July2017

The Eddie Bravo invitational held another installment this Sunday, July 30, in Los Angeles, California. Once again, the Orpheum Theatre was the stage for a full evening of action. Sixteen of the best flyweights today battled it out for the privilege of becoming the first ever female belt holder...

The Invite Sometimes I think my boss is Santa Claus. After a brief discussion of upcoming events and other incessant jiu-jitsu talk (which is a normal day at the office, really) it was like Christmas when I received, from said boss, an email with the simple message, “It came....

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The champion is back. Roger Gracie returned to Jiu-Jitsu competitions this Sunday at Gracie Pro, in Rio de Janeiro, for a final statement on his condition as an athlete. At 35 years old, the 10X black belt world champion faced the current king Marcus Buchecha, also a 10X world...

Who Doesn’t Want A Better Guard? I know I certainly do. I’ll be the first to say that my flexibility isn’t all that, but hearing “30 minutes” when there’s 1,440 minutes in a day doesn’t seem unachievable at all! I don’t think I’m going too much out on a...

The season opener of the Abi Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour, this Saturday, July 15, in Tokyo Japan, reserved a big surprise for the crowd in the venue and also watching all over the world. For the first time, the Legends series had a match outside of Abu...

The thrills are back! The 2017/2018 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour opened this Saturday, July 15, in Tokyo, Japan. Over five hundred athletes from all over the world gathered at the Makuhari Messe for a full day of action on the seven mats set...

Angela Gracie is one of the granddaughters of GM Carlos Gracie. She studied the nutritional system created by her grandfather and wrote a 100-page recipe book based on the Gracie Diet. Here she teaches a delicious and healthy recipe for a refreshing papaya cream. Enjoy....

On July 6, 2017  at the Rickson Gracie Experience Seminar in Las Vegas, NV at the Martial Arts Super Show, Rickson Gracie, third eldest son of Helio Gracie, was promoted to Red Belt by his eldest brother, Rorion Gracie. Of Grandmaster Helio’s nine sons, Rickson’s jiu-jitsu is regarded by...