I was speaking with a senior GB Black-Belt from Brazil about what it was like to teach a class of black and brown belts. I expected the senior black belt to …
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Gracie Barra recognizes Gracie Barra Women training in GB schools all over the world. How do we build the women student members in our Gracie Barra schools? What are the challenges and …
The Gracie Barra kid’s jiu-jitsu programs can positively impact your people’s lives. Today’s children are faced with many challenges in life from bullying, to lack of proper role models to unhealthy …
Gracie Barra recognizes Gracie Barra Women training in GB Schools all over the world. How do we build the women student members in our Gracie Barra schools? What are the challenges and …
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Important parts of the Gracie Barra school are the kid’s jiu-jitsu programs. Today’s children are faced with many challenges in life from bullying, to lack of proper role models to unhealthy …
One of the most common questions that Jiu-jitsu instructors get is that a student feels like they are stuck in a rut. They feel that their learning has plateaued and their …
Most of us students of Brazilian jiu-jitsu can not imagine our lives without going to the academy several times per week. At a social gathering some of your friends will ask …
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The world 30 years ago was a very different place. People didn’t have iPhones or Siri to answer their questions. People were only exposed to martial arts through movies, word …
Most of us think about the techniques when we consider the question of what we learn through training Jiu-Jitsu. I recently watched a jiu-jitsu documentary which featured interviews with many different …
Far too often we see “fake black belt exposed” stories pop up on jiu-jitsu news websites and internet forums. In reality, these situations are rare and the jiu-jitsu community has a …
