Blog: Worlds day 1
Here's a secret. Covering the first day of competition at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is perhaps the hardest task there is. The ten match areas…
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Worlds Blog: final adjustments at Gracie Barra and Alliance
Gracie Barra and Alliance count 11 of the past 14 world team titles between them. Such dominance doesn’t come about without reason. It’s the fruit…
Xande and Alejarra train hard for third absolute title
A physical conditioning coach well known in Brazil, Rafael Alejarra is facing a new challenge. At his new gym in California, for the first time…
Blog: Pé’s back, and sharp-tongued as ever
The 2010 Worlds will have three two-time absolute world champions. Two of them, Roger and Xande, are going there to win! The third, Márcio “Pé…
CheckMat training going off in California
After taking first at the Brazilian Nationals, CheckMat’s sights are set on the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship to kick off this coming June 3. As previously…
Blog: sign-ups closed and analyzed!
Those who are in are in. Those who didn’t get in won’t get in. Sign-ups for the 2010 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship are now closed. With…
Worlds 2010 reaches 1,989 competitors
The 15th Jiu-Jitsu World Championship hasn’t even begun and it’s already broken a record. The 1,989 competitors signed up is further promise of an unforgettable…
From student to teacher
Black belt Marcelo Brandao got into Jiu-Jitsu because of his brother, Pedro. When he was 12 years old and on vacation at his aunt’s house…
Tanquinho seminar at Claudio França’s
Why go to an Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes seminar in California? – GRACIEMAG.com asks Professor Claudio França, who hosts Saturday’s technique clinic. It’s simple, he replies:…
Tanquinho dá seminário na academia Claudio França
Por que ir a um seminário de Augusto "Tanquinho" Mendes na Califórnia? – o GRACIEMAG.com pergunta ao professor Claudio França, que sedia o aulão no…
Mundial 2010: corrida contra o tempo para quem quer lutar
Com a inauguração do nosso blog sobre o evento, a 15ª edição do Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu dá o tom do GRACIEMAG.com. O evento mais importante do…
Worlds 2010: Race against time for those hoping to compete
With the launch of our Blog covering the event, the 15th Jiu-Jitsu World Championship has set the tone for the GRACIEMAG.comwebsite. The most important event on the Jiu-Jitsu…