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Jiu-Jitsu and self-defense: when the shit hits the fan, are you ready?
Jiu-Jitsu requires dedication; that’s why it’s so good for the mind and soul. Jiu-Jitsu requires effort, and that’s w...
6 Jiu-Jitsu and martial arts tips from Tom Cruise’s instructor on Mission Impossible 4
In these days of the UFC, a good Hollywood action flick has to have believable fight scenes to please demanding fans....
Jiu-Jitsu from father to son
This Friday, already warming up the engines for the weekend, GRACIEMAG.com dug through the YouTube treasure chest and...
Minotauro warms up for Kongo and teaches guillotine prevention
A black belt in Jiu-Jitsu and former interim champion of the UFC, Rodrigo “Minotauro” Nogueira, 35, remains a fan-fav...
The gruesome scenes Brazilian congressman wants banned from TV
First, it’s best to make it clear. The chances of MMA getting banned from Brazilian network television are about as g...
Images from Rickson and Relson Gracie seminar with Valentes in Miami
Check out what went on at the Miami academy of our GMAs the Valente brothers when red-and-black belt Rickson Gracie p...
UFC in debate: can the “world’s best” be missing self-defense moves?
As Grandmaster Helio Gracie would say time and time again, “Can a black belt ignore how to escape a guillotine choke?...
Jiu-Jitsu and martial arts improve memory and libido, says article
Gone are the days when Jiu-Jitsu and the other martial arts were only for men. In present times, talk of how sport fi...
The Ten Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Moves Every Cop Should Know
An Article by Brad Parker
Brad Parker runs Defend University (www.defendu.com), a research and development group dedi...
BJJ Self Defense: After the Takedown, Now What?
An Article by Brad Parker
Brad Parker runs Defend University (www.defendu.com), a research and development group dedi...
Post-World Sleep Day refresher on Jiu-Jitsu and sleeper chokes with Helio Gracie
This month of March, more specifically on the 16th, World Sleep Day is celebrated, and while you yawn in salute to th...
5 tips for picking and purchasing your first Jiu-Jitsu gi
Time to buy your first gi is an occasion marked with doubts not just for Jiu-Jitsu practitioners, but for athletes fr...