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Category Archive: Articles, Featured

(Video) Mario Lopez And His Son Take BJJ Lesson Together

Saved By The Bell actor has been considered a fitness phenom for a number of years. He is known for taking chances – he’s done tv movies, exercise videos but also reality shows. Some claim he...

Aikido vs MMA – Finally REAL SPARRING

  Aikido once used to be a famous Martial Art, respected by all martial artists. Yet these days it is losing it’s popularity fast, while being compared to other modern martial arts. Yet what...

Diaz Brothers On Parts Unknown Plus Benefits of Vegan Lifestyle, Irreplaceable Effects of Cannabis

    UFC fighters & brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts Nick and Nate Diaz have worked their way upto the reputation they have today in both MMA and BJJ communities. However what might...

Leandro Lo Talks Gordon Ryan Fight, ADCC And What Comes next For Him

right side photo via Jude Abadi via Lo’s own instagram   Lo has been on an epic tear this year. Longtime considered one of the most interesting competitors to watch Lo has been steadily...

Tom DeBlass Calls Out Frank Mir For a Grappling Match, Kangoroo Meat Optional

    Tom DeBlass has a very long list of credits in addition to his impeccable reputation as a member of the bjjcommunity. After the news of Frank Mir’s suspension hit the web...

Black Belt champions crowned in Grand Finale for the 2017 ADWPJJC

The 2017 Abu Dhabi world Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship came to an end this Saturday, April 22, at the IPIC Arena, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The final day of competitions featured the...

2017 World Pro Day 3 Recap: Black Belts

The highlights of Day 3 at the 2017 Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship were the country qualifiers for the adult and master 1 brown and black belt divisions. Big names competed for...

The Real Reason Women Aren’t Paid the Same as Men in “Pro” Jiu-Jitsu

  Guest post by Eric York, BJJ purple belt, world traveller and president of BJJ Lifestyle brand Yolo BJJ.  In our first installment we took a look at the hard math behind the accusations...

Remco Pardoel Leaves Gracie Barra After 14yrs: “There Are No More Family Values’

Remco Pardoel made his MMA debut at UFC 2. Since then, he has become one of Europe’s most sought after BJJ instructors. He was recently a guest on the best BJJ podcast Grappling central podcast...

Rolling Instructor VS Observing Instructor – Which One Is Better?

Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia The idea that a belt ranking would be assigned to a student that doesn’t roll is almost universally...

Gordon Ryan Replaces Braulio Estima Against Lo, More ADCC North America Results

    Another great ADCC event is behind us. The North American trials had much hype to them thanks to the excellent lineup of superfights in addition to the exciting opportunity to qualify...

Dillon Danis & Mansher Khera Suspended From Marcelo Garcia Academy

  Marcelo Garcia explains a difficult decision he made to have his black belts Dillon Danis and Mansher Khera take time away from the academy due to their bad behaviour. In addition, Marcelo...

How To Become a Master in YouTube-Jitsu

Guest post by Masafumi Matsumoto, a BJJ brown belt from Japan who has been travelling the world, training, competing and working as a translator. ‘Masa’ is known for having a very good guard,...

(Video) Tom DeBlass Defuses Situation Instigated By Drunk Guy With Ease

    Tom DeBlass is known for being a very stand up guy. Former MMA fighter and a coach of the many outstanding names in the bjj competitive scene found himself in a peculiar situation last...

Gordon Ryan Calls Out Galvao After Galvao Labels Ryan’s Victory Over Barbosa Inexplicable

    Gordon Ryan got the chance to duke it out against Lucas Hulk Barbosa last night in another edition of the Fight To Win Pro. Since a submission couldn’t be secured by either the...

Black Belts Visiting Kron Gracie School Can’t Wear Black Belts From Other Lineage

    Kron Gracie has caused quite a ruckus as of late. Following his Earth dedication following victory at Rizin he’s taken his life up a notch and declared the Earth was flat on a...

Not April Fools Joke: Jorge Masvidal Claims He Can Out-grapple Demian Maia

    Demien Maia has long been the biggest representative of bjj in the octagon. And one that carries the load with such elegance and dedication without indulging in latest era UFC promotion...

Exclusive Ibiza BJJ Camp 2017 w/ Rodolfo, Buchecha & Leandro Lo

This amazing camp with the 3 biggest BJJ stars has been going on for the past 2 years! There have also been appearances from Braulio Estima, Magid Hage and Rodrigo Minotauro Nogueira. This year’s...

Leo Nogueira Explains Why He Failed USADA PED Test

USADA announced on Monday that Leonardo Pires Nogueira, of Dunwoody, Ga., an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a two-year...

2016 BJJ World Champ Leo Nogueira Tests Positive For Banned Substance

USADA announced today that Leonardo Pires Nogueira, of Dunwoody, Ga., an athlete in the sport of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted a two-year sanction...

Team McGregor Vs Team Diaz: Danis vs Shields at SUG4

The controversial BJJ world champion Dillon Danis was signed to Bellator last month, despite still being 0-0 in MMA. He was offered a first fighting against 5-0 Neiman Gracie but backed out. Neiman...

John Danaher Facing Major Surgery; May Never Train Jiu-Jitsu Again

Photo: Jason Perec Instagram: @jaythearkitec John Danaher is universally known one of the best kept secrets in Jiu-Jitsu. The New Zealand born, BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie has been praised by...

Carlson Gracie Jr. Outlines Carlson Gracie Gym’s Graduation System

    Getting promoted is no easy feat in bjj, and it used to be even harder. You can read many interesting stories of old times around the web, times when even a blue belt would be a rarity...

ONE Championship Announces Garry Tonon vs Shinya Aoki for May

    Back in October BJJEE learned that Shinya Aoki had a dream matchup in mind – a grappling superfight against Garry Tonon. Would you like to compete in grappling competitions again?...