Bernardo Faria recovers from injury, praises Jiu-Jitsu training with Marcelo Garcia
The Jiu-Jitsu Pan Championship 2013 in late March, in Irvine, Calif. was not so good for Alliance athlete Bernardo Faria. Bronze in the absolute, the…
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Prepare for the IBJJF NY Open with Alliance NYC and register today!
The IBJJF New York Open is set for April 20 in the big apple. With many academies representing some of the largest teams such as…
VIDEO: See the black belt absolute final at Chicago Winter Open
On Saturday, March 9, Orlando Sanchez stepped on the competition mats for the first time since receiving his black belt from Ze Radiola. The Gracie…
Long Island Pride XVII: Late Registration Ends Feb. 19
The Long Island Pride Championship is back and is coming up very soon. The date is set for Sunday, Feb. 24 and you're invited to…
Fabio Clemente Leads Strong Team of Pioneers in New York
Fabio Clemente is a leader for many aspects of the sport. He spread the art to places it hadn't seen, gave opportunities to now top…
Marcelo Garcia Re-Opens Jiu-Jitsu Academy in New NYC Location
Due to an unfortunate building leak at the original GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York, New York, the decorated middleweight champion and all his…
UFC 155 Video: Dana White Talks UFC in N.Y., Bisping Title Shot, Cormier Makes Cameo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJw0iR-BRpk Dana White sat with members of the media following the UFC 155 post-fight press conference and discussed a wide scope of topics. The UFC…
Special: 5 Years without Ryan Gracie
This week a legion of students, the MMA world and his thousands of fans in Japan remember the premature death of Ryan Gracie, one of…
An Exercise to Sharpen up your Guard Pass, with Gianni Grippo
Direct from Renzo Gracie’s New York academy, versatile brown belt Gianni Grippo demonstrates a great exercise for passing spider-guard on automatic pilot. How'd you like…
Get inspired by Marcelo Garcia to shine at the Worlds No-Gi
If you're going to compete this weekend, the order of the day is to rest your body and mine, because your preparations are already done.…
Augusto Tanquinho teaches how to defend your foot once and for all
When you’re playing open guard looking to defend or sweep, your foot becomes a sitting duck, and the passer won’t need much to take a…
Shaolin and gi return: “Honestly, Jiu-Jitsu hasn’t changed one bit”
Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro, the 1999-2001 world champion, made his sport Jiu-Jitsu comeback at the World Masters & Senior Championship after nearly a decade without wearing…