A counter to Rodolfo Vieira’s trademark guard pass
USE THE HOOK TO SWEEP IN JIU-JITSU One of the most powerful weapons of heavyweight kingpin Rodolfo Vieira is his half-guard pass by putting pressure…
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Zingano BJJ adds three new black belts to the team
GMA member Mauricio Zingano has just added three new black belts t his team. Matt Simms, Mike Mendel and Hans Thompson were the happy students…
Black belt bombshell trains to capture Strikeforce belt
Ronda Rousey, an Olympic judo medalist at the Beijing-2008 Olympics, has seven submission wins in seven MMA appearances—four as a professional. This coming Saturday, she'll…
Check out the tapout by Roger Gracie black belt who turned heads at the Jiu-Jitsu Euros
It was during the absolute. England's Oliver “HarDrive” Geddes, a Roger Gracie black belt based in London, was getting put through the wringer by the…
Perfect Jiu-Jitsu sweep for stallers, by André Pederneiras
Widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian MMA coach, Jiu-Jitsu teacher André Pederneiras (Nova União) flew to the city of Fortaleza to tie up the final loose ends…
Red-and-black belt Royler Gracie’s lessons in Jiu-Jitsu, grit and love
There's no journey involving greater patience and determination than that of a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. Maybe just getting across the city of Rio de…
Royce attends year-end event at Gracie Miami
This December 7, the annual end-of-the-year ceremony was held at Gracie Miami academy, and students from the Pembrook Pines, Fort Lauderdale, Guatemala, South Carolina and…
Claudio França promotes black belt seminar and toy drive
GMA member school Claudio França BJJ will close out the year with a special event. The academy will held its annual "Black Belt's Favorite Techniques…
Brazilian Team Nationals to feature master division starting September
The September 24 Brazilian Team Nationals 2011 in Rio will bears some news that will please academies and fans: there will be a new master…
Worlds: great images, great finals
It took a while in getting here, but it got here all the same. Here's a gallery of exclusive photos from the black belt finals…
Sérgio Moraes: “I’m actually here to teach dancing”
If Alliance's two-time Gi Jiu-Jitsu world champion Sergio Moraes ever decides to leave Jiu-Jitsu for another job, the TV show “Dancing With the Stars” is…
A black belt is a white belt who never quit
The saying above is a tidy synthesis of the process of applying one's self that every Jiu-Jitsu fighter goes through. Embracing such a lifestyle that…