GB Techniques: Advanced Jiu-Jitsu with Professor Flavio Almeida
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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"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, …
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 …
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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3 Tips For Better Guard
What makes the guard so dangerous for some bjj players? These fighters specialize in different guards and are every bit as dangerous off of their back as they are on …
GB Techniques: 5 Blue Belt Techniques
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on 5 of the most important techniques for the Blue belt student. Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be …
The Power of Communication
Communication is the most important single activity of man. This quote by Stephen Covey demonstrates just how important it is that we give due attention to skills like communication, …