Drills that You Should Not Take For Granted
Drills. Drills. And more drills. The repetitive and often mind-numbing practice of repeating things over and over again is the keystone that holds the entire institution of training. You may …
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Experiencing a Jiu-Jitsu Tournament: Compnet 2014
On Saturday, October 11th, Gracie Barra held their annual tournament open to all Gracie Barra students in Irvine, CA. This year was unique as it honored Master Carlos Gracie Sr., …
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GB Weekly Training Plan for 10/20 – 10/26
GB WTP Week 06 Since 1986 Gracie Barra has been shattering records, innovating and contributing to the expansion and professionalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are a worldwide community of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners …
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Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: Concentration. May it mean everything in a competition?
How frequently do we feel weak in front of a new challenge? Often, even after years of training, we can even feel discouraged if we do not achieve that so-desired title in …
Why Comparing Your Growth to Others Can Harm You
“Don’t compare your insides to someone else’s outsides…” So you have been doing BJJ for a couple of years now. And it seems that your contemporaries have managed a little …
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GB Kids Competition Team Announcement
To all our loyal and hard working Academy Owners, Professors, Instructors, Program Managers, Kids Coaches and Parents; Thank You! For all your hard work and sacrifice, due to your efforts …
The Chess Game
To defend or not to defend. Offense is the best defense. Defend, defend, and defend. There are just so many opinions on how to handle your own BJJ game. On the internet …
5 Ways to Eat Better
An important and often overlooked part of the BJJ lifestyle is eating a healthy diet. Most everyone knows that they SHOULD eat a healthier diet, but with so much conflicting …
Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu: Good Carbohydrates
The so-dreaded carbohydrate consumption became a legend, and now we all know about the importance of having a balanced diet based on carbohydrates, proteins and good fats. Carbohydrates are our …
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To GI Or Not To GI – That is the question (apologies to Shakespeare)
One of the most popular and controversial debates in the world of Brazilian jiu-jitsu is to train in the gi or without the gi?Since the earliest days of Royce Gracie …
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