Ricardo Almeida: “Don’t Be Lazy – Try To Work Around An Injury”
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve ever been injured in BJJ, you know how frustrating it can be – because it inhibits your ability to train properly. However, something strange happens sometimes as a result of...
BJJ Legend Ricardo Almeida Says BJJ Instructionals Aren’t Enough: “You Still Need A Professor”
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It seems like there’s no limit to what you can learn today – all because of the power of the Internet. And that’s no different when it comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. YouTube...
Ricardo Almeida: “I Fell In Love With How Cerebral Jiu-Jitsu Is”
May 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Why did you fall in love with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Chances are, there wasn’t just one reason – but quite a bit of them. The same is true for Ricardo Almeida. Before he became the first...
Ricardo Almeida Explains Why The Guillotine Choke Is His Favorite Submission
Mar 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What’s your favorite submission? Well, for Ricardo Almeida, it’s definitely the Guillotine Choke. More specifically, the Arm-In Guillotine. Why? He shared in an interview with BJJEE: My...
Ricardo Almeida On BJJ Instructionals: “At The End Of The Day, You Still Need A Professor”
Nov 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The rise of BJJ instructionals has given way to a lot of progress for many Jiu-Jitsu students worldwide, hobbyists and professional athletes alike. The world-class knowledge is now right there, one...
Ricardo Almeida Explains Why The Arm-In Guillotine Is His Favorite Submission
May 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What’s your favorite submission? Sure, you may have a ton of submissions that you like to go for, but if you had to pick just one… Which one would it be? Well, for Ricardo Almeida...
Ricardo Almeida: “Some Days Are More Painful Than Others… But Get Back To Work & Get Used To The Pain”
May 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
As great Jiu-Jitsu is for your body… It can also wreck havoc on it, especially if you’re not training in a smart way. For that reason, you need to approach training from a longevity...
Ricardo Almeida: “You Should Compete Often & Do Lots Of Drilling And Specific Rounds”
Oct 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ricardo Almeida is Renzo Gracie’s first Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a widely known name in the BJJ community. He is also one of the greatest BJJ coaches out there, having promoted some...
The Best Takedowns for Self Defense with Ricardo Almeida
Oct 09, 2020BJJEE
When it comes to self defense, your best option is often to train in combat sports where you will have sparring matches with a fully resisting training partner and you will be putting yourself in...
Ricardo Almeida’s Advice for Competitors & Recreational Practitioners & Stories From The Old Days at Gracie Barra in Brazil
Jul 02, 2019BJJEE
Ricardo Almeida is the first student that Renzo Gracie promoted to the rank of black belt, and he’s also one of the veterans from the 2000’s era of MMA. He competed in numerous grappling...
Ricardo Almeida Issues Statement On Ralph Gracie’s Attack on His Brother Flavio
Dec 19, 2018BJJEE
Over the weekend rumors started circling Ralph Gracie was in a vicious altercation at Nogi worlds. Card That’s not crazy, that’s Gracie way. Lot of people never even noticed that Gracie...
Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes receive BJJ Promotions from Ricardo Almeida along with Tom DeBlass
Jan 13, 2018BJJEE
Ricardo Almeida recently gave out promotions to two of his students representing in the UFC. Marlon Moraes received his black belt after many years of training. Moraes captioned the...
Ricardo Almeida: Eddie Alvarez has no Weaknesses!
Nov 10, 2016BJJEE
Esteemed Renzo Gracie black belt Ricardo Almeida is also the coach of Eddie Alvarez. Philadelphia born Alvarez is currently underdog in the fight to defend his belt against the...
Learn Matt Hughe’s Wrestling Front Headlock Choke That Put Ricardo Almeida to Sleep
Jul 28, 2016BJJEE
(Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Zuffa LLC/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images) Matt Hughes shocked the world when he knocked down and put BJJ black belt Ricardo Almeida to sleep at UFC 117. Hughes used a...
(Video) Josh Barnett Guillotined By Much Smaller Ricardo Almeida In ADCC
Aug 12, 2014BJJEE
Josh Barnett’s dominant performance at the last Metamoris, where he manhandled and submitted Dean Lister, has impressed grappling fans. His positional dominance and strength were...
Frankie Edgar Gets Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Ricardo Almeida
Dec 08, 2013BJJEE
The number 3 ranked featherweight in the world, Frankie Edgar is the newest BJJ black belt in the UFC . He was promted this weekend by his long time master, Ricardo Almeida. Almeida, who is a...
The Legendary Ricardo Arona to Return to Grappling Competitions? BJJ Stars Teases Comeback Campaign
May 23, 2023BJJEE
Ricardo Arona is one of those athletes whom the younger BJJ enthusiasts have trouble recalling – and no wonder, because he was a superbly dominant competitor back in the late ’90s and...
Ricardo Arona Inducted To ADCC Hall of Fame
Dec 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The ADCC continues to add grapplers to the ADCC Hall of Fame. Namely, the athletes who are added to the Hall of Fame are those who’ve made a significant impact in their ADCC and overall...
Renzo: ‘Gracie Barra Has Become Weak’; Shows Support For Ralph Gracie Attack On Flavio Almeida
Jan 08, 2019BJJEE
Two weeks ago at the No Gi worlds, Ralph Gracie made the news when he elbowed Gracie Barra director Flavio Almeida while speaking to him by the mat. Ralph Gracie was hoping to keep his incident under...
IBJJF Releases Statement on Ralph Gracie’s Assault Of Flavio Almeida at No Gi Worlds
Dec 20, 2018BJJEE
Over the weekend rumors started circling Ralph Gracie was in a vicious altercation at Nogi worlds with Gracie Barra leader Flavio Almeida. But what exactly happened? Here’s how Dan Lukehart...
Exclusive: Ralph Gracie’s Attorney Releases Statement Following Attack on Flavio Almeida
Dec 20, 2018James Cook
Over the weekend rumors started circling Ralph Gracie was in a vicious altercation at Nogi worlds with Gracie Barra leader Flavio Almeida. But what exactly happened? Here’s how Dan Lukehart...
Caught On Camera: Ralph Gracie Assaulting Flavio Almeida at No Gi Worlds
Dec 20, 2018BJJEE
Over the weekend rumors started circling Ralph Gracie was in a vicious altercation at Nogi worlds. Card That’s not crazy, that’s Gracie way. Lot of people never even noticed that Gracie...
Ricardo Evangelista On His Strategy to Defeat Marcus Bucheca at the worlds.
Jun 04, 2015BJJEE
Photo: IBJJF Ricardo Evangelista was one of the stars at the Carlifornia World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, when he defeated the biggest favorite Marcus Buchecha Almeida in the 3rd round of the absolute...
Big Upset: Buchecha Loses to Ricardo Evangelista, Injures Knee
May 31, 2015BJJEE
A major upset marked the Jiu-Jitsu World championships in California on Saturday. The overwhelming favorite to win the title of the absolute, was defeated by Ricardo Evangelista in the...
