Sharpen up your half-guard with Fabricio Morango, a black belt on the UFC 148 card
The showdown between Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen isn't the only thing on tap at UFC 148 this Saturday. Fabricio Morango will also be there…
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Comprido black belt gets knockout; check out his style against ex-UFC fighter
A black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and owner of a number of IBJJF titles, Jonatas Novaes saw MMA action this Saturday, June 16, at SF Shofight…
Before training today, watch 5 variations on Jiu-Jitsu’s most efficient move
One day, a brave GRACIEMAG.com crewmember asked Grandmaster Helio Gracie what the most efficient move in Jiu-Jitsu is. Without stopping to think or clear his…
Comprido black belt trusts his half-guard in MMA. Do you?
With a number of IBJJF titles on his CV, Jiu-Jitsu black belt Jonatas Novaes has an MMA fight scheduled for the June 16 SF Shofight…
Surprise from half-guard and finish with clock choke
Last week GRACIEMAG.com unearthed the perfect half-guard position for getting you out of that nasty situation of having an opponent bear his weight down on…
Kayron Gracie explains knee injury: “I was practicing half-guard”
Having won gold at the last Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Kayron Gracie was earnestly training to return to the World Championship in grand style. On the…
You a BJJ white belt? Get the nitty-gritty on the half-guard
In Jiu-Jitsu, when your opponent opens your guard guard he tends to end up landing in your half-guard, with a leg trapped between your legs.…
The 2 Jiu-Jitsu lessons from TUF Brazil you didn’t see on TV
Already into the final stretch of TUF Brazil, a reality show broadcast in Brazil on Globo channel on Sunday nights, Vitor Belfort's team is outpointing…
Why keep your head free in Jiu-Jitsu? GRACIEMAG explains
Every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, in training or competition, has heard shouts of, “Grab his head!” Grabbing the head when on attack and not letting your opponent…
Rômulo Barral’s half-guard attack
The IBJJF-promoted Spring Open shook things up at the Long Beach Convention Center last Saturday in California. At the event that played out at the…
7 questions for 2012 absolute champ of Brazil Nivaldo Oliveira
There's a curious hex that looms over the absolute division of the Brazilian National Jiu-Jitsu Championship. Held annually since 1994, only a single black belt…
Pre-UFC, Milton Vieira teaches double submission for No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Recent UFC signing Milton Vieira will be making his promotional debut on the 23rd of June at UFC Rio 3, taking on fellow countryman Felipe…