In boxing, BJJ or MMA, is 6 hours’ training per day ideal?
The boxer Michael Oliveira, 22, is all set for the next big challenge of his career. He'll be taking on former world champion Acelino “Popó”…
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First time missing Worlds, Frazatto eyes MMA: “I don’t want to be an underdog”
It was a tough decision to make, but featherweight Bruno Frazatto, one of the biggest Jiu-Jitsu World Championship-medal collectors around, pulled out of this year's…
Davi Ramos of Corinthians talks BJJ Worlds and MMA
Davi Ramos Pinheiro da Silva is a dedicated athlete; but he just hasn't had much luck. He nearly had to cut short his Jiu-Jitsu career…
Rafa & Gui Mendes on BJJ Worlds: “Not yet time to try the absolute”
The brothers Rafael and Guilherme Mendes are training hard as ever to defend their Jiu-Jitsu World Championship featherweight and light featherweight titles, respectively. GRACIEMAG.com had a…
Catch the final chapter of Baywatch actor’s stint in Jiu-Jitsu
Is it realistic for a celebrity to become a Jiu-Jitsu champion after only 90 days of training? Find out how the story ends, in the…
Jonathan Gottschall, the intellectual who embraced MMA and went toe to toe
A 39-year-old professor of English Literature in Pennsylvania, USA, Jonathan Gottschall has published six books and a number of interesting theories. Some of them may…
Bráulio on match with Nick Diaz at Expo: “I’m obliged to win, and convincingly”
In the final stretch in preparing for his No-Gi tussle with UFC star Nick Diaz at the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo next weekend, all Bráulio “Carcará”…
Learn a takedown and finish for right at the start of a Jiu-Jitsu match
How about kicking off a roll by grabbing the collar, getting the takedown and choking out your opponent—all without exerting much force? Sounds like a…
Alliance aces’ last training session for 2012 Pan
The 2012 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship is already going full steam in Irvine, California. In the colored-belt groups the future of gentle-art competition is already bubbling…
5 tips for picking and purchasing your first Jiu-Jitsu gi
Time to buy your first gi is an occasion marked with doubts not just for Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, but for athletes from all martial arts. This…
6 warmups to start revamping your Jiu-Jitsu today
Although it's often forgotten or neglected, the warmup is an important part of Jiu-Jitsu class. Warmed up and stretched out, athletes avoid injuries, pick up…
Taught by Rafael Mendes, sharpen your Jiu-Jitsu with a dummy
In Jiu-Jitsu, there's one training partner who's vital to your development but who often goes neglected. Besides the various exercises against the wall, to get…