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A thorough look at the most important fight in BJJ history

[First published in 2011.] By the Valente Brothers Sixty years ago, on October 23, 1951, arguably the most important ...

Fernando Tererê and Marcelinho Garcia’s forgotten rematch

BJJ icons Fernando Tererê and Marcelinho Garcia once had a fight that went down in the sport’s history. At the 2003 W...

Japanese Jiujitsu vs BJJ

BJJ (Brazilian Jiu-jitsu) is undeniably the most popular grappling system on the planet right now. But BJJ came from ...

Ronaldo Jacaré’s big takedown in his black belt debut

It’s a day for remembering. Let’s go back in time, to August 2003, when the Desafio Black Belt was held in Sao Paulo....

20 years ago: Carlson Gracie walks Vitor Belfort through an armbar in the UFC

At just 20 years of age, Vitor Belfort was already making it clear that he would become one of the biggest MMA fighte...

‘Roger Gracie Legacy’ is a doc available for free to Renzo Gracie Online Academy members

This documentary goes behind the scenes in the fight between Roger and Buchecha, and analyzes the preparation, the te...

The farewell to Master Candoca

Adapted from an article by Willian von Sohsten* An authority in BJJ has left us. On November 30, Grandmaster Candido ...

Remastered: 16 lessons from the 2011 Worlds

[Adapted from an article published in issue No. 172 of Graciemag, in 2011.] 1. Gilbert Durinho’s lesson After coming ...

Cults, Comets and Critical Thinking!

I’ve just released a new podcast episode (episode 093) just out that starts with martial arts training and ends up ta...

20th anniversary of Pride 1: historic photo gallery

It seems like it was yesterday, but twenty years ago we went to Japan to witness the first Pride event. Rickson and R...

New Podcast with Historian Daniele Bolelli: How Violent Was Our Past, Really?

Daniele Bolelli is a martial artist, historian and the creator of the History on Fire podcast. But this time I manage...

Ten years ago: Demian Maia’s rear naked choke in his flawless UFC debut

Deemed today one of the greatest representatives of BJJ in mixed martial arts, Demian Maia has been around the block....
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