Watched the 2012 Worlds absolute final between Marcus Bochecha and Léo Nogueira yet?
Watch and learn from the riveting absolute black belt final from last June 3 in Long Beach, California. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVq6V0pX58Q
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Otávio Sousa all set for Worlds: “You can’t let the opponent think much”
A Zé Radiola-trained middleweight, Otávio Sousa was the big name at the Spring Open, an IBJJF tournament that saw its first installment last Saturday at…
Jiu-Jitsu’s for ladies too
The grandmasters Carlos and Helio Gracie Helio Gracie always preached about how Jiu-Jitsu did not come to be as a weapon for the strong, but as…
Young Rodolfo Vieira’s mount on bold Bernardo Faria
In the spaghetti western that was the 2012 European Jiu-Jitsu Championship, Rodolfo Vieira and Bernardo Faria had a late-afternoon showdown, a repeat of their duel…
Double-attack adapted to No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu by Marcelo Garcia
Let the five-time Jiu-Jitsu world champion and four-time ADCC winner show you how to use the butterfly guard to control the distance by using your…
How do you get your opponent to dismount?
With or without the gi, the main mount escape is the same. Trap a leg, grab an arm and oopa! Watch the video below and…
Exclusive: finish, sweep or mount with Roger Gracie
While fighting back a nagging desire to be wearing not jeans and a T-shirt but shorts and a rash guard, Roger Gracie relished ADCC 2011…
Home alone? Here are five positions to polish up your Jiu-Jitsu
Got to the academy early? Got some free time at home? What follows are five basic exercises recommended for you to do to strengthen your…
Learn No-Gi finish from Pablo Popovitch
Between training sessions for the late September ADCC 2011 event in England, our GMA Pablo Popovitch Pablo Popovitch kindly sent us an exclusive position via…
Know this mount escape? Piu Piu shows the way
Black belt Marco Joca, otherwise known as Piu Piu, is one of the teachers at Gracie Barra America in Irvine, California. Extending your arms to…
Helio sparring with Rickson
Grab a tub of mixed nuts and enjoy! (Part two coming soon.) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxjWhMrn_ic
Pan-American champion teaches “never-before seen” position
Braga Neto teaches a sweep straight to mount.