GB Lifestyle: Maintaining Your Machine
If you have been training jiu-jitsu for any length of time, you will recognize the considerable stresses that your body is subjected to. After all, what other art and sport …
GB Technique: Gripping and Takedown Strategies
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at some more advanced ideas for gripping and performing takedowns in the standing position with Prof. Flavio Almeida ㅤ Takedowns …
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GB Student Question: “Is it better to concentrate on my best moves or learn a lot of different techniques?”
A BJJ student with just less than 1 year of training asks a great question. “There are only a few moves that I can tap my training partners with and …
GB Technique: Competition Takedowns and Counters
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at some of the most effective takedowns that we see in BJJ competition and how to defend some of the …
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Fundamentals – My Favorite GB Online Program
As a writer for Gracie Barra, I have access to all of the GB Online Advanced programs – the GB2 and GB3. There is a TON of great material there. …
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GB Technique: Knee on Belly Sequence with Prof. Marcio Feitosa
This week on GB Technique we are going to look in detail at a 180-degree armbar and other attacks from the knee on the belly (KOB) position by 6th-degree black …
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Tips On Visiting Other Schools
Many of us will enjoy the experience of visiting another Jiu-Jitsu school while on business travel or a vacation. Or we might have friends who train in other academies …
GB Technique: Deep Dive into the Arm Triangle Choke
This week on GB Technique we are going to look more in-depth at one of the very best No-Gi submissions – the Arm Triangle (or Kata gatame) choke. ㅤ This …
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GB Student Question: “What should I show my friend who wants to learn about BJJ?”
A Jiu-Jitsu student writes in about wanting to get their friend interested in training, but the friend isn’t ready quite yet to join an academy. ㅤ “I have some puzzle …
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GB Technique: Submission Hunting with Prof. Joe Scarola
This week on GB Technique we are going to look at a variety of submission attacks from one of our favorite GB Professors – Prof. Joe Scarola of GB Jupiter, …
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