The most impactful Jiu-Jitsu and MMA statements of the week
“Never leave it in the hands of the three stooges”! ~ Dana White, president of the UFC, refereeing to the referees after Ben Henderson vs.…
London-2012
Esquiva Falcão: “My medal will change Brazilian boxing”
After 44 years, since Servílio de Oliveira’s bronze at Mexico—1968, Brazil has returned to the Olympic boxing medals podium. At this year’s Games in London,…
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…
The lessons of Cuba in boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and other sports
What does it matter is the jab comes from the left or the right, when it's landing spot-on? To GRACIEMAG, Jiu-Jitsu and everything surrounding it…
Everton’s world title-winning strategy
Nimble welterweight boxer Everton Lopes dos Santos became the first-ever world amateur boxing champion from Brazil this past Saturday in Baku, Azerbaijan, beating Ukraine's Denis…
Judo: Grand Slam in Rio counts 412 athletes from 58 countries
The top judokas from around the planet will take to the mats in the Maracanãzinho gymnasium on the 18th and 19th of June. That's where…