I have had the amazing opportunity to learn from Relson Gracie two out of the last four days as he has been in Colorado for a couple of seminars. Last Saturday he was in Boulder at Boulder Grappling Academy, and on Sunday he had a seminar at Relson Gracie Academy in Littleton. Relson returned to [...]
Inside BJJ has posted a great article on Relson Gracie and his frustration with the current Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament system. Relson is starting the Gracie Pro-Am, a new tournament series that is “focused on the original rules Grandmaster Helio Gracie put together for the first tournament in 1962.” “The Gracie Pro-Am Circuit is looking [...]
Last week Boulder Grappling Academy (BGA) announced we would get the honor to train with Phil Cardella in the form of a seminar at BGA’s facilities in Boulder this upcoming Tuesday (I do now know if the seminar is open to the public). Phil is a very distinguished Relson Gracie black belt and MMA fighter [...]
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