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Some info for those hoping to teach Jiu-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi
Jiu-Jitsu black belts who are approved to be part of a new team of instructors for Project School-Jitsu in Abu Dhabi,...
Want what you’re worth as a teacher? Find out how to teach in Abu Dhabi
Black belts looking for opportunities to expand their professional horizons may be in luck. A new group of instructor...
The lessons of Cuba in boxing, Jiu-Jitsu and other sports
What does it matter is the jab comes from the left or the right, when it’s landing spot-on? To GRACIEMAG, Jiu-Jitsu a...
Want to compete in Jiu-Jitsu and learn? Go west, and to Chicago
Parents, professors and practitioners, it’s almost time to test your Jiu-Jitsu and have some safe, clean fun at the n...
Use your weight for the finish in side-control, with Ary Farias
A many-time Brazilian national champion and runner-up at this year’s Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, having closed out ...
A guard passer-foiling counter-attack, by André Pederneiras
The opponent is pressuring strong and close to passing your guard in a bout of Jiu-Jitsu. What now? What to do? Relax...
Want to defend a Jiu-Jitsu or MMA triangle? Don’t get your posture broken
The “Submission of the Night” award at UFC 143 last Saturday in Las Vegas went to Dustin Poirier. With a snug triangl...
Jiu-Jitsu’s for ladies too
The grandmasters Carlos and Helio Gracie Helio Gracie always preached about how Jiu-Jitsu did not come to be as a wea...
Count Koma: 5 lessons from Jiu-Jitsu’s pioneer in Brazil
Grandmaster Mitsuyo Maeda (1878-1941) learned Jiu-Jitsu in Japan, was bestowed with the nickname Count Koma in Spain,...
“Jiu-Jitsu’s not about who you beat, but about what you conquer”
Our buddies with the twitter account @BRblackbelt, responsible for some of the most interesting and exotic Jiu-Jitsu ...
3 key Jiu-Jitsu tips for avoiding subs from back mount
Another European Jiu-Jitsu Championship comes to a close, and yet again the most oft-used finishes were chokes from b...
“The mouth is a good Jiu-Jitsu practitioner’s first line of defense”
The latest issue of GRACIEMAG is on its way to a bookstore near you, bringing with it, in the midst of a whirlwind of...