Gracie Barra Online Reimagined
We are excited to share the new platform helping to provide Jiu-Jitsu for Everyone. Anywhere. GB online is adopting advanced technologies to make it easier for Professors to teach …
GB Learning : The Omoplata
This week Gracie Barra Learning will feature some videos on one of the best guard attacks of all..the omoplata. The omoplata is a powerful and versatile technique that can be …
Gracie Barra Training Etiquette
With the new year 2016 upon us and students are returning to the academy after a holiday of relaxation, hopefully renewed and ready to roll. Read also:5 Ways to Eat …
Be a Leader – The Gracie Barra Way
The Gracie Barra leadership framework includes a wide range of components, from time management to communication skills to strategies for implementing curriculum and methods. If all of these are …
BARRAFIT – A Fitness Program Inspired by the Art of Jiu-Jitsu
You already know many of the benefits of training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu through Gracie Barra. Our schools are built on the values of Brotherhood, Expansion and Integrity. All of this is …
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Don't Overlook This Important Part of Your Jiu-jitsu!
Many of the articles that I write for Gracie Barra originate from conversations and questions that take place in the school. Several completely new students showed up to class and the …
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The Spread of Brazilian Jiu-jitsu Globally
Until the early UFC brought the world’s attention to the unique style of jiu-jitsu developed by the Gracie family, the art and sport were largely unknown outside of Brazil. The exposure …
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Self-Audit in BJJ
Feeling a bit under the weather when it comes to your BJJ? Having a difficult time getting out of a training rut because you feel that you are not getting …
Humans of Gracie Barra: Jiu Jitsu for Everyone
Gracie Barra provides us each with a place to leave the world outside the dojo doors and focus on mental toughness and physical prowess.” When you look around your academy, …
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Motivation: Blind Fury
I cannot believe that I only stumbled upon this video. In this video, the coach was able to push the athlete beyond his limit. And I mean way beyond his …