Will you be my bride, my beloved white belt?
At Chris Lisciandro's Los Angles academy, purple belt Reyn Mercuri caught his girlfriend Melissa, another gentle art practitioner, off guard and asked her hand in marriage.…
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Little sis inspired by Rodolfo Vieira wins at Rio Open
Even as a white belt, Ana Carolina Vieira Srour had the honor of stepping onto the podium alongside the absolute black belt world champion. Carol,…
The first images from Worlds 2011
Opening day at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship is always pretty similar. The ten match areas are overrun by a tidal wave of white and blue…
A black belt is a white belt who never quit
The saying above is a tidy synthesis of the process of applying one's self that every Jiu-Jitsu fighter goes through. Embracing such a lifestyle that…
Starting Jiu-Jitsu lessons
Do you know Jiu-Jitsu and its moves? Show this video to your friends, parents, children, and invite your crew to get to know the school…
“Jiu-Jitsu isn’t for the strong, it’s for the physically weak, for women”
Who was it that used to defend this thesis statement? None other than Grandmaster Helio Gracie, who left us two years ago on January 29, 2009...
What do you love and hate about Jiu-Jitsu?
Photo: Regis Chen Ten things you love about Jiu-Jitsu 10) Finishing that guy ten years younger than you and that other one forty-five pounds heavier…
That strange day that never comes
each individual has on his own personal calendar that strange day that never comes that writer Luis Veríssimo would tell us about. The day when you lose weight and get a fit body, the day you ask out that pretty girl from the second floor, the day you switch jobs.
What does every white belt need to know?
GRACIEMAG has a new section in the magazine that's causing some chatter. Every month, teachers from the Jiu-Jitsu planet lust ten indispensable tips for white…
Convince your friends to do Jiu-Jitsu
Let’s say you’re addicted to Jiu-Jitsu, and now you want to convince your partners to at least try out an invigorating gentle art training session.
Toquinho teaches UFC-approved armbar
The move was even tested and approved against Ivan Salaverry at UFC 84, when the Murilo Bustamante black belt made his organizational debut. Nate beware!