How do you sweep a bigger opponent?
What's your favorite way to flip a fight against a bigger opponent? Comment below, after reviewing a few different ways. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVNcWerm1-M
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Abmar Barbosa DVD preview
One of this year's revelations in sport Jiu-Jitsu, Abmar Barbosa has a new positions DVD about to hit the market. It will launch December 1,…
Brush up your omoplata and show solidarity
The wife of Professor João Crus was recently diagnosed with cervical cancer and will soon undergo surgery. At this trying time, Cruz did what all fighters learn to do over the years of Jiu-Jitsu: he pulled up his sleeves and went to battle.
Léo Santos gets ready for Sengoku and teaches sweep and finish
The black belt demonstrates a sweep leading to kneebar.
Kayron reveals the secrets of the spider-guard
In this video produced by reporter Deb Blyth, the Gracie Barra fighter teaches some of the secrets to his rubber-like spider-guard with a traditional sweep, but one brimming with his trickery.
GRACIEMAG #163
What are our criteria in saying “yes” to an article? The prevailing criterion is that it should be useful to you, dear reader. In this…
Find out exactly how to learn from Werdum live online
Werdum discusses the online seminar.
Sweep and finish with Michelle Tavares
Check out this simple but effective sweep with an armbar finish by Michelle Tavares. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig6DotD19NM
Brush up on your sweeps
Positions, the most varied and useful of them, you may very well find on the internet, on Youtube.com or Vimeo.com. Now complete sweep classes, with the most useful of concepts, tricks, precise details and physical exercises to make you a sweeper commanding respect, that you’ll only find in GRACIEMAG!
The crux of how to perfect your sweeps
Check out a few pointers on how to improve your X-guard.
From the treasure chest: Rilion’s angle on the guard
"The guard is the salvation of the weak," said Rilion Gracie in a GRACIEMAG interview in February 2009. Well today, after wins from stars Fabricio Werdum (in Strikeforce) and Anderson Silva (in the UFC), everyone seems to understand a little better just how important Jiu-Jitsu's leg game is in a fight situations.
From the treasure chest: Jiu-Jitsu and the guard
Well before the winning submissions of Fabricio Werdum (over all-powerful Fedor) and Anderson Silva (over Sonnen), your most complete magazine on Jiu-Jitsu already stressed the importance of the guard. Check it out, study it and learn.