The simplest hip drills to improve your guard today
Marcos Schubert, a teacher in Curitiba, shows here how you can improve the mobility of your open guard -- and, better yet, using only really…
Marcos Schubert
5 Sweeps to Send Opponents Sailing
There’s a simple formula for getting good at sweeping, but it requires repetitions. You’ve got to get good at grip work, have an array of…
Get GRACIEMAG 186 and bolster your omoplata attack and defense
This month practitioners and fighters’ favorite Jiu-Jitsu magazine demystifies all the details regarding the omoplata hold. In issue 186 of GRACIEMAG you’ll find all…
The most impactful Jiu-Jitsu and MMA statements of the week
“Never leave it in the hands of the three stooges”! ~ Dana White, president of the UFC, refereeing to the referees after Ben Henderson vs.…
How Jiu-Jitsu can be useful at the Olympics
Jiu-Jitsu isn’t yet an Olympic sport, but one of the style’s signature moves, the rear-naked choke, reared its head in London this Wednesday. In the…
5 videos to help you defend the takedown in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA
American statistics website FightMetric recently updated its UFC takedown-defense ranking. The new leader in this factum across the promotion’s history is Jiu-Jitsu black belt Gleison…
5 counter-attacks for you to dazzle your master with in training
In Jiu-Jitsu, as with any sport, champions are possessed of a great defense. See the NBA, Eurocup 2012, etc. As a tribute to the winners…
Can’t-miss: 5 guard passes for you to draw wows in training today
Being good at passing guard means stringing together an array of techniques and having the foresight to see through what your guard-playing teammate is aiming…
Another 4 self-defense techniques to stay safe in the streets
In Jiu-Jitsu, the simple moves are the most effective ones for getting yourself out of a jam, especially when faced with an unforeseen altercation in…
On Labor Day, 5 tips for passing guard in Jiu-Jitsu
The 1st of May is Labor Day, an international holiday honoring the day-to-day battle of the working man. Like so many other laborers, dedicated Jiu-Jitsu…
What do you do to get out of side-control in Jiu-Jitsu?
When you let a Jiu-Jitsu fighter make it to side-control,it's an indication that he's heading in the right direction—and that you've got problems on your…
For an efficient attack, learn to defend
Knowing how to defend yourself is a fundamental part of the gentle art. Getting out of danger lends confidence, even for going on the attack.…