May 18, 2019 Training for Warriors: Chasing Zen [First published in 2006. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] “The person who comes to control his body by hard… Read More→
May 15, 2019 How to bounce back from the biggest beating life can hand you, with Rickson Gracie To practice BJJ is to learn -- little by little, day by day -- to harden yourself to be able to withstand what life throws… Read More→
May 11, 2019 Some wisdom to help you have a better year in 2009, or whenever In its last issue of 2008, Graciemag collected the best remarks made by fighters that year in the hope our readers could find in them… Read More→
February 26, 2019 Ruptured ACL? Here’s a specialist’s perspective By *Dr. Al DeSimone Anterior Cruciate Ligament rupture remains one of most devastating injuries to a competitive athlete. The ACL is one of the major… Read More→
January 22, 2019 Remastered: Raphael Abi-Rihan’s training routine for BJJ competitors [First published in 2012.] Coming up on the 10th of March, the Copa Jacques Lemans Jiu-Jitsu tournament will go down in Pilares, Rio de Janeiro,… Read More→
January 11, 2019 10 tips to keep doing BJJ well into your old age In the letters section of Graciemag #261, last year, we offered some tips to readers just starting their tenure in the masters' age group and… Read More→
October 19, 2018 From Carlos Gracie to Abilio Diniz, our tips on aging, health and BJJ To entrepreneur Abilio Diniz, 81, "aging is a certainty; aging with quality is a choice" — a project that demands strategy and discipline in order… Read More→
September 19, 2018 Training for Warriors: Commandments of training [First published in 2006. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] Tip #1 Imagine this is your Olympic Games Imagine an… Read More→
August 5, 2018 3 tips by Vinicius Draculino to get better at controlling and finishing from the back A legendary teacher at Gracie Barra and founder of Gracie Barra BH, Vinicius Draculino became a specialist of reaching his opponents' backs. With over 40… Read More→
July 10, 2018 A BJJ blue-belt is a white-belt who… In BJJ, as a wise man once said, it's not the student who receives the belt; it's the belt that receives the student. A graduation… Read More→
June 24, 2018 Training for Warriors: Training is where your life happens [First published in 2006. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] Last week, I had the opportunity to consult the professional… Read More→
May 23, 2018 10 lessons in life and BJJ with Pride and ADCC legend Ricardo Arona In 2000, recently promoted from the purple belt to the brown belt, Ricardo Arona emerged as the star of Carlson Gracie Academy. Owner of a… Read More→