Hannette Staack will be hosting a seminar June 9, 2012 in San Jose, CA at the Institute for Martial Arts. Register now.
Gracie Mag- Grapple Arts
- The Armbar from Fifty-Fifty Guard by Keenan CorneliusThe fifty-fifty guard is a strange creature. In it you and your opponent face each other in the exact same position with your legs intertwined. On the one hand there’s no doubt that it’s a really powerful sweeping position for whoever’s on bottom. But on the other hand it has a reputation as a really [...]The post The Armbar from Fifty-Fifty Guard by Keenan […]
- How to Counter the Stupidest Closed Guard Break Ever – The Elbow Grind on the Inner ThighsGrinding away on your inner thighs is the favourite (and often only) closed guard breaking strategy of meathead grapplers everywhere. I don’t know who originally came up with this bush league, Dim Mak wanna be, pressure point bull**** strategy, but for some reason you run into ‘grinders’ at almost every club. Like most pain compliance [...]The post How to Co […]
- The Armbar from Fifty-Fifty Guard by Keenan Cornelius
Kyra Gracie June 9-10, 2012 South San Francisco.
Join Kyra Gracie for a women’s only training camp in South San Francisco at J. Janeros. June 9-10, 2012. Register online at eventbrite.
Worlds 2012 Black Belt Women’s Division A Veritable Who’s Who
Wow. This promises to be one heck of tournament. Thirty three female black belts across six division. There are some heavy hitters in each division. It really reads like a who’s who of female jits players. Leticia Ribeiro. Sayaka Shioda, Kyra Gracie, Michelle Nicolini, Gabbi Garcia, Valerie Worthington, Beatriz Mesquita, Luanna Alzuguir It’s anybody’s tournament to win. It takes courage to get on the mat. There really are no looser although I think we all agree it’s way more fun to win. WOTM wishes every single competitor good luck. Remember Jiu Jitsu strong enough for a man yet made for a woman.
Notable as well is juvenile heavy purple belt Dominyka Obelenyte fighting under Alliance Marcelo Garcia
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light-Feather
AOA Champion BJJ Kanako Inaba /BJJ Atos Jiu-Jitsu Angelica Vieira Ferreira / Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmond Andrea Emmel /Elite Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Redmone Miriam Cardoso Cerqueira /Gracie Humaita Leticia Ribeiro Neves dos Santos*/ Paraestra Tokyo Takako Abe /The Avengers Sofia Rose Amarante Total: 7
BLACK / Adult / Female / Feather
AACC Academia Sayaka Shioda/ CM System Lauriane Clarice dos Santos Mendes/ Atos Jiu Jitsu Kyra Gracie/ Atos Jiu-Jitsu Bruna Moemi Ribeiro/ Brazilian Top Team Int. Juliana Mendes Nogueira/Check Mat Brasil Marina Soares de Araujo Ribeiro/CheckMat Michelle Zonato Nicolini* GF Team Bibiana Dios Tan Pacini S. Silva Total: 8
BLACK / Adult / Female / Light
Check Mat Brasil Elisangela Silva Fernandes/ Gracie Humaita Beatriz de Oliveira Mesquita* / PSLPB Cicero Costha Luiza Monteiro Moura da Costa Total: 3
BLACK / Adult / Female / Middle
Alliance Marcelo Garcia Valerie Lynn Worthington/ Alliance SP Luanna Alzuguir Marton *Moraes/Brazilian Fight Erika Carrarine Correia/ CheckMat Shanti A.D. Abelha/
Total: 5
BLACK / Adult / Female / Medium-Heavy
Alliance International Polyana Lago Barbosa/ Cleber BJJ Luciana Bassoli/Gracie Barra Rio de Janeiro Luzia Carmem Santana P. fernandes/ Gracie Humaita Penny Thomas*
Osvaldo Alves Fabiana Pereira Santos/ Ryan Gracie Team Talita Andrea Nogueira/ Striker JJ / Góes Fernanda mazzelli Almeida Maio Total: 7
BLACK / Adult / Female / Heavy
Alliance SP Gabrielle Lemos*/ Gracie Barra New Mexico Tammy M Griego/Paragon BJJ Academy Katrina Ann Weilbacher Total: 3
I have starred my picks to win but as you know it’s anybody’s match to win. Look for the brown belt division tomorrow.
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