CJI 2 Investor Reverses Decision: No Million-Dollar Payout For New Wave
Sep 09, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
The anonymous backer who originally promised to reward New Wave Jiu-Jitsu with a million dollars after CJI 2 has now backtracked on that promise. The reversal means five New Wave athletes will miss...
CJI’s Anonymous Donor Confirms They Will Pay $1 Million To New Wave
Sep 02, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Although Craig Jones Invitational 2 delivered a weekend of world-class grappling, it closed with controversy over how the final between New Wave Jiu-Jitsu and B-Team Jiu-Jitsu was decided. While most...
Gordon Ryan Accuses CJI Of Bias Against New Wave – After Controversial Tap Call
Aug 31, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan has accused CJI officials of bias against his New Wave Jiu-Jitsu teammates – after controversy struck during Giancarlo Bodoni’s second match. The moment came in Bodoni’s bout...
Craig Jones Teases Possible Return To Team New Wave For CJI 2
Aug 14, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
A major lineup change may be on the horizon for the upcoming CJI 2 team-based, Quintet-style grappling competition. On Tuesday, ADCC veteran “Big” Dan Manasoiu revealed that he has contracted...
Mica Galvao Joins New Wave Jiu-Jitsu As Wildcard For CJI 2 At 77kg
Jul 27, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Mica Galvao has been officially announced as the wildcard competitor for New Wave Jiu-Jitsu – in the under 77kg division, at the upcoming Craig Jones Invitational 2. This final roster decision...
John Danaher Talks New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Lineup For CJI 2
Apr 10, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
John Danaher has started lifting the curtain on New Wave Jiu-Jitsu’s roster for the upcoming Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2). With several months still to go until the tournament, most of the...
New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Confirmed For CJI 2 – Gordon Ryan Talks If He Will Compete Or Not
Mar 10, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones has officially confirmed that New Wave Jiu-Jitsu will be one of the teams competing at CJI 2! Jones has been carefully assembling the lineup for CJI 2, building on the success of the...
Craig Jones Answers If New Wave Will Compete At CJI 2
Dec 25, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones recently held an impromptu “Ask Me Anything” session on Reddit, offering some intriguing insights into the upcoming Craig Jones Invitational 2 (CJI 2)… Including the potential...
New Wave’s Big Dan Talks Physical Confrontations “There Is A Reason…”
Oct 17, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent clip, Daniel “Big Dan” Manasoiu from New Wave Jiu-Jitsu shared a realistic perspective on using Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills outside the gym – in a potential street altercation....
New Wave vs B-Team: Which Gym Reigns Supreme for Jiu-Jitsu Training?
Apr 15, 2024BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu enthusiasts often find themselves debating the merits of different gyms, especially when considering where to train among the top contenders. In Austin, Texas, two gyms stand out due to...
John Danaher on The Future of New Wave Jiu-Jitsu & the Rising Difficulty of ADCC
Mar 26, 2024BJJEE
In a recent interview at the Roka Performance Lab in Austin, Texas, Jiu-Jitsu coach John Danaher delved into various topics related to ADCC (Abu Dhabi Combat Club) and his team’s preparation for...
New Wave Juniors Compete in Grappling Matches at Karate Combat Event with Mixed Results
Jan 27, 2024BJJEE
Karate Combat Kickback 1, the latest event from the renowned karate promotion, showcased not only captivating karate bouts but also the inaugural ‘Pit Submission Series’ featuring three...
Gordon Ryan: “No One Outside Of New Wave Will Come Close To Meregali In The Coming Years”
Dec 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali has been tearing it up in no-gi tournaments ever since he started training no-gi (which wasn’t even that long ago)… And now, Gordon Ryan is saying that no one outside of...
18 yr Old BJJ Blue Belt Defeats New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Aug 26, 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...
B-Team Replaces New Wave Jiu-Jitsu at Quintet 4
Jul 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s now official: B-Team Jiu-Jitsu has announced that their team will replace New Wave Jiu-Jitsu at the Quintet 4 event. The tournament will take place on September 10, 2023, and B-Team will...
Quintet 4: New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Team Pulls Out Of Tournament
Jul 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s just been announced that the entire New Wave Jiu-Jitsu team has pulled out from the Quintet 4 tournament. Kazushi Sakuraba confirmed that he received the news from John Danaher: Hello,...
[Watch] Demetrious Johnson Rolls With Garry Tonon At New Wave Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson is currently preparing for his trilogy fight against Adriano “Mikinho” Moraes, which is going to take place in May 2023. He lost his first...
Kyle Boehm Accuses New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Team Of Fixing Matches
Oct 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kyle Boehm has made a post on Instagram last Sunday, in which he accused members of the New Wave Jiu-Jitsu team of participating in “fake”/fixed matches. He made the post shortly before...
The Meteoric Rise Of Gordon Ryan: King Of The New Wave Of Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 27, 2022BJJEE
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...
DDS Split Update: We Now Have Two Rival Teams ‘B Team’ & ‘New Wave Jiu-Jitsu’
Jul 30, 2021BJJEE
It’s been a wild week for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community. Ever since John Danaher shared that on his social media that the Danaher Death Squad is breaking up due to personal differences of...
OCEAN JIU-JITSU MAKES WAVES: PARTNERSHIP WITH KINGZ KIMONOS SETS THE STAGE FOR A NEW ERA IN EUROPEAN GRAPPLING
Jul 30, 2025BJJEE
Ocean Jiu-Jitsu is rewriting the script for what professional Jiu-Jitsu looks like in Europe — and now, with Kingz Kimonos officially on board as a sponsor, the tide is rising fast. The...
Managing the full proxy lifecycle on NSOCKS from setup to renewal
Jun 02, 2026BJJEE
The strongest proxy platforms are not only about finding an IP and paying for it once. On https nsocks net, the workflow is built around a full lifecycle that includes account creation,...
Gordon Ryan’s New Gym Sells $20,000 Lifetime Memberships: “Limited To 5 People”
Jan 08, 2026BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan’s Austin-based academy, Kingsway Jiu-Jitsu, has announced a new offer that has polarised the BJJ community. The gym is selling just five lifetime memberships, each priced at $20,000,...
Misfits MMA Sparks Controversy With New Grappling Time-Limit Rule
Nov 06, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Misfits MMA — the crossover combat promotion best known for blending influencers, boxers, and MMA fighters — is shaking up the sport again, this time with a rule that’s already dividing the...
