Marcelo Garcia Names His Jiu-Jitsu Mount Rushmore; Leaves Out Gordon Ryan
Apr 17, 2024BJJEE
In a recent captivating episode of the BJJ Fanatics podcast, the revered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu icon 5X ADCC Champion Marcelo Garcia made headlines when he unveiled his personal Mount Rushmore of BJJ....
Sean Strickland’s Been Caught Grappling On The Mountain Yet Again
Feb 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Sean Strickland, the ex-UFC middleweight champion, has been showcasing his grappling skills on the snowy slopes yet again. During a recent outing on the ski slopes, Strickland engaged in an impromptu...
Grapevine BJJ Leglock from Mount: Legit Move?
Feb 19, 2024BJJEE
An Instagram video went viral showing a leg lock from mount in the grapevine. In BJJ, the grapevine position generally involves the practitioner on top in the mount position intertwining their legs...
Daniel Cormier Reveals The Staggering Amount Of $$$ Khabib Turned Down For An MMA Return
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov, the former undefeated UFC lightweight champion of the world, reportedly turned down a staggering $40 million offer to return to the UFC. This information comes from his...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Shows How To Set Up A Triangle Choke From Mount
Nov 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov is one of the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) athletes to ever competed in the history of the sport. But there’s one advantage that you have when it comes to Nurmagomedov...
Gordon Ryan To Felipe Pena: “I’ll Give Him 2-1 Odds On Any Amount Over $100K”
Oct 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The rivalry between Gordon Ryan and Felipe Pena isn’t anything new. The fans are eagerly awaiting their next match and, well, it appears that both athletes are as well. And wouldn’t you...
Nicolas Renier Shows Simple & Effective Mount Escapes
Oct 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Roger Gracie Shows Details For The Perfect Cross Choke From Mount
Oct 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Roger Gracie is, for many, the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete of all time. And how did he achieve that? By being a submission artist and by mastering the basics. By improving them to the point...
Xande Ribeiro Shows A Mount Escape Everyone Can Do
Oct 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Stuck under Mount? That’s too bad… But this is no time to ponder your bad luck – you’ve got to prepare to escape immediately! You need to look for space to frame on the...
Here’s How To Escape Mount If Opponent Flattens Foot
Oct 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’re stuck under Mount and you’re trying to figure out a route to escape… So you go the basic (but very efficient) path: getting your knee next to their foot, and then using...
Gordon Ryan Says He Was Offered A 7-Figure Amount To Transition To MMA
Oct 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan has revealed, in a recent interview with Combate, that he was offered a 7-figure amount to transition to MMA… And, furthermore, that he’d considered to make that transition...
Henry Akins Shows The Best Way To Do The Americana Lock (From Mount)
Oct 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Oh, the Americana Lock from Mount… Probably one of the first submission techniques you were taught in Jiu-Jitsu, right? (It was the very first one for this article’s writer). But how...
Gordon Ryan Shows The Best Way To Control Mount In Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Be honest with us: how often does it happen that, after you finally reach Mount position, your training partners escape it? And not only escape after a lot of effort, but doing so quite easily?...
This Armbar From Mount Setup Works Like A Charm (You Need To Learn It)
Sep 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’re finally in Mount – congratulations! You’ve worked hard to get to this dominant position and now a plethora submissions are at your disposal. But there’s only one...
Gordon Ryan Reveals Details To Escaping From Mount, Side Control, & North South
Sep 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Oh yeah, indeed… Escaping from pinning positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is never going to be easy. Especially if you’re pinned by someone who knows what they’re doing (and if they...
The Knee Fold – Ultimate Detail To Arm Triangle Mount Transition
Sep 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Kata-Gatame/ Head and arm choke/ Arm Triangle choke is used as a hold down in Judo, and it is mostly used as a choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. There are many schools of thought...
The “Lumbar Crush To Elevator” Is A Great Way To Escape Mount
Sep 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Basics… Work! And they work well, but the thing a lot of jiujiteiros make a mistake in is in thinking that just because something „works“, that it’ll work in the same way for every...
David Avellan Shows How To Finish The Mounted Kimura
Sep 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Kimura trap system is widely credited to David Avellan, ADCC bronze medalist and a man of many other accomplishments! The kimura trap system is designed as a powerful submission system that counters...
Henry Akins Shows How To Transition To Mount From Half Guard
Sep 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Most Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes and coaches would argue that the most dominant position in Jiu-Jitsu is the back control. And that, subsequently, the most dominant submission is the Rear Naked...
Jeff Glover Shows How To Do The Kimura – From Bottom Mount
Aug 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Stuck in Mount? What do you think about… Going for a Kimura? Playing defense in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is most commonly associated with evading submissons and escaping bad positions. However, just...
BJJ Basics: Ezekiel Choke From Mount – Here’s How To Do It
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
Buchecha Shows A Really Explosive Mount Escape To Butterfly Guard
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Getting stuck in Mount is one of the worst spots to be in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Especially if your opponent knows what he is doing – it can get really discouraging, really fast. So much so that...
This Mount Escape Is Great For Jiu-Jitsu – But Terrible For MMA
Jul 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Listen up: there’s a pretty high chance that you’re making Jiu-Jitsu way more complicated than it really is. Other than learning some extremely complicated sequences of techniques, you’re...
Here’s How To Transition To Mount After Losing Back Control In BJJ
Jul 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Mount is the second-most dominant position you could get to in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. But it can also be extremely difficult to transition into. Namely, when you get to the back, your training...
