The 12 biggest absolute IBJJF world champions (part 1)
Created in 1996 by the brand-new Jiu-Jitsu Federation, the World Championship of the sport has since been crowning a select group of black belts which,…
History
From Paquetá’s vault: Leo Santos vs. Marcelo Zulu at the ADCC 2001 trials
With another relic dug up from the files of Master Osvaldo Paquetá, today we go back in time to 2001 -- the year of the…
A Training Program based on Rickson’s storied career (part 2)
[First published in 2010. Scroll down for plain text. Continued from here.] [Wanna learn self-defense straight from Rickson Gracie? You can!] Cristiano Marcello, 31, was…
A Training Program based on Rickson’s storied career (part 1)
[First published in 2010. Scroll down for plain text.] [Wanna learn self-defense straight from Rickson Gracie? You can!] 30 years ago a phenomenon was born,…
From Paquetá’s vault: Demian Maia vs. Léo Dalla at the ADCC 2001 trials
Before being made a biennial event, the ADCC Worlds was held in four consecutive years in the United Arab Emirates, starting with its 1998 debut.…
Watch Paulão Filho vs. Fernando Margarida at the ADCC 1999 trials
We're two days away from the start of the 2019 ADCC Words. So this Thursday the Graciemag team dug deep to retrieve a piece of…
From Paquetá’s vault: Vitor Belfort’s mount at the ’94 Brazilian Nationals
Permanently on the lookout for the best gems in BJJ, our team just dug up a treasure recorded 25 years ago by the sorely missed…
Remembering the immortal Carlson Gracie
[First published in 2006.] More than broken records, Carlson had empathy and a lot of lore to him -- a combination capable of preserving the…
Royce Gracie, the last of his kind
On July 17th, 2019, the Gallerr team attended the grand opening seminar of Master Royce Gracie’s newest gym in the Jumeirah neighborhood of Dubai. United…
Remember Ronaldo Jacaré vs. Lucio Lagarto, from the 2003 Worlds
Ronaldo Jacaré, the UFC star, was molded by BJJ from his days as a white-belt, when he was training in Manaus. The thin boy began…
Raphael Abi-Rihan’s armbar at the Brazilian Nationals, ten years ago
Today's throwback takes us to a confrontation of ten years ago, when the Brazilian Nationals still had the sacred temple of Brazilian jiu-jitsu for a…
The ‘curse’ of champion Marcus Buchecha
Rio de Janeiro, early Monday afternoon, June 3, and our reporter sees an audio file appear, sent by the illustrious fighter. The picture and name…