An exchange packed with judo and Jiu-Jitsu techniques—and gold medals
Mike Swain, 51, is one of the most respected judo teachers in the USA, and his students have solid reasons to admire him. Solid and…
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World Jiu-Jitsu Expo adds Gracie-Lovato supermatch
Jiu-Jitsu lovers will have all the more reason to relish the first-ever World Jiu-Jitsu Expo, coming up May 12 in Long Beach, California. Besides a…
Familiar with the spider-guard “twister”?
The spider-guard is one of Jiu-Jitsu's showier and trickier moves, and there are plenty of maneuvers to do with it as a starting point. Guilherme…
Nick Diaz to face Bráulio Estima in No-Gi at 1st World Jiu-Jitsu Expo
The organizers of the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo made the announcement first hand on our Twitter account. The Jiu-Jitsu match featuring UFC star Nick Diaz has…
All you need to know for a more efficient guard
Every month, you find GRACIEMAG at the news stand with a thousand and one tips for sharpening up your Jiu-Jitsu. Here on GRACIEMAG.com we just…
Finish like Kayron subbed Victor Toledo at the 2012 Pan
Medium heavyweight competitor Kayron Gracie was one of the black belts who wasn't content to merely win on points at the 2012 Pan, and with…
Zé Mario Sperry shows his guard player side and teaches a finish
Learn a closed-guard attack from one of Carlson Gracie's winningest black belts, Zé Mario Sperry. Sperry teaches two ways to break the opponent's posture, the…
Jorge Michelan pulls guard and teaches Jiu-Jitsu at Desert Force in Jordan
Another chapter of the Middle Eastern event Desert Force was held in Jordan this Friday, with Brazil's Jorge “Michelan” Bezerra taking on tough Dutchman Djamil…
Watch the Pan final between Rafa Mendes and Rubens Cobrinha
The grand finale of the featherweight division in Irvine, California, last Sunday at the IBJJF Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship was, once again, a clash between slight-framed…
Tarsis teaches a sub: “I hid my Jiu-Jitsu game for a long time”
A black belt on team Alliance, São Paulo native Tarsis Humphreys still dreams of being at the WPJJ, a professional Jiu-Jitsu tournament that will kick…
Complete Jiu-Jitsu class by Xande Ribeiro
The big name at the World Professional Championship Trials in San Diego last weekend was Xande Ribeiro. The two-time absolute world champion (2006/2008) won the…
To get good at Jiu-Jitsu, work your lower back and sell your motorcycle
One of César “Casquinha” Guimarães's brood at Top Brothers, recent revelation Davi Ramos feels the time has come to shine among the lightweight elite. Ramos,…