Wrestling champion teaches a single-leg counter for no-gi BJJ
With the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship coming up (Sep. 29), flashy positions start popping up on social media, intended for use in this sort…
Techniques
BJJ: Romulo Barral teaches two armbars from the De la Riva
This one's for you who finds themselves with few options for finishing from the guard. In this exclusive lesson by Romulo Barral for Graciemag, the…
Learn how to escape a guillotine with this lesson by Roger Gracie
One of jiu-jitsu's most dangerous finishes, the guillotine can easily put an end to a match. Depending on the adjustments and pressure, it can be…
Understand one of the sneakiest maneuvers in Cobrinha’s arsenal
Today we bring you a position from the Graciemag archives, recorded in 2012. Rubens Cobrinha, well known for his versatile techniques in the gi, was doing…
Ryan Gracie exclusive: Learn his favorite attack in jiu-jitsu
There aren't many recordings out there of lessons taught by Ryan Gracie, the fearless BJJ and MMA competitor who died an early death. But our…
BJJ: Sergio Benini teaches an omoplata lock with a twist
An avid competitor and leader of Gracie Barra BH in Minas Gerais, today Sergio Benini brings you a detail to avoid losing the omoplata when your opponent spins.…
Training Program: Attacks from the guard with Jefferson Moura
[First published in 2006.] Looking for a series of training exercises to sharpen up your guard in a week? GRACIEMAG went after one of the…
Demian Maia’s bossa nova BJJ
[First published in 2016.] With elegance, finesse and efficiency rare in MMA, the black-belt from Sao Paulo consolidates himself as the greatest finisher of his…
Vitor Terra teaches a baseball choke you can use in no-gi jiu-jitsu
A teacher at Gracie Terra in Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Terra has been sharpening his weapons for both classical and no-gi BJJ, and in today's lesson…
Sweep foiled? Roger Gracie teaches a kimura counter-attack
Today, the Dojjo YouTube channel brings another lesson from Roger Gracie. In it, he shows you how to respond when an opponent thwarts the sweep…
Mauro Ayres teaches two ways to break an opponent who’s defending on all fours
If you find yourself without options when an opponent clams up in the all-fours position, instructor Mauro Ayres of Mauro Ayres BJJ in Ipanema has something for…
Overcome the armbar defense with a transition to the back, with Marcos Giusti
So your opponent locked the arm and you can't conclude the armbar. Instructor Marcos Giusti, our partner who runs Alfa Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Araranguá, brings a clever option…