GB Weekly Training Plan for Week of 8/5-8/11: Week 7
GB WTP Week 7 This week all of our 400+ Gracie Barra schools in 5 continents will be teaching the lessons of week number 7 of our annual schedule from …
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Pass the De La Riva Guard in 4 Steps
Countering the De La Riva Guard I love the guard. Who doesn’t? Some say that it’s an even position, but I personally think that guards offer a 60-40 advantage. …
Learn the Double Under Guard Pass
Learn to Pass the Guard the Intelligent Way Stay calm, and pass guard. Yes, let that be one of our mantras. There are hundreds of ways to pass the guard. …
GB Wins 2 More Titles – GB is the Team with the Most Titles in 2013
This was another great weekend for Gracie Barra at the podium. Under Master Carlos Gracie Jr, GB won two more major titles and both were significant victories in Rio de …
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GB Weekly Training Plan for Week of 7/29-8/4: Week 6
GB WTP Week 6 This week all of our 400+ Gracie Barra schools in 5 continents will be teaching the lessons of week number 6 of our annual schedule from …
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Advanced Inner Thigh Throw by Professor Marcio Feitosa
The Inner Thigh Throw This video is 3 years old, but techniques never grow old. Personally, I believe that good techniques do not go out of style, they evolve. …
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A Few Words on Self-Defense
Understanding When to Use BJJ to Defend Yourself The main reason many of us started training BJJ, the main reason most people start training in any martial art, is …
Evolution of the “Gentle Art,” History as Teacher and Guide
Learn From Our Past to Educate the Future We all know, or should know, the history of Brazilian jiu jitsu. The pictures on the walls of every Gracie Barra …
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Tips to Prepare for the BJJ Big Leagues
So Are You Ready for the Big Leagues? So let’s say that you have done your fair share of amateur Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, and you’ve choked a few guys, submitted …
GB Competitors Set to Continue Winning Ways at the Rio Open
The GB Team Led by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. Will Represent the Red Shield at the Rio Open The GB Team led by Master Carlos Gracie Jr. will represent the …
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