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Perfect your No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu guillotines
This year is a promising one for No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu. Besides the upcoming ADCC, by the end of the season there will also...
Learn side-control attack direct from Gordo Evolve
Black belt Dennis Asche is American but is always in Brazil, whether leading a fighter exchange, brushing up on his t...
Know this mount escape? Piu Piu shows the way
Black belt Marco Joca, otherwise known as Piu Piu, is one of the teachers at Gracie Barra America in Irvine, Californ...
Gordo teaches trick to beating his greatest weapon
The fact he’s an expert on the half-guard means Coach Roberto Gordo knows more than just the tricks to sweeping from ...
Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense is for kids too
As we say so often, Jiu-Jitsu is for everybody. And there’s no age for practicing and understanding the martial arts....
Learn from Bochecha here and in the magazine
Marcus Bochecha has stood out as one of the most talented athletes of the new generation of black belts. At 21 years ...
Romero Jacaré teaches how to bulletproof your neck
GRACIEMAG #172, on its way to a bookstore near you, serves up a complete dossier for practitioners to bolster their n...
Prior to ground war, dos Anjos teaches sweep
An explosive card is on tap for UFC 132 next Saturday in Las Vegas. And that extends to the undercard as well. For lo...
Otavio Sousa teaches one of his favorite takedowns
Gracie Barra black belt Otavio Sousa is always a handful at competitions. When he was still a brown belt, for example...
Tanquinho demonstrates one of his favorite takedowns
Augusto “Tanquinho” Mendes achieved some excellent results this season. After winning the World Pro, he took second p...
Bochecha demonstrates one of his trumps from butterfly-guard
Marcus Bochecha has been standing out among the new generations of black belts for his attacking Jiu-Jitsu, always go...
Brush up on your sweeps with Claudio Calasans
Claudio Calasans is known for his sweet takedowns. However, it’s not that rare a sight to see the 2011 World Pro cham...