World Judo Championship Budapest 2017 Preview
Aug 27, 2017BJJEE
The World Judo Championships will be held from 28th of August to the 4th of September 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. 800 athletes from 134 different nations are going to be competing for the world...
How to Counterpunch Like Conor McGregor
Aug 26, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt, MMA coach and...
The Unforgetable Renzo Gracie Seminar That Almost Didn’t Happen
Aug 22, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Eddie Edmunds, BJJ instructor at Fusion Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. No one would have asked Renzo Gracie to drive 15 hours from his home state of New York to a scheduled seminar...
Should You Train While Sick?
Aug 21, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
Footballer Neymar Hires BJJ Brown Belt & UFC fighter as a Bodyguard
Aug 18, 2017BJJEE
Footballer NEYMAR has hired a UFC fighter and BJJ brown belt as his personal bodyguard after his record breaking €222 million transfer from Barcelona to PSG, which made him the world’s most...
How To Do Yuri Simoes’ Collar Drag on Travis Stevens
Aug 18, 2017BJJEE
ADCC champion Yuri Simoes was able to take down Judo Olympic silver medalist, Travis Stevens in a recent BJJ superfight at Fight 2 Win. Yuri ended up winning the match by split decision. He used a...
Demian Maia Seminar at Frota Academy in Zurich
Aug 17, 2017BJJEE
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Frota Academy always has a steady stream of exciting guests and seminars in store. This fall is no...
What is BJJ B*tchas%ness & How Can You Avoid It?
Aug 15, 2017BJJEE
BJJ B*tchas*ness- My goal is to rid BJJ B*tchas*ness from the World. Wanna discuss this problem? I’m getting messages from people asking if this post and that post is B*tchas*ness so I figured...
The 5 No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments Every Fan Should Be Watching
Aug 15, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Motivation For Combat Sports: Extrinsic VS Intrinsic
Aug 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
How To Improve Your Grappling With Lower Skilled Training Partners
Aug 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
Why A Fundamentals Class is Essential For A BJJ Academy’s Long Term Growth
Aug 12, 2017BJJEE
While the jiu-jitsu community can agree on many things surrounding the lifestyle one point of contention has long been at what point do we let newcomers roll and should they be thrown right away in...
Carlos Gracie Jr On Long Term Effects of Too Much Inverted Guard
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques. Most common wear and...
John Danaher’s Thoughts On Body Type & Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
There are three general categories of body types (somatotypes): ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Very few people fall perfectly into one of the three categories. People are often a mix of...
14 Yr Old Green Belt Defeats Legit BJJ Black Belt
Aug 10, 2017BJJEE
14-year-old Sydney James was competing at a recent NAGA competition and found herself facing an adult BJJ black belt. Sydney did the unbelievable, she was able to defeat the much more experienced BJJ...
Major Detail For Kimura: Neutralising the Shoulder
Aug 09, 2017BJJEE
From David Avellan: As some of you might know, I have my friend Kit Dale in Las Vegas with me preparing for the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. We had some good training sessions...
A Great Trick That Helps with Recovery For Grapplers
Aug 08, 2017BJJEE
Written by Emre Bardakci a specialist in Biomechanics. Emre is a black belt in Judo, blue belt in BJJ and has spent over 12 years in Turkey training with Turkish Wrestlers, Judokas,...
54 Perfectly Executed BJJ Techniques in 12 minutes- Draculino
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
BJJ master Vinicius Draculino shows 54 perfect bjj techniques from takedowns to submissions to guard passes and more… Classic Baiana takedown Twisted Baiana takedown Hook trap Baiana takedown...
Task Oriented Competitor or Ego Oriented Competitor?
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
Why do you compete? Is it because you enjoy the journey and for self development or is it because you want to be the best and really because of ego? When an athlete sets a goal, it’s a...
The 10 Types Of Grapplers That You Meet At The Academy
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
You will surely recognise yourself or your training partners in this funny video by Jean Machado!
5x World Champ Bernardo Faria: 5 Things to Avoid In the Half-Guard
Jul 30, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...
Steve Maxwell Mobility Conditioning for Combat Sport Seminar in Sarajevo, Bosnia September 23rd
Jul 30, 2017BJJEE
Steve Maxwell will be coming to Sarajevo, Bosnia and he’s ready to share some knowledge! The seminar’s theme is: Mobility Conditioning for Martial Arts & Combat Sport. It will be held...
How To Train So You Can One Day Fight In The UFC
Jul 30, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
39 yrs Old & Still testing Himself in the Adults- the story of Gilmar Oliveira
Jul 28, 2017BJJEE
Gilmar Oliveira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who is a role model for many BJJ practitioners around the capital city of Brazil, Brasília. He is 39 yrs old and works full time as a security...
