GB Learning : Submissions Strategy From Side Mount
This week on Gracie Barra Blog we are looking at Intermediate to Advanced submission strategies from the side mount. During the GB Curriculum week of side mount top, I saw …
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GB Training Plan – Week 13
GB TP Week 13 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 …
GB Blog: CHILDREN x COMPETITION
Recently, GB won four trophies – 3rd place overall, 1st place Children, 1st place Junior and 2nd place Teenagers – in one of the largest children’s competitions in the world, …
The importance of Self-Defense
The global spread of the Brazilian jiu-jitsu gave our sport thousands of practitioners, which is surely great for everyone. Unfortunately, what did not grow in the same way was the …
ADCC: The GB Tradition in Competitions
One of the world’s most famous grappling championships, the ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Championship) was the scene for brilliant performances of our athletes. With so many defenders of the GB …
Founder of GB, Master Carlos Gracie Jr., has a new belt
Last weekend (April 24 and 25th), Campinas, Brazil, held the second edition of the GB Conference in the country. The team, founded in 1986 and with more than 200 school …
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Jiu-jitsu as a treatment for cancer – go and win!
What differentiates the fights on the mats from the fights of life? In fact, nothing. Every day, even when we are not wearing the kimono, we do battle, whether it …
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Taking Care of your Mind is Jiu-Jitsu: True friendship is found on the mats
Tying the belt and wearing the kimono for the very first time in your life may be a step towards a great transformation that jiu-jitsu will bring to you. After the …
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Signs That You Have Been Doing Too Much Jiu-Jitsu
Humans have a tendency to get addicted. It’s hard-wired in our genes. And at times, we can take things a bit too far. As for me, aside from my BJJ …
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A World Where Jiu-Jitsu Never Existed
Close your eyes and imagine a world without Jiu-Jitsu. Let’s say that someone was able to rewrite history and forgot to include the dawn of Jiu-Jitsu. Can you imagine how …