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 …
Jiu-jitsu Motivation : Experiencing Excellence In Jiu-jitsu
One of the coolest things about the art and sport of jiu-jitsu is the opportunity to get on the mats with elite level competitors and top level of instructors in …
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GB Techniques: Technique Combinations
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on 4 more advanced attack combinations in jiu-jitsu. Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be notified of new video …
GB Learning : Escapes from Bottom Position
This week Gracie Barra Learning will feature some videos on escapes from the bottom. The most common technique questions white and blue belt students ask are “How do I escape …
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GB Learning : the Kimura Lock
This week Gracie Barra Learning will feature some videos on the versatile Kimura lock. The “Kimura” was named after one of the greatest Japanese judo icons Masahiko Kimura who famously …
The Turtle Position
This week Gracie Barra Learning will feature some videos on submitting the “turtle position”. Instead of accepting a guard pass (and giving up the 3 points) many jiu-jitsu fighters prefer …
How Jiu-Jitsu Changes Lives
Beyond the techniques and fun of training jiu-jitsu in class, jiu-jitsu has the power to change people’s lives outside of the academy. The martial arts have a long association with …
Sharpening Your Sword
This is an old expression that means that you take your best tools (or techniques in the case of the BJJ student) and sharpen them to be as sharp as …
4 Tips to Prepare For Your First Competition
Some BJJ students get super excited when they hear that a competition is coming up. If it is their first ever try at an IBJJF tournament they will suddenly think …
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Concepts vs. Techniques – Two Ways of Learning BJJ
When a student first begins to study bjj, they discover that there are an enormous number of moves that must be learned! Not only are there an overwhelming number of individual …
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