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Watch JT Win his Way to Abu Dhabi
JT Torres (photo by Mike Calimbas)The Montreal, Canada, leg of the Abu Dhabi WPJJC Trials were held last weekend. The big standout on the occasion was “JT” Torres, who won the lightweight division....
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Brackets up for IBJJF NY Open, follow our live coverage tomorrow!
GRACIEMAG will be present tomorrow, April 20 at the 2013 IBJJF New York International Open. Set at the City College of New York in the heart of the city, the Nat Holman Gymnasium will be the...
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Meet Marcelo Garcia’s first world champion student, a 17-year-old brown belt
Dominyka stands with professor Marcelo Garcia and teammates after winning her third world title. Photo: Erin HerleMarcelo Garcia has owned his academy since 2009 when he planted himself in New York...
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VIDEO: Bernardo Faria shows how to initiate a pass directly after opponent pulls
Bernardo Faria using the same technique at the 2013 Europeans. Photo: Ivan TrindadeAlliance super-heavy black belt world champion Bernardo Faria is back on the mats in New York City at Marcelo Garcia’s...
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IBJJF New York Summer Open schedule up; see who will be competing!
Philipe Della Monica and Otavio Sousa close out their division at the NY Open in April. Photo: Erin Herle The 2013 IBJJF New York Summer Open is the second championship in the Big Apple this year, both...
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NY Summer Open: Vitor Henrique Oliveira double gold and other black belt results
The 2013 IBJJF New York Summer Open brought another group of black belts to the big apple in the second New York tournament by the IBJJF this year. Last April we saw a heavy showing of Gracie Barra...
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Train at three prominent NYC Jiu-Jitsu academies with a camp in October
Travel to NYC BJJ Camp in October.The NYC BJJ Camp is a designed as a way for Jiu-Jitsu practitioners to travel to New York and train with the legends. These academies include Renzo Gracie Academy,...
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GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy promotes 29 students to new ranks
The team at Marcelo Garcia Academy. Photo: John ‘Ric’ RicardThe belt ceremony on July 26 for the GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy brought hundreds of people together to the third floor of their 26th street...
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GMA members have great showing in IBJJF Toronto Open
Daniel Alvarez works on a back-take at the IBJJF Toronto Open. Photo: IBJJFThe IBJJF Toronto Open held its second annual event on Saturday, August 3 at York University. The booming city in Canada...
View ArticleADCC 2013: Exclusive video of Bernardo Faria training at Marcelo Garcia Academy
Bernardo Faria of Alliance team prepares for the 2013 ADCC which will be October 19-20 in Beijing, China.He will compete as part of the over 99 kg division. From Sao Paulo, Brazil, he came to the U.S....
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ADCC Campaign 2013: New Jersey’s Gianni Grippo wants a chance
Gianni Grippo at the 2012 No-Gi Pan Ams. Photo: Mike CalimbasThe ADCC continues to invite athletes to fill the spots of its five male and two female categories for the October 19-20 event in Beijing,...
View ArticleVideo: Learn from a no-gi session between Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa
When one GMA member visits another GMA members academy, great things happen– especially if you’re Marcelo Garcia and Marcos Torregrosa. Traveling from his Sacramento, CA academy Yemaso BJJ, Marcos took...
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2013 Worlds No-Gi: Photos of day two with brown belt results
Mansher Khera in the final of the brown belt adult absolute. Photo: Erin HerleSunday, Nov. 3 was the day for brown belts to take the mats in the Long Beach Walter Pyramid for the World No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu...
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Bernardo Faria completes meniscus surgery and plans for return to NYC
Bernardo Faria, 2013 super-heavyweight world champion of Alliance, traveled back to Brazil this week to perform a quick knee surgery. Leaving his training haven at GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy in New...
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Gianni Grippo receives his black belt from prankster Marcelo Garcia
On Friday, Jan. 10, GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy in New York held their belt ceremony. Marking another successful year and one full year at his current location, the occasion was special for many...
View ArticleVideo: Marcelo’s tricky plan and Gianni Grippo’s black belt promotion speech
Check out exactly how GMA member Marcelo Garcia promoted his fourth black belt, Gianni Grippo and what Gianni had to say about the promotion:
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Video: Watch the match between Rafa Mendes and Gianni Grippo at 2014 Europeans
Rafael Mendes of GMA Art of Jiu-Jitsu Academy and Gianni Grippo of GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy both traveled to Lisbon, Portugal on short notice to compete in the 2014 IBJJF European Jiu-Jitsu...
View ArticleVideo: Learn the cartwheel armbar that helped earn the brown belt world title...
The brown belt middleweight world champion of 2014 has put together a video featuring how to complete one of the crazy submissions that led him to the gold earlier this month. Marcos “Lekinho” Silva...
View ArticleExclusive video: Bernardo Faria shows two drills for entering deep half guard
Bernardo Faria is known for his deep half guard– it’s the position he used to earn three black belt world titles. While teaching in New York City at GMA Marcelo Garcia Academy, he took the time to show...
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Bernardo Faria talks Worlds and his blue belt half guard against Rodolfo Vieira
In his best moment in the final, Bernardo threatened Rodolfo’s back. Photo: Ivan TrindadeA lot of times we remember Jiu-Jitsu athletes in terms of their accomplishments or better yet, their signature...
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