Cat movement-inspired jiu-jitsu, by Bruno Ramos
[First published in 2013.] One of the winners of the Natal trials for the 2013 Abu Dhabis, black-belt Bruno Ramos wants to keep up the…
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Learn 8 stretches to open up your hips for the gentle art
The most important part of a fighter's body is his or her core. Strengthening your hips, abs, back and lower back is the best way…
Know How to Get the Tapout from Side-Control without Losing the Position?
When you've made it past guard and are chest to chest with your opponent, you've reached side-control. What now? The key to stabilizing the position…
Know how to escape mount when the pressure rises?
Ricardo Cavalcanti is a GMA of ours and the leader at Carlson Gracie Las Vegas, Nevada. “At every seminar I teach, I learn as well. Everyone has…
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 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…
Jiu-Jitsu video: learn the sub that got everyone at SP Open
CheckMat ace Renato Cardoso made his name at last weekend’s São Paulo Open Jiu-Jitsu Championship. The recently-promoted Rodrigo Cavaca black belt won the medium heavyweight…
Jiu-Jitsu video: armbar and how to comfortably finish
GRACIEMAG #185 is just about bidding farewell to bookstores around the world, so anyone hoping to get up to speed on how to get the…
Jiu-Jitsu video: after winning SP Open, Diogo Almeida teaches X-guard sweep
GRACIEMAG.com is always pointing out which up-and-coming Jiu-Jitsu talent will rise to the top, and most of the time it’s right on the money. Such…
Video: Jiu-Jitsu’s about using your hips wisely
GRACIEMAG #185 is now in bookstores the world over, bringing you all you need to know about the hips. The issue is packed with pointers…
Video: Jiu-Jitsu, pointers, north-south defense and life lessons from Carlson Jr.
The son of the late Grandmaster Carlson Gracie (1933-2006), Junior was in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco last weekend to teach a highly sought-after seminar…