Yuri venceu ainda o superpesado, mas a categoria não teve adversários.

Na final do aberto, Yuri mediu forças com o sempre perigoso Magid Hage, da Gracie Barra. Sem deixar o adversário fazer seu jogo, Yuri derrubou, passou, montou e estrangulou Magid, quase ao estilo Roger Gracie.

Clique abaixo e veja como foi!

If you’re looking to spend your weekend in a productive manner, why not learn to better protect yourself?

Bay Jiu-Jitsu will hold a self-defense seminar with GMA member and head instructor Stephan Goyne on Saturday, Jan. 10 at no cost. It will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

In this introductory seminar you will learn:
1. How to fall
2. How to do one simple takedown that is extremely effective
3. How to escape when someone grabs you
4. How to escape when someone pins you down to the ground
5. How to be a the right place if the fight goes to the ground
6. Self Defense Strategy
7. Two very effective “tap-outs”

Don’t worry about any kind of uniform but plan to wear athletic clothing without zippers or pockets. This seminar is available for anyone age 13 or older and feel free to bring a friend although a partner is not required.

The academy is located at 3274 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110.

Learn more about Bay Jiu-Jitsu at www.bayjiujitsu.com

Joao Assis at ADCC 2013. Photo: Erin Herle

GMA member Stephan Goyne of Bay Jiu-Jitsu has put together an opportunity to learn from recent World No-Gi champion and ADCC champion Joao Assis.

The checkmat black belt will travel to the bay area for a three-day seminar from Nov. 14 to 16. There will be six chances to train with him, all two hours each with an open mat at the end.

For $140 per person you can train all six sessions or you can pick and choose at $40 per person, per session. Receive an early discount if you sign up before Oct. 31!

GMA Bay Jiu-Jitsu has two locations that will share Joao’s time. The schedule is as follows:

Friday 11/14
Noon (no-gi) Japantown
6 p.m. – 8 p.m. (gi) Mission

Saturday 11/15
Noon (gi) Japantown
5 p.m. – 7 p.m. (no-gi) Mission

Sunday 11/16
Noon (no-gi) Japantown
5 p.m. – 7 p.m. (gi) Mission

The Japantown location is at: 1628 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115

The Mission location is at: 3274 Mission St, San Francisco, California 94110

You can reserve your spot here: http://clients.mindbodyonline.com/classic/ws?studioid=102787&stype=-8&sTG=28&sView=day&sLoc=0

And learn more about GMA Bay Jiu-Jitsu at www.bayjiujitsu.com

GMA member Adem Redzovic of Team Redzovic in Chicago, IL will be in the Bay for a seminar on Aug. 18.

The class from 5 to 6:30 p.m. will go over his techniques on the open guard and will break down or “translate” the many variations.

If you’d like to be more well-rounded and spice up your guard, head to this seminar.

To reserve your spot contact 45-255-8482. The cost per person is $50.

Learn more about Adem and his team at www.chicagojiujitsu.com

The 120 females of the 2nd Bay Area Inspire All-Female Open Mat. Photo: Erin Herle

On Saturday, March 1 the 2nd Inspire Bay Area All-Female Open Mat brought an outstanding number of females together. The leader of such a powerful movement is brown belt Kristina Barlaan of GMA Institute of Martial Arts.

Since returning to her hometown in the Bay Area, she has strengthened the community in a saturated area of women in Jiu-Jitsu with two open mat events so far. The first Inspire was held in September and the capacity was reached at 100. The second event, less than six months later, brought regulars and new faces alike to a cap of 120 participants.

One of the drills had each person jump guard on their partner. Photo: Erin Herle

The Inspire open mats work as a catalyst for females to gain new grounds both as a community and individuals. The hours spent together create lasting bonds and a network for advice, experience and news. Structure for the events include an inspiring speech from Kristina, who teaches, competes and lends a helping hand wherever, a warm-up, techniques to practice, a raffle of many prizes and time to roll with one another.

Women traveled from all ends of Northern California as well as Southern California and Texas. The youngest participant was 13 and the oldest was 68 and 62 academies were represented.

A sneaky choke set-up was taught by Kristina Barlaan with the help of black belt Stephanie Moon. Photo: Erin Herle

To start, each participant was encouraged to pair up with someone they don’t know and the higher ranks sought out the lesser experienced. Kristina situated the group with drills: jumping guard, toreando to knee-on-belly, kimura set-ups, and an ab workout that resembles a synchronized swimming routine. For technique, Kristina showed various ways to set up a choke from closed guard with the help of local black belt Stephanie Moon.

The raffle had prizes from various companies looking to support females in the Jiu-Jitsu community. Photo: Erin Herle

The raffle offered prizes from gis to DVDs to journals to clothing and supplements. Multiple companies and brands gave support to the event and patches were given to all. Black belt Lana Stefanac took over the duties of name drawing and stuck around for the girls to pick her brain during the time set for rolling. The open mat set rounds for all the belts to train with one another and the training lasted for well over an hour.

By the end of the day new friendships were established and the community of females expanded its network.

You can check out photos of the event in a full gallery here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/graciemag/sets/72157642175025124/

Catch the next event by following Inspire on facebook: www.facebook.com/InspireBJJ

While in town for the 2014 IBJJF San Francisco Open, new Marcelo Garcia black belt Gianni Grippo will lead a seminar.

The last minute gig will be hosted by Stephan Goyne of GMA Bay Jiu-Jitsu at the Japantown location: 1628 Post St. San Francisco, CA 94115

The seminar will be held at 3 p.m. and everyone is welcome. The cost is $45 for Bay Jiu-Jitsu students and $55 for guests.

Call 415-689-4189 for more information.

Learn more about Bay Jiu-Jitsu and their three locations in San Francisco, CA by visiting www.bayjiujitsu.com

100 females on the mat. Photo: Erin Herle

In September, GRACIEMAG headed to San Jose, CA for the first edition of Inspire in the Bay area held by its founder Kristina Barlaan. The event brought together 100 women at GMA Institute of Martial Arts with no males allowed on the mat. Lana Stefanac was present to teach a technique along with other brown and black females who shared the teaching duties. By the end of the session there were raffle prizes and giveaways with each participant leaving with a piece of merchandise.

On Feb. 28, the second edition of Inspire will be held at Evolve Training Center in South San Francisco. Kristina, a brown belt under Caio Terra who competes at the highest level, promotes women to not only get to know the existing women in the martial art community but also to bring in new girls as well.

The cost is free but registration is mandatory and now open until 11:59 p.m. PST on Friday, Feb. 28 or until capacity reaches 100 participants.

To learn more about the event and to register, please go to http://strongvon.com/inspirebayarea2

The registration is now open for the 1st Annual Inspire All Female Open Mat in the Bay Area. Founder and organizer Kristina Barlaan is bringing her creation from Arizona back to her own roots in Northern California.

The brown belt grew up outside San Francisco and also began her Jiu-Jitsu journey there but later moved to Arizona and only furthered her skills. Now she is an international competitor having won the Pan Ams and entered the Abu Dhabi WPJJC via her trial-winning ticket less than a month later. In October she will be heading to Beijing, China to compete in the prestigious ADCC for which was personally invited.

The Inspire events began in February of 2011 and have grown in size and popularity since the inception into the Jiu-Jitsu community.

“It is the goal of Inspire to continue the growth of women’s Jiu-Jitsu with not only opportunities to train, but to allow women to create camaraderie within the sport, allowing them to learn from each other’s life experiences, successes, and hardships,” Kristina says via their facebook page.

The next event will be the first of its kind and the first beyond the Arizona state lines. It will be held for all females over thirteen years of age on Saturday, September 14 at Caio Terra’s GMA Institute of Martial Arts from 1 to 4 p.m.

The address is 855 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126.

The cost is free but registration is still mandatory as no walk-ins will be welcome and space is limited to 60 participants.

The event will hold a Q&A with Kristina as well as a raffle with many prizes from sponsors. All raffle tickets are $5 and will go towards breast cancer research.

To register please click here.

Tijuca Tenis Clube welcomes Rio Open, Master & Senior

This past weekend the IBJJF International Masters and Seniors Championship ran alongside the Rio Open to give the 30+ crowd its wo shining glory. Located in the Tijuca Tennis Club the four-day event catered to legends and novice competitors alike from white to black, master to senior 4 categories.

Two of GMA members traveled to the tournament and accomplished three medals.

Black belt senior 4 competitor Itabora Ferreira took home the gold in the middleweight category representing the Alliance banner. His team back home in San Francisco serves as the Alliance headquarters in Northern California. A cancer survivor, Itabora lives a fulfilled life of teaching and also proving his skills on the mat whenever he can.

Amal Easton was also present at the championship and he placed first in his senior 2 heavyweight division as well as second in the absolute. A Renzo Gracie black belt fighting under Gordo Jiu-Jitsu, he heads Easton BJJ academies in Boulder and Denver, Colorado.

Learn more about their academies and more in our GMA directory here.

Royler Gracie and his father Helio Gracie. Photo: Helio Gracie Foundation/HGF

A new philanthropist venture has bloomed in the Jiu-Jitsu community called the Helio Gracie Foundation which serves to help spread the gentle art through programs for kids and teens. President of the foundation and co-founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Royler Gracie has put together a way for youngsters to gain the wonderful benefits for body and mind.

From the founders, “The Helio Gracie Foundation began with the simple idea that Jiu-Jitsu’s life-changing power should be within reach of every individual motivated to pursue it, regardless of his or her financial or social situation.” Programs are aimed towards kids and teens through public schools where Jiu-Jitsu can influence and strengthen the community.

The foundation is currently partnering with GMA member Eduardo Rocha of Rocha Jiu-Jitsu, a Gracie Humaita academy in San Francisco, CA who also serves as executive director.

For more information and how to support and/or donate to the cause visit www.heliofoundation.org

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This Saturday, July 13, the San Francisco area will have the opportunity to learn Ginastica Natural directly from Master Alvaro Romano, a Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Helpful for training Jiu-Jitsu, these workout movements will improve your flexibility, coordination and strength while improving your health.

The kids will have their time from 10:15 – 11 a.m. and the adults will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The address of the location is 6730 Lone Tree Way Suite 8, Brentwood, CA, 94513. For more information contact jiujitsu@rbbjj.com

To reserve your spot please click here.