Ceará Open absolute champ shares secret to winning kneebar
The garb typical of the Brazilian state of Ceará is increasingly becoming the gi. One would have that impression if they wandered into the Marista…
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Learn the calf crunch that shocked the UFC, from Tanquinho and Megaton
The calf crunch, a weapon of surprise in Jiu-Jitsu, finally had its moment in the sun last Saturday in Chicago, when Charles “do Bronx” Oliveira…
Check out another 3 barnburners with Rodolfo, Bernardo and Estima at 2012 Europeans
In the absolute, Rodolfo Vieira's first match was against the eventual winner of the middleweight division, Victor Estima. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mg6YYy8-4sk At the other end of the…
Check out the tapout by Roger Gracie black belt who turned heads at the Jiu-Jitsu Euros
It was during the absolute. England's Oliver “HarDrive” Geddes, a Roger Gracie black belt based in London, was getting put through the wringer by the…
At UFC in Chicago: tears, Jiu-Jitsu, calf crunches, and Demian Maia’s woe
There were a few lessons to emerge last Saturday at UFC on Fox 2, an event that started out riveting and ended as quite the…
Seen Roberto Satoshi’s flying triangle at Euros yet?
Roberto Satoshi was one of the top standouts at the European Jiu-Jitsu Championship this weekend in Lisbon, Portugal. Now he didn't just come out of…
What’s different about how Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares handles feet in Jiu-Jitsu?
The only thing harder to do than figure out what's going on in Rousimar “Toquinho” Palhares Rousimar Palhares, o Toquinho's head is escaping one of his…
The Jiu-Jitsu lesson and full stop on Minotauro’s mistake against Mir
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira, or Minotauro for short, is a Jiu-Jitsu and MMA fighter so special that even when he messes up bad he gets millions…
How about using a Carlson Gracie-forged choke?
Gutenberg Melo, one of the 109 black belts produced by late Grandmaster Carlson Gracie, was in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil, last weekend. In that…
Cachorrão voices strong opinion on those who refuse to train with their BJJ students
Ricardo “Cachorrão” Almeida has been keeping himself busy in his post-UFC life. Almeida, a GMA of ours in New Jersey, where he has been teaching…
Seize the moment and rally back!
It's a Jiu-Jitsu lesson that can also serve as advice for the year 2012, now just around the corner. As our GMA in Texas João…
Which was the submission of the year?
Year end is an appropriate time to review one's mistakes, get on the right path, look back on the moments that marked you and that…