Rome Open: Alan Finfou, Jackson Sousa close out black belt open class; other results
The 2015 Rome Open is in the books. In the most important division, Checkmat teammates Alan Nascimento and Jackson Sousa reached the open class final…
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2015 American Cup: watch the live broadcast here
The 2015 American Cup is going down this weekend, in San Jose, California. You can watch the day of competition via a free live feed…
It’s time! IBJJF opens registration for the 2015 World championship
It's that time of the year again. The registration period for the 2015b World Jiu-Jitsu championship is officially open. Hurry and register now to be…
Exclusive: Rafael Mendes details his training methods for more power and endurance
Rafael Mendes (AOJ/Atos JJ) took a break in his training routine for the 2015 Worlds and chatted with GRACIEMAG.com. The topic was one of most…
The Importance of Stretching to Reduce Muscle Damage
Stretching is often something that people forget to do at the beginning or end of a training session, because they are very excited to start,…
Leandro Lo reveals his champion’s manual and you can learn from it
Leandro Lo, three times world champion, has opened his Jiu-Jitsu manual for GRACIEMAG and we bring it to you. Here are 5 tips from one…
The Miracle Benefits of Ginger to Muscle Health
Nowadays, most devoted Jiu Jitsu athletes do extracurricular activities to complement their BJJ training, whether to get a better performance, a better shape, or achieve…
Renato Tavares explains the workings of the choke Bernardo Faria used to tap Lo at the 2015 Pan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coUl2iilGf0 GMA member Renato Tavares, leader of RTBJJ, in Vero Beach, Florida, sent this video with an explanation of workings of the choke Bernardo Faria…
Gracie Diet: A cleansing remedy to revitalize your body for Jiu-Jitsu
Are you feeling tired for training? Maybe it is time to detoxify your body and fight fatigue! Detoxifying to re-boost energy includes resting, cleaning and…
Cassio Werneck promotes two students to black belt rank
Earlier this year, GMA member Cassio Werneck awarded black belts to two very deserving Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, John Garcia and Mike Uhlinger. John has been training…
Video: watch how Erberth Santos won the no-gi open class division at the Rio Fall Open
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNrFBpe_oFM Erberth Santos was the standout at last week's Rio Fall Open. He won the no-gi black belt open class division after a battle against…
Atos Dublin hosts Josh Hinger seminar on April 18
GMA member academy Atos Dublin will be hosting a very special seminar next April 18. Atos JJ San Diego instructor Joshua Hinger will be in…