The Art of War – Why we Train Jiu-jitsu
Many people begin training jiu-jitsu for reasons of self defense, a new way to stay physically fit or a desire to compete. Many people discover other, more profound reasons to …
Different Reasons To Train Jiu-jitsu
The Gracie Barra philosophy of “Jiu-jitsu for everyone” recognizes that training jiu-jitsu has benefits for all types of people. Not only restricted to the serious competitors who push themselves to …
Women and Jiu-Jitsu
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, like many martial arts, is a male dominated discipline. But women interested in this self-defense technique should know that it has benefits far beyond the confidence inspired …
GB Techniques: Self Defense
This week, Gracie Barra studies Self Defense techniques in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Subscribe to the Gracie Barra YouTube channel to be notified of new video techniques. Here are 4 Self Defense …
3 Tips To Improve Your Takedowns
After every tournament, the new competitors return to the academy with new things they learned about their jiu-jitsu. Among the most common revelations after a tournament is “Gosh! I REALLY need …
Why Do You Train Jiu-jitsu?
Whenever a new student comes into the academy I always like to ask a little about their history and reasons that they decided to start training bjj. I learned that you …
Self defense vs. sports bjj : How Important is Self Defense Training in BJJ?
Visit any bjj internet forum and there most certainly will be a debate on learning jiu-jitsu for the street / self defence vs. learning pure sports jiu-jitsu. Grandmaster Helio Gracie himself …
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To Compete or Not?
The covers of the jiu-jitsu magazines usually feature a top competitor fresh off of a championship victory. In their own way, the top competitors have become celebrities within the bjj world …
Being the New Guy or Girl at the Academy…
Jiu-jitsu is a long journey. Many people get hooked and set out on the ultimate journey, achieving the rank of black belt. Along the way, there will be hiccups. This …
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The Dirty Dozen
The 12 Most Important Techniques For You To Learn When Your Start BJJ Out of thousands of bjj techniques on YouTube, which select few should a student beginning their study …