Celebrate the centennial of Helio Gracie and his accomplishments in Jiu-Jitsu
One hundred years ago, a brave soul was born. Let's celebrate the one hundredth birthday of Helio Gracie (1913–2009) by remembering his struggles and his…
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The dangers of slamming and how to prevent your opponent from picking you up
In most Jiu-Jitsu tournaments the list of illegal techniques contains the obvious eye-gouging and punching. The more subtle include knee-reaping and the use of slamming…
Photo Gallery: See the best images of the 2014 WPJJC West Trials
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Photos from the BJ Penn seminar at GMA Vitor Shaolin Academy in NYC
The two BJ Penn gi seminars on Tuesday, Sept. 17 at Vitor Shaolin's Academy in New York City were both full. The addition of the…
Inspire All Female Open Mat brings together 100 women in Bay Area Sept. 14
The first edition of Inspire All Female Open Mats in the Bay Area gave Jiu-Jitsu women an opportunity to come together and build bonds…
Keenan Cornelius promoted to black belt
The moment many people in the Jiu-Jitsu community were waiting for finally happened this Saturday, Sept. 14. Phenomenon Keenan Cornelius was promoted to the rank…
American Nationals No-Gi: Great images from the black belt open class
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Photo Gallery: the best images of day 1 at the American Nationals
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See how Copa Podio competitors prepare in last weeks before Sept. 8 event
The second edition of the Copa Podio Middleweight Grand Prix will be on Sunday, September 8 in Rio de Janeiro. The ten athletes, who are…
“Na pressão das competições de Jiu-Jitsu, descobrimos o melhor em nós”
Depois de ficar dois anos sem competir, Flávio “Cachorrinho” Almeida, professor e um dos cabeças da Gracie Barra, optou por se testar novamente, no Las…
Making the obvious more obvious with funny Jiu-Jitsu memes
The word 'meme' was derived from the Greek word 'mimema' which means 'to imitate' as defined by Richard Dawkins regarding evolution. Taken into the world…
Buchecha trains with Velasquez: “His skills on the ground impressed me!”
Two-time world black belt absolute champion Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is training hard for the 2013 ADCC. Yesterday, Tuesday, he met with brothers Leo and Leandro…