GB Techniques: The Arm Bar
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on the straight armlock. Want to get someone hooked on jiu-jitsu? Teach them how to do an arm bar when they …
GBK Success: Teaching and Training for Our Youngest Students
The GBK program at Gracie Barra is about more than just teaching some classes for kids. It is about reaching out to youth, and their families, and introducing them to …
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3 Tips To Improve Your Mount
Along with the rear mount, the mount is considered the most dominant position on the ground in jiu-jitsu. Yet, many students struggle with the mount, preferring to stay on top in …
A Tip To Improve Your Guard – Make Your Opponent Uncomfortable
Observing a roll between two students of similar experience, I could see that one student had a far more dangerous and difficult to pass than the second. The second student knew …
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GB Techniques: The Omoplata Shoulder Lock
This week Gracie Barra Techniques brings you some videos on how to perform the omoplata shoulder lock. This submission works with the kimono and in no-gi and also works as a …
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Steps for Success: Teaching and Training Practices
The GB Method is a package deal. It is a combination of building blocks which all have to be set in place in order to achieve the goals of Gracie …
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5 Gracie Barra Champions You Should Know
Gracie Barra has a long and storied history of competition success at the highest levels of jiu-jitsu. Some of these athletes no longer compete actively in current competitions, but their victories …
How To Protect Your Training Partners
There are few sports that require such close contact and cooperation with a training partner. Within the academy, there are situations where you will be called upon to use your …
Week Training Plan – Week 5
GB TP Week 5 Gracie Barra is a Global Jiu-Jitsu Team. Our community of instructors, students and athletes is built by over 600 schools in the five continents. Since 1986 …
A Short History of Gracie Barra
Many students ask me about the origins of Gracie Barra and how it is different than the other schools that bear the Gracie family name. Let us begin with the birth …