Ginástica Natural: Complete breathing
[First published in 2010.] By Álvaro Romano The first thing to learn when starting to exercise is proper breathing. This month we deal with complete…
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Training for Warriors: Become an impenetrable fortress
[First published in 2008. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] Impenetrable: Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting the passage…
Ginástica Natural: The secrets to abdominal breathing
[First published in 2009.] By Álvaro Romano In this sequence of breathing work we advance further in our objective of putting together a program for…
Another Ginástica Natural exercise to liven up your workouts
There's no better supplement a human can take than good old physical exertion. That's what you'll get if you go with Ginástica Natural, a workout…
Training for Warriors: Effective exercises to strengthen your hips
[Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] Although it was many years ago, I will never forget the two words that my…
5 yoga poses to improve your jiu-jitsu, with Carol Luz
A black-belt and teacher at Double Five Vila Isabel in Rio, Carol Luz also teaches yoga to her students before each class. The benefits of…
Ginástica Natural: Snake movement without use of arms
[First published in 2009.] By Álvaro Romano A – Lie down with your arms backwards, as Alvaro Romano demonstrates in the photo. B – Try…
Training for Warriors: Don’t overlook your butt
[First published in 2010. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] One of the most important steps in man’s coming to rule…
Learn the solo drills Julia Boscher has been doing at home
You can never have too many ways to stay in shape, so here are the exercises the black-belt Julia Boscher has been doing as she…
Video series: Make a BJJ dummy and drill solo
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Ginástica Natural: Control your breathing
[First published in 2009.] By Álvaro Romano Starting this month, we’ll touch on the subject of greatest importance to Jiu-Jitsu practitioners: how breathing and…
Strengthen your abs and lumbar region with these exercises you can do at home
Today we bring you GFTeam's Alex Souto Maior, who has a PhD in physiology and a master's degree in biomedical engineering, teaching three simple exercises…