GB Training Plan – Week 1
GB TP Week 1 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 700 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
GB Technique : No-Gi? No problem!
GB Technique : No-Gi? No problem! In many GB Schools round the world, many GB athletes are preparing for the No-Gi Worlds. No-gi submission grappling rules is a competition format …
Drilling : How To Do It Right
If you want to make a certain technique part of your game you can not learn it once in class and have it instantly ready for rolling. It is going …
The 3 Types Of Training Partners We Need
A Gracie Barra Blog reader messaged me and had the following question : “Hi, I’ve been training a little over a year. I heard that the best way to get …
"How Do I Know If I'm Getting Better?"
To get good at jiu-jitsu is a long process. Between moments of success (ex. A gold medal in a tournament or new belt promotion) there are many periods where the …
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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Learning From Videos
The best way to learn jiu-jitsu is from attending classes with a black belt instructor with a structured curriculum. The instructor can correct the mistakes that you make while drilling …
Why Did You Start To Train Jiu-jitsu?
I am always interested to ask new students who show up to try a jiu-jitsu class the question: “So what made you decide to try Brazilian jiu-jitsu?” There are a million …
GB Techniques: Leg Locks
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you various techniques to attack the opponent’s legs. Did you know that Gracie Barra Brazil’s YouTube channel is FILLED with great techniques from GB …
Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: What kind of athlete is your idol?
Which criteria would you considerate to choose you idols in Jiu-Jitsu? Everyone is different. And so are the evaluation criteria, but we do believe that all of us have some …
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