6 Takedowns Demonstrated By Gracie Barra Instructors
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Compnet: 30 Years of Gracie Barra
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 …
"Am I Too Old To Start Bjj?"
As jiu-jitsu continues to grow all over the world, more people (outside of the 20 something male demographic) are becoming interested in starting to train jiu-jitsu. Many questions about training come …
The Role of Competition at Gracie Barra
It is absolutely true that not all of the students at your school will compete. That is also absolutely OK. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is an amazing way for people from all …
6 Submission Attacks From the Top By Gracie Barra Black Belts
Last week Gracie Barra Blog showed 5 videos on how to pass various types of the guard. Now that you have gained top control, the question becomes: How do you …
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A Bruce Lee Quote and a Blue Belt Lesson
Like many jiu-jitsu practitioners, my early martial arts imagination was captured by the movies. Bruce Lee of those 70’s Kung Fu movies remains perhaps the largest martial arts movie star …
A Safe School: Injury Prevention Guidelines
Safety: Guidelines for a Safe School There is no guideline that when followed provides for 100% safety 100% of the time at your school. However, the following guidelines will help …
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Your Side Control Checklist : 5 Tips For You
You have defended the triangle, passed your opponent’s guard and achieved side control…Now what? How do you keep the position without your opponent recovering their guard and squandering all of your …
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Your First Major Goal : Blue belt
As goal oriented people starting to learn the art of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, one of the first questions that new students ask is “How long does it take to get a …
Life Lessons From Jiu-jitsu
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 …