Usually once you achieve side mount your opponent immediately tries to hip escape and recover guard. Gracie Barra Sydney Head Instructor Marcelo Rezende shows us one of his favorite ways to submit from the side mount when your opponent tries to hip escape. This unconventional arm bar is sure to catch many people off guard!
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
A few months ago we launched a mini-course on youtube where Gracie Barra Saddleback Professor Philipe Della Monica taught a Deep Half Guard Series. Many people wanted to know how to pass the deep half guard. In this video Professor Philipe is demonstrating one of the techniques that he likes to use to pass this difficult guard.
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If you are having trouble with a heavier opponent, Professor Marcio Feitosa has some nice moves to sweep, attack the back and get the tap out – without expending a lot of energy.
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
As the year winds to a close it’s hard to keep up a diet, and the body takes it easy and relaxes. Nevertheless, Professor Marcio Feitosa (Gracie Barra America) and other Instructors and Coaches on the team have taken it upon themselves to teach you how to improve your physical conditioning, equilibrium and postural stability, among other benefits.
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
Professor Flavio Almeida teaches, in Gracie Barra Dana Point, an amazing sweep coming from the butterfly guard. Check it out in the video below.
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Professor Marcio Feitosa a 4th Degree Gracie Barra Black Belt talks to GB athletes about competition training. The focus of the talk was planning and training design.
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
Physical fitness is a growing concern worldwide, but for many people, a gym based solution simply does not engage their mind and emotions to the extent that they will keep up with it over time. New Years resolutions are made and broken year after year as people attempt to find the right way to get fit. However, some people are being advised to seek out physical exercise that engages more than just their body. This is why martial arts have been more popular as of late, they have the ability to combine both mental and physical energies because they are a form rather than a simple set of exercises.
The benefit of having a purpose makes martial arts superior for those who would like to be able to do more than simply go through the motions. For those who are just getting started in a martial art, the ability to find a wider selection of good schools is making a big difference because this used to be something that could not be easily shopped for. The web is changing things for the martial arts crowd because a growing number of people are sharing information about their chosen form of martial arts, ranging from training tips to teacher recommendations to where to find the very best gear.
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Hi Gracie Barra Austin,
Here is Gracie Barra Professor Flavio Almeida answering to Technique Tuesday. He is teaching how to set up and take your opponent down with the Low Single Leg takedown.
This takedown is very effective against larger opponents.
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
Austin Family,
This Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu video bring to you a little bit of what is to be part of Gracie Barra Family, as a friendly environment, fun place to do exercises, learn Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, self defense and make new friends. There is nothing better on exercise while you learn how to defend yourself and at the same time be able to make real friends for life. Check it out some of the testimonials from just a few of Gracie Barra Students around the world.
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Gracie Barra Austin Staff
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