MMA Tips with Alberto Crane: Pass Guard, Get the Choke
GRACIEMAG.com visited Gracie Barra Burbank, recently, and Professor Alberto Crane was kind enough to shows us some tips for passing the guard when fighting in…
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How Do You Ward Off Jon Jones’ Elbows? Durinho Shows the Way
If you were Chael Sonnen, what would you do to keep Jon Jones's elbows at bay? The best thing to do, of course, would be…
Get the wristlock without even opening guard, as taught by Calasans
When there’s an opponent in your guard, his objective is to unravel your legs and pass. But as Jiu-Jitsu is a human game of chess,…
Has a Nova União purple belt solved the riddle of the berimbolo?
Seventeen-year-old Nova União purple belt Marcio André is one of those Jiu-Jitsu competitors who gets down to the nitty-gritty in his studies, devoting a big…
To the fans, Leandro Lo, Langhi and Rafa Mendes are the top guard players right now
GRACIEMAG.com inquired to thousands of fans on Facebook about who currently has the best guard in sport Jiu-Jitsu. After hundreds of votes poured in, three…
Sunday match: Kron Gracie vs. Victor Estima
Sunday’s a day for licking your wounds and getting your body ready for the coming week, but that doesn’t mean your Jiu-Jitsu studies should get…
Who can stop Leandro Lo, the absolute No-Gi champion of Brazil?
The current lightweight champion of the world in Gi Jiu-Jitsu, Leandro Lo has just shown that beating him without the gi is an even trickier…
“Brazilian “Jiu-Jitsu” as self-defense wins over “The Simpsons”
Bart Simpson taps out Nelson in a recent episode on MMA. This month it was Jiu-Jitsu’s turn to be mentioned as a self-defense technique. In…
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…
The guard is your salvation, teaches Roberto Cyborg
The No-Gi champion of the world in 2011, Roberto Cyborg is holding a series of seminars around the United States and isn’t yet sure if…
Learn why Jean Jacques Machado’s Jiu-Jitsu is so effective
One of the attractions on tap for the October 14 Metamoris Pro event in San Diego, California, is the matchup between gentle-art professors Jean Jacques Machado…
Michael Langhi, proof the guard’s where it’s at
That the guard is the best trap for catching bigger, heavier, younger and stronger opponents by surprise, you saw last Saturday in the UFC 152…