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Thursday Class: Leo Vieira Teaches How to Pass the Spider Guard

Leo Vieira is celebrating another birthday this Thursday. The founder of Checkmat has influenced so many people with his style of Jiu-Jitsu. Leader of one of the most successful teams of all times, Vieira was responsible for guiding huge names in Jiu-Jitsu history. Here he teaches how to pass the

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Tech Tuesday: Felipe Pena Teaches How to Attack the Calf Slicer From the Inverted DLR Guard

Felipe Pena’s bottom game is one of the most resourceful ones in Jiu-Jitsu today. The Gracie Barra black belt knows his way around when his back in on the mat. In this video, he teaches a calf slicer technique that originates in the inverted DLR guard. Pay attention to

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Mackenzie, Dominyka and Bia Teach Three Techniques to Make Your Jiu-Jitsu Better

On International Women’s day, we went through our archives to find three videos with the current numbers 1, 2 and 3 in the IBJJF adult black belt ranking. Mackenzie Dern, Dominyka Obelenyte and Beatriz Mesquita have all the qualities of a great champion. They are talented, dedicated and fearless.

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Straight from the mats: Keenan Teaches the Secrets to a Spotless Armbar Technique

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Thursday Class: Roger Gracie Teaches How to Set Up the Ezekiel Choke

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Tech Tuesday: The Secrets of the Imanari Roll That Awed the Crowd at F2WPro 24

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Tech Tuesday: Learn Hannette Staack's Trademark Flying Armbar

Hannette Staack is celebrating another birthday this February 7th. The 7X black belt world champion in the gi is an IBJJF Hall of Fame member. She’s also a 3X ADCC champion. With such a rich record, Hannette relied on a powerful set of techniques to achieve her titles. Here

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Learn from Braulio and From Lo as They get Ready to Face Off at the ADCC Trials

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Tech Tuesday: Queixinho Teaches the Backward Sweep From the DLR

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Learn the Cartwheel Armbar From European Middleweight Champion Marcos Tinoco

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BJJ Concepts: Otavio Sousa Helps You to Build a Strong Closed Guard Game

In a new series, we bring you some of the best black belts in the business to explain basic concepts of some of the most used techniques in BJJ. We start with 3X black belt world champion teaching his secrets to a powerful closed guard game. Learn how to keep

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Gui Mendes Teaches You How to Counter the Leg Weave and Finish From the X-Guard

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Roger Gracie Teaches How to Transition From the Collar Choke Setup to the Armbar

10X black belt world champion Roger Gracie is known for his simple but extremely efficient style of Jiu-Jitsu. If it’s hard to see Roger doing fancy movements, it is equally hard to defend his attacks. His attention to details make his execution of each technique very close to perfection,

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Keenan Teaches You How to Give Your Opponent No Chance to Escape Side Control

Keenan Cornelius needs no introduction. The young men who shocked the world in 2012, when he won the double grand slam as a purple belt continued to become of the most decorated black belts born in the USA. A Pan champion and open class bronze medalist at the worlds, Keenan

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Got Your Opponent's Back? Felipe Pena Teaches Two Ways to Finish It Fast

Black belt Felipe Pena has said multiple times that attacks from the back are his speciality. This Saturday, once again, he proved that to be true. After 40 minutes of war against a very tough Gordon Ryan, Pena was able to transition to the back and sink the RNC. We

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Tech Thursday: Jean Jacques Machado Teaches a Rolling Collar Choke

Red and black belt Jean Jacques Machado is one of those guys you wish we had the internet like we have today to be able to watch him in action. One of the most talented competitors of his generation, he achieved his most relevant results in the late 90s, early

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Kenny Florian Teaches a No-Gi One-Arm Guillotine After Winning Gold at the Long Beach Open

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Learn Jacaré's Trademark Wrist Lock as We Celebrate His 37th Birthday

Ronaldo de Souza, aka Jacaré, is one of Jiu-Jitsu’s most notorious names. A three-time black belt world champion, including two open class titles won against no other than Roger Gracie, Jacaré retired from Jiu-Jitsu in 2005 to go in search of glory and fortune in the MMA world. As

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Caio Terra Helps You to Defend Your Back and Get to Side Control

One of the worst spots you can find yourself in a Jiu-Jitsu match is to have your back taken. Now what? How to get out of there without getting choked. We summoned 2X black belt world champion Caio Terra to help you find a way out. Click play, pay close

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Gui Mendes Teaches How to Take the Back When the Opponent Plays the Deep Half Guard

Step on the mats and learn from 4X black belt world champion Guilherme Mendes. In this video, he teaches a clever way to take the opponent’s back when they play the deep half-guard. Pay attention to the details and go train.

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Mansher Khera Teaches How to Sweep the Bigger and Stronger Opponent

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Learn From the Champion: Yuri Simões Teaches a No-Gi X-Guard Sweep

Yuri Simões ran the show this weekend at the 2016 Worlds No-Gi, in San Francisco. With a double gold campaign, he won both the ultraheavy and the open class division. We browse through the internet to find Yuri teaching at least one of the techniques that make him such a

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Dominyka Obelenyte Teaches the Domoplata From the Mount

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Less Than a Week Before Worlds No-Gi, Josh Barnett Teaches How Hand Control Is Vital For Passing the Guard

Josh Barnett has done it all. An MMA legend, he has also successfully ventured in the grappling universe. A world champion in 2009, he has a lot to teach in this week leading to the 2016 Worlds No-Gi. In this video, he explains the importance of not allowing the opponent

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Lesson of the Day: Join the Class and Learn a Guard Pass From Otavio Sousa

Join the class at Gracie Barra Huntington Beach, California, in the first video of a new series. The Lesson of the Day is a stand up guard pass taught by 3X black belt world champion Otavio Sousa. A simple technique that will be useful throughout your entire Jiu-Jitsu life, from