Looking to pass open guard in BJJ? Attention to the chin and wrist
The leader of the Rio de Janeiro chapter of Alliance Jiu-Jitsu academy, Alexandre “Gigi” Paiva paid a recent visit to the team affiliate in Vitória…
Yearly Archives: 2012
Hannettte Staack seminar at Caio Terra’s academy
One of the greatest female Jiu-Jitsu competitors of all times, the black belt Hannette Staack will be heading to San Jose, California, right after the…
Why keep your head free in Jiu-Jitsu? GRACIEMAG explains
Every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, in training or competition, has heard shouts of, “Grab his head!” Grabbing the head when on attack and not letting your opponent…
Are you wise to the armdrag in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA?
The other day two 15-year-old boys were having a conversation at a restaurant in the Brazilian city of Fortaleza when one asked, “What's an armdrag?”…
O Jiu-Jitsu não para na Califórnia após o Mundial
O próximo Campeonato Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu já esquenta o clima entre os fãs em todo o planeta, para as ações que começam no dia 31…
Quer passar a guarda aberta no Jiu-Jitsu? Repare no queixo e no pulso
Líder da Alliance Jiu-Jitsu no Rio de Janeiro, Alexandre Paiva, o popular Gigi, esteve recentemente na filial da equipe em Vitória da Conquista, terra do…
Hannette Staack ministra seminário na academia de Caio Terra
Uma das maiores atletas do Jiu-Jitsu feminino de todos os tempos, a faixa-preta Hannette Staack vai a San José, na Califórnia, logo após o Mundial…
Por que evitar o domínio da cabeça no Jiu-Jitsu? GRACIEMAG explica
Todo praticante de Jiu-Jitsu já escutou, em treinos ou competições, o grito: "Domina a cabeça!". Dominar a cabeça ao atacar, e nunca deixar o rival…
Instructor in Alaska Robert Grunder gets his black belt
The GMA has added a new black belt to its ranks. The leader of Gracie Barra Alaska was promoted this May 12. At the promotion…
An exchange packed with judo and Jiu-Jitsu techniques—and gold medals
Mike Swain, 51, is one of the most respected judo teachers in the USA, and his students have solid reasons to admire him. Solid and…
“Korean Zombie’s” slick Jiu-Jitsu move at UFC on Fuel
As GRACIEMAG.com predicted, the South Korean Chang Sun Jung proved the power of his Jiu-Jitsu last night in Fairfax, Virginia, during the main event at…
7 lessons in Anderson Silva’s book, from BJJ to what to do with a gun
I'll admit, on encountering Anderson Silva at the airport, I didn't think it would be easy. But I grabbed the dark cover with the UFC…