New world champion Manuel Ribamar weighs in on most harmful habit to your evolution
Manuel Ribamar has finally won his first major title as a BJJ black belt. At 26, he was the best medium heavyweight athlete at the…
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Training for Warriors: The 80/20 rule — how to get rid of all the junk and make progress
[First published in 2009. Scroll down for plain text. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] I often have to remind athletes…
6 concepts for a white-belt to evolve in BJJ, by Raphael Barbosa
A white-belt's road is determined by the amount of persistence they have. On this hard path, there are teachers qualified to help you. Teacher based…
100 things you should do before becoming a black-belt
With a gi, a can of spray paint and an idea in mind, the GRACIEMAG team put together one of the best-selling issues in the…
Remastered: The top 3 mistakes even BJJ pros make that can ruin your training
[First published in 2010.] One day, a curious teenage daughter asked her mother, “Mommy, why do you always cut off a third of the loaf…
Training for Warriors: Improve your training management skills
[First published in 2009. Scroll down for plain text. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] For a new training management Small…
The tips from Carola’s dad to get your kids to fall in love with BJJ
Do you want your children to wow the world through BJJ? Then check out the tips by Marlon Garrido, dad and coach to the eight-year-old…
Training for Warriors: In search of an anthological shape
[First published in 2009. Scroll down for plain text. Part of the Training for Warriors series, by Martin Rooney*] anthology 1. Greek. The word…
The 7 deadly sins of BJJ, and which of them harms you most
The BJJ student who seeks to train religiously and be blessed by constant progress must avoid the vices that harm their health, whether of body,…
Managing performance and mind: Bruno Oliveira’s concepts to evolve in BJJ
Bruno Oliveira has been for 10 years a Jiu-Jitsu black belt, but it was in the 2018/2019 season that he decided to invest off the…
Does listening to music before a fight help an athlete perform better?
It's common to see, matside in competitions, fighters enjoying some music before performing. The playlists are of the widest variety, and each athlete listens to…
Here’s some of the best advice to give kids starting out in BJJ
[First published in 2009. Scroll down for plain text.] EMAILS TO A YOUNG WARRIOR Teachers reveal the advice they would give their own kids, should…