GracieMag Blog at ADCC

A great resource in the run-up to the ADCC is the Gracie Magazine blog at ADCC, which includes a lot of interviews with competitors like Xande Ribeiro.

Blog: what has changed in relation to training for a Jiu-Jitsu championship?

Xande: The big difference in relation to Jiu-Jitsu is that the ADCC is a very physical tournament. To dispute it, one needs to train a lot of wrestling. Although the ADCC gives a greater chance of winning to wrestlers and “stallers” who like to run from the action, at the end of the day the ones with sharper Jiu-Jitsu wear themselves out less. Even more so when you think of how the champion has to fight for a minimum of 50 minutes, not including overtimes. That’s why one needs to have a lot of mental fortitude and stamina.