There’s a new black belt at Nova União
After a three-month stint in the USA, competing at tourneys and conducting seminars, Claudia Gadelha returned home to Brazil. Yesterday she became the latest black…
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Watch Ary Farias vs. Malfacine at Euro Open 2011
Tipped as the best black belt final by GRACIEMAG.com, which covered the event exclusively in Lisbon, Ary Farias vs. Bruno Malfacine, at light featherweight, was…
With Royce and full house, Gracie Miami promotes beginners aged 7 to 70
Last December 6 marked a grandiose promotion ceremony at Gracie Miami, with students and representatives from brothers Pedro and Gui Valente's Florida headquarters and from…
Learn from Alliance’s newest black belt
Big with Jiu-Jitsu fans in the United States, having an extensive fan club of his own, stalwart competitor Ian McPherson (Alliance Atlanta) was just promoted to the rank of black belt after nine years of training and lots of dedication.
Ary promoted to black belt at Atos
The 2011 season will kick off with yet another burly little guy battling for black belt titles. He is none other than multiple-time champion Ary…
Drysdale justifies Griffin’s belt
"The truth is that Forrest squashes 95% of the black belts out there," says Drysdale. Watch Forrest in action in a UFC classic.
Forrest Griffin promoted to black belt by Drysdale
The UFC has a new Jiu-Jitsu black belt in its ranks. Former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin (17w, 6l) was promoted to the highest rank…
A day of black belts’ favorite techniques
Energies replenished following a surf trip to El Salvador, Claudio França had even more to be pleased upon his return to California. At the No-Gi…
Bruce Lee was wrong
One time someone asked Bruce Lee about the importance of the black belt. The actor and kung fu master replied that it is nothing more…
From the ICU to the winners’ podium
Black belt teacher at Brazil 021 Carlos Henrique Rosa, 38, lived through one of those moments that make one review their life, value each moment with one’s family and strengthen one’s beliefs. Even his faith in Jiu-Jitsu...
Absolute champion of Asia celebrates, but doesn’t reveal “family secret”
A well-known competitor and trainer in Japan, the half-Brazilian, half-Japanese Marcos Souza is not an illustrious unknown to readers. The son of Master Adilson Souza,…
From the treasure chest: Rilion’s angle on the guard
"The guard is the salvation of the weak," said Rilion Gracie in a GRACIEMAG interview in February 2009. Well today, after wins from stars Fabricio Werdum (in Strikeforce) and Anderson Silva (in the UFC), everyone seems to understand a little better just how important Jiu-Jitsu's leg game is in a fight situations.