Tanquinho explains mount on Leandro Lo and advantage over JT in final
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes seemed to just refuse to lose at the 2012 World No-Gi Championship last Saturday. He rallied back to beat Leandro Lo in…
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Out of left field, Amaury Bitetti wants in at ADCC 2013
Stoked after a successful seminar tour around Brazil, Amaury Bitetti gave a lecture in the city of Fortaleza this weekend, where he provided lessons and…
Get inspired by Marcelo Garcia to shine at the Worlds No-Gi
If you're going to compete this weekend, the order of the day is to rest your body and mine, because your preparations are already done.…
To the fans, Leandro Lo, Langhi and Rafa Mendes are the top guard players right now
GRACIEMAG.com inquired to thousands of fans on Facebook about who currently has the best guard in sport Jiu-Jitsu. After hundreds of votes poured in, three…
Further your studies to sweep from half-guard more efficiently
Stuck on bottom playing half-guard? Well, what you need to do now is make sure your opponent doesn’t hug your head and weigh on you.…
UFC fighter lets slip formula for winning Brazilian No-Gi Nationals: “I’m going to bluff”
A Jiu-Jitsu black belt who fights in the UFC middleweight division, Caio “Hellboy” Magalhães is one of the favorites to win gold at the Brazilian…
The hard fought battle between Paulo Miyao and Kit Dale at 2012 Asian Open
Last weekend, Tokyo hosted the 2012 Asian Open, the fourth installment of the IBJJF championship in those parts. At brown belt, recently promoted Paulo Miyao won…
Sharpen up your counters from half-guard, one of modern Jiu-Jitsu’s greatest resources
The half-guard is today a weapon taking front and center at Jiu-Jitsu competitions. It is from there that Marcus Bochecha has won numerous matches on…
6 tips to fast-track your Jiu-Jitsu evolution starting today!
GRACIEMAG.com’s mission is clear: to arm Jiu-Jitsu practitioners with tips, positions and fresh news and points of view so they’ll show up at the academy…
It’s Masters Day in Brazil, so here are 5 moves for you to honor your Jiu-Jitsu professor
In Brazil, the land of Jiu-Jitsu, October 15 is Teachers Day. Thus, if you teach Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, no matter what country you find yourself in,…
An open-guard sweep that’ll take anyone down
Pedro Mello, a professor at Gracie Floripa, is calling on one and all to stop in at his Southern Brazilian academy. But first he wants…
A competition-filled October to test your Jiu-Jitsu
The month of October has four competition- and challenge-packed weekends in store for you. From Long Beach to Tokyo, Miami to London, practitioners have more…