Xande Ribeiro Announces Return To Competing In Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 31, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Xande Ribeiro Instagram Xande Ribeiro has just announced his intention to return to BJJ competition – in 2025! His career, which spanned from 2001 to 2018, saw him claim multiple...
Xande Ribeiro Admits To Being Down $2 Million Due To Competitions Prep – But Still Doesn’t Fully Support CJI
Jun 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s no secret that combat sports competition preparation can get expensive… Especially on the professional level. In the case of Jiu-Jitsu, preparing for events organized by, for...
Xande Ribeiro On CJI vs ADCC: ‘Craig’s Intentions Are Good But His Purpose is Wrong’
Jun 15, 2024BJJEE
2024 ADCC Hall of Fame Inductee, BJJ Legend, and Victor Hugo’s Professor, Xande Ribeiro, shared his thoughts on the Craig Jones Invitational vs. ADCC situation in a recent interview with The...
Xande Ribeiro Compares ADCC & IBJJF: “Those Who Compete In The Gi…”
May 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
What’s better – ADCC or IBJJF? Well, everyone has their own set of opinions, including one of the greatest of all time, Xande Ribeiro. The multiple-time IBJJF Worlds and ADCC gold medal...
Xande Ribeiro Inducted Into The ADCC Hall Of Fame 2024 Class
Dec 12, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The ADCC has recently announced that Xande Ribeiro is going to be the first inductee of their 2024 Hall of Fame class! The 2024 induction into the Hall of Fame is not just a personal milestone for...
Xande Ribeiro Shows A Mount Escape Everyone Can Do
Oct 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Stuck under Mount? That’s too bad… But this is no time to ponder your bad luck – you’ve got to prepare to escape immediately! You need to look for space to frame on the...
Xande Ribeiro Reveals A Systematic Way To Trap An Arm From North South
Sep 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...
Xande Ribeiro Explains Why Nobody Has Passed His Guard Since 2005
Aug 04, 2023BJJEE
Discover Xande Ribeiro’s Impenetrable Guard Since 2005! A strong and impenetrable guard is a key objective for any serious martial artist. Even if you possess a natural talent for guard play,...
Xande Ribeiro Shows How To Escape Side Control
Apr 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Staying safe and getting out of Side Control is a huge challenge for any beginner and a must-have skill in order to really master BJJ. When you’re significantly outweighed by your opponent,...
Rafael Lovato Jr. & Xande Ribeiro Retire From IBJJF Competition
Jun 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The 2022 IBJJF World Championships have been emotional, and not just because of the results. Rather, it’s also because two legends decided to retire from IBJJF, gi-oriented competition –...
Bernardo Faria: “This Is The Coolest BJJ Concept I’ve Learned From Xande Ribeiro”
Jan 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If there’s only one thing you had to point out about the Jiu-Jitsu skills and success of Xande Ribeiro… There’s a good chance that you’d mention his guard retention – as...
Watch: The Exact Moment Nicholas Meregali Flipped Off Xande Ribeiro & Rafael Lovato Jr
Dec 14, 2021BJJEE
The 2021 IBJJF World Championship was nothing less than superb, with heaps of athletes putting their best performance on the line. You can see the full results here. However, the eagerly expected...
Pans 2021 Masters: Xande Ribeiro, Igor Gracie, & Others Take The Gold
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The IBJJF Pans 2021 finished on September 5, thus bringing to an end one of the most important tournaments in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Through it, the masters division has displayed some extremely...
Fight To Win 178 Results: Xande Ribeiro Wins via Armbar Attempt
Jul 27, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Fight To Win 178 took place on July 24, featuring a main event between Victor Hugo and Guilherme Augusto; where Hugo managed to defend his heavyweight title. Also, the legendary Xande Ribeiro...
Fight To Win 178 Line-Up: The Return of Xande Ribeiro
Jul 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Fight To Win 178 tournament will take place today, July 24. What makes the card ever-more exciting is the return of Xande Ribeiro to the competition scene, as he will have a match against Fellipe...
Rare Jiu-Jitsu Match: Ryron Gracie x Xande Ribeiro
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
This epic match between one of sport Jiu-Jitsu all time great, Xande Ribeiro, and Helio Gracie’s grandson, Ryron Gracie happened in 2004. Xande is a 7 time black belt world champion and 2x ADCC...
The Drill Xande Ribeiro Uses That Helped Him Not Get His Guard Passed In Competition Since 2005
Nov 18, 2020BJJEE
Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other different ones. The 39 year...
Xande Ribeiro’s Mount Escape Which Works on Anyone
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Let’s keep it real: there have been lots of times when you were stuck in your training partner’s or opponent’s Mount when you’ve resorted to doing the bridge and roll technique – otherwise...
(Video) Xande Ribeiro- How to Tighten Up Your Collar Chokes from the Back
Nov 14, 2020BJJEE
7 times world champion Xande Ribeiro shows some great details which will make your collar chokes from the back so much tighter and more effective
Learn To Strike Effectively with Tim Kennedy & Xande Ribeiro
Oct 15, 2020BJJEE
UFC vet Tim Kennedy, a BJJ black belt & US Army Ranger knows a thing or two about striking, especially for MMA so he released an interesting video on How to Fight using Kickboxing with Tim...
2 Worlds Collide: When Xande Ribeiro Faced Robert Drysdale
Jul 17, 2020BJJEE
Heavyweight Finals match of the Rickson Gracie Budo Challenge between Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro vs Robert Drysdale. Xande Ribeiro and Robert Drysdale are two of the most accomplished of...
Xande Ribeiro Explains How He Used the Xande Sweep to Beat Marcelo Garcia
Jun 19, 2020BJJEE
World champion Alexandre “Xande” Ribeiro, in this clip from Episode #17 of the Riccardo Baleia BJJ Podcast, talks about his trademark “Xande Sweep”. Xande is a master of the...
How Xande Ribeiro Traps His Opponents in The Side Closed Guard
Jun 19, 2020BJJEE
In BJJ, closed guard is a great place to be for the one on bottom as you have so many options whereas your opponent has much less. Xande Ribeiro likes to trap his opponent in the side closed guard...
Xande Ribeiro’s Morning Kettlebell Workout Routine
Apr 05, 2020BJJEE
It’s no mystery that the kettlebell is an effective tool for BJJ strength and conditioning. It’s versatility and construction make it extremely useful for developing functional strength, power,...
