Giancarlo Bodoni Has A Great Knee Slice To Rolling Back Take Setup
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Slice Pass is the bread and butter technique for many BJJ athletes. It works remarkably well with other passes and it offers you a chance to stay tight to your opponent while passing...
Giancarlo Bodoni Shows Two Effective & Easy Single Leg Takedowns
Mar 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...
Giancarlo Bodoni Shares What It’s Like To Train Under John Danaher
Feb 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes would, if they had an opportunity present itself, like to train under John Danaher. However, what is it actually like to train under one of the best coaches of...
Giancarlo Bodoni Shows How To Escape The Dreaded Body Triangle Position
Feb 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Body Triangle in Jiu-Jitsu is one of the absolute worst positions you could end up in. Not only is your back taken, but you’re experiencing this tremendous pressure across your ribcage… That...
Giancarlo Bodoni Shows A Simple Outside Heel Hook Defense (From 50/50)
Jan 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, the Heel Hook… Every submission grappler’s dream and nightmare at the same time – it just depends whether you’re on the giving or the receiving end of it. However, if your Heel Hook...
Giancarlo Bodoni Reveals Superb Arm-In Guillotine Choke Details
Jan 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What’s your favorite submission? Sure, you may have a ton of submissions that you like to go for, but if you had to pick just one… Which one would it be? Well, for Ricardo Almeida – Renzo...
John Danaher Speaks About Giancarlo Bodoni: “Never Let People Underestimate What You Can Become”
Sep 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Not matter how dissatisfied with your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey you may be so far, there’s always going to be room for progress. For becoming better… And even for completely reinventing...
Surprising Triangle Choke From Closed Guard by BJJ World Champ Giancarlo Bodoni
Aug 09, 2020BJJEE
Let’s remind ourselves of the most important thing you need to do when you have someone in your closed guard: attack at all times. Many jiujiteiros make a mistake of holding a closed guard for a...
Two Effective Single Leg Takedowns by Giancarlo Bodoni & Bernardo Faria
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE
As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...
BJJ 101: The Standing Guard Pass
Sep 29, 2023BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Here’s A Simple Front Headlock Takedown (Anyone Can Do It)
Sep 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
BJJ Blue Belt Travels 5,937 Miles to Learn Bjj from John Danaher
Sep 02, 2023BJJEE
Alex Toma is a BJJ blue belt from Romania whose dream was to go meet his idol John Danaher and train under him. In February 2023, he packed his bags and travelled to Austin, Texas to stay for 5...
The Front Headlock To Near Side Cradle Is As Savage As It Sounds
Aug 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
Offbalanced In Half Butterfly Guard? Try Doing This
Jul 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...
Luke Harris Shows A Neat Way To Get To Front Headlock (From Standing)
Jul 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
Integrating Wrestling Into BJJ – Taking The Back From Front Headlock
Jul 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
Leg Lock Defense Technique: The Roll Through
May 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, the Heel Hook… Every submission grappler’s dream and nightmare at the same time – it just depends whether you’re on the giving or the receiving end of it. However, if your Heel Hook...
Marinho Talks Upcoming Match With Meregali: “I Can Get The Job Done”
May 10, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Pedro Marinho will take on Nicholas Meregali on May 18, in a Who’s Number One (WNO) gi match. It’s a 15-minute submission-only bout… And Marinho is looking forward to it! He spoke...
This is How Tim Kennedy Escaped Roger Gracie’s Body Triangle
Apr 28, 2023BJJEE
Getting your back taken can be very dangerous in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. The back is the most dominant position your opponent can achieve and the easiest position to get submitted from. In addition,...
Threaten The Back Take & Front Headlock – With This Arm Drag Technique
Mar 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The butterfly guard is one of the simplest, yet most effective open guard in BJJ. It can be used against opponents of any size as it utilizes the strongest part of our body-the legs, to pull, lift,...
Here’s How To Arm Drag Anyone – And Take Their Back
Feb 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Arm Drag is one of the most basic wrestling techniques you can use to set up takedowns… And yet, a lot of BJJ athletes miss extremely important details when trying to hit it. The arm drag is...
How Should You Use Instructionals To Improve In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Feb 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You’re passionate about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and you want to improve in it as best and as fast as you can… So you buy an instructional – but now what? How should you use BJJ...
Get Your Arm Underneath Their Chin (For A Rear Naked Choke) – Here’s How
Jan 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You know what they say about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: it’s all in the details. In those small adjustments that can improve your technique by tenfold, but which you’d never come across if someone...
Leg Pummeling: A Great Way To Counter Elevation From Butterfly Guard
Jan 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re in someone’s Butterfly Guard and they go to elevate you, you’re in Leg Lock danger. So, other than a Hip Switch, you could counter and defend against this elevation by...
