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 [...]

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 [...]

It’s great being part of an active, vibrant Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu club. Sometimes we’re working on technique. Sometimes we’re training for a competition. Sometimes we’re welcoming new members to the club, or welcoming visiting black belts from Brazil. And sometimes, we’re treated to seminars.

This past Monday night, we had the pleasure of welcoming BJJ black belt [...]

Hey everybody, just wanted to announce that next Monday, 9 July 2007, we’ll be hosting a BJJ seminar with Roberto Atalla at our academy in Puerto Banus. The cost will be 25 Euro per person. The class starts at 20:00 until 22:00 (usual training time.) Check out Roberto’s weblog and don’t miss this opportunity. Bring [...]

On Saturday, August 11, Edson “Sururu” Jorge will host the first annual Marbella Submission Wrestling Tournament, to be held at Soul Beach, in beautiful Puerto Banus.

Details will follow soon. Please leave a comment on this article, to be informed by email when more details are available.

A number of SUPERFIGHTS are already being negotiated, including Edson [...]

Wow! WOW! Where to begin? I’m hardly recovered. What a night! So let’s just start at the beginning…

X Fight took place last night in downtown Granada, Spain in the beautiful bar Discoteca 10 just next to the historical Granada cathedral. The event featured one Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fight, two full-contact fights, and four Mixed Martial [...]

It’s springtime here in Marbella, and that means, in addition to more girls working out in the gym trying to distract us from our BJJ training, it’s about time for a website update.

Having created one of the most competitive BJJ/grappling teams in Spain, and having dominated MMA fights in route to his Middleweight Championship belt [...]

First of all, Thank you very much to professor Edson “Sururu” Jorge for his help and support of FUMETSU and for allowing me to present my products on www.gbmarbella.com.

Ante todo quiero agradecer a mi profesor Edson “Sururu Jorge por todo su ayuda y apoyo para FUMETSU y por permitirme presentar mis productos en www.gbmarbella.com.

If [...]

Hey everybody, we’ll have a couple pictures up soon, but just wanted to make a quick announcement about the great news– Edson is the new KO ARENA Welterweight Champion! In last night’s event, he fought Manu Garcia, considered one of Spain’s top fighters. It was incredible– Edson, one of the world’s top Brazilian Jiu Jitsu [...]

Lots of exciting things happening this summer:

Our very own Pablo Cabo is heading off to Brazil to compete in the BJJ WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP. This is big time stuff. Pablo’s been training mano-a-mano with Edson for a month or so. He’s totally ripped, and ready to go. Good luck, Pablo– we’re all hoping the best for [...]

Our Swedish friend Andreas Tjärnberg, who visits and trains with us from time to time just wrote in to let us know he recently won the Swedish team-championship in something called Goshindo a few weeks ago.

Be sure to check out the website:

http://www.brandbil.se/goshindo.htm

On the website, he writes:

På väg från Jakan med vinnarbucklan. Livet leker [...]