Count Koma: 5 lessons from Jiu-Jitsu’s pioneer in Brazil
Grandmaster Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941) learned Jiu-Jitsu in Japan, was bestowed with the nickname Count Koma in Spain, won hundreds of fights in Cuba, and disseminated…
History
Helio versus Kimura, sixty years on
By the Valente Brothers Sixty years ago, on October 23, 1951, arguably the most important fight in Jiu-Jitsu history took place in Rio de Janeiro.…
From the treasure chest: Jiu-Jitsu and the guard
Well before the winning submissions of Fabricio Werdum (over all-powerful Fedor) and Anderson Silva (over Sonnen), your most complete magazine on Jiu-Jitsu already stressed the importance of the guard. Check it out, study it and learn.
On heresy; or thinking, Jiu-Jitsu, and the question of time
(By Jeremy Fernando**)* One of the greatest challenges in recent times posed to the art of Jiu-Jitsu was the advent of the 50/50 guard. It…
Check out Rolls in action in the seventies
Rolls Gracie left us nearly three decades ago, but his legacy remains in practically all the big Jiu-Jitsu academies around the world.