Royler Gracie spent his vacation in Rio de Janeiro brimming with vitality and good cheer.
The result of the master meeting our Gustavo Aragão’s lens was a story rich in detail, tricks and valuable lessons. “The article is excellent, with technical insight unto itself,” said the black belt from within the GRACIEMAG newsroom, one of the first to read it.
In fact, much of what Royler says (and demonstrates) should be read, re-read and held on to. An …

The best cover of all times?

Grandmaster Carlos Gracie (1902-1994) was disciplined to the point of drinking a glass of fresh water every day upon awakening, never cheating on his diet, exercising daily and, for years on end, he would awaken with the sun. His discipline, mental fortitude and charisma capable of keeping an entire family of fighters united were not the only legacies the most famous student of Japan’s Count Koma left for the Jiu-Jitsu community.

Carlos left …

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How Jiu-Jitsu philosophy can fill your body with health and make your life better

“Sound body” is the title of the meaty cover article of our October issue. Carlos Gracie Jr guided our report crew in search of the doctrine of the ideal body, a place where anyone would wish to pitch tent. It’s not about looks. Jiu-Jitsu culture is concerned with what’s on the inside, …

In a special issue, GRACIEMAG shows the way down the rocky path of the blue belt; debates the 50/50 guard; explains why Roger hasn’t been submitted since he was a teenager and much more!

Keeping up the same paragon of #148, which covered every detail (every last one!) of the 2009 World Championship, 149 hits the stands with blue belts featured on the cover.

The attention paid to beginners is more than deserved, as they are Jiu-Jitsu’s …

A Worlds out of the movies

Roger Gracie submits every single one of his opponents and wins his second absolute world title, in a championship where team Alliance came up with five champions at black belt. GRACIEMAG tells it all with a show of images in a special issue.

The GRACIEMAG team showed up in California with reinforcements to decipher the enigma of the Pyramid: who would steal the scene at the Jiu-Jitsu World Championship.

After all, keeping up with …

40 years ago, Abu Dhabi was nothing more than a fishing village. Four decades on, the capital of the United Arab Emirates could be called the new jewel of Arabia. Oil money brought with it development that meshed perfectly with Middle Eastern tradition. The harmony prevalent in the UAE is also the result of a royal family illuminated and attentive to what best the world has to offer without forsaking traditional customs.

Among …

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Anyone who understands the emotion of facing line after line, to ultimately feel the butterflies in the stomach, the adrenaline and screams common at amusement parks, will understand the predominant feeling at the Jiu-Jitsu Pan 2009, which GRACIEMAG offers up for readers in exclusive coverage.

No other news vehicle counted on so many reporters (there were seven just doing photography) at the Toros team …

How many anthological matches do you figure you’ve seen in Jiu-Jitsu?

Now think how much you’ve learned about the gentle art, about mankind and about yourself watching your favorite aces in action. Can it be measured?

Imagine, then, how many such battles GRACIEMAG has covered, over nearly 150 issues. And how many lessons we can derive from them, from what went on behind the scenes and their protagonists.

If you’re sitting there wondering, it would behoove you to get up …

Lessons for eternity
A historic issue to read and hold onto, GRACIEMAG tells of the great man’s achievements, recalls the lessons the grandmaster taught us, gathers the reverences paid to the icon and shows the importance of the legacy Helio Gracie left for us.

Helio Gracie’s body was put to rest on the morning of January 29, 2009, a Thursday. There are not many people to whom the verb …

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The importance of the guard in Jiu-Jitsu has been confirmed and reaffirmed since 1951. It was in that year Master Helio Gracie became as famous as a movie star, in Brazil, after beating (not beating, putting to sleep, in a packed soccer stadium) consecrated Japanese judoka Jukio Kato.

To the “O Globo,” newspaper at the time he explained how the fight ended: “We …