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 …
6 Submission Attacks From the Top By Gracie Barra Black Belts
Last week Gracie Barra Blog showed 5 videos on how to pass various types of the guard. Now that you have gained top control, the question becomes: How do you …
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4 Reasons That You Love Going to the GB School!
“ The best instructors not only teach submissions and sweeps, but more importantly influence the lives of their students.” For most of the bjj students, they can’t wait to get to …
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Details! – The Idea of Advanced Basics
More and more, when I have conversations with advanced belts who have been training for several years, they say that they have returned their training focus to the “basic” techniques. Hip …
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 …
Developing Your "A" Game – Tips on Finding Your Strongest Positions
It doesn’t take long into your study of bjj before you start to experience success with some positions or submissions. It seems that whenever you roll, you find yourself in …
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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 …
Top 4 Things In Your First Year of Training
The majority of the students in any bjj academy will be the white belts. This article is especially for you guys! Many feel a sense of being overwhelmed when starting Brazilian …
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The 5 Expressions of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Have you ever thought about how Brazilian jiu-jitsu has many different facets depending on the situation in which one uses the art? The techniques and principles may be the same, but …
Learn Three Jiu-Jitsu Submissions with Prof Mike Buckels
On this video Professor Mike Buckels will teach you how to apply three Jiu-Jitsu submissions from closed guard. Prof Mike was born and raised in St. Louis Missouri. He is …
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