We Can All Help In the Fight Against Bullying!
Bullying seems to play a part in almost everyone’s life at some point. Even middle-aged adults can easily recall an incident when they were bullied as a child. With so …
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Experiment With Your Jiu-jitsu
Students of jiu-jitsu who attend class regularly and follow the guidance of their instructor make the best long term progress. Having a qualified black belt instructor can save one literally …
Be An Ambassador For Jiu-jitsu
Be An Ambassador For Jiu-jitsu Since the early days of Brazilian jiu-jitsu first spreading outside the country of origin Brasil and throughout the world, jiu-jitsu culture has evolved along with …
Be Knowledgeable
As part of GB Charisma we learn to understand how important it is to ‘be knowledgeable’. But just learning about things is not enough. To be truly knowledgeable we have to …
Advanced Side Control Chokes
This week Gracie Barra looks at advanced choke attacks from the side control position. Note that most of these attacks are against an opponent with a strong defense in the …
The Positional Hierarchy – Your First Year of Training
One of the students at my home academy is a competitor who comes from a striking background. Well conditioned and coordinated, he is progressing very quickly since he started training …
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CIGB – DIA 1: O LEGADO GB
1˚ dia da CIGB. Instegrantes da GB do mundo todos reunidos em um só lugar, na Barra da Tijuca, de frente para uma das praias mais bonitas do Rio, onde …
Be An Ambassador For Jiu-jitsu
Since the early days of Brazilian jiu-jitsu first spreading outside the country of origin Brasil and throughout the world, jiu-jitsu culture has evolved along with the techniques of the art …
GB Techniques: Open guard sweep
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you open guard sweep techniques. Did you know that Gracie Barra Brazil’s YouTube channel is FILLED with great techniques from GB schools from all …
Get a Grip! Some important points about grip fighting in Jiu-Jitsu
If you watch some of the world class level competitions you will see that a significant part of passing the guard / defending the guard is about grip fighting. Hand fighting …
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