Josh Barnett To Have Grappling Match Against KSW’s Phil De Fries
Feb 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Josh Barnett, the former UFC heavyweight champion, is set to make a grand return to the competitive arena… With a submission grappling match against none other than the KSW’s reigning...
When Josh Barnett Signed Up to a BJJ Gi Competition & Faced 2 World Champions
Jan 07, 2024BJJEE
Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett is a catch wrestler (type of submission wrestling) and has a controversial relationship with BJJ. Barnett competed at the World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi...
Josh Barnett Has The Most Painful No-Gi Side Control Setup (You’ve Got To Learn It)
Oct 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Side Control is a dominant position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Though, all things considered, it isn’t nearly as dominant as having someone’s back. Or as having them in a Mount…...
Josh Barnett vs. Owen Livesey Announced For A Catch Wrestling Match
Oct 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Josh Barnett and Owen Livesey will face each other in a catch wrestling superfight! The match will take place at The Snake Pit World Championships 2023, on October 28th. The promotion shared the news...
Josh Barnett Shows An Excruciating Arm Lock Setup: “The Short Arm Scissor”
Sep 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Are you, perhaps, in the search for painful submission techniques? Yeah… Even if you aren’t, we bet that you’d like to learn a few of them. So, here is one that is super painful....
Josh Barnett Has An Easy Way To Do A Straight Armlock
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Catch Wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style that was developed in Britain circa 1870 by J. G. Chambers, then later refined and popularised by the wrestlers of travelling...
Josh Barnett Shows A Neat Catch Wrestling Leg Lock Variation
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Don’t tell us… You’re a Leg Lock fan. And, what’s more, there’s nothing you’d rather learn, drill, and do – than Heel Hooks. If so, then you’re in for a treat. If you’re...
Josh Barnett Reveals A Fantastic Half Nelson Counter – The Armbar
Sep 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Nelson Holds are wrestling techniques that aim to pin the opponent by immobilizing the arms and neck to secure a dominant position. It is originally a Catch wrestling move named after Horatio...
Josh Barnett Shows The “Razor Lock Kneebar” – It’s As Terrifying As It Sounds
Jul 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
Josh Barnett Demonstrates The Most Painful No-Gi Side Control
Nov 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Many Jiujiteiros think that transitioning from a “normal” Side Control to Kesa Gatame means to simply “throw” their arm around the opponent’s head. However, if you do...
Craig Jones Shows The Blueprint For Dealing with Heavier Wrestlers in his Roll with Josh Barnett
Apr 03, 2022BJJEE
Craig Jone’s recently posted an interesting video of him training at his new academy, B-Team Jiu-Jitsu Academy located in Austin, Texas. Jones did some no No Gi grappling training with former UFC...
Josh Barnett Teaches The Toe Hold From North South That He Used To Submit Ryron Gracie
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE
The Toe Hold is one of those submissions that you either love or hate. And the chances are that, no matter how many times you were submitted by it… That you’d love to learn how to apply it more...
The Most Painful No Gi Side Control by Josh Barnett
Aug 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
What’s the point of merely holding an advantageous position? Sure, you can use it to control your opponent, as well as to set up an eventual transition to another position or submission…...
Josh Barnett Setting Up The Catch Wrestling Double Wrist Lock aka Kimura Variation
Dec 03, 2020BJJEE
The double wrist lock is a variation of the kimura in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and catch wrestling has made this hold a bread-and-butter part of their style. By focusing on its use for years, Josh...
Josh Barnett: ‘Starting Your Rolls On The Knees isn’t Realistic & is a Waste Of Time’
Sep 05, 2020BJJEE
UFC heavyweight and Metamoris heavyweight champion Josh Barnett posted on his facebook his opinion on grapplers who start their rolls (training) on the knees. Barnett argues that it’s a waste...
Josh Barnett: ‘I Was Awarded a BJJ Black Belt & I had NEVER Trained BJJ’
Mar 08, 2020BJJEE
Former UFC heavyweight and Metamoris heavyweight champion Josh Barnett explains on his Facebook page the backstory to how he was awarded a BJJ black belt without ever having worn a Gi or trained any...
Josh Barnett signs with Bellator
Apr 02, 2019BJJEE
Josh Barnett will be returning to the MMA cage after all. Former UFC fighter and one of the great catch wrestlers of our time will be making his way back into the cage at age 41. "As man...
CJJ Adds Josh Barnett To Heavyweight Tournament Featuring Vinny Magalhaes, Gordon Ryan And Fabricio Werdum
Nov 24, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Bravo has really stepped it up. After several months of low visibility shows he’s planned quite a combat jiu jitsu spectacle for February. In addition to the power house that are Vinny...
How Gordon Ryan Swept Josh Barnett
Oct 10, 2018BJJEE
The butterfly guard and the sweeps derived from this guard can be some of the easiest techniques to begin mastering early on in our jiu jitsu career. Butterfly guard can be one of the first styles of...
Kazushi Sakuraba Rolling with Josh Barnett Before Quintet 3
Sep 18, 2018BJJEE
Kazushi Sakuraba, Josh Barnett, and Hideo Tokoro training together ahead of their appearances at Quintet 3. Quintet 3 is fast approaching. Perhaps the most exciting event in grappling is a unique...
Josh Barnett: USADA Was More Interested Into Ways To Punish Me Than The Truth
Mar 29, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this week Josh Barnett became the first fighter who was pinged by USADA but received no suspension just a reprimand. This was due to Barnett’s unwillingness to settle...
Josh Barnett Submits USADA – No Suspension – First Fighter Ever to Test Positive and Avoid Suspension
Mar 24, 2018BJJEE
Josh Barnett has been a force to be reckoned with in both grappling and mma for some time. However for the last year his career has been neither here nor there. In December 2016 he was...
Josh Barnett Wary Of USADA – Refusing to Settle Looking at a 4 year Suspension
Jan 16, 2018BJJEE
Josh Barnett has been a force to be reckoned with in both grappling and mma for some time. However for the last year his career has been neither here nor there. 13 months ago he was...
Josh Barnett Interested In More Grappling, Reveals How He Subbed Dean Lister After 17 Years
Jul 03, 2017BJJEE
Josh Barnett has recently appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience and revealed that while his MMA days might be nearing to a close he’s seriously considering doing more grappling....
