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September 1, 2020

Learn how to attack from half-guard, at Renzo Gracie Online Academy

We're updating this article with an extra free video: https://vimeo.com/248003549 --- This week, Renzo Gracie Online Academy goes back to examining the half-guard, emphasizing the…

October 25, 2017

Leo Leite talks strategy for upcoming Bellator bout with Phil Davis

A two-time BJJ world champion and Olympic judoka, Leonardo Leite is also a success story in MMA. Undefeated so far with ten wins, he has…

May 13, 2017

Resilience — an insight into Leo Leite’s life

While he represented Brazil on the Olympic judo team, Leo Leite won world BJJ championships in 1999 and 2000. Having lost his spot in the…

The Deluxe Book Jiu-Jitsu Worlds–A Tale in Photos is out

May 31, 2013

Who’s who in the realm of the BJJ Worlds

When I decided to pull up my sleeves to produce the book “Jiu-Jitsu Worlds–A Tale in Photos,” I faced the classic challenge of choosing how to…

April 16, 2013

Last day of registration, see the stars of Jiu-Jitsu confirmed for ADCC trial

Monday, April 15 was the last day of registration for the ADCC 2013 trial, which will be held next Saturday at Maracanazinho, in Rio de…

December 26, 2012

Roger Gracie’s Pre-Strikeforce Roll at Alliance Rio

Roger Gracie, who is tabbed to face Anthony Smith this coming January 12 at Strikeforce, made sure to get in some first-rate training during his…

November 26, 2012

Absolute Gold Medalist Léo Leite Teaches Tips to Winning from the Top

With a good decade of IBJJF gold medal-collecting under his belt, last weekend Leonardo Leite put in a performance that was testament to his still…

Leo Nogueira winning at the South American Championship. Photo by Gustavo Aragao

November 24, 2012

Nogueira and Leite Shut out South America Absolute

The current superheavyweight world championship and absolute world runner-up, Léo Nogueira’s trip to Florianópolis, Brazil, for the 2012 South American Championship turned out to be…

November 21, 2012

Léo Nogueira: “I Invited Shogun to Show his Jiu-Jitsu at the South Americans”

Mauricio Shogun is one UFC star who understands the motto “hard time in training, easy time in fighting” in the flesh. That’s what he set…

June 5, 2012

Which 3 superpowers would you pick, of the winning ones from 2012 Worlds?

It's an open exercise of the imagination, but it's also a barometer for finding out which of the techniques that arose at the 2012 IBJJF…

Bruno Malfacine in Caio Terra’s guard, in the World Championship 2012. / Photo: GRACIEMAG

June 3, 2012

Bochecha and the grand black belt champs of the 2012 World Championship

SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT Léo Nogueira and Bernardo Faria closed out (Léo wins coin-flip for first place). ULTRAHEAVYWEIGHT Marcus Vinicius Bochecha mounted and armlocked Léo Leite to…

May 5, 2012

Who wins at Brazilian BJJ Nationals? GRACIEMAG places its bets

GRACIEMAG.com doesn't sit on the fence when it comes to pointing out the favorites, whether in competition Jiu-Jitsu or in MMA. The Brazilian Nationals Jiu-Jitsu…

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