Adjust your back attack
The new GracieBarra.com website is going off, with loads of information and positional videos. Below, Professor Rodrigo “Farol,” one of the instructors at GB Campinas,…
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Pass guard with Santa Claus
Our GMA at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas, Ricardo Cavalcanti is known to suit up his Santa Claus outfit to get the kids at the academy…
Acrobatics kings the Mendes bros demonstrate Roger’s basics
The Mendes brothers know that in order for the basics to be effective, there are complexities involved. It's the fine details that make the difference,…
Draculino demonstrates 54 techniques in under 12 minutes
Ever imagined learning an array of guard attacks, passes, control positions... all in less than 12 minutes? A Gracie Barra black belt and a GMA…
Defend the omoplata like a UFC ace
The second half of the year was marked by some of the biggest No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu tournaments around, like the Worlds, Pan and No-Gi Brazilian Nationals.…
Learn some flexible position from Nino Schembri
Jake the Budo Videos reporter is doing the rounds on the mats of the USA in search of the good Jiu-Jitsu. This episode, he catches…
Defense and counter-attack with Robson Moura
Learn to defend against the americana from guard and sink a reverse kimura to boot, with our GMA Robson Moura. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dh6LzD2JlxU (Colaborou Junior Samurai)
Jean Jaques demonstrates minimum force to maximum effect
On November 12 and 13 Rio de Janeiro's Maracanãzinho gymnasium will host the Jiu-Jitsu Grand Slam, a tournament featuring a number of super matchups between…
Kimura tips from American ADCC king
The USA's Dean Lister, a former UFC fighter, has always been a force at the ADCC with his deadly foot attacks. After winning the 2003…
Having problems when your opponent stands to open guard?
In issue 174, now in bookstores, GRACIEMAG drew parallels between Rio de Janeiro and San Diego, cities in two different countries but that have plenty…
Tighten up your lateral armbar
It's a basic position but Professor Marcelo Rezende, our GMA at Gracie Barra Sydney, in Australia, has a tip for us that makes the hold…
Getting back mount Carlson Gracie style
Ricardo Cavalcanti is our GMA at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas, in the American state of Nevada. There, or on his travels around the world teaching…