Check out the new Ceará State Jiu-Jitsu champion’s game
Held last weekend in the city of Fortaleza, the CBJJ-sanctioned Ceará State championship crowned the black belt Davi Romcy the local boy to beat. The…
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5 moves using the lapel for you to surprise everyone at Jiu-Jitsu training today
Have you been using your gi properly in Jiu-Jitsu? Lapel chokes, collar, sleeves, the possibilities are numerous. How about learning some with the help of…
5 counter-attacks for you to dazzle your master with in training
In Jiu-Jitsu, as with any sport, champions are possessed of a great defense. See the NBA, Eurocup 2012, etc. As a tribute to the winners…
How do you escape side-control in Jiu-Jitsu?
In GRACIEMAG issue 182, our team compiled all there is to know about side-control in Jiu-Jitsu. The underlying concepts of side-control, minor tweaks and tricks,…
Why keep your head free in Jiu-Jitsu? GRACIEMAG explains
Every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, in training or competition, has heard shouts of, “Grab his head!” Grabbing the head when on attack and not letting your opponent…
Stopped at side-control? Finish with classic Jiu-Jitsu double attack
In Jiu-Jitsu there's a plethora of attack variations from side-control. Thiago Maia, a black belt on SAS team, took the time to demonstrate one of…
Submission trap from side-control in Jiu-Jitsu
GRACIEMAG.com previously posted some valuable lessons for escaping side-control in Jiu-Jitsu (reread the article here). This time, Carlos David, a black belt under our GMA Roberto Traven,…
What do you do to get out of side-control in Jiu-Jitsu?
When you let a Jiu-Jitsu fighter make it to side-control,it's an indication that he's heading in the right direction—and that you've got problems on your…
The position that made Ronaldo Jacaré Jiu-Jitsu and MMA champ
There isn't much of a secret to the victorious Jiu-Jitsu career of Ronaldo “Jacaré” Souza. A regular on the pages of GRACIEMAG since he was…
How’s your choke arsenal coming along?
Direct from the academy of our GMA in Texas João Crus, here's a neck hold stemming from side control. Besides squeezing out the choke, the…
Use your weight for the finish in side-control, with Ary Farias
A many-time Brazilian national champion and runner-up at this year's Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, having closed out with Guilherme Mendes, Ary Farias is one of the…
Minotauro coach “Captain America” teaches counter-takedown to side-control
The wrestling coach at Team Nogueira, Eric Albarracin, better known as “Captain America,” is already considered pretty much a Brazilian. With an appreciation for Jiu-Jitsu,…