Judo Black Belt Screams in Pain & Taps to Knee on Belly against BJJ Blue Belt
Apr 17, 2024BJJEE
The convergence of different grappling arts has led to intriguing encounters, blurring the lines between traditional disciplines. The International Judo Federation (IJF), recognizing the surging...
Gunman Attempts To Rob Chinese Restaurant; BJJ Blue Belt Owner Puts Him In a Guillotine
Apr 08, 2024BJJEE
Back in 2017, the Chinese restaurant ‘Le Bon Vent’ in the quiet Paris suburb of Bourg La Reine was the scene of a event that could have ended in tragically. At 10:30 am, just like every...
Rodrigo Cavaca Shares A Winning BJJ Habit (That He’s Used Since Blue Belt)
Apr 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Rodrigo Cavaca is one of the best BJJ athletes to have ever step foot on the mats. He’s won the IBJJF World Championship title (2010), the IBJJF European Championship title (in 2009 and 2010), and...
Tim Kennedy: “You Should Be At Least A BJJ Blue Belt, Before Transitioning To MMA”
Apr 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Some Jiu-Jitsu students don’t want to keep “rolling” all their lives. They want to make a transition to the octagon as well; to start with mixed martial arts and they want to do it...
Why Are You A BJJ Blue Belt For Such A Long Time?
Mar 30, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It might’ve been a while since you were promoted to a BJJ blue belt… And it’s, kind of, getting on your nerves. More than anything, you’re confused; even though you’re...
CCTV: Thieves Back Off When They Notice Their Intended Victim’s BJJ Gi & Blue Belt
Mar 28, 2024BJJEE
In Brazil, an intriguing incident was caught on CCTV, shedding light on the perceived power of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a form of self-defense. The footage revealed a young man, casually strolling down...
BJJ Black Belt Visitor Fakes as a White Belt & Ruins Blue Belt’s Day
Mar 28, 2024BJJEE
In a surprising and somewhat humorous twist at Bristol Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy, a black belt from out of town named Dave decided to pose as a complete novice. His ruse? Presenting himself as a...
BJJ Blue Belt Stops Electric Scooter Thief (With A Rear Naked Choke)
Mar 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not everyday that you hear about a thief stealing something from an MMA academy… But it does happen – and it almost never ends well for the thief. Well, that’s exactly...
Fabio Gurgel: “Promoting A Student To Blue Belt Is One Of The Coolest Feelings A Coach Can Experience”
Mar 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Receiving your blue belt is one of the most important steps on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey. For, it shows that you’ve managed to push through those initial obstacles and doubts… And...
Firas Zahabi: “PED Use Is Worse in BJJ Than in MMA. Some Blue Belts Are Jacked Out Of Their Minds”
Mar 15, 2024BJJEE
PED use in the Jiu-Jitsu is extremely widespread according the famed MMA and BJJ instructor Firas Zahabi, and no just at the elite level. Zahabi was recently a guest on the popular youtube channel...
After Defeating Black Belt Brazilian No Gi Champ in ADCC Trials, 15 yr old Blue Belt Aims for ADCC Invitation
Mar 13, 2024BJJEE
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, recently hosted a significant event in the grappling world. On March 2nd and 3rd, it was the venue for the first South American qualifier of ADCC 2024, the world’s...
Does Greasing in Jiu Jitsu Work? Greased Up Blue Belt vs. Black Belt in No Gi Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 11, 2024BJJEE
The eternal question in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Does greasing really make a difference in grappling? This intriguing question was put to the test in a unique experiment where a greased-up Blue Belt,...
15 year old BJJ Blue Belt Defeats a BJJ Black Belt in ADCC Trials Quarterfinals
Mar 03, 2024BJJEE
Kallebe Pereira, a 15-year-old blue belt from Melqui Galvao Academy, has beaten experienced 27 year old BJJ black belt Felipe Machado in the quarter-finals of the ADCC Brazilian Trials. Another...
BJJ Blue Belt with 62 Tournament Matches Tries Out Judo Sparring
Feb 21, 2024BJJEE
“BJJ Players Will Never Reach Their Full Potential Unless They Cross Train In Other Grappling Arts.” Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve...
Blue Belt Worked Out Like Gordon Ryan For 60 Days & Then Entered a Competition
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE
In the span of about 18 months: Gordon Ryan Went From 163 Lbs To 232 Lbs & Back To 194 LBS & Transformed Himself From a Relatively Unknown Grappler To The Best No Gi Grappler On Earth,...
Sandbagger At 2024 IBJJF Europeans: Blue Belt Competes As White Belt & Wins Gold
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability. The term is adopted similarly...
What Happens When a BJJ Blue Belt Spars with a Judo Brown Belt?
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE
“BJJ Players Will Never Reach Their Full Potential Unless They Cross Train In Other Grappling Arts.” John Danaher Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will...
Actor & 10th Planet Blue Belt Mickey Rourke Displays His Jiu-Jitsu Skills in Recent Footage
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
World famous actor Mickey Rourke has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the past few years under the tutelage of Scott “Einstein” Epstein, a black belt under Eddie Bravo of 10th Planet...
BJJ Blue Belt Claims ‘God’ Promoted Him To Black Belt in BJJ
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
Through the years many cases of self promoted jiu jiteiros were outed. While some excused themselves saying it was Japanese jiu jitsu, or a discipline they made up, out some outright owned it. Such ...
No Gi BJJ Blue Belt Has a Painful Experience Rolling with a Luta Livre Black Belt
Jan 09, 2024BJJEE
Many BJJ practitioners believe that Luta Livre is just a No Gi version of BJJ but that can’t be further from the truth. Any BJJ grappler that has had he chance to train in a legit Luta Livre...
BJJ Blue Belt Submits BJJ Black Belt in Tournament, Casually Shakes it Off
Dec 30, 2023BJJEE
In a BJJ competition, anything can happen. You will often see surprises, especially in the No Gi divisions where some competition mix the belt levels. It’s not uncommon to see a blue belt face a...
How To Neutralize That Ultra Aggressive BJJ Blue Belt?
Dec 20, 2023BJJEE
Guest post by Masafumi Matsumoto, a BJJ black 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,...
Gordon Ryan Reveals What Every BJJ White Belt & Blue Belt Should Focus On
Nov 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu white or blue belt, then you know how difficult it can sometimes be to focus on the right things. On the things that make most sense to you, your progress, and...
BJJ Blue Belt Mark Zuckerberg Grapples Alexander Volkanovski & Israel Adesanya on Boat with Grappling Mats
Sep 05, 2023BJJEE
Meta founder and new BJJ blue belt Mark Zuckerberg recently shared some new footage of his training sessions with UFC champions Israel Adesanya and Alexander Volkanovski. In a new video posted over...
