Rigan Machado Recommends Controversial Russian Martial Art ‘Systema’ as a Way To Improve in Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 09, 2024BJJEE
Systema (Система, literally meaning The System) is a Russian martial art. Training includes, but is not limited to: hand-to-hand combat, grappling, knife fighting, and firearms training....
Rigan Machado Explains His Jiu-Jitsu System without Sparring for Celebrities
Mar 09, 2024BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son of Michael...
BJJ Instructor Who Blasted the Gracie Family, Promoted to 5th Degree Black Belt by Rigan Machado
Aug 05, 2022BJJEE
Rigan Machado, 8th-degree coral belt, promoted Marc Laimon to the 5th degree black belt on July 30, 2022. Marc Laimon is a grappling and MMA coach who is a black belt in Brazillian jiu jitsu. He...
Watch: Rickson Gracie vs. Rigan Machado Throwback Match from 1986
Sep 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Remember 1986? You probably don’t – even if you’re one of the more seasoned BJJ athletes who’ve been born before that year. However, what every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner should...
Coral Belt Rigan Machado Shows a Great Entry to Leg Lock
Aug 22, 2021BJJEE
Rigan Machado shows a really cool transition: butterfly guard sweep to X Guard to leg lock. Rigan was one of the first BJJ practitioners to master leg locks as he was was training and competing in...
Guy at Seminar Challenges Retired Jiu-Jitsu Champion Rigan Machado
May 08, 2021BJJEE
This happened at a recent seminar that Rigan was conducting. Rigan Machado is way past his prime and overweight but he is still a wrecking machine and one of the best BJJ players of all time. It was...
Nicolas Cage & Rigan Machado Ready to Sword Fight Aliens in Much Awaited Jiu Jitsu Movie
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
The film “Jiu Jitsu”, produced by director Dimitri Logothetis and filmed throughout 2019 and 2020, is already in its final stages. Its launch is scheduled for end of 2020, according to...
Rigan Machado on Heel Hooks & Why The Gracies Have So Much Drama & Controversy
Jul 31, 2020BJJEE
Rigan Machado is one of the biggest ambassadors of bjj in the USA. Along with his brothers he’s worked on popularizing bjj with the help of one Chuck Norris since the early 90s. He was related...
New Batman Robert Pattinson is Training Jiu-Jitsu with Rigan Machado
Jun 20, 2020BJJEE
Over the years jiu jitsu has become the refuge of many A listers – among them Guy Ritchie, Ashton Kutcher, Chuck Norris, Paul Walker, Scarlet Johanson and others. Looks like one of the...
Rigan Machado Believes Ashton Kutcher Would Beat McGregor in a Grappling Match
Oct 30, 2019BJJEE
Ashton Kutcher came back in BJJ news yesterday when he was promoted to brown belt by his instructor Rigan Machado. This means that he has been training more or less regularly for the past 5 years (He...
Actor Kinnaman promoted to blue belt and Rigan Machado wears a strange looking belt
Sep 29, 2018BJJEE
Actor Joel Kinnaman has joined the ranks of gi practicing actors around February of 2018. As a part of stunt work in the Rigan Machado related stunt studio 8711 which helped Keanu Reeves prep for...
Roberto Atalla: Jean Jacques Machado’s Ego is As Inflated As Rigan Machado’s Belly
Mar 12, 2018BJJEE
Jean Jacques Machado recently explained how it is that his promotion doesn’t fall under the same criteria as others saying: My name is Jean Jacques Machado. I recently turned...
Wiz Khalifa Trains in Rigan Machado’s “Flow Jiu-Jitsu” System
May 09, 2017BJJEE
The latest big time celebrity to train Jiu-Jitsu is Wiz Khalifa! He is training with the most Hollywood of all BJJ instructors: Rigan Machado in the system that Rigan specially made for celebrities...
Photo Evidence Disproves Rigan Machado’s Statement, Saucido Taught For Him At Flagship Academy
Mar 22, 2017BJJEE
Earlier today we reported that Rigan Machado issued this statement: This statement confirms Rigan Machado has had business dealings with Sex Offender Paul Saucido in the past. Prior to...
Machados Issue Statement regarding Rigan Machado, Rigan Denies Promotion Of Sex Offender Saucido
Mar 22, 2017BJJEE
One of the main stories that shook the bjj world yesterday was the mystery case of who promoted Sex Offender Paul Saucido to the rank of bjj black belt. As a reminder Saucido is...
Rigan Machado: ‘Ashton Kutcher Would Beat McGregor in a Grappling Match’
Oct 28, 2016BJJEE
When news broke out early last year that actor Ashton Kutcher had been promoted to purple belt by Rigan Machado, the BJJ community had mixed reactions. Some were happy about the news, many...
Rigan Machado Answers Critics on Teaching Method for Celebrities with Limited Sparring
Jan 03, 2016BJJEE
Rigan Machado is an 8th degree red and black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, earning his rank under Carlos Gracie Jr. He is a former Jiu-Jitsu world champion and a veteran of the ADCC....
Rigan Machado Designs Jiu-Jitsu System without Sparring for Celebrities
Mar 21, 2015BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son...
Rigan Machado on Ashton Kutcher’s Real Level in BJJ. Compares His Body Type to Roger Gracie’s
Jan 15, 2015BJJEE
When news broke out that actor Ashton Kutcher had been promoted to purple belt by Rigan Machado, the BJJ community had mixed reactions. Some were happy about the news, many were not and some...
Rigan Machado: ‘Ashton Kutcher Could Beat Some Pros. I Invited Him To Compete at JJWL’
Dec 19, 2014BJJEE
When news broke out that actor Ashton Kutcher had been promoted to purple belt by Rigan Machado, the BJJ community had mixed reactions. Some were happy about the news, many were not and...
Ashton Kutcher Promoted to BJJ Purple Belt by Rigan Machado
Dec 12, 2014BJJEE
It looks like Ashton Kutcher has been promoted to purple belt by Rigan Machado. Back in February 2014 he was a promoted straight to a ‘2 stripe blue belt’ by Machado....
Carlos Machado Receives 8th degree Red & White Coral Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
Professor Carlos Machado, the eldest of the legendary Machado brothers has been on the mat since he was 4 years old and represents over five decades of learning, teaching, competing, and sharing in...
Mel Gibson Was Exposed to BJJ in 1987 – Just Spotted Training Alongside Belfort & Machado
May 06, 2019BJJEE
Mel Gibson is the latest superstar to have been spotted doing bjj. He joins names such as Mickey Rourke, Ashton Kutcher, Charlie Hunnam, Guy Ritchie, Lewis Hamilton and many many others in...
Jean Jaques Machado Issues Challenge – Atalla Responds: “I never Wanted your f**king Fake Belt”
Mar 13, 2018BJJEE
When a group of students promoted their coach to the rank of coral belt they didn’t really consider they would be stirring the pot majorly. This instructor had been a student of...
