"Am I Too Old To Start Bjj?"
As jiu-jitsu continues to grow all over the world, more people (outside of the 20 something male demographic) are becoming interested in starting to train jiu-jitsu. Many questions about training come …
The Gracie Barra Curriculum: The Best Way to Learn Bjj
Recently, I have had several students tell me that they enjoyed learning bjj in a program that followed a curriculum. I asked them why they felt it was better for them? …
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The White Belt No-Nos! 5 Things You Need Know Before You Start to Roll
In Gracie Barra schools, students start their introduction to live rolling through specific training. The students start in a certain position and have specific objectives (ex. escape the half guard …
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Start Them Out Early: BJJ for kids.
Wait! Before you pull out that credit card to get the newest Xbox or an Ipad for your crying toddler, consider other alternatives that are better than having a 5 year-old …
Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: The teaching that turns each day into the best one we’ve ever experienced
The Great Master Carlos Gracie, father of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu, didn’t leave us only a legacy of great fighters and lovers of the gentle art. Nowadays, Carlos’ dream of showing BJJ …
More Reason Why Your Kid Should Start BJJ
#1: Active Kids are Healthier When you let your kids down that last piece of fries, or gobble up the last tub of ice cream, you are putting them at …
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The Jiu-Jitsu journey :From the white belt to the black belt, students share their stories on what got them started, and why they keep going.
“Jiu-jitsu for Everyone.” We see this around in many memes and in photos, we hear it sometimes from our coaches and teammates, but what does this mean? I interviewed several …
Taking care of your mind is Jiu-Jitsu: To fall, to rise and start over again.
How to start again when everything seems to be lost? It may seem strange that we are talking about “start over again” in a website dedicated to Jiu-Jitsu. However, the …
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2014 Regional Events Agenda
Many of us start our year planning and expecting the Gracie Barra and our school events. Today we will talk about Master Carlos Gracie Jr.’s plans for Gracie Barra events …
When Size Starts to Matter
Winning In Smaller Sizes While not all of us was blessed with an “ideal” height to easily pin down opponents, Jiu-Jitsu has the answer to what we call …