5 Key Lessons Roy Dean Picked Up from Training with John Danaher
Apr 08, 2024BJJEE
4 th degree BJJ black belt instructor Roy Dean recently embarked on an intense training journey with renowned martial arts instructor John Danaher in Austin, Texas. This experience offered Dean...
Roy Dean Shows How To Setup A Triangle Choke From Closed Guard
Apr 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The triangle choke from guard is one of the first submissions that you will typically learn in BJJ. It is highly effective and will work at all levels. There are so many ways to set up a triangle...
Roy Dean Shows A Clever Submission Trap Setup From Headquarters Position
Apr 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re passing Open Guard, getting into the Headquarters position is a great option – from which you’ll have a lot of opportunities to pass. This style which always starts from...
Roy Dean Shows A Great Figure Four To Armbar Transition
Feb 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There are countless moves used in BJJ, and it can take decades for you to master most of them. Being great at Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu isn’t about how many techniques you know – it’s about how sound...
Roy Dean Shows The Basic Americana Lock From Side Control
Jan 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a Jiu-Jitsu class. It’s very basic and very powerful. If you have been training a long time, then chances...
Roy Dean Shows A Simple, Yet Powerful Wrist Control
Nov 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The gift wrap position is a very powerful that you should be using in your Jiu-Jitsu. It’s a kind of hybrid mount-back position where you can control your opponent. It is even possible to...
Kimura From Closed Guard: Setup (And Variations) By Roy Dean
Nov 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, the Kimura from Closed Guard… Many a times the first submission of every BJJ white belt. Hits right into the nostalgia, doesn’t it? Kimura (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), chicken wing/double...
Roy Dean Demonstrates The Classic Side Control Escape
Oct 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Escaping the sidecontrol is one of the biggest challenges any beginner faces and it’s paramount to mastering bjj or even just saying you have rudimentary skills. Coming out of side control is no...
High Percentage Americana Lock Variations by Roy Dean
Aug 29, 2021BJJEE
The Ude Garami aka the ‘Americana’ is probably the first submission you will learn in a Jiu-Jitsu class. It’s very basic and very powerful. If you have been training a long time, then chances...
Roy Dean Addresses Feud With Stuart Cooper & Releases New DVD
Aug 13, 2014BJJEE
BJJ film make Stuart Cooper and BJJ instructor Roy Dean have had a public feud regarding the non-release of a Youtube video that was filmed by Cooper featuring Dean. Cooper explained...
Roy Dean on Training Judo, Aikido, Wrestling and Applying Them to BJJ
Oct 11, 2012BJJEE
Source: Grapple arts For the people who have never met you or don’t know anything about you, why don’t you take us a little bit through your martial arts history? I know you didn’t start in...
Destroying the legs – Dean Lister’s straight ankle lock & counter
Apr 23, 2013BJJEE
Dean Lister showing how to tear apart your opponents legs with a nasty leglock and heelhook.
Dean Lister’s MMA Gym Has Burned Down – Lister Escapes With Minor Injuries
Feb 23, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Victory MMA and Fitness, a renowned gym owned by BJJ legend Dean Lister, was partly destroyed by a devastating fire. The fire, which erupted in the early hours of February 22, not only destroyed the...
Flashback: Glover Teixeira Defeating Dean Lister in ADCC
Oct 31, 2021BJJEE
It was at UFC 267 where Glover Teixeira finally earned that for which he was working so hard during the last decade. He took on Jan Blachowicz during the fight night’s main event; and, after 9...
ADCC 2015: Keenan, Xande, Dean Lister Invited + Updated Competitors List
Jul 07, 2015BJJEE
ADCC Committee is officially announcing some of the names that are set to compete in the upcoming ADCC Worlds event in Sao Paulo, Brazil on 29–30th August, 2015 in the Ibirapuera...
According To Poll, Royler vs Eddie Will Be The Best Fight Of Metamoris 3
Mar 01, 2014BJJEE
In 2003, Eddie Bravo shocked the Jiu-Jitsu world by submitting the absolute favorite Royler Gracie in the quarterfinals of the ADCC, in São Paulo, with a triangle. Eleven years later,...
Shoulder Of Justice: 3x The Crossface Pressure
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Pressure is the name of the game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you can utilize it more than others can, and if you can do it in an efficient way… You’re well on your way to making your training...
Tachiwaza Pummeling: Vital Skill For Your Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Pummeling is a stand-up drill used by wrestlers to get familiar with the motion of continuously swimming inside for positional control in order to set up throws and takedowns. To practice pummeling,...
The Ankle Flare: A “Hidden” Detail That Makes The Difference (After Opening Closed Guard)
Feb 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There are numerous ways to open your training partner’s or opponent’s Closed Guard. However, you can’t just pick all of them; that is to say, you need to pick a handful of techniques and...
Turn The Corner When Opponent Sprawls – And Finish The Takedown
Dec 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Double leg takedown is probably the most utilized and high percentage takedown in MMA. And it is not only used in that sport, but also in many others like freestyle wrestling, BJJ, grappling, sambo,...
Basic Side Control Escape: Here’s How To Do It
Dec 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Just started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Awesome! For now, you should learn some basic techniques, especially defensive ones; such as the basic Side Control escape. Escaping the sidecontrol is one...
Straight Ankle Lock & Heel Hook Basics: Learn Them Today
Nov 15, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What do BJJ and MMA legends Imanari, Sakuraba, Shinya Aoki, Eddie Bravo, Ryan Hall and Dean Lister have in common? Not only do they have nasty submission games, they’re masters of one of the...
BJJ White Belts… You Have To Learn This Basic Guillotine Choke Setup
Oct 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The guillotine is a cruel strangulation. It goes fast, from multiple angles, no matter how strong you are. This versatility and speed make the guillotine ideal for sport BJJ players, who occasionally...
Are You A BJJ Beginner? Learn The Americana From Mount
Oct 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Americana, also known as the key-lock in wrestling, and ude garami in Judo is a shoulder lock in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that applies pressure on the shoulder of the opponent by bending the arm at...
