4 Beginner Guard Passing Mistakes
When you are starting jiu-jitsu passing the guard can be a frustrating experience. Getting trapped inside your opponent’s closed guard and fending off a constant stream of sweeps and submissions is …
Are You a Martial Artist?
Be a Martial Artist. What does that mean to you? Does it mean that you have earned a Black Belt? Does it mean that you train hard at least …
A Tip To Improve Your Guard – Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable
Observing a roll between two students of similar experience, I could see that one student had a far more dangerous and difficult to pass than the second. The second student knew …
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Transform Yourself: Become a Jiu-Jitsu Ambassador
You have probably already been doing some of the things it takes to be an amazing leader in Gracie Barra like goal setting, building your Jiu-Jitsu skill-set, and being a team player and team leader. While all of these are valuable steps in your leadership journey, we can’t forget about the necessity of being a Jiu-Jitsu ambassador. It is this step that will transform you from being an awesome Instructor on the mats to a true JJ leader on and off the mats.
Why we "shake" before a fight? Is it fear or tension?
Among the more bizarre and inexplicable sensations we feel just before fighting, the most common is the tremor. Many people see the tremor as the opponent sensitivity. They normally believe …
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GB Techniques: 5 Submissions
Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be notified of new video techniques. This week, Gracie Barra studies Submissions. There are numerous grappling arts in thew world, but no martial …
Eating Well is Jiu-Jitsu: Thermogenic Foods
The new ‘fever’ in the gyms (since a few years ago) is the thermogenic supplements. Those ones that promise to dry your fat, improve the muscles definition and keep the …
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Mistakes are necessary for the learning of a true champion
In the ring and in life the fight is the same one. You must face the problems […]”, This translated part of a song from “Pregador Luo” – known for …
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5 techniques demonstrated by Gracie Barra Black Belts
This week Gracie Barra brings you some technique videos from the Half Guard Bottom Position. In the last several years, the use and development of the half guard in competition …
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Applying Principles To Your Jiu-jitsu
Most of us start our learning jiu-jitsu by focusing on developing our sports specific jiu-jitsu muscles and conditioning and learning the basic techniques. Especially during the blue belt period of learning …