Warm up before training with self-defense fundamentals, with Master Sylvio Behring
Coral-belt Sylvio Behring is one of the world's most respected BJJ instructors. Shaped by Álvaro Barreto, João Alberto Barreto and by his own had, Flavio…
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Leandro Lo, Erberth, Cobrinha, Langhi, Bia and more registered for 2017 Brazilian Nationals
The IBJJF's 2017 Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship is fast approaching. The event will take place from the 27th to the 30th of April in Barueri,…
Gianni Grippo wins double gold without the gi; Marcio André, JT, Victor Silvério also take gold at N.Y. Open
Big names of BJJ went to work last weekend at the New York Spring International Open at the Nat Holman Gym. Saturday saw the gi…
Erberth Santos wins double gold also in no-gi at Floripa Open
Sunday, the second day of the Floripa Open, saw the no-gi contests unfold in the Brazilian city of Florianópolis. Erberth Santos again stood above the…
How BJJ helped João Gabriel Rocha beat cancer
João Gabriel Rocha (Soul Fighters) won the ultra-heavyweight title March 19 in Irvine, Calif. at the Pan. The 25-year-old reared by Leandro “Tatu” Escobar and…
Erberth Santos wins double gold at Floripa Open
The CBJJ held this weekend in the Brazilian city of Florianópolis the Floripa Fall Open. On Saturday the 8th, the black-belts went at it in…
Isaque Bahiense looking to bag more gold medals this weekend at the Floripa Open
After dominating the Copa Pódio Lightweight GP, 21-year-old Bahiense Isaque Bahiense won silver at the Pan and fought ten fights last weekend at the Rome…
Mahamed Aly’s flying armbar from the European Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship
To win double gold at the European Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi IBJJF Championship, held last weekend, Mahamed Aly had to beat some stiff competition. Some of these…
Antônio Carlos Jr. wants a BJJ duel at UFC 212 in Rio
The winner of the third season of TUF Brazil, Antônio Carlos Jr. is doing great in the UFC. Riding the momentum of two consecutive wins…
Learn how to sweep from the “boloniana” guard, with Sérgio Bolão
A sixth-degree black-belt under Carlson Gracie, Sérgio Bolão was one of the strongest competitors of his generation, with many wins to his name against the…
Poll: What is the strongest crop of BJJ world champions to date?
A few years ago on the pages of Graciemag, our team called upon the readers to elect the best crop of world champions in history,…
Bia Mesquita explains choke on Mackenzie Dern at Rio Open
Beatriz Mesquita, 25, just added another BJJ championship to her career. Last Saturday she won all of her five matches at the Rio Fall Open.…