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April 29, 2013

Rafael Lovato submits, is 1st American to win the absolute gold in Brazil

[flickr set=72157633364656269] On the bleachers, a respectful silence followed the absolute title of Rafael Lovato Jr., after the American from Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu passed the guard with style…

Rafael Lovato Jr. gave GracieMag.com readers a taste of his guard passing system

March 27, 2013

Watch Now: Replay of Rafael Lovato, Jr. guard pass seminar!

American World Jiu-Jitsu champion Rafael Lovato, Jr. taught a free seminar this Wed., March 27 at GracieMag headquarters. We broadcasted it live at GracieMag Google+…

February 13, 2013

Bruno Bastos Fights at Houston Open in “Off-Season” Shape, Slams Pan Antidoping

The IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu calendar rolls on, and next weekend it’s time for the Houston Open to heat things up at the Jerabeck Activity and Athletic…

January 6, 2013

MMA Blueprint: How Lloyd Irvin is Changing Business and Lives

The fourth day of Lloyd Irvin's MMA Blueprint 5.0 - The Next Generation conference is underway. After three days of intense activities, attendees talked to…

January 5, 2013

The MMA Revolution and the Miracle of Multiplication

It’s 10:45, Saturday morning. Lloyd Irvin is on stage talking about, guess what, marketing. This time on how to drive the new student to the…

January 2, 2013

Revisit 5 David-vs.-Goliath Matches to Get What Jiu-Jitsu Is

In Christian households, children grow up hearing bible stories, like the one about that scrawny little guy who slayed a giant by hitting him square…

December 24, 2012

GRACIEMAG Retrospective: the 5 Jiu-Jitsu Finishes of 2012

In Jiu-Jitsu there's an incontrovertible way of showing that your technique is better than your opponent's. It's called a submission, practitioners' ultimate objective. At championships…

November 21, 2012

Pressure Past Guard like Lovato Does

Rafael Lovato Jr., a GMA of ours in Oklahoma, USA, has released a series of videos where he teaches guard-passing techniques and tricks. In the…

October 30, 2012

Who’ll shine brightest at the Worlds No-Gi this weekend?

Once again, the pyramid-shaped gymnasium at California State University, Long Beach will host the World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship, this coming November 3 and 4, and…

October 17, 2012

3 details behind Caio Terra’s win over Jeff Glover

Metamoris Pro served up a whopping dose of high-caliber Jiu-Jitsu last weekend in San Diego, California. It was an unforgettable afternoon, and right on the…

Rafael Lovato Jr vs. Kayron Gracie at Metamoris Pro

October 16, 2012

Lovato BJJ wins overall team title at Grapplers Quest Texas

While the team leader, Rafael Lovato Jr., was in San Diego, California, giving his all to tap out Kayron Gracie with a Kimura at Metamoris…

October 16, 2012

Sweep, pass and Kimura lessons from Rafael Lovato and Kayron

Pelo Metamoris Pro, em San Diego, Rafael Lovato Jr e Kayron Gracie deram uma aula de Jiu-Jitsu no último domingo, com direito a raspagem de…

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