Interview by: Jake McKee    Photos by: Dave Contreras

One was the teacher, the other the student. One is a legend in BJJ, while the other is looking to forge his own path, and make a name for himself in MMA. Wherever their respective paths take them one thing will remain true for Gracie Barra black belts Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes and Romulo Barral. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is in their blood.

Interview with Draculino:

Can you talk about how you moved from Brazil to Texas?

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The Passing of a Legend
We look back at the legendary story of Helio Gracie and how he and his brother Carlos started a martial arts revolution that continues on today.

Gracie Barra Techniques
Gracie Barra black belts Romulo Barral and Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhaes demonstrate three effective ways to submit your opponent.

Fade to Black
Eddie Bravo brown belt and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu instructor Brandon Quick sits down with us to discuss his upcoming nogi choke instructional DVD “Fade to Black”.

Vinicius “Draculino” stopped in earlier this week to shoot his new BJJ technique DVD, and with him he brought fellow Gracie Barra black belt and 5 time world champion Romulo Barral. While we can’t give too much information away about the DVD, we can tell you that it promises to be one of the most interesting, and unique technique DVDs you’re likely to come across. With the amount of techniques we shot the editing will take a little while so the set won’t be available until early Spring, but we can promise you, it’s worth the wait.

Draculino's armbar defense

Draculino sits down for an interview