22+ hour, 2+ min ago   (444+ words) Rickson Gracie has never been shy about handing out praise sparingly, but this time it came wrapped in something more permanent: a black belt around the waist of the man he once competed against twice in the same tournament and…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (308+ words) In a recent interview on the channel Dieta de Guerra Jiu-Jitsu, Rolker Gracie, son of Helio Gracie, spoke about the traditions his father built inside the academy, traditions rooted firmly in Brazilian identity rather than imported Japanese customs. According to…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (387+ words) Allan Goes is a seventh-degree coral belt, who earned his black belt from Carlson Gracie at 18 and went on to compete in Pride FC, the UFC and the IFL. Yet he says the sport-focused grappling dominating academies today simply doesn’t…...

2+ week, 9+ min ago   (645+ words) Brandon Farnsworth never expected mopping floors and rolling most days of the week at the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Torrance to turn into a plane ticket. But that is exactly what happened when his coaches pulled him aside and told…...

2+ week, 4+ hour ago   (433+ words) The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community has lost one of its most significant historical figures. Grandmaster Álvaro Barreto, a 9th-degree red belt and direct disciple of Hélio Gracie, passed away on Friday, August 28, at the age of 84. Born in Rio de Janeiro…...

3+ week, 1+ hour ago   (400+ words) When Henry Akins sat down with Josh McKinney for a podcast, the conversation turned toward a question every aging grappler eventually faces: how do you keep improving when your body stops cooperating? Akins, a black belt under Rickson Gracie, offered…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (387+ words) Hollywood actor Tom Hardy, known for throwing himself into physically demanding roles, opened up about a discipline he’s taken on far from any film set. In a recent interview, he talked about jiu-jitsu and why it’s become such an important…...