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Learn a takedown and finish for right at the start of a Jiu-Jitsu match
How about kicking off a roll by grabbing the collar, getting the takedown and choking out your opponent—all without e...
Friday the 13th special: the most horrific fights in MMA history
Get out of here with Jason Voorhees, that’s a comedy compared to what crusty GRACIEMAG.com readers are used to. Call ...
In the spirit of Bráulio vs Nick Diaz, 5 classic MMA against sport Jiu-Jitsu clashes
Star UFC welterweight Nick Diaz is readying his weapons to take a crack at Bráulio “Carcará” Estima in a No-Gi Jiu-Ji...
No clima de Bráulio vs Nick Diaz, 5 clássicos do MMA contra o Jiu-Jitsu esportivo
Peso meio-médio do UFC, Nick Diaz já se prepara para encarar o craque do pano Bráulio “Carcará” Estima, no próximo di...
Never Get Guillotined Again!
OK, I have to admit that I’m exaggerating with the whole “never get guillotined again” title, but it’s almost true. I...
The nuts and bolts of Daniel Sarafian’s “choke-the-goose” on TUF Brazil
In the third episode of TUF Brazil, which hit the airwaves in Brazil this past Sunday, Vitor Belfort’s Green Team do...
Mastering the Kimura
By Stephan Kesting and Marcus Soares Originally published in Grappling Magazine, May 2002
The Kimura lock is one of...
Revolutionary Omoplata
A Technique that Bridges the Gap between Sweep and Submission By Stephan Kesting Originally published in Grappling Ma...
Kneebar Leglock Q & A
Should I attack the top or the bottom leg when doing a kneebar? New Question June 2006
When you are doing a kneebar,...
Zé Mario Sperry shows his guard player side and teaches a finish
Learn a closed-guard attack from one of Carlson Gracie’s winningest black belts, Zé Mario Sperry. Sperry teaches two ...
Jorge Michelan pulls guard and teaches Jiu-Jitsu at Desert Force in Jordan
Another chapter of the Middle Eastern event Desert Force was held in Jordan this Friday, with Brazil’s Jorge “Michela...
The Three Kneebars You Need to Know!
The kneebar is one of my favorite submissions. But I studied it for years before it became a ‘go to’ move.
Some of my...