What is the difference between instinct and consciousness in BJJ? Carlos Gracie Jr. explains
BJJ was made for everybody -- people of all ages and weights who dream of knowing how to defend themselves without getting themselves or anybody…
Interviews
Leandro Lo on moving up for the European Championship, absolute ambitions
Leandro Lo caught a lot of people by surprise as he signed up among heavyweights for the European BJJ Championship, set to take place Jan.…
Lucas Lepri on how he shuts down foes’ games by stressing details, and how Fernando Margarida inspired him
Lucas Lepri's way of training and fighting is aimed at details. Always seeking to contain his opponent's hips, Lepri tries not to land in a…
Bianca Basilio on her grueling road to the black belt
Bianca Basilio has had success at every belt. But it was this year, at the brown, that she reached the zenith or her career, leading…
Nicholas Meregali on path to black belt, what he expects from his future in the BJJ elite
The year 2016 will never be forgotten by Nicholas Meregali. The fighter under Master Mário Reis has won every important title of the circuit in…
Ricardo de la Riva recounts creation of his guard, historic roll with Murilo Bustamante
Ricardo de la Riva developed a guard that revolutionized BJJ. The DLR is one of the most popular guards in modern BJJ and has made…
Garry Tonon on his performance at Studio 540, Preguiça vs. Ryan
Garry Lee Tonon is one of the biggest names in grappling today. The BJJ black-belt has been making noise with his wins and for his…
Fernando Tererê remembers his first BJJ session, talks about his social project
BJJ legend Tererê talks about how his first BJJ session went, discusses his social project bringing BJJ to poor kids, remembers an important fight and…
Leandro Lo: inside the mind of a great champion
"I'll only think about quitting fighting in the IBJJF Worlds when I win the absolute; it's the title I want most today," Leandro Lo repeats…
Watch Rigan Machado look back on the day he fought Rickson Gracie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0OyCiosVHg They are cousins, they were professor and pupil and they were friends. Even so, they were the best of their time. Here's what Rigan…
Andre Terêncio talks about the philosophy behind Brazil 021 in Chicago
Andre Terêncio and Hannette Staack have been doing wonders in Chicago, Illinois. Their Brazil 021 academy is changing the lives of many people in the…
European 2015: Gabi Garcia talks 100% of submissions, invincibility and great shape
Gabrielle Garcia, black belt 29, had a 2015 European Championship of her dreams in Lisbon, last January 24-25th. The athlete who once cried for being…