Tonight we got a very special treat, as we welcomed Draculino to the Gracie-Barra Andalucia Marbella academy. It was a sort of homecoming as he joined us in class, reuniting with his two students (and our instructors) Edson Jorge and Marcelo Azevedo. In a very special class, Edson showed us a favorite shin-on-bicep guard sweep, [...]

So where are you likely to find four (FOUR!!!) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belts in a single training class (not to mention three purple belts and a professional UK MMA fighter!)? Gracie-Barra Andalucia Marbella academy.

Tonight, on a typical Monday evening training session, I walked into the gym to find four BJJ black belts — Edson, Marcelo, [...]

Hi everybody, our newest student, Carole, and recent graduate in Interior Architecture, happens to be a professional photographer. She shot the Open Grappling event, and has graciously provided us with the images from the event. Thanks Carole! Enjoy!

Nuestra alumna Carole, y recien graduado en Arquitectura de Interiores, es tambien fotografo profesional, y nos ha [...]

As August starts to wind down, we reflect a little on the great summer season we’ve had at Gracie-Barra Andalucia.

The academy has been growing like crazy, with new people showing up to train just about every week. Almost every training session we have to take down the partition, and take over the other training area, [...]

We have had the enormous pleasure this August to have UK-based MMA fighter Lee “The Guitar Player” Doski down here training with us in Marbella. Lee’s one of nicest and funniest guys we’ve had in the dojo, and we’ve had a month of laughs and tough rolls together.

Lee’s got a fight at the upcoming Cage [...]

We’ve got some big news to announce folks. Edson announced Wednesday night that his long-time friend Marcelo “Uirapuru” Azevedo has returned from Brazil to help with the growth of the Gracie-Barra Marbella academy, and will be taking up the post of head instructor of the new academy in Malaga.

Marcelo is also a black-belt under Draculino, [...]

In September, 2007, Gracie-Barra black belt and Cage Rage veteran Marcelo “Uirapuru” Azevedo returns to Spain to assist Edson “Sururu” Jorge with the growth of his academy, Gracie-Barra Marbella. Azevedo will assume the position of head instructor of BJJ, grappling and MMA in the new affiliate academy in Málaga.

To inaugurate this event, Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães [...]

On Saturday, August 11, 2007, the first annual Marbella Open Grappling tournament was held at the beautiful Soul Beach, in Puerto Banús (Marbella), Spain. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and the turnout was fantastic. In total, more than 70 competitors from all over Spain came to put their grappling skills to the test in [...]

Este documento contiene algunas notas finales, plan de actividades, reglas y lista de participantes relacionado con el Torneo Open Grappling, este fin de semana, 11 de Agosto. Es muy importante leer esta información! (This document contains final notes, rules, schedule and participant list for the Open Grapping Tournament this coming weekend, 11 August. It is [...]