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Posted on October 10, 2016

GB Techniques: Advanced Jiu-jitsu The 50/50 Guard

This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on the 50/50 Guard which is used by many of the top level competitors in both gi and no-gi competition. Prof Flavios …

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Posted on April 18, 2016

The Turtle Top – An Advanced Jiu-jitsu Position – Part 1

Once bjj students get to the purple belt and above, they must deal with the turtle position much more often. Why? 1) After a few years of experience opponents are no …

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Posted on February 9, 2015January 10, 2018

Bjj Seminars: Why You Should Go!

Most bjj academies, even those with an advanced black belt professor of jiu-jitsu, will hold a seminar or two every year. A high level bjj compeititor or instructor will roll through …

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Posted on January 28, 2015January 10, 2018

A Great Training Method For Your Takedowns

Many bjj students also supplement their training with judo, and many bjj blackbelts also hold advanced ranks in judo. During my last training trip to Gracie Barra in Rio de Janeiro, …

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Posted on January 8, 2015January 10, 2018

Advanced Methods: Limit Your Training

For some more experienced belts, finding training partners of the same level in some academies can be difficult. Not all academies have a variety of training partners of beginning through …

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Posted on December 17, 2014January 10, 2018

"You Are Using Too Much Strength!"

What does this mean and why is it wrong? Most of us who have trained bjj for any length of time have both given and received the advice: “You Are …

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Posted on August 27, 2014

Bluebelt – Advice on Developing your Guard

If the focus of the 1st year of training for any new student of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (see related articleThe Evolution of Skill – From Fundamentals to Advanced) is to learn …

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Posted on August 20, 2014

The Evolution of Skill – From Fundamentals to Advanced

Sitting at the edge of the mat while watching students roll, I had a conversation with a newer student of bjj who was already a black belt in a traditional …

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