Wander Braga returns with No-Gi win: “The main thing was I had fun”
Wander Braga holds a 15w, 1l record in MMA, and returned to the grappling fray with a win at the Brazilian No-Gi Nationals. Personal archive…
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Brazilian No-Gi Nationals champ teaches half-guard sweep
Douglas Rufino, a black belt in the masters age group, didn’t want to hear about what his competitor ID has as his year of birth,…
Amaury Bitetti’s “hug” for passing No-Gi guard with
The first (two-time) absolute champion of the world, Amaury Bitetti is on a tour teaching seminars all across Brazil. Last weekend was the City of…
Miami Open: get up to date on chokes with Roberto Cyborg
This Sunday at Miami Dade College, Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu set the mats at the Miami Open alight. The black belt won the championship's absolute division…
3 details behind Caio Terra’s win over Jeff Glover
Metamoris Pro served up a whopping dose of high-caliber Jiu-Jitsu last weekend in San Diego, California. It was an unforgettable afternoon, and right on the…
Rodolfo Vieira teaches how to get past any half-guard there is
Jiu-Jitsu is very much a game of human chess, and what’s important in playing it is that you command the game. That’s what Rodolfo always…
He proved Miyao’s guard can be passed
Nobody is 100% unbeatable. No guard is 100% insurmountable, however dangerous it may be. That’s what Felipe “Preguiça” Pena proved at the 2011 Worlds, in a…
See what UFC Rio star Demian Maia does to replace guard
This Saturday, fans who visit Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena will get treated to the third UFC Rio show, and among the stars of the…
Neutralize the underhook and pass butterfly-guard with our GMA
With over 30 years of Jiu-Jitsu under his belt, Professor Marcio Simas is one of our more than 250 GMAs spread around the world. Living in…
Watch Lucas Lepri sweep and pass guard to win No-Gi Pan
Lucas Lepri was one of the famed Jiu-Jitsu fighters who came up big at the No-Gi Pan last Saturday in New York. The Jiu-Jitsu professor…
Get a Ricardo Cavalcanti lesson from his seminar in Fortaleza
Ricardo Cavalcanti is a GMA of ours and the leader at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas, in the US state of Nevada. The black belt under…
Learn to pass de la Riva guard from Leandro Lo
Riding the wake of the gentle art’s rising popularity in the Brazilian Northeast, the seventh installment of Best Fighters Jiu-Jitsu tournament will take place this…