A brief history of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
From the samurai to the UFC champions and IBJJF gold medalists Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or BJJ (also written as jujitsu or jujutsu) is a martial art…
History
Video: Ten years ago, Braulio Estima beat Xande and Galvão at the ADCC
September 2009 saw the world's greatest grapplers descend on Barcelona to compete at the ADCC Worlds, which was at that point a decade-old entity. No…
Watch ‘Roger Gracie: Legacy,’ a deep dive into the clash of the two greatest BJJ world champions
This documentary goes behind the scenes in the fight between Roger and Buchecha, and analyzes the preparation, the techniques and the strategies of these two…
The pioneer’s menu: How Carlos Gracie developed his eating method
The year is 1996, the month September and on page 8 of the 2nd issue of GRACE Magazine Carlos Gracie Jr. begins the article as…
The 12 biggest absolute IBJJF world champions (part 2)
8. Bernardo Faria (2015) A dreaded guard passer and the owner of one of Jiu-Jitsu's most complicated half-guards, this Juiz de Fora native is famous…
The 12 biggest absolute IBJJF world champions (part 1)
Created in 1996 by the brand-new Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the World Championship of the sport has since been crowning a select group of black belts which,…
From Paquetá’s vault: Leo Santos vs. Marcelo Zulu at the ADCC 2001 trials
With another relic dug up from the files of Master Osvaldo Paquetá, today we go back in time to 2001 -- the year of the…
A Training Program based on Rickson’s storied career (part 2)
[First published in 2010. Scroll down for plain text. Continued from here.] [Wanna learn self-defense straight from Rickson Gracie? You can!] Cristiano Marcello, 31, was…
A Training Program based on Rickson’s storied career (part 1)
[First published in 2010. Scroll down for plain text.] [Wanna learn self-defense straight from Rickson Gracie? You can!] 30 years ago a phenomenon was born,…
From Paquetá’s vault: Demian Maia vs. Léo Dalla at the ADCC 2001 trials
Before being made a biennial event, the ADCC Worlds was held in four consecutive years in the United Arab Emirates, starting with its 1998 debut.…
Watch Paulão Filho vs. Fernando Margarida at the ADCC 1999 trials
We're two days away from the start of the 2019 ADCC Words. So this Thursday the Graciemag team dug deep to retrieve a piece of…
From Paquetá’s vault: Vitor Belfort’s mount at the ’94 Brazilian Nationals
Permanently on the lookout for the best gems in BJJ, our team just dug up a treasure recorded 25 years ago by the sorely missed…