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Archive for the ‘Rio de Janeiro’ Category


The Heyday of Carlson Gracie in Rio (podcast)

Monday, February 7th, 2011

7th degree black belt Marcus Soares takes us to Rio in the 70′s and 80′s on a narrated stroll through BJJ history.

It’s a fascinating 35 minute interview: find out about the legendary Carlson Gracie, the fighter, the teacher and founder of the strongest BJJ team of the era. Get the inside scoop on the toughest tournament in town, and the friendly rivalry between Carlson and Rolls Gracie students.

There’s at least three ways you can listen to this interview:

1) Hit play on the video below, and/or
2) Right click on this link and select ‘save as’ to download the mp3 file to your computer, and/or
3) Subscribe to the Grapplearts Podcast in iTunes.

BJJ Training in Brazil

Monday, April 5th, 2010

Have you ever wanted to go and train in the homeland of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

An former training partner of mine recently shared his experiences of training BJJ in Brazil at the Carlson Gracie Academy in Rio de Janeiro, including some of the differences in training styles between typical North American schools and Brazilian schools. Check out the article – it’s pretty inspiring!