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Why Not Try Gracie Jiu-jitsu
MMAFu - MMA News | December 4th 2009
Brazilian jiu jitsu schools can trace their roots to the early 1920s when the Gracie family began to learn jiu jitsu from a master visiting from Japan. Gracie Jiu-jitsu developed from the teaching Hélio Gracie and his brothers received into a discip read more
The Trademark of Brazilian Jiu jitsu
MMAFu - MMA News | December 4th 2009
Ever since Royce Gracie won three out of the first four Ultimate Fighting Championships, Brazilian jiu-jitsu academies have been springing up all over. You can find many different styles but Gracie Jiujitsu is probably the most famous. This disciplin read more
Advanced Aikido: Principles of Motion : Aikido Randori Arm Deflec…
more jeet kun do vids | December 4th 2009 by Budo
Randori requires strategy during combat. Learn how to perform arm deflections in Randori in thisfree Aikido training video featuring a 4th degree black belt. Expert: Gary Boaz Bio: Gary Boaz has been training in Aikido for 17 years, he is a 4th de read more
Free UFC Prediction Frank Mir vs Cheick Kongo
Hot Mma News on Frank Mir | December 4th 2009 by Owen Colegrove
I will tell you one thing about this fight, Cheick Kongo sucks at grappling. Yes he can strike but his grappling is so bad it is not even funny. About 6 months ago Kongo made a visit to Vancouver Canada and he stopped and rolled with some of my tea read more
El Instituto de Artes Marciales abre sus puertas a partir de Novi…
BJJ Madrid | December 4th 2009 by Jaime Gassner
Hola a todos/as, El Instituto de Artes Marciales abre sus puertas a partir de Noviembre en Madrid. Se impartirán clases de Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Gracie Jiu-Jitsu) a lo largo de todo el día, en diferentes horarios, desde por la mañana hasta la noche read more
Belt Whipping and Promotion Rituals in BJJ
Slidey's Training Log | December 4th 2009 by Can
Article #6, by Can SönmezThere is a tradition in certain Brazilian jiu jitsu schools called "running the gauntlet", which occurs after you've been promoted. Normally that involves everyone else in the club taking off their belts, forming into two ro read more
SPECIAL! EGEMEN NARRATES A VITOR BELFORT HIGHLIGHT VIDEO
Learning to Fight | December 4th 2009 by Claire Berlinski
Egemen just showed me a Vitor Belfort video illustrating the benefits of continuous punching, as opposed to combinations. He's been trying to teach me this in our lessons. I captured this magic moment of our relationship on film. Belfort has a Gracie read more
UFC Austrália com estrelas do Pride no card
Universo MMA | December 4th 2009 by Universo
Pela primeira vez o UFC desembarcará na Austrália. Ao menos oito lutas serão travadas no dia 21 de fevereiro de 2010 em Acer Arena, Homebush Bay, Sidney. Dois brasileiros são aguardados para esse evento: Rodrigo Minotauro e Wanderelei Silva. read more
Day 24 of My 30 Day Countdown
Joania's Weight Loss Journey | December 3rd 2009 by Joania
Hi everyone...quick post today as I have to get off to bed!Jiu-jitsu (JJ) class was absolutely PHENOMENAL today! I learned so many cool self defense techniques and JJ moves. It was amazing. Sensei Derek actually used me to demonstrate some of the read more
The Ultimate Fighting Championship
MMAFu - MMA News | December 3rd 2009
The jiu-jitsu technique became essential studying after the creation of the Ultimate Fighting Championship; a tournament designed to determine the most superior fighting discipline. As this was one of the first mixed martial arts competitions to be f read more
UFC Quick Quote: Houston Alexander would make a great babysitter
UFC News | December 3rd 2009 by TJ
“My jiu-jitsu has gotten a lot better. My grappling has gotten a lot better. I want to be a complete MMA fighter. When your kids come to wake you up and you start choking out your kids, that’s when you know you have it right.” Ag read more
Jacaré va a Norte América
Fight Club Peru | December 3rd 2009 by Luigi Alcalde
Ampliamente considerado uno de los tres mejores artistas del jiu jitsu brasileño de la historia, Ronaldo Jacere Souza exportará su marca única de Gentle Art por primera vez en una cuestión de semanas. read more
Vitória do Jiu-Jitsu nas escolas
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 3rd 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Uma grande vitória para o Jiu-Jitsu aconteceu nesta quinta-feira (3 de dezembro). No auditório do jornal O Globo, no Rio de Janeiro, a arte suave foi oficialmente incluída nos Jogos Intercolegiais de 2010. Um dos que batalharam forte pela inclusã read more
Roy Nelson vs. Brendan Schaub set for Dec. 5 Ultimate Fighter (TU…
UFC News | December 3rd 2009 by TJ
Former IFL champion Roy Nelson has fought his way into the Dec. 5 Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 10 Finale and will face fellow contestant and undefeated Greg Jackson disciple Brendan Schaub this Saturday, live from “The Pearl” at the Palms Res read more
UFC Vet Luigi Fioravanti Receives BJJ Brown Belt
Gogoplata.com: BJJ & Grappling Blog | December 2nd 2009
Let’s hear it for Luigi Fioravanti. The former UFC welterweight was promoted to a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu at American Top Team today in Coconut Creek, Florida. Fioravanti was given his brown belt by Ricardo Liborio and Jonatas “ read more
Wishing Chris Good Luck for His Shodan Exam
Jiu-jitsu Sensei | December 2nd 2009 by Lori O'Connell
This Saturday, my assistant instructor Chris Olson is testing for his Shodan (1st degree black belt) in his other style of Jiu-jitsu, Shorinji Kan. He is flying all the way to Peterborough, Ontario for the privilege of being repeatedly attacked by a read more
JIU JITSU - Asian Super Cup com nova data em dezembro
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 2nd 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Pela primeira vez na história, o Mundial Interclubes da FIFA será disputada num país árabe, e Abu Dhabi já está preparada para a festa. Disposta a se tornar a capital do esporte, a cidade receberá, no mesmo mês, os melhores atletas do pano pa read more
Exclusivo - Vitor Belfort não luta contra Anderson Silva no UFC…
Universo MMA | December 2nd 2009 by Universo
Vitor Belfort afirmou há pouco a este blog que não lutará contra Anderson Silva no UFC 109. Anderson passou por uma cirurgia no cotovelo e ainda está em recuperação. Segundo Belfort, o UFC por enquanto não ofereceu novos adversários. Mas read more
RVDDW GI Stadium Jacket
GymTops.com | December 2nd 2009 by Jay Tillery
As part of their Fall/Winter 2009 collection, RVDDW releases a 2-tone green camo version of a traditional stadium jacket. Made of the same weaved fabric as your traditional Jiu Jitsu GI, the jacket features leather sleeves that run up to complete the read more
MMA - Jacaré fala sobre luta contra Matt Lindland
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 2nd 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Considerado entre os três maiores nomes da história do Jiu-Jitsu, único atleta a ganhar cinco vezes o mundial na categoria absoluto, Ronaldo Jacaré é também um dos tops do Jiu-Jitsu que melhor se adaptaram ao MMA. Com 13 lutas e 10 vitórias, J read more
JIU JITSU - Cariocas se mobilizam pelo título brasileiro
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 2nd 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Nos dias 12 e 13 de dezembro, a seleção carioca de Jiu-Jitsu embarca rumo a Brasília para disputar o título do Brasileiro por Equipes da CBJJE, e Marola az a convocação geral dos atletas. “Todos os atletas que tenha interesse em participar da read more
Day 22 of My 30 Day Countdown
Joania's Weight Loss Journey | December 1st 2009 by Joania
I missed my Jiu-jitsu class today. You know, I've mentioned before that this new way of living has given me a new lease on life, new perspective and a lot more courage. I'm taking a lot more chances, setting high goals and GOING AFTER THEM FULL FOR read more
Guitar vibe, Jiu Jitsu Music
life, kids, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu | December 1st 2009 by John
So when Chris teaches Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Chris plays his music on the gym sound system. Last night I was up there twice to see the track titles on his ipod. He was kind enough to email me the titles. So now I have my earphones in and I am jammi read more
Our Sensei
The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter | December 1st 2009 by The Jiu-Jitsu Fighter
One day I was reading a comment on the blog, and someone referred to Conan as “Our Sensei”. This phrase struck me as odd because we would never refer to any Sensei that way in Karate, as there are so many of them. But in Jiu-Jitsu it is appropr read more
JIU JITSU - Teodoro e Braga Neto vencem absolutos
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 1st 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Aconteceu no último fim de semana (28 e 29 de novembro), na Barra da Tijuca, no Rio de Janeiro, a Copa Yudan Alfabarra de Jiu-Jitsu. Num domingo ensolarado, alguns dos principais faixas-pretas da arte suave estiveram em ação nos absolutos. Em disp read more
JIU JITSU - África e Inglaterra classificam para Mundial Pro
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | December 1st 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Nos últimos meses, atletas da Austrália e Nova Zelândia já garantiram presença na segunda edição do Mundial Profissional de Jiu-Jitsu, que acontece em Abu Dhabi no segundo trimestre de 2010. No próximo sábado (5), será a vez dos atletas afr read more
Ufc: Cheick Kongo and Antonio Nogueira to Face Off at Ufc 79
Hot Mma News on Frank Mir | December 1st 2009 by Owen Colegrove
Fans of the Ultimate Fighting Championship can place their bets and look forward in the near future to the scheduled bout between fighters Antonio Nogueira and Cheick Kongo at the upcoming UFC 79. The names of the two combatants have been added to a read more
World League Pro Jiu-Jitsu Debuts This Weekend
Gogoplata.com: BJJ & Grappling Blog | November 30th 2009
The World League Pro Jiu-Jitsu is this Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tarsis Humphreys, Sergio Moraes, Mike Fowler and Jonathan Torres have been confirmed for the tournament. read more
JIU JITSU - Interestadual em Minas no dia 13
INSTITUTO MUSASHI | November 30th 2009 by BLOG INSTITUTO MUSASHI
Para fechar o ano, será realizado o Campeonato Interestadual Gracie Barra de Jiu-Jitsu. Já em sua terceira edição, o campeonato promete ser um dos melhores do ano na cidade de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, segundo a organização. O evento será read more
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