GMA from Gracie Barra Texas and fifth degree black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr., Vinicius “Draculino”Magalhães is the professor of many Jiu-Jitsu stars like Romulo Barral, Samuel Braga, Alberto Crane and others.

Draculino is also an accomplished competitor who has accumulated great victories in his career as a fighter including 4x Pan American Champion, Pan American No-Gi Champion, 2x Brazilian National Champion, 2x Worlds Silver Medalist and No-Gi International Master and Senior Champion.

The experienced black belt professor is now teaching at Irvine, CA to coach the GB athletes for the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship happening this weekend in Long Beach.

Watch below Draculino showing an effective takedown at the Gracie Barra Masters Camp:

The Gracie Barra Texas head instructor has been training Jiu-Jitsu for thirty years and his wisdom is priceless.

There are too many gold statements here to relay to you, so watch the video and learn from the role model himself:

Gracie Barra Costa Rica hosted Brandon Mullins for a charity seminar on Nov. 16. Photo: Arturo Wesson

Brandon Mullins of GMA Gracie Barra Texas traveled to San Juan, Costa Rica for a seminar on Nov. 16 that raised funds for Typhoon Hainan relief efforts in the Philippines. A black belt under Vinicius Draculino Magalhaes, Brandon is an active competitor and instructor who helped GMA Gracie Barra San Juan, Costa Rica raise the funds for charity.

The seminar was last minute but they were able to raise $400 from the participants, $600 from those who wanted to help but couldn’t attend and $400 that was matched by the academy to make a total of $1400! The proceeds went to the American Red Cross.

Learn more about Gracie Barra San Juan by clicking here.

Vinicius Draculino and Rafael Sapo add to list of free seminars at 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo

Renzo Gracie has added yet another event to the 2013 World Jiu-Jitsu Expo on Nov. 9 and 10 at the Long Beach Convention Center.

Professor Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes will join with UFC fighter and Jiu-Jitsu black belt Rafael “Sapo” Natal to teach a super seminar. Draculino has brought up Jiu-Jitsu stars such as Romulo Barral and Samuel Braga. Sapo teaches at the Renzo Gracie Academy in NYC and also will fight in the UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for The Troops 3 against Tim Kennedy on Nov. 6, just three days before the expo!

Both active members of the Jiu-Jitsu community as well as MMA, they have much to bring to the mats for you. Buy your tickets now at www.worldjiujitsuexpo.com

Full free seminar list is as follows:

Caio Terra and Carlos Condit
Lyoto Machida and Roger Gracie
Ryron and Rener Gracie
Mendes Brothers
Braulio Estima
Andre Galvao
Robert Drysdale
Vinicius Draculino and Rafael Natal
And more to come!

The Gracie Barra academy in Santa Barbara led by GMA member and 2nd degree black belt Rodrigo Clark have scheduled their celebration for two related anniversaries coming up. On September 27, the head instructor will celebrate his tenth year teaching in Santa Barbara along and the academy will celebrate their fourth year as an academy.

Rodrigo Clark began training Jiu-Jitsu when he was sixteen in 1992 and earned his black from Master Carlos Gracie Jr. The Santa Barbara Gracie Barra academy has been operating on State Street since August 2009.

The celebration will begin at 5:00 p.m. and go until 7:00 p.m. at the school located at: 1014 State St. Santa Barbara, CA 93101.

Master Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhaes will be in town for a seminar so don’t miss the chance to celebrate a solid academy in the Santa Barbara town and learn from a decorated coach.

Learn more about GMA Gracie Barra Santa Barbara and the anniversary party go to: www.gbsantabarbara.com

Check out this highlight of the academy by Andres Quintero:

The venue for the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi. Photo: GRACIEMAG

In 2008, Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhaes entered the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship and won his division at the age of thirty-seven. The black belt leader is the coach of current champions such as Romulo Barral and Samuel Braga and continues to pass on his knowledge to students at his GMA academy Gracie Barra Texas in Houston.

That was the first year of the annual event. The 2013 edition of the event is set for Saturday, September 28 at its New York City location in the Nat Holman Gymnasium of the City College of New York.

Registration is open however the athlete list has now reached 60% capacity.

So, register now and make your travel arrangements to confirm your presence at the Pan Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship before it’s too late.

Go to www.ibjjf.org to register now.

The group picture at the Draculino seminar. Photo: Rio Pro BJJ

This past Saturday, August 3, Rio Pro BJJ academy in Beachwood, Ohio hosted Gracie Barra leader Vinicius Draculino Magalhaes. The professor of champions like black belt world champions Romulo Barral and Samuel Braga taught a seminar during his visit.

Professor Jose Dias said the seminar was “amazing.” After Draculino shared his knowledge he led a belt ceremony where seven students were promoted to blue belt and one student received their purple belt.

Congrats to the Rio Pro BJJ students. To see more information regarding this Ohio academy visit www.rioprobjj.com

The promoted students. Photo: Rio Pro BJJ

Draculino on the mat doing what he does best, teaching. Photo: Ivan Trindade

Have you ever heard the phrase “train like a white belt?” It doesn’t mean that you should forget everything you know, wear gis that don’t fit you correctly and bruise more than usual. It means to train with no ego. No matter the belt color around your waist, you should always be open to knowledge and understand that you can learn things from everyone, and you should!

But we’ll get Gracie Barra leader Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes speak to you about it instead: