Rener Gracie Blasts BJJ Instructor who Accidentally Injured White Belt & Forced to Pay $46 Million
Mar 31, 2023BJJEE
In November of 2018, 23-year-old Jack Greener was a beginner Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student at Del Mar Jiu-Jitsu Club in Del Mar, California. He was paired with 30-year-old Francisco Iturralde, a...
Rener Gracie: “People Who Know How To Fight Are Least Likely To Get Into One”
Mar 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever noticed how the people who are most skilled on the mats are, more often than not, the calmest ones as well? It’s as if they’d never get into a physical altercation on the...
Rener Gracie Shows What Woman Who Got Attacked in Apartment Gym Could Have Done To Defend Herself
Feb 22, 2023BJJEE
A woman was able to successfully fight off an attacker in a gym at her apartment complex last week and the footage of terrifying incident went viral. Suspect Xavier Thomas-Jones, 25, attacked Nashali...
Rener Gracie Shares Heartwarming Story Of His Grandfather, Helio, Giving Presents For Christmas
Dec 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie has always been a fantastic storyteller, full of anecdotes and lessons from everyday life… But did you know the story of his grandfather, Helio Gracie, as a Santa for Christmas?...
Rener Gracie Explains How The Gracie Family Gave Birth To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie was Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett‘s recent podcast episode guest. During the episode, the two discussed the many things that make them excited about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu;...
Rener Gracie: “Law Enforcement Officers Are Disastrously Undertrained”
Oct 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Law enforcement officers need to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; both for their own and the public’s safety. However, the vast majority of them lack any sort of meaningful training – and it...
Rener Gracie Reveals Why He Chose Teaching Jiu-Jitsu Rather Than Competing
Oct 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There’s no denying the fact that Rener Gracie is one of the most influential and charismatic figures in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As well as one of the most successful ones. But why did Rener never...
Ryron Gracie Competing Against Rener Gracie (REAL MATCH)
Sep 24, 2022BJJEE
Old school bjj black belt released a rare video of brothers Ryron & Rener Gracie competing against each other in 2005. The brothers were going for real. Rener Gracie had a Q&A with fans on...
Rener Gracie Has a Critical Detail To Make a Darce a Clean Choke & Not a Neck Crank
Sep 10, 2022BJJEE
There are countless versions of the D’arce choke which is also called the Katagatame in Japanese because it is a form of arm triangle although the chocking mechanics are slightly different. The...
Rener Gracie Explains The “Clock Principle” in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Most of the techniques can be used only in specific situations in Jiu-Jitsu… But some of the principles can be used in whichever situation and position you find yourself in. Such as the...
Rener Gracie Explains The All-Important “Tension Principle” in Jiu-Jitsu
May 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you tend to get overwhelmed by all the techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then it’s high time to start learning about principles. The principles, which are applicable throughout the vast...
Rener Gracie: “Overreacting Is a Front for Not Knowing How to Fight”
Jan 15, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ever seen a person overreacting over something that could’ve been solved in a much more productive way? Of course you did – situations such as that one happen much more often than they...
Rener Gracie Shows How to Defend the Shoelace Strangle from Behind
Jan 09, 2022BJJEE
Last weekend, Police arrested a Charlotte-area man who tryed to strangle a woman with a shoelace at a bus stop at Miami International Airport. In the graphic video, the man stands near the woman and...
Rener Gracie Recalls The Time When He Got Choked Out by a Boa Constrictor
Dec 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Getting choked out in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a nasty feeling. You know the drill – either you tap out or you go to sleep… And that’s just from another person, another human being,...
Emotional Rener Gracie Pays Tribute To Suzanne Gracie: The Mother of Jiu-Jitsu in America
Dec 08, 2021BJJEE
The Gracie University led by Rener and Ryron Gracie had their Winter Belt Ceremony last night. They dedicated it to their mother, Suzanne Gracie who is sick with cancer and who, according to doctors,...
The Day Ryron & Rener Gracie Got Their Black Belts From the Grandmaster
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE
Brothers Ryron and Rener Gracie are most famous nowadays for leading Gracie University, an academy affiliation network and online platform. They are the sons of Rorion Gracie and grandsons of Gracie...
Ronda Rousey Demonstrates a Secret Armbar Trick on Rener Gracie
Sep 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ronda Rousey – former UFC’s bantamweight champion – recently welcomed her first child into the world. Alongside her husband Travis Browne, who’s a former UFC heavyweight...
Rener Gracie Goes Full Jiu-Jitsu Mode on a 280-Pound Python
Sep 09, 2021BJJEE
BJJ black belt Rener Gracie recently had an interesting grappling opponent: a 280lbs Python. When Rener started grappling with the large snake, he felt the full force of it’s squeezing power....
Rener Gracie: ‘Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Strikes is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu!’
Aug 31, 2021BJJEE
What is the difference between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu? Some people will say that Jiu-Jitsu is Jiu-Jitsu. That an Americana is an Americana, a Kimura is a Kimura. Some others will...
Watch Full Episode: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Law Enforcement – HBO Real Sports (Featuring Rener Gracie)
Aug 26, 2021BJJEE
HBO’s Real Sports TV show with Bryant Gumbel released a trailer for their next episode, which has interviews with Gracie University’s Rener Gracie and Marietta Police Department Major Jake King...
Rener Gracie & Eve Torres: “This Is What To Do Against Sexual Harassment In BJJ”
Aug 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There are more and more cases of sexual harassment and assault in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu being made public in the recent days. It shines a light on a problem within the BJJ community… But how is...
Rener Gracie Auctions 20 Years of Memorabilia to Help Bullying Victims
Aug 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie is well-known for his reaching out to bullying victims around the USA, and for trying to provide them with opportunities to learn the skills required for self-defense. So, when he was...
Rener Gracie & Shoyoroll’s Owner Bear Quitugua On The State of BJJ in America
Jul 25, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the world. BJJ is evolving. ‘Jiu-Jitsu for everyone‘ and ‘Keep it playful‘ are...
Tired of Masks Pulling on your Ears? Rener Gracie Has Just Invented a More Efficient Way to Wear a Mask
Jul 05, 2021BJJEE
Nowadays, you need to wear to ask whenever you go indoors somewhere. Most of us are used to it by now but when you wear a mask for hours at a time, when on a flight for example, your ears can take a...
