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Watch past Gracie challenge matches narrated by Rener Gracie. He takes you through the precise Gracie Combatives techniques that these Gracie students are using to defeat their challengers. See for yourself why Gracie Combatives is the most effective beginner self-defense system on the planet!

Watch a headlock and rear naked choke used when a fight breaks out on-court during an NBA game. Rener and Ryron Gracie also show several ways to escape an attacker grabbing your head in one of these ways.

Jiu-Jitsu is, hands down, the best martial art for self defense. Why? The reason is simple: it's real world tested and proven. Jiu-jitsu has been around for over a 1,000 years in one form or another, and it has an unbroken lineage of masters who have passed down their skills from generation to generation, and even nation to nation, with the express purpose of teaching students how to defend themselves against bigger and stronger opponents. In this article, we'll go over some of the things that make jiu-jitsu such an effective form of self defense.