When Should You Start Rolling?
The Gracie Barra Method introduces new students in the Fundamentals program to live training through “Positional” or “Specific” sparring. That is live sparring that is confined to a specific position with a simple set of objectives. Ex. pass the guard / defend the guard and sweep or submit.
The White Belt No-Nos! 5 Things You Need Know Before You Start to Roll
In Gracie Barra schools, students start their introduction to live rolling through specific training. The students start in a certain position and have specific objectives (ex. escape the half guard …
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The White Belt No-Nos! 5 Things You Need Know Before You Start to Roll
In Gracie Barra schools, students start their introduction to live rolling through specific training. The students start in a certain position and have specific objectives (ex. escape the half guard …
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The 6 worst white belt rolling mistakes
Renzo Gracie, one of the most successful and respected black belts famously said “Sometimes you are the hammer, and sometimes you are the nail!” No where is that more true …
Your Role in learning to Roll – The Bjj student's responsibility in self learning
I read one black belt quote that by the time to student reaches purple belt, they should have seen nearly all of the techniques they need to become a black …
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Drilling. How To Do It Right
“Want to drill?” The students will move to the edge of the mat during rolling, to “drill” their techniques. It quickly devolves from executing repetitions of an arm lock to …
Safety on the mats: How to be safe and minimize training injuries!
It is a reality of combat sports that training injuries are a risk. It happens to the best blackbelts in the world, and it can happen to you also. Also, …
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Advice for New Students on How to Roll
For the new student to brazilian jiu-jitsu, starting to spar can be an overwhelming experience. Trapped on the bottom, an opponent’s weight pinning you to the mat and defending a …
3 Mistakes To Avoid In Your Training
Observing the many students who begin training in brazilian jiu-jitsu every year at the academy, there are some very common pitfalls that the beginning student must be wary of falling …
5 Extra Things That You Can Do to Help Your BJJ
What can I do outside of the regular jiu-jitsu classes to maximize my progress?1) Green Smoothies Athletes having to eat well is not exactly news to most students of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. …
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