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Podcast EP11: Draculino talks about the Evolution of BJJ
Recently I managed to catch up with Vinicius ‘Draculino’ Magalhães and pick his brain about the ongoing evolution of ...
Dana White’s favorite 9-year-old fighter has something to teach about Jiu-Jitsu
A young ace under UFC star Alan Belcher and black belt Daniel Moraes’s tutelage, Quinten “Fast Hands” Logan is just n...
Jiu-Jitsu at work in Central Park, New York
Gaston Cavalleri, 32, was poor, got rich when his mom won the lottery back home in England, wrote a book, and even so...
Tererê prepares to leave clinic, counts on power of Jiu-Jitsu
At a rehabilitation clinic in Ibiúna, São Paulo State, to deal with drug issues, Jiu-Jitsu star Fernando Tererê appea...
5 counter-attacks for you to dazzle your master with in training
In Jiu-Jitsu, as with any sport, champions are possessed of a great defense. See the NBA, Eurocup 2012, etc. As a tri...
Why is Jiu-Jitsu so important for your kids? Alan Belcher clues us in
While the websites 100% focused on the burly behemoths of the UFC multiply, GRACIEMAG.com is tirelessly producing and...
Watch Clayton & Bochecha and 4 more father-son BJJ sessions
To the GRACIEMAG.com team, Jiu-Jitsu is the perfect martial art for a father to pass on to his son. To defend this th...
Another 4 self-defense techniques to stay safe in the streets
In Jiu-Jitsu, the simple moves are the most effective ones for getting yourself out of a jam, especially when faced w...
How do you escape side-control in Jiu-Jitsu?
In GRACIEMAG issue 182, our team compiled all there is to know about side-control in Jiu-Jitsu. The underlying concep...
5 videos for Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense—defense from yourself and in the streets
“Self-defense is to defend yourself from yourself.” That’s not our saying; it’s from a 2011 advert put together for K...
The film Bully proves the USA has a problem. And Jiu-Jitsu may be the solution
If schoolyard bullying is a disease, cinema may be the cure. That’s the idea behind film director Lee Hirsh’s latest ...
7 lessons in Anderson Silva’s book, from BJJ to what to do with a gun
I’ll admit, on encountering Anderson Silva at the airport, I didn’t think it would be easy. But I grabbed the dark co...