roll | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com The Original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Magazine — BJJ news Mon, 26 Feb 2018 18:15:11 +0000 pt-BR hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://www.graciemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2023-08-09-at-20.29.31-32x32.jpeg roll | Graciemag https://www.graciemag.com 32 32 Roll: a documentary on the Jiu-Jitsu community in SoCal https://www.graciemag.com/roll-a-documentary-on-the-jiu-jitsu-community-in-socal/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=roll-a-documentary-on-the-jiu-jitsu-community-in-socal Tue, 03 Mar 2015 19:58:44 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=136384 They are out there and their numbers grow every day. You see them at the check-out lines of every organic foods market or running up and down the stairs at 10-thousand steps at Laguna Beach. Filmmakers Dan Lewis and James Tighe went after these people and came out of it with “Roll”, a documentary on…

The post Roll: a documentary on the Jiu-Jitsu community in SoCal first appeared on Graciemag.]]> They are out there and their numbers grow every day.

You see them at the check-out lines of every organic foods market or running up and down the stairs at 10-thousand steps at Laguna Beach.

Filmmakers Dan Lewis and James Tighe went after these people and came out of it with “Roll”, a documentary on the Jiu-Jitsu community in Southern California.

He just posted it online.

Seat back, relax and watch it.

The post Roll: a documentary on the Jiu-Jitsu community in SoCal first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Boat roll: watch Roberto Cyborg and Rafael Haubert training on the waters of Dubai https://www.graciemag.com/boat-roll-watch-roberto-cyborg-and-rafael-haubert-training-on-the-waters-of-dubai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=boat-roll-watch-roberto-cyborg-and-rafael-haubert-training-on-the-waters-of-dubai Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:11:20 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=133484 GMA member Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu has lived a lot of great experiences thanks to Jiu-Jitsu. The 2013 open class ADCC champion decided that he wanted to train on a mat set on a boat in Dubai, UAE. That’s what he did alongside Rafael Haubert, of Team Nogueira Dubai. Take a look in this unusual setting…

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GMA member Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu has lived a lot of great experiences thanks to Jiu-Jitsu.

The 2013 open class ADCC champion decided that he wanted to train on a mat set on a boat in Dubai, UAE.

That’s what he did alongside Rafael Haubert, of Team Nogueira Dubai.

Take a look in this unusual setting for a roll.

 

The post Boat roll: watch Roberto Cyborg and Rafael Haubert training on the waters of Dubai first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Series of national championships to qualify for the 2015 WPJJC https://www.graciemag.com/series-of-national-championships-announced-as-qualifiers-for-the-2015-wpjjc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=series-of-national-championships-announced-as-qualifiers-for-the-2015-wpjjc Thu, 28 Aug 2014 21:55:14 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=124138 The UAEJJF has announced changes in the qualifying system for the 2015 WPJJC. Athletes will have to take part in one of the national championships set to be held worldwide. Each championship will appoint 10 male competitors and 6 female competitors for the world event in the UAE. There will also be wildcard spots. Around…

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FGB Arena in Abu Dhabi

The UAEJJF has announced changes in the qualifying system for the 2015 WPJJC.

Athletes will have to take part in one of the national championships set to be held worldwide.

Each championship will appoint 10 male competitors and 6 female competitors for the world event in the UAE.

There will also be wildcard spots.

Around 1000 athletes are expected in Abu Dhabi in 2015.

The UAEJJF will be holding around 35 national championships from August 2014 to March 2015.

More info at uaejjf.com.

Here is the list of countries that will hold national championships:

North America

USA

Canada

Mexico

South America

Brazil

 Europe 

Greece

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

UK

Ireland

Poland

Portugal

 Africa

Angola

South Africa

 Oceania

Australia

 Asia

Kuwait

India

Kazakhstan

Korea

Japan

Uzbekistan

China

The post Series of national championships to qualify for the 2015 WPJJC first appeared on Graciemag.]]> The day 150 black belts trained on the same mat in Abu Dhabi https://www.graciemag.com/the-day-150-black-belts-trained-on-the-same-mat-in-abu-dhabi/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-day-150-black-belts-trained-on-the-same-mat-in-abu-dhabi Thu, 14 Aug 2014 20:17:19 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=123558 This impressive video below proves how Jiu-Jitsu has grown in the last years in the UAE. What started as a trial run in 2009, is now a widespread project reaching almost all schools of the Emirate. In this footage you can see the black belts who teach the kids in Abu Dhabi in a get…

The post The day 150 black belts trained on the same mat in Abu Dhabi first appeared on Graciemag.]]> This impressive video below proves how Jiu-Jitsu has grown in the last years in the UAE.

What started as a trial run in 2009, is now a widespread project reaching almost all schools of the Emirate.

In this footage you can see the black belts who teach the kids in Abu Dhabi in a get together for pictures and a light roll.

It’s an impressive sight to see 150 black belts on the mat at the same time.

The post The day 150 black belts trained on the same mat in Abu Dhabi first appeared on Graciemag.]]> See what happens when Leandro Lo rolls with fellow world champion Daniel Moraes https://www.graciemag.com/see-what-happens-when-leandro-lo-rolls-with-fellow-world-champion-daniel-moraes/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=see-what-happens-when-leandro-lo-rolls-with-fellow-world-champion-daniel-moraes Tue, 01 Apr 2014 02:14:57 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=114620 Current two-time world champion, Leandro Lo recently paid a visit to the Moraes Bros academy, in Rio. There, he met fellow world champion Daniel Moraes, winner of the light division in 2003 and 2004. They did not miss the opportunity for a friendly roll. GRACIEMAG  was there and brings you this exclusive footage.

The post See what happens when Leandro Lo rolls with fellow world champion Daniel Moraes first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Current two-time world champion, Leandro Lo recently paid a visit to the Moraes Bros academy, in Rio.

There, he met fellow world champion Daniel Moraes, winner of the light division in 2003 and 2004.

They did not miss the opportunity for a friendly roll.

GRACIEMAG  was there and brings you this exclusive footage.

The post See what happens when Leandro Lo rolls with fellow world champion Daniel Moraes first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Video: Learn from a no-gi session between Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa https://www.graciemag.com/video-learn-from-a-no-gi-session-between-marcelo-garcia-and-marcos-torregrosa/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=video-learn-from-a-no-gi-session-between-marcelo-garcia-and-marcos-torregrosa Mon, 23 Sep 2013 18:36:19 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/?p=100450 When one GMA member visits another GMA members academy, great things happen– especially if you’re Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa. Traveling from his Sacramento, CA academy Yemaso BJJ, Marcos took a visit to MG’s New York City academy for a good training session. Luckily, MGinaction caputred the no-gi roll on camera for those of us…

The post Video: Learn from a no-gi session between Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa first appeared on Graciemag.]]> When one GMA member visits another GMA members academy, great things happen– especially if you’re Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa. Traveling from his Sacramento, CA academy Yemaso BJJ, Marcos took a visit to MG’s New York City academy for a good training session. Luckily, MGinaction caputred the no-gi roll on camera for those of us to learn.

Check out how both black belts use their distance and space to sweep, pass, defend and submit. And some other stuff:

The post Video: Learn from a no-gi session between Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Jiu-Jitsu’s second commandment, by Rubens Cobrinha https://www.graciemag.com/jiu-jitsus-second-commandment-by-rubens-cobrinha/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jiu-jitsus-second-commandment-by-rubens-cobrinha Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:07:57 +0000 https://www.graciemag.com/en/?p=44418 If tying your belt is the first thing you need to know in Jiu-Jitsu, the second is to roll. At his Los Angeles academy, our GMA Rubens Charles “Cobrinha teaches that the movement is as important for cushioning a fall as for gaining mobility for getting stacked and escaping sticky situations. The trick is to…

The post Jiu-Jitsu’s second commandment, by Rubens Cobrinha first appeared on Graciemag.]]> Cobrinha always stood out for his deft movement.

Cobrinha always stood out for his deft movement. Photo: John Lamonica.

If tying your belt is the first thing you need to know in Jiu-Jitsu, the second is to roll. At his Los Angeles academy, our GMA Rubens Charles “Cobrinha teaches that the movement is as important for cushioning a fall as for gaining mobility for getting stacked and escaping sticky situations. The trick is to roll over the shoulder and cushion the fall with your hand, as you can see in the video below.

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