Video: remember red belt Renato Paquet, who passed away this week
The Jiu-Jitsu community suffered a major low on Sunday, Nov. 17. At age 78, Renato Paquet passed away in Rio de Janeiro and left sorrow…
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Buchecha: “Wrestling is as important as Jiu-Jitsu for the ADCC”
Two-time absolute world champion Marcus Almeida "Buchecha" is already getting ready to compete in his first ADCC. The Check Mat star joined teammate João Assis…
Kelly Slater to parents: ‘Put your kids in Jiu-Jitsu before other sports’
A surfing god and BJJ blue-belt, Kelly Slater knows full well the benefits of practicing the gentle art. Last week he talked and rolled with Marcus Buchecha…
Marcus Buchecha meets Kelly Slater to read GRACIEMAG
Marcus Buchecha met Kelly Slater today, and for a good reason. The two-time black belt absolute world champion proudly showed to the 11-time professional surfing…
Did Jiu-Jitsu change in the last decades or not?
From grips to techniques, Jiu-Jitsu is an art in constant evolution. Today, GRACIEMAG grabbed four videos from different World Championships, ranging from the first one…
Watch Marcus Buchecha teaching in Russia
The current absolute world champion Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida is now back in California after turning the world teaching and of course training Jiu-Jitsu. See some…
2013 Worlds Training Camps: Buchecha leads Checkmat preparation
In the days to follow, our team will do a series of visits to the training camps of all the major teams to compete at…
Renato Cardoso details attack on foot before fighting in Abu Dhabi
Days from the fifth edition of the WPJJC professional event in Abu Dhabi, the elite of Jiu-Jitsu black belts are heading the UAE. One of…
Watch Now: GracieMag interview with Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida
GracieMag did it's inaugural live hangout on Google+ this afternoon. Luca Atalla interviewed current absolute world champion Marcus Almeida. For half an hour, "Buchecha" talked about…
The brown belt who reigned among blacks
Marcus “Bochecha” Almeida was the only brown belt to guarantee himself a place in the main event at the World Pro Tryouts in Rio de…
Xuxa and Ruiz to fight in California
CheckMat Team MMA fighters Mauro Xuxa and Rodrigo Ruiz just landed in Los Angeles, California, where they were received by manager Chris Franco. There, the duo…
The adventures of little Ary
Ary Farias is still a bit young to be dubbed the “Giant Hunter". But he has quite a knack for the job – as he demonstrated last European Championship