Jiu Jitsu

Being born with the last name Gracie essentially implies you are destined to strap on a Gi at some point in your future to hone about the craft the family is synonymous with – Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The same is true regardless of gender, a point driven home by Rose Gracie in a recent interview where she discussed her formative years and how her love of BJJ has translated into one of the fastest-growing submission-grappling tournaments in the sport. ...

If you’re a fan of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu there’s a good chance you’re familiar with Hannette Staack, a multi-time BJJ World Champion and ADCC gold medalist. If not, you should be. Staack is one of the most decorated women to have ever strapped on a gi but more importantly she’s also an excellent human being. Her latest projects involves helping out people in the slums of Rio de Janeiro by providing them with a community training center equipped with mats and every other necessity. The 32-year old recently spoke about why it’s important to her to give back to her people, as well as offered up some thoughts on what else she has on tap in the future. ...

When people think about grappling in Russia their thoughts almost certainly turn to sambo, a martial art focused as much on throwing an opponent as locking in a submission. However, accomplished BJJer Rodrigo Cabral is looking to change that perception through his work in the Eastern European nation at the Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Academy. Cabral heads the school, an opportunity that resulted from a chance meeting in his native Brazil. ...

Popularized by the Gracie Family, BJJ is an offshoot of Judo with an emphasis on allowing a smaller individual to subdue a larger opponent using leverage and technique to procure a variety of chokes and joint-manipulations, either forcing a tap-out, severe injury, or lack of consciousness. BJJ is considered to be an essential part of MMA and popular to the point of being taught in countless gyms across the world. ...

This is the new Jiu Jitsu Section! ...