Léo Nogueira: “I Have to Unbalance Rodolfo from More Angles”
At this Sunday’s Copa Pódio Heavyweight GP, Léo Nogueira only lost to Rodolfo Vieira. After tying with Keenan Cornelius, Léo took on and beat Xande…
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Alexandre Souza on Copa Pódio Match with Lagarto: “I Plan not to Fall in his Game”
Now in the final stretch of training for the Jan. 13 Copa Pódio Heavyweight GP, Alexandre Souza has taken to studying his opponents. The native…
Rodolfo Vieira and Heavyweight GP: “There are a lot of Stallers in 6-Minute Matches”
With three world championship titles under his black belt, one of them coming for winning the absolute, Rodolfo Vieira will be in the opening match…
Xande Ribeiro: “I Haven’t Stopped. To Me Copa Pódio’s the End of the Season”
Xande Ribeiro turns 32 on the coming 20th of January, and he already knows what he wants to get. The Manaus, Brazil-born Jiu-Jitsu professor living…
Langhi, Satoshi and Triple Match-Up Latest Additions to April Copa Pódio
While everyone else is waiting around for the Heavyweight GP to come, the promoters of the Copa Pódio Jiu-Jitsu tournament are toiling away in putting…
13 Jiu-Jitsu Matches We’d Like to See in 2013
That's right, another year has run its course and you’re not getting any younger. But look at the bright side: it’s the start of a…
GRACIEMAG Retrospective: the 5 Jiu-Jitsu Finishes of 2012
In Jiu-Jitsu there's an incontrovertible way of showing that your technique is better than your opponent's. It's called a submission, practitioners' ultimate objective. At championships…
You Best When Perched Like a Backpack? Check Out 4 Ways of Getting There
In honor of this month's GRACIEMAG cover story, a full dossier on back attacks, check out the following four ways of getting to where a…
Learn To Choke From The Back Easier With Xande Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu
GRACIEMAG.com made a visit to GMA Xande Ribeiro's Jiu-Jitsu academy on a busy corner in Los Angeles on Thursday night. After he taught technique, he…
GRACIEMAG Retrospective: the 5 Greatest No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu Matches of 2012
The stars of the 2012 Jiu-Jitsu season didn't just make a splash in their gis. They made some major noise in No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu, a style…
GRACIEMAG Retrospective: the Top 5 Jiu-Jitsu Matches of 2012
In 2012, Jiu-Jitsu shone bright on an array of different stages. From the UFC octagon to the high school gym, where it triumphantly led the…
Name of “Sharpshooter” in Copa Pódio Heavyweight GP Revealed
This afternoon, the Copa Pódio promotion announced the final name rounding out the card for the Heavyweight GP coming up January 13, 2013. The tournament…