Gianni Grippo receives his black belt from prankster Marcelo Garcia
On Friday, Jan. 10, GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York held their belt ceremony. Marking another successful year and one full year at his…
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Bernardo Faria completes meniscus surgery and plans for return to NYC
Bernardo Faria, 2013 super-heavyweight world champion of Alliance, traveled back to Brazil this week to perform a quick knee surgery. Leaving his training haven at…
2013 Worlds No-Gi: Photos of day two with brown belt results
Sunday, Nov. 3 was the day for brown belts to take the mats in the Long Beach Walter Pyramid for the World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship.…
Video: Learn from a no-gi session between Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa
When one GMA member visits another GMA members academy, great things happen-- especially if you're Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa. Traveling from his Sacramento, CA…
ADCC Campaign 2013: New Jersey’s Gianni Grippo wants a chance
The ADCC continues to invite athletes to fill the spots of its five male and two female categories for the October 19-20 event in Beijing,…
ADCC 2013: Exclusive video of Bernardo Faria training at Marcelo Garcia Academy
Bernardo Faria of Alliance team prepares for the 2013 ADCC which will be October 19-20 in Beijing, China. He will compete as part of the…
GMA members have great showing in IBJJF Toronto Open
The IBJJF Toronto Open held its second annual event on Saturday, August 3 at York University. The booming city in Canada catered to many local…
GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy promotes 29 students to new ranks
The belt ceremony on July 26 for the GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy brought hundreds of people together to the third floor of their 26th…
Train at three prominent NYC Jiu-Jitsu academies with a camp in October
The NYC BJJ Camp is a designed as a way for Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to travel to New York and train with the legends. These…
NY Summer Open: Vitor Henrique Oliveira double gold and other black belt results
[flickr set=72157634621390755] The 2013 IBJJF New York Summer Open brought another group of black belts to the big apple in the second New York tournament…
IBJJF New York Summer Open schedule up; see who will be competing!
The 2013 IBJJF New York Summer Open is the second championship in the Big Apple this year, both closing early due to registration reaching…
VIDEO: Bernardo Faria shows how to initiate a pass directly after opponent pulls
Alliance super-heavy black belt world champion Bernardo Faria is back on the mats in New York City at Marcelo Garcia's Academy. The deep half guard…