Escapes: Secret to Freeing Up Your Jiu-jitsu
We all want to add new techniques to our jiu-jitsu. But trying new techniques in rolling comes with a price: these new techniques are bound to fail at first. When that new …
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The Choke – 5 Advanced Strangles
This week, Gracie Barra brings you some Advanced Chokes to try in your game. Grandmaster Helio Gracie preferred the choke over the armlock – especially against a larger opponent. He said that …
How To Work With Your Partner During Technique Portion of Class
Last class while teaching the technique portion of the bjj class (attacks from side control and overcoming a defensive opponent) I was observing two of the more serious students drilling …
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Is Your Jiu-jitsu Universal? How to adapt your bjj game.
I was listening to an interview with a top MMA coach (who is also a bjj black belt) in which he was discussing the differences between bjj with the kimono …
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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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Fake It 'Til You Make It
This is one of those catchy sayings from the world of sales that came to mind when I thought about this article. For our purposes, it is not about assuming the …
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 …
5 Tips for BJJ Over 35
Master Carlos Gracie Jr. is an example to all over 35 practitioners of bjj on how to live the jiu-jitsu lifestyle. Nearing 60 years of age, “Carlinhos” as his friends call …
Ideas to Improve Your "A Game"
A few weeks ago I penned an article about how to correct weaknesses in your bjj game. Today we are going to spin around faster than a 180 degree armbar and …
The Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Several years ago I stumbled across a Gracie Barra documentary on the internet that featured GB head instructor Marcio Feitosa while he was the head instructor at the original Gracie …
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