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Watch Justin Bieber use Jiu-Jitsu to win a “fight”
Complex Magazine published a cover story on Jiu-Jitsu Bieber’s fight to make it to the top of the pop music charts an...
Defend like Chael Sonnen’s favorite Jiu-Jitsu champion
The next challenger to Anderson Silva’s middleweight strap, Chael Sonnen dropped his guard in an interview on Brazil’...
Submission Grappling vs. Classical Ju-jutsu; when cultures and concepts collide
Introduction
There are many similarities between the sport of Submission Grappling and the classical Japanese Ju-juts...
Learn an arm attack from Eduardo Telles
Anyone near Carpina on Monday, March 19 will have the chance to learn some slick Jiu-Jitsu from the source. As gather...
Why Should Women Grapple?
Most Brazilian jiu-jitsu and submission grappling students are male, and in most grappling schools females are the ex...
Get Up, Stand Up!
Why getting off the ground is a critical skills in grappling!
(originally published in Black Belt Magazine)
When mixe...
For Jiu-Jitsu or self-defense, revisit the triangle with Ricardo de la Riva
The triangle, ever since the very first UFCs, has been proven to be one of the most important positions a skinny Jiu-...
He got up to pass guard in Jiu-Jitsu? Sweep and finish him
Check out the trick brown belt Alvaro Fontes (SAS) keeps up his sleeve to catch opponents who stand to pass off guard...
To Kyra Gracie, what in Jiu-Jitsu is worth more than medals?
Kyra Gracie, 26, took up another mission as a Jiu-Jitsu black belt. To repay Jiu-Jitsu for all it has done for her, t...
GRACIEMAG poll: Could 2 Mendes brothers beat 1 Jon Jones?
It’s a classic question that has been around throughout the history of MMA, vale-tudo or whatever the next name denom...
Jiu-Jitsu is for the weak
The gentle art is a body guard that’s with you 24/7 and never complains, armor ready for use anywhere the need may ar...
Use your Jiu-Jitsu sagacity to escape back mount and counter with style
Carnival in Brazil has drawn to a close. While many spent the days reveling in merriment, others took the off time to...