10 universal tips to fight pain after training
There are those who feel pleasure in the usual muscular pain felt post-training. But there are also those who gave up, or almost gave up…
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10 ways to make your gym a hit
Jiu-Jitsu is a great thing, but, as with all great things, it needs some advertising to make the general public aware of its greatness. To…
8 quotes to help you deal with the ups and downs of a life on the mats
Feeling a bit discouraged? Maybe you need the help of some of mankind's greatest thinkers to get your motivation to train and compete back on…
Claudio Calasans Jr. has 10 tips every white belt should follow
Claudio Calasans Jr. has reached the highest levels of achievement in Jiu-Jitsu thanks to a lot of hard work to take advantage of his natural…
Never give up: 10 ways to keep your gas tank full for Jiu-Jitsu
Let's just hope Marcelo Garcia doesn't hear us, but here are ten awesome off-the-mat activities to keep your gas tank full. We went after some…
Live your life to the fullest: 5 lessons you can learn from Rolls Gracie
Rolls Gracie would be 65 years old if he was still with us in 2016. Victim of a paragliding accident in 1982, the 15th…
7 mindset tips to improve your Jiu-Jitsu from white belt to black belt
Anyone who subscribes to or buys GRACIEMAG at the newsstand every month always has an arsenal of tips, pieces of advice and teachings on hand…
10 pieces of advice that will help your Jiu-Jitsu evolve faster
You've been training for a while now and despite all your efforts, you don't seem to be improving a lot on the mats. So, we…
The best of 2015: what you can learn from this year’s most successful competitors
Bernardo Faria, Dominyka Obelenyte, Felipe Pena and Mackenzie Dern finished the year of 2015 as the standouts of the competition circuit. Faria and Obelenyte shined…
15 basic Jiu-Jitsu principles for a happier and healthier lifestyle
We all know that Jiu-Jitsu is a powerful tool to make anyone's life better and healthier. Showing up to train is basic, but you can…
10 things everyone should know before they start practicing jiu-jitsu
Whether you are a white-belt just starting out in 2015 or have been practicing BJJ for many years now, it doesn’t matter. We all should…
6 essential qualities to have success in no-gi Jiu-Jitsu according to six world champions
The 2015 World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu championship is getting closer by the day. Scheduled November 7-8, at the Long Beach Pyramid, the event is sure to…