Like Using the Lapel? Sweep With an Abu Dhabi-Bound Black Belt
Middleweight black belt Bruno Ramos is training balls to the wall to put on a show in the land ruled by Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed…
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Got the Omoplata? Finish via Crucifix, as GB Professor Demonstrates
Hugo Britto, head professor at Gracie Barra Parnamirim, in the Brazilian State of Rio Grande do Norte, is a medium heavyweight pursuing the flexibility and…
Jake Mackenzie Talks European Open, Teaches Half-Guard Technique
Canadian black belt Jake Mackenzie is another one of the aces confirmed for combat at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship to take place Jan. 24-27 in…
Europeans 2013 Ace Teaches de la Riva-Guard Pass and Calf-Crunch
Rodrigo Cavaca student Renato Cardoso had a successful competition run in 2012, his first year as a black belt, winning gold at tournaments like the Brasília Open…
Submission isn’t happening in training? Use the lapel!
In Jiu-Jitsu, the gi doesn't just serve to clothe and protect you. It can be used to help execute a countless number of moves, from…
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,…
Go from clock to bow-and-arrow choke with one of our GMAs
Michel Porfirio Buiú is one of around 300 Jiu-Jitsu professors who make up the GMA, our network of associates endeavoring to close the distance between…
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…
Use the lapel to finish in Jiu-Jitsu!
Winner of the Southern Brazilian Championship and runner-up at the Rio Open, Hugo Brito is in Europe to teach a series of seminars. Alongside Max…
What’s your favorite way to squeeze out a triangle? Check out 5 lessons
Have you hit up the newsstand or bookstore to get up to speed on your triangle studies yet? The latest issue of GRACIEMAG is there…
5 efficient sweeps to enrich your Jiu-Jitsu!
It's Thursday, the first day of the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, and the team has been restless. To take the edge off, GRACIEMAG.com scoured the internet…
Brush up on your lapel choke for BJJ Worlds
Ricardo Cavalcanti is always looking to leave a good legacy in Jiu-Jitsu, and he does social benefit work as well. The Carlson Gracie black belt…