Athlete with Down syndrome receives Black Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
An acclaimed sport’s news website in Brazil, www.globoesportes.globo.com, published on December 28 an article about Fabricio Galvão, the first Jiu-Jitsu athlete in the world with…
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Miyao brothers and Murilo Santana move to New York
They are coming from Sao Paulo to the world. Besides Murilo Santana, the youngsters João and Paulo Miyao (Cicero Costha) will embark on a new…
5 tips to fast-track your Jiu-Jitsu evolution starting today!
GRACIEMAG.com’s mission is clear: to arm Jiu-Jitsu practitioners with tips, positions and fresh news and points of view so they’ll show up at the academy…
Dos Anjos and the UFC belt, “A creative guy like Pettis can not fight loose”
It is now Rafael Dos Anjos’s time. After going through Jason High, the former champion Benson Henderson and Nate Diaz with brilliant performances, Rafa won…
What’s the journey to black belt? Two newly promoted Yemaso BJJ students explain
Becoming a Jiu-Jitsu black belt takes time and a lot of work. Everyone has their own path whether recreationally or through competition or both. There…
GMA Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam ends year with three new black belts
GMA member Stephen Roberto of Purebred Jiu-Jitsu Guam is leading his team to be better every single day. Over the years they have formed and…
5 maneuvers and submissions that marked Jiu-Jitsu in 2014
In 2014, Jiu-Jitsu shook the world. The star players of the gentle art flashed during the entire season, from January to December - both men…
Lifestyle: Leandro Lo proves that simplicity goes a long way
Leandro Lo is making history in Jiu-Jitsu. Black Belt under Cicero Costha in Brazil, the young athlete, 25, has been training in the gentle art…
Royce and Valente Brothers host Helio Gracie Belt Ceremony with over 450 attendees
On December 8th, the GMA Valente Brothers hosted a special graduation event at their headquarters in North Miami Beach called “Helio Gracie Belt Ceremony” that…
European Open 2015: Gabi Garcia, Lucio Lagarto and Erberth confirmed
Scheduled for January 21-25, the European Jiu-Jitsu begins to take shape, and the names confirmed until this date leave fans eager to compete in the…
Watch Rodrigo Cavaca’s victory at the 2014 South American of Jiu-Jitsu
The black belt Rodrigo Cavaca returned to competition with a victory in the South American of Jiu-Jitsu, held in November at Barueri, São Paulo. Cavaca…
Video: Roger Gracie, Bibiano and Herbert Burns at the One FC Weigh-ins
Before the battle at One FC 23, which happens tomorrow straight from Manila in the Philippines, check out here the traditional weigh-ins. On the scales,…