Start no-gi season with the Pan No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Championship on Sept. 27 in NYC
No-gi season is upon us and the championships are coming up soon. The first of the two major tournaments this part of the year is…
New York City
Video: Bernardo Faria discusses his beginnings and training at Marcelo Garcia Academy
Black belt world champion Bernardo Faria of Alliance is an instructor and student of Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York City. In this video interview…
Exclusive video: Bernardo Faria shows two drills for entering deep half guard
Bernardo Faria is known for his deep half guard-- it's the position he used to earn three black belt world titles. While teaching in New…
Video: Learn the cartwheel armbar that helped earn the brown belt world title for Marcos Silva
The brown belt middleweight world champion of 2014 has put together a video featuring how to complete one of the crazy submissions that led him…
Compete at the 4th Big Apple BJJ Open and learn from Andre Galvao right after
The 4th Big Apple BJJ Open is just around the corner on Saturday, May 17 and registration closes on May 10. The event will be…
Big Apple BJJ Open on May 17 offers discounted registration until April 27!
The 4th Annual Big Apple BJJ Open will be on May 17 at Martin Luther King Jr. High School in New York City. The tournament…
NY Open schedule is up now; see who fights who & when at the City College of New York
As per usual, the IBJJF tournament is set for its on-time delivery of matches starting at 9 a.m. The 2014 New York Spring Open will…
Schedule is now available for the Pride XIX BJJ Championship on Saturday, March 8
The LI Pride XIX tournament will unfold tomorrow, Satrday, March 8. The day starts at 8 a.m. The event will take place in the John A.…
Learn the history of the LI Pride Championship as the next tournament nears
As the next LI Pride event approaches, we wanted to get to know the leaders of the LI Pride championship team, Eloy Santos and Milton…
Video: Marcelo’s tricky plan and Gianni Grippo’s black belt promotion speech
Check out exactly how GMA member Marcelo Garcia promoted his fourth black belt, Gianni Grippo and what Gianni had to say about the promotion:
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…
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…