Developing Power and Flexibility With Wrestling Drills
Mar 01, 2023BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art that heavily emphasizes technique over strength and power. However, as the sport grows and more and more athletes compete in BJJ and grappling, athleticism will...
The Underhook: A Great Defense Against Wrestling Takedown Entries
Feb 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
An underhook is a clinch hold that is used in grappling to control the opponent. It is performed from any direction by putting an arm under the opponent’s arm, and holding the opponent’s...
Craig Jones Claims Folk Style Wrestling Is Superior To Sambo – In Pinning
Feb 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Even though Alexander Volkanovski lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, Craig Jones remains adamant that Sambo isn’t really that much of a “superpower” that many seem to think it is....
Sambo Vs. Wrestling: Which is The Superior Grappling Art?
Feb 07, 2023BJJEE
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...
Andrew Wiltse Explains How To Combine Wrestling And Sweeps In BJJ
Jan 31, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
One of the biggest “mistakes” that the majority of BJJ students make – and that you can exploit – is that once they get down to the mats, they stay down… Instead of wrestling up –...
These are the 10 Principles Of Submission Wrestling, By Luta Livre Master Roberto Leitao
Jan 30, 2023BJJEE
Written by Raphael Levy of Jits.fr With two colleagues, I was doing a few years ago my first pilgrimage to Rio. And like many gringos before me, after a few weeks of frantic workouts, I ended up...
Conor McGregor Struck By Car, Thanks Judo & Wrestling: “Having Awareness On The Landing Saved My Life”
Jan 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not every day that you hear someone crediting judo or/and wrestling for saving their life in a traffic accident… But that’s exactly what Conor McGregor did. Just a day ago,...
Jake Paul Transitions to MMA, Here are His Wrestling Matches
Jan 06, 2023BJJEE
Jake Paul has made the move many were asking him to do – he will compete in MMA! He recently announced the signing of a multi-year deal with the Professional Fighters League (PFL), under which...
Tom DeBlass Remembers The Time He Was Beaten By a Girl on the Wrestling Mats
Jan 03, 2023BJJEE
You very rarely see men and women compete in mixed gender divisions in BJJ competitions. This is for the simple reason that the difference in strength is tremendous. It can be argued that the average...
10 Essential Wrestling Moves And Techniques You Should Master
Dec 23, 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...
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “My Son Started Wrestling At Three And A Half Years Of Age”
Dec 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov is known as one of the greatest to ever do it in MMA – and there’s a good chance that his son will follow his footsteps. During a recent interview with Red Corner MMA...
Cain Velasquez Out on Bail Addresses Crowd at Pro Wrestling Event
Dec 04, 2022BJJEE
Cain Velasquez, who was released on $1 million bail after being detained for 8 months, has now been given permission to participate in a professional wrestling mach – on December 3, in Arizona....
Alex Pereira Challenges Khamzat Chimaev to a Indigenous Wrestling Match
Dec 02, 2022BJJEE
Newly crowned UFC middleweight champion Alex Pereira and contender Khamzat Chimaev have been engaged in a war of words in the last weeks. Pereira issued a challenge to Chimaev by showing his...
What Is Greco-Roman Wrestling?
Dec 01, 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...
Cain Velasquez Given Permission By Court To Participate In Pro Wrestling Event
Nov 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Cain Velasquez, who was released on $1 million bail after being detained for 8 months, has now been given permission to participate in a professional wrestling mach – on December 3, in Arizona....
Transform Your Wrestling Game: Use Snapdowns to Set Up Your Shots
Nov 22, 2022BJJEE
One of the best ways to take down your opponent in grappling and jiu-jitsu is undoubtedly through the use of single and double legs. However, although these takedowns are often regarded as...
Ben Askren on World Cup: ‘For Your Son To Be a Man, No To Soccer, Yes To Wrestling’
Nov 21, 2022BJJEE
USA Wrestling Olympian and Former UFC welterweight/former One FC champion Ben Askren commented on the football/soccer World Cup and he was not impressed by the attitude of some soccer players: ...
Bo Nickal On Khamzat Chimaev: “He’s Basically Wrestling High School Kids In Sweden”
Nov 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Bo Nickal is never shy to showcase and emphasize his wrestling skills… Even when it comes to a potential matchup against someone like Khamzat Chimaev. Nickal was supposed to have his debut...
Firas Zahabi: “Judo & Wrestling Does Two Things That BJJ Neglects”
Nov 04, 2022BJJEE
GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi is a bjj black belt under John Danaher and in the video, he explains why conditioning work is the number one thing that is lacking in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He explains...
Islam Makhachev Leaks Video of Him OutWrestling Daniel Cormier
Oct 31, 2022BJJEE
Islam Makhachev recently earned the UFC lightweight title, after submitting Charles Oliveira at UFC 280. So, among other things, it’s “safe to say” that Makhachev is an outstanding...
The Price You Have To Pay For Poor Wrestling Position…
Oct 09, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that wrestling can actually be quite simple? It sure can, if you dedicate yourself to learning and perfecting a set number of techniques, until you can hit them automatically. It’s...
Chael Sonnen Comments McGregor’s Recent Wrestling Video: “He’s Coming Back”
Oct 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
In a recently published social media video, Conor McGregor was seen putting in hard wrestling training rounds. The former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion sparred with with the world-class...
Antonio Inoki, Wrestling Legend Who Faced Muhammad Ali, Passes Away
Oct 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Antonio Inoki, the Japanese professional wrestling legend and mixed martial arts pioneer, has passed away. As confirmed by Yahoo Japan, he died at the age of 79 years old, after a battle with health...
[Watch] Conor McGregor Shows Off Wrestling Skills In Recent Video
Sep 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Conor McGregor always seems to stay in the MMA spotlight, despite the fact that he hasn’t fought in a while. For example, just recently, he posted an Instagram video where he is seen showing...
