level of physical conditioning and look to strategies for the matches. The physical part of …
GB Training Plan – Week 4
GB TP Week 4 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 …
3 Tips For A Better Guard
Since 50% of your training time in jiu-jitsu you will be working from the bottom, your guard is super important. …
GB Training Plan – Week 3
GB TP Week 3 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 …
Learning From Tapping? Yes!
Most of us have heard the phrase “There is no losing in jiu-jitsu. Only winning and learning!” It is a way to reframe what most people feel is a negative …
3 Tips For Better Escapes
Master Carlos Gracie Jr. credits Grandmaster Helio Gracie as one of his main influences learning jiu-jitsu. Hello Gracie had a philosophy of defense first. Hello would say that he fought …
GB Training Plan – Week 2
GB TP Week 2 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 …
What Are You Working On?
This is one of my favorite questions to ask students of jiu-jitsu. Some students scratch their heads and are not sure how to answer. “What do you mean?” What aspect …
GB Training Plan – Week 1
GB TP Week 1 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 16
GB TP Week 16 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 …
Gracie Barra Jiu-jitsu for Kids
Prof. Ricardo Almeida – a former UFC fighter and MMA competitor who runs a successful academy in the USA – believes that parents should ask themselves different questions about the …
GB Training Plan – Week 15
GB TP Week 15 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 …
Drilling : How To Do It Right
If you want to make a certain technique part of your game you can not learn it once in class and have it instantly ready for rolling. It is going …
Jiu-jitsu Motivation and Inspiration
Motivation is a significant part of training jiu-jitsu. The road to black belt is long and filled with many obstacles – which are not negatives in that we grow by …
Pride in The Red Shield – GB Value
There are many jiu-jitsu academies with top level black belt instructors all over Brazil, the USA and many other countries where jiu-jitsu is practiced throughout the world. Yet Gracie Barra …
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
The 3 Types Of Training Partners We Need
A Gracie Barra Blog reader messaged me and had the following question : “Hi, I’ve been training a little over a year. I heard that the best way to get …
Building a Better World through Jiu-Jitsu
While we strive to provide amazing Jiu-Jitsu training opportunities, we do not do this with an ultimate goal of only churning out International Jiu-Jitsu Champions. Instead, we focus on all of the things that are still necessary for helping build successful athletes because they are the same things that are invaluable for supporting the journeys of these students and athletes. We strive to fulfill the mission of Gracie Barra – Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone – and we need you and your dreams to do just that.
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 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Your Jiu-jitsu Goals
We are at the end of 1 year of training jiu-jitsu and about to begin a whole new year and it is the perfect time to pause and talk about …
GB Training Plan – Week 12
GB TP Week 12 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 …
Prof. Ana Laura Tinoca Cordeiro
Gracie Barra recognizes the Gracie Barra Women training in GB academies all over the world. In a serie of articles on Graciebarra.com, we feature some high level GB women Professors …
The Details Make The Difference!
Have you ever been to class and learned a new detail for a technique that you already thought that you knew completely? Have you ever watched a YouTube video by …
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 : Training Sequence
This week on GB Blog we are going to take a look at the idea of technique sequences. Jiu-jitsu has a hierarchy of positions and your task is to control …
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 1986 …
The 3 Types Of Training Partners We Need
A Gracie Barra Blog reader messaged me and had the following question : “Hi, I’ve been training a little over a year. I heard that the best way to get …
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 …
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 …