Every HOG community thread tagged with Roger Gracie — chronological, most active first.
The gi-vs-no-gi argument has been settled. The losers are the ones who refuse to admit it.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was born in a kimono. The art's lineage runs from Mitsuyo Maeda — a Kodokan judoka who emigrated to Brazil in the early 20th century — through Carlos and Hélio
The case for Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida's 2012–2017 run as the most dominant in BJJ history
Between 2012 and 2017, Marcus Vinícius Oliveira de Almeida — known to the grappling world as Buchecha — won the IBJJF World Championship Open Class six times. By that count alone,
Buchecha vs Roger Gracie at +99kg, gi, sub only — pick the winner and defend
Both at their absolute peak. Roger 2009-2012 era. Buchecha 2013-2015 era. 20-min match, IBJJF rule set. The argument I keep losing: Roger has the best mount in BJJ history but Buch
Is Roger Gracie's mount-to-cross-collar pipeline solved, or are people just not committing?
Roger submitted black belts with the same exact mount-to-cross-collar he'd show at a seminar. We all know the steps. Yet at every IBJJF black belt division now, that finish is rare
The gi-vs-no-gi argument has been settled. The losers are the ones who refuse to admit it.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was born in a kimono. The art's lineage runs from Mitsuyo Maeda — a Kodokan judoka who emigrated to Brazil in the early 20th century — through Carlos and Hélio
Roger told the whole room the cross choke was coming and still got it
This is the Roger Gracie hook: the day-one cross choke, done from mount, against people who knew it was coming. BJJ Fanatics has the wrist-blade mechanics; BJJ Heroes has the title
RGA - Kick Boxing Fundamentals - The Jab
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJDaaFuAXxs Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/cJDaaFuAXxs What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
RGA - Kick Boxing fundamentals - The Cross
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqBR9xSjEh0 Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/VqBR9xSjEh0 What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
RGA - Kick Boxing Fundamentals - Jab Cross (Various Combinations)
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Dm50A9an2w Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/-Dm50A9an2w What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
RGA - Kick Boxing Fundamentals - Workout Shadow Box #1
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HlbfCu9Zk Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/6HlbfCu9Zk What did you take from this? Drop your notes below.
RGA - Kick Boxing Fundamentals - Partner workout #1
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18yFiuiiDk8 Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/18yFiuiiDk8 What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Technical stand up - Solo drill
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ggnz79uQkY Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ggnz79uQkY What did you take from this? Drop your notes below.
Martial Arts Solo Drills for BJJ, Kick boxing
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX8NmREzGLs Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/hX8NmREzGLs What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Atemi band solo drills for Jiu Jitsu
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dOQoeEYEI Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/k0dOQoeEYEI What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Solo resistance band drills 2
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGql4gpLnGw Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/FGql4gpLnGw What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Roger Gracie Seminar in Cagliari, Italy 18-19-20 September 2020
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrbW9comFu8 Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/RrbW9comFu8 What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Short teaser of almost all classes at RGA London HQ
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keXDvdY7-5k Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/keXDvdY7-5k What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Roger Gracie Academy London HQ Professor Alex Smith
New from Roger Gracie Academy. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WedwLeLiX5Y Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/WedwLeLiX5Y What did you take from this? Drop your notes belo
Revisit Roger Gracie's Most Dominant Run in 2009
New from IBJJF. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kMQx58bB7Q Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/9kMQx58bB7Q What did you take from this? Drop your notes below.
Match of the day: Roger Gracie vs Buchecha — IBJJF Worlds 2013
Roger came back at his old weight and most people thought Buchecha would dominate. Watch what happened. Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCa1WI9aLOE Drop your scoring, your s
Match of the day: Rodolfo Vieira vs Roger Gracie — IBJJF Worlds 2012
Rodolfo was the hot new monster. Roger was the dethroned king. Brutal pressure war. Drop your scoring, your standout exchange, and your hot take below.
Drop your favorite no-commentary highlight reel — match cuts only, no music
Looking for the rawest version of every great match. No commentary, no slow-mo overlays, no hype edits — just the match. Mine: a Russian-language broadcast of Roger Gracie vs Buche
The 3 Frames Every Blue Belt Should Drill Before Purple
Your guard keeps collapsing because no one drilled frames the way the elite competitors actually use them. You learned to "frame" the same week you learned to shrimp. A blanket ins
Why Your Triangle Doesn't Finish — The 4 Angles
You've drilled the triangle a thousand times. So why does the white belt still survive it? The triangle is an angles technique. It is not, and has never been, a squeeze technique.