A Great Training Method For Your Takedowns
Many bjj students also supplement their training with judo, and many bjj blackbelts also hold advanced ranks in judo. During my last training trip to Gracie Barra in Rio de Janeiro, …
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BJJ for the Un-"Ideal"
Tailor your game to your body. You cannot wear clothes that don’t fit. =) If you are struggling with your own growth and find yourself wishing that you got them legs as long as a …
5 Obstacles to Overcome in Your BJJ Training
In a perfect BJJ world, every training session would see new breakthroughs, energetic rolls where you submit every opponent and leave the mat without a scratch, already eager for the …
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GB Weekly Training Plan for 01/26 – 02/01
GB WTP Week 04 Since 1986 Gracie Barra has been shattering records, innovating and contributing to the expansion and professionalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are a worldwide community of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners …
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Are You Ready For Your Blue belt?
An Instructors Opinion After a student has been training for at least a year they have started to look pretty good on the mats. No longer making newbie mistakes like …
GB Weekly Training Plan for 01/12 – 01/18
GB WTP Week 02 Since 1986 Gracie Barra has been shattering records, innovating and contributing to the expansion and professionalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are a worldwide community of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners …
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Your 2015 Plan and Values
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.” How planning really works and how we can apply in BJJ. Our art is dependent on a clear path to becoming …
GB Weekly Training Plan for 01/05 – 01/11
GB WTP Week 01 Since 1986 Gracie Barra has been shattering records, innovating and contributing to the expansion and professionalization of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. We are a worldwide community of Jiu-Jitsu practitioners …
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Your Bjj New Year's Resolutions
After the holidays have passed – and with it all of the rich foods, Christmas desserts, drinks and sleeping off the big meals on the couch, it is time to …
Your hindsight in competitions
We’ve all lost competitions. Whether it is coming up 2nd or 3rd, we have all been there. Unless you can choke anyone using “the Force,” or sweep someone over by just …