GB Student question: “Do I need to learn berimbolo and inverted guard to be a black belt?”
A Gracie Barra student writes in asking about advanced techniques that some of the other colored belts are doing in class. The student is a +35 years old blue belt …
GB Technique: Knee on The Belly Chokes
This week on GB Technique, we are going to look at some choke attacks from the knee on the belly (KOB). ㅤ Some jiu-jitsu practitioners look at the knee on …
GB Values: Master Carlos Gracie Jr on Goals and Discipline
The traditional martial arts have long been associated with the character and spiritual development from far back to their origins in Japan and China. ㅤ Gracie Barra’s philosophy of the …
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GB Student Question: “Size doesn’t matter in jiu-jitsu. Is that true?”
A Gracie Barra student writes in asking about a common saying in the martial arts “Size doesn’t matter.” ㅤ Is this true? The short answer is yes, size matters – …
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GB Technique: Advanced Open Guard with Prof. Marcio Feitosa
This week we are going to look at some advanced open guard variations with one of Gracie Barra’s most experienced instructors, 6th-degree black belt Prof. Marcio Feitosa IG: @feitosagb ㅤ …
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GB Technique: Triangle Wizardry with Prof. Vanessa Waltz
This week we are going to look at some Advanced triangle variations with Prof. Vanessa Waltz from GB Colorado Springs. ㅤ Most GB students have a few different entries and …
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Top 3 Jiu-Jitsu Class No-No’s
Most Jiu-Jitsu schools have a school rules list posted somewhere besides the mats. In Gracie Barra schools there is a poster explaining the standard safety and etiquette rules for all …
GB Technique: Advanced Passing the Open Guard
This week we are going to look at some more advanced strategies and techniques for passing different open guard styles. ㅤ Have you checked out the GB Online Instagram account? …
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GB Student Question “Sometimes I feel like quitting!”
A Jiu-Jitsu student who has been training for a little more than a year wrote in with the following story: “I have been going to BJJ class as regularly as …
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GB Technique : Straight ArmBar Variations
Intermediate and advanced students of Jiu-Jitsu will start to explore variations of the basic techniques in their training once they have some command of the basic technique. This is especially …
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