Bruno Bastos Discusses Training for Copa Pódio and Shows Half-Guard Pass
The year is now underway and with it comes the 2013 Jiu-Jitsu season. The first big event of the fledgling gentle-art calendar, the Copa Pódio…
Fabio Andrade
Has a Nova União purple belt solved the riddle of the berimbolo?
Seventeen-year-old Nova União purple belt Marcio André is one of those Jiu-Jitsu competitors who gets down to the nitty-gritty in his studies, devoting a big…
Bruno Bastos and the art of producing a juvenile world champion
How do you polish up a young blue belt to the point of putting him atop the winners’ podium at a Jiu-Jitsu World Championship? Bruno…
After much in-house training, the final “Home-Jitsu”
In recent weeks, GRACIEMAG.com brought readers a great number of stories and pictures in the “Home-Jitsu” series of articles. For those who never imagined it…
GFTeam and Nova União face off
This coming January 8, in Campos, Brazil, teams GFTeam and Nova União have a date. Athletes from both sides will face off against each other…
Nova União social-benefit project
Fabio Andrade is one of the black belts contributing to team Nova União's future by producing new talent, some of whom are already standing out…