GB Learning : Leg Entanglement Guards
Without a means to control your opponent, a standing guard passer has a significant advantage in speed to move around your legs. Let’s see some different forms of leg entanglement …
GB Technique : Self Defense with Prof. Draculino
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at some self defense techniques with the head of Gracie Barra Texas, Prof. Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes. Prof. Draculino is one of …
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The Most Important Escape?
If I asked you what is the most important escape in jiu-jitsu, what would you say? If we asked a room full of students at the Gracie Barra school this …
GB Training Plan – Week 14
GB TP Week 14 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : 5 Must Know Guard Passes
With so many different open guard games, the passer needs a number of different guard pass techniques to address different situations. Remember: the right tool for the right job. No …
Student Question: “What is the difference between Jiu-Jitsu with the gi and no-gi?”
A Gracie Barra student asks “I’ve been training in the gi and have been thinking about doing some no-gi training. What is the biggest difference between gi and no-gi training?” …
GB Technique : The Closed Guard
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at a variety of techniques and strategies from the closed guard. The closed guard is where we typically start learning about …
GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes are built by over 800 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
Does Training In The Gi Make Your No-Gi Better?
“Is it necessary to train in the gi to attain the highest level in jiu-jitsu?” No-Gi Drills with Prof. Marcio Feitosa This question has been around jiu-jitsu for a while, …
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Gracie Barra Black Belt Motivation
The path to black belt in jiu-jitsu is a long one (some say average training time of 10 years or more) and involves overcoming many obstacles, training injuries, frustrating plateaus …