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Category Archives: Musings
So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls. . .
This is one of my favorite quotes. An excerpt from a speech at the Sorbonne by Theodore Roosevelt, the speech is perhaps too often quoted in its entirety, but this piece is the most poignant to me. So that his … Continue reading
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Xande Ribeiro vs Roberto “Tussa” Alencar – 2012 Mundials / Worlds
Check it out. Gracie Humaitá teammate Xande Ribeiro, 3-time World Champion, 2-time Absolute / Open Weight World Champion, takes on Tussa in the semi-finals of the 2012 World Championships. Take a look at the grip fighting and see how important … Continue reading
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Learn from the source. Train with the best. | Gracie Humaitá Austin
Gracie Humaitá Austin – Austin’s premier source for Self Defense, Sport Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. Adhering to the strict guidelines set by the founder of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Hélio Gracie and his son Royler, Gracie Humaitá Austin is Austin’s most DIRECT connection … Continue reading
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Berimbolos and internet memes for EVERYONE!
To satisfy Dave’s desire for fancy, spinning guard techniques, below is good overview of the basic berimbolo from Rafael Mendes. Also, here’s a breakdown of a great back-take from Ryan Hall, versus UFC veteran, Hermes Franca. Enjoy, Dave p.s. – … Continue reading
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Born into a Legacy. . . Team Baby Update!
Chuck Norris once gathered 9 women together and had them make a baby in one month, just by pointing at their bellies and saying “Bang.” And marvelous as this may well be, we all know Karate’s easier than Jiu-Jitsu. For … Continue reading
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Want to train with us?
Every week (every day, in fact) we get calls, messages, emails, aboriginal drum beats and bat-signals asking if we’re accepting students or allowing people to train with us as visitors. We’ve announced this before, but just to clarify, here’s the … Continue reading
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Soldiers. All of us.
Our team is small. That is by design. I stand with only a small cadre of comrades. But I know that EACH of them is a warrior. Slowly and deliberately, we’re adding more to our ranks. One by one, we … Continue reading
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Examples of Beautiful Jiu-Jitsu
In class, I often communicate to our students that there’s a fundamental difference between being a ‘guy who does Jiu-Jitsu’ and being a ‘Jiu-Jitsu guy’. Someone who simply ‘does Jiu-Jitsu’ views each technique as discrete – a ‘move’ to be … Continue reading
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Fight the Power!
“We teach them how to make a fist, but not to resist.” Loving parents Randy and Lisa Ramirez put Marley to bed today, but Marley was insistent on fighting the power. Only a few days old, but already she’s showing … Continue reading
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How much YOU do you put in your training? And how much JIU-JITSU do you put in?
A personal note from Donald Park: “This is a great interview from Rickson Gracie. Rickson’s thoughts on the relevance of competition, the methods of training for competition (and how that compares to training for a fight), and putting “YOU” … Continue reading
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