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An Autistic Teen Is Learning Jiu-Jitsu After Being Attacked
The emotional toll from being bullied or attacked can be serious, and many victims are left feeling helpless when the...
5 Elevator Self-Defense Survival Tips By Eve Gracie
Predators can be present anywhere. Based off real life scenarios presented to her, Eve Gracie took it upon herself to...
Two Young Wrestlers Display Heart & Sportsmanship When Boy With Cerebral Palsy Pins His Opponent
A beautiful moment took place on the wrestling mats last week when West Branch Middle School’s Lucas Lacina faced off...
“Blind Grappler” Clinton Terry Promoted to Brown Belt
You may know him best by his Instagram handle @blindgrappler or, if you’re a follower of juvenile competitor jiu-jits...
70-Year-Old Training Partners Dora & Susan Remind Us Why We Love BJJ
Bookmark this one so you can show your relatives what that “UFC-thing you’re always doing” looks like around the Than...
Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu Pops the Question to Grappler Maggie Grindatti
She said OSS! (Or yes. Whatever.) Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu broke a cardinal jiu-jitsu rule this weekend, starting a fac...
Jiu-Jitsu Transcends Politics In Abu Dhabi As Israeli Flag Displayed & National Anthem Played At Podium
Jiu-jitsu transcends. That’s just reality. I remember when I first started doing jiu-jitsu back in the late 90s and ...
The T.A.P. Movement Aims To Set Record Numbers Of Master Women Competitors At Pans Once Again This Year
The following is a guest post from Gracie Barra’s Karen Peters, who spearheaded the Together All Power (T.A.P.) movem...
Mica Galvao, Teen Grappling Sensation, Promoted to Purple Belt
Dream Art Project’s rising star Mica Galvao has leveled up. After another year of turning heads and hoarding medals t...
Kenny Florian Takes Gold, Again, Wins SJJIF Masters Division
That’s the second time this month. UFC veteran, gym owner, and TV host Kenny Florian topped the podium at SJJIF in Ca...
Para-BJJ’s Jess Munter Beats Black Belt for SJJIF, Shows Off Belt Tying Collab
Some of you already know Jess Munter, the young and fiercely inspiring blue belt who’s been making a name for herself...
New Black Belt Teri Reeves Gives A Speech That Describes Why Jiu-Jitsu Means So Much To Us All
The journey to black belt seems so long when you first start jiu-jitsu, and when the day finally comes, you may reali...