GB Techniques: 5 Most Important White Belt Techniques
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on 5 of the most important techniques beginners should learn in jiu-jitsu. The art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu has hundreds, if not over …
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"Am I Too Old To Start Jiu-jitsu?"
Combat sports are primarily dominated by younger athletes and fighters competing at over 40 years old are not common. This leads many prospective new students to jiu-jitsu to ask “Am I …
Motivation For Jiu-jitsu
Show me a depressed person who displays little motivation in their life and I’ll show you a person without strong goals. Jiu-jitsu tends to attract goal oriented, positive personality types. However, …
GB Techniques: Lucio "Lagarto" Rodrigues on the open guard
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on how to attack from the open guard with Professor Lucio “Lagarto” Rodrigues Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be …
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Advice For Common Problems When You Start Jiu-jitsu
As exciting as it is to start training jiu-jitsu and learning exciting new techniques each class, there are some common challenges faced by most new students. When we embark on learning …
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GB Techniques: Chokes
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on Gi chokes from every position. Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be notified of new video techniques. One …
The Learning Never Stops
One of the messages that I absorbed from the Gracie Barra ICP was how many of the senior instructors from different areas of the Gracie Barra word emphasized the point: “You …
Help! I'm In A Slump!
Help! I’m In A Slump!I had a conversation with a blue belt who expressed that his training was in a slump. “How is your bjj training going?” “In a bit …
GB Techniques: Technique Combinations
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on 4 more advanced attack combinations in jiu-jitsu. Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be notified of new video …
3 Tips From Roger Gracie to Improve Your Mount Attack
Roger Gracie is a black belt under Renzo Gracie and possibly the greatest bjj competitor ever with 14x World Champion titles (12 of those titles in the black belt division). Roger …
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