ener and Eve Torres Gracie offered a free two-hour self-defense seminar for Gracie University via Zoom on Sunday, November 2020. They designed it with the beginner in mind so consequently, no experience is required. They did not even require a partner nor any equipment. Here’s a recap of the techniques and concepts they shared.
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Earlier, I posted an article about Cássio Barão’s incredible feat. It featured a BJJ black belt who busted a robber using BJJ. The BJJ black belt from Tocatins, Brazil had a rollercoaster of a day when he saved a student from a mugging in the middle of the street. A
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It seems like criminals never learn. That’s the first thing I thought when I saw the video of a BJJ black belt who put a mugger to sleep. I think it’s safe to say that every Jiu Jitsu practitioner’s beginning in the sport came through self defense. Say what you
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Submission Hunter Pro 60 Update: Jessa Khan out, Juliana Lima in; Erin Herle out (UFC Fight Pass Schedule Included)
Read moreKeenan Cornelius and Miha Perhavec are two elite grapplers with years of experience and probably a hundred thousand hours of mat time between them and yet, even they aren’t all that good at knife defense. It’s something that’s been a catchy phrase thrown around in many martial arts circles for
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In the Jiu Jitsu community, we seem to make a big deal over self defense. This is understandable, as Jiu Jitsu rose to prominence with the claim that it was the most effective martial art. The Gracie challenges and the early UFC marketed Jiu Jitsu as being highly effective in
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