Josh Hinger’s Pre-Competition Warm-Up Formula: “You’re Worried About Getting Too Tired…”
May 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Figuring out what to do for your warm-up before your (first) competition match at a tournament can be quite difficult. Should you warm up your joints? Do some yoga? Run? Do some flow rolls? Well,...
Josh Hinger Formula for Overcoming the Fear of Jiu-Jitsu Competition
May 15, 2024BJJEE
A competition can either be an amazing, fulfilling experience or a frightening and soul-crushing one. And this doesn’t depend just on whether or not you’ll win the match and/or the tournament…...
Josh Hinger: ‘It’s a Mistake to Defensively Ball Up, Trying To Avoid Getting Submitted’
Apr 04, 2024BJJEE
Let’s say you’ve passed your opponent’s guard, ended up in Side Control and that you’re trying to find a way to finish them from there… However, they’re too defensive – their elbows are...
Josh Hinger: “Belt Ranks, Degrees, And Competition Wins Don’t Accurately Measure BJJ Success”
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Josh Hinger is one of the best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes today… And he has recently received yet another acknowledgement for his successes – a promotion to the rank of a 3rd degree...
Josh Hinger: “The Rule That Lower Belts Cannot Refuse to Roll with a Higher Belt is Bullsh*t”
Jan 02, 2024BJJEE
So, your coach matched you with that terrifying blue belt (again) for your next roll. He’s bigger, stronger, faster, and much more technically sound than you are. In short: he’s way better and...
Josh Hinger On No Cross Training Rule: ‘Is Being Treated Like a Dog by your Instructor Ok?’
Dec 26, 2023BJJEE
Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke different points of views and arguments among the BJJ community. Throughout Jiu-Jitsu history, there have always...
Josh Hinger Calls McGregor’s BJJ Gym a McDojo For Giving Out Invented Belts
Dec 26, 2023BJJEE
The outspoken 2017 No Gi world champion Josh Hinger has recentlty criticised the belt system used a SBG academy in Ireland, which happens to be Conor McGregor’s BJJ gym. He called it a MCdojo....
Andre Galvao Calls For Support For Josh Hinger: “He Is Human, Too”
Aug 23, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Josh Hinger suffered a home invasion robbery several days back – and it was a gut-wrenching experience. He shared what happened: We bought this house 2 years ago, remodeled and refurbished it....
Josh Hinger Talks Rest Days & Mental Health: “It Takes A Toll On My Mind”
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rest days are incredibly important. They are an opportunity for your body to recover from hard training and get ready for the upcoming training sessions as well. However, they often don’t come...
Josh Hinger: “Don’t Go To Competitions With Doubts Or Regrets”
Aug 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you want to compete, right? And you’re feeling excited about it? That’s awesome! But there’s one thing you should take seriously beforehand: preparation. You need to train...
Multiple-Time BJJ World Champion Josh Hinger Suffers Home Invasion Robbery
Aug 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Josh Hinger is a multiple-time IBJJF no-gi world champion and one of the most elite Jiu-Jitsu athletes today. He recently shared unfortunate news: that he suffered a home invasion robbery. It’s...
Josh Hinger: “You Aren’t Applying Yourself Because You Are Afraid Of Failure”
Mar 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Alright, take a minute… And ask yourself – are you sacrificing your potential, both in Jiu-Jitsu and in life, because you might be afraid of failure? Because, if that’s the case,...
Josh Hinger: “Kids & Teens Shouldn’t Cut Weight For BJJ Competitions”
Mar 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Professional BJJ competitors often have to cut weight in order to make their fights happen… But what’s the case with kids and teenagers who do the same? Should they be cutting weight? Or...
Josh Hinger: “You’ll Always Have Competition Nerves”
May 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
How do you get rid of competition nerves? How do you neutralize them, so that you can roll in competition with the same light-heartedness as you do in training? Well, sorry to break it to you…...
Josh Hinger: “Appreciate Yourself For The Progress You’ve Made”
May 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s easy to beat yourself up after a bad training session. And it gets even easier when that one session turns into several of them; into a negative streak that sometimes lasts for weeks, even...
High Percentage Way to Finish the RNC from the Back by Josh Hinger
Apr 01, 2022BJJEE
Josh Hinger is one of the most successful bjj and no gi bjj competitors on the circuit. The head Atos instructor is famous for being one of the rare competitors able to be top notch competitors and...
ADCC 2022: Kaynan Duarte, Josh Hinger & Others Receive Invites
Jan 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
ADCC 2022 is going to be one of the biggest (if not the biggest) events in the history of grappling. Set for September 17 and 18, 2022, in Las Vegas (Nevada), the tournament is already inviting...
BJJ Stars 7: Josh Hinger, Roberto Jimenez, AJ Agazarm & Others Take The Stage
Oct 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The first week of November is looking great for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fans around the world; BJJ Stars 7 tournament has been confirmed and will feature some of today’s greatest fighters! Josh...
Watch: Josh Hinger Breaks Finger While Rolling with Cat Zingano
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Sooner or later, injuries happen. You can implement as many precautionary measures as you’d wish, but the nature of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is that it’s a martial art – and that,...
F2W 183 Full Line-Up: Josh Hinger, Fellipe Andrew & Others
Sep 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Fight To Win (F2W) promotion is back with yet another exciting tournament: F2W 183! It will take place tomorrow, on September 10. Take a look at the full line-up below: View this post on...
Josh Hinger: ‘Gymnast Simone Biles Doesn’t Owe You Sh*t’
Jul 29, 2021BJJEE
At the 2021 Olympic Games gymnast Simone Biles, one of the greatest and most dominant gymnasts of all times (multiple world & Olympic world champion) stated on Instagram that she was...
UFC Champ Israel Adesanya Grapples with Josh Hinger & Lucas Hulk at Atos HQ
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0) is currently working on his BJJ Gi & No Gi at Atos HQ in San Diego, California. Adesanya is a blue belt under Atos leader Andre Galvao and trains...
Josh Hinger: Rickson Gracie Views Are Outdated – Sport Jiu Jitsu Folks Know Defense Better Than Anyone
Sep 02, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has made some specific choices in the last couple of years. Notably after condemning Gracie University – he’s reconciled with them and he and his affiliates joined...
Stop The Single Leg Takedown Every Time With The Guillotine by Josh Hinger
May 17, 2020BJJEE
Takedown attempts should always be countered by a sprawl but what about defending and countering takedowns with a well timed guillotines? The Guillotine Choke is a very powerful submission, one that...
