Hannette Staack: Profile of a champion and eternal optimist
By Valerie Worthington If you are a grappling enthusiast of any level and you are not familiar with Hannette Staack, you are missing out. One…
English
Behind the scenes – Belfort, GSP & Co training
If you do Jiu-Jitsu, try imagining a more pleasurable way to spend Christmas than the one Vitor Belfort will have in Las Vegas, with his…
Cigano, Belfort, Minotouro and Ginástica Natural
Columnist of your favorite Jiu-Jitsu magazine, GRACIEMAG, Alvaro Romano is in Las Vegas at Vitor Belfort camp. The coach and Ginástica Natural trainer stays with…
Are you determined enough for the Aldo Diet?
The story broke on “Globo” yesterday in Gustavo Noblat's fortnightly column: Aldo's been dealing with a military-type regimen in the days leading up to the…
IBJJF clears up issue of gi color
Amid the repercussions from the issue of white and blue gis at major Jiu-Jitsu tournaments, IBJJF director Marcelo Araujo sent in an email to…
Do you understand MMA’s point system?
(By Professor Fabricio Monteiro*) The current MMA point system basically sticks to the boxing tradition, where three judges usually attribute 10 points to the winner…
Careful with the single-leg counter
When going for the takedown, don't grab your opponent's leg haphazardly. See why! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtdKpa7A3ao
Rickson speaks of hardest knockout of his life
Undefeated, having won by submission in all his eleven official MMA matches, Rickson Gracie is victorious as an icon living a life of dedication to…
From the treasure chest: Rilion’s angle on the guard
"The guard is the salvation of the weak," said Rilion Gracie in a GRACIEMAG interview in February 2009. Well today, after wins from stars Fabricio Werdum (in Strikeforce) and Anderson Silva (in the UFC), everyone seems to understand a little better just how important Jiu-Jitsu's leg game is in a fight situations.
What makes Vitor Belfort’s hands so fast?
In an interview on Brazilian channel Sportv last January, former UFC champion Murilo Bustamante confirmed it: Amid the numerous stars from Carlson Gracie Team with whom he has trained. Find out why!