The 36 Most Important Self-defense Techniques of All Time - The Birth of...

Although Gracie Jiu-Jitsu consists of more than 600 techniques, studies of the fights conducted by members of the Gracie Family show that 36 techniques have been used more often, and with greater success, than all the other techniques combined. Originally developed for the U.S. Army, Gracie Combatives is the only course that is entirely dedicated to the mastery of these 36 essential techniques. For 17 years, this course was taught exclusively to the U.S. Army, but now it's being used to prepare civilians for real fights in the least amount of time possible. The program taught exclusively at Certified Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Training Centers around the world (http://www.GracieSchools.com), but can also be accessed on DVD or online at http://www.GracieUniversity.com. 

To learn more about how you can learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu from home, or to watch lesson 1 for free, to go http://www.GracieCombatives.com

Crosswalk guardians - The Gracie Way

BJJ vigilantes in action, I wish we could do the same one day, good training and lots of fun I don’t believe that a person violating the law would start an argument with people who lifts his car, but it’s seldom that people violate traffic laws in this manner in our country, for a normal size car 4 people should be enough, we did it once 20 years ago as our car was stuck between two hedges and we had to lift the car and move it manually.

A group of students (crosswalk guardians) from the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu gym decided to put an end to the disregard of traffic laws. This happened in Blumenau, a city in Santa Catarina, Brazil.

Escape the Sidemount - Nic Gregoriades Master's Mindset - BJJ Weekly Iss...

This week Nic goes in detail about body positioning to escape the sidemount. He emphasizes bridging with explosiveness and creating a hammer and nail with your legs. Nic is a black belt under Roger Gracie, so you know his technique has been tested in the most extreme circumstances.

Renzo Gracie's easy clinch takedown

BJJ and MMA legend Renzo Gracie demonstrates a super simple way to bring an opponent down from a Thai clinch in this week's technique of the week. This video was filmed at the 2012 NYC Paradise Warrior Retreat by Jorge Abreu. Try it out (in class, not on a random person on the street... although that would be a good way to see how really effective it is...).

Billy Robinson - Sakuraba is one of my boys and a real CACC wrestler

Having trained BJJ and was amazed when I saw the beginning of the UFC, I was sure that BJJ was the ultimate grappling system.

Kazushi Sakuraba is one of my favourite MMA fighters a real CACC wrestler and the first one to win against all the Gracie’s and their best fighters and made it look like a walk in the park.

Watching DVD’s with Billy Robinson has completely changed my view on grappling, this is not a gentle art as Judo, Judo is an effective grappling system that formed the base for BJJ, but  Catch-as-Catch-Can Wrestling is brutal and IMO my favourite grappling style a true NHB style.

Pedro Sauer: Arm Bar Re Counters and Sweeps off your back

Pedro Sauer Sweep from Knee on Belly

Master Pedro Sauer how to tap a black belt

Pedro Sauer has a lot of good youtube videos to view which makes it easier to judge if its worth buying the DVD's from his website.