Judo Federation Reveals Partnership with CNN, Hoping To Bring In Fans
Aug 26, 2017BJJEE
International Judo Federation just revealed a very interesting partnership they hope will advance the understanding and adoption of Judo. Ms. Corinna Keller, CNN Vice President of...
Eastern Europe Hardcore Wrestling Warm Ups: RagBall
Aug 26, 2017BJJEE
Wrestling is an intense sport that doesn’t shy away from dedicating time to the warm up jiu-jitsu academies often do. This is why they’re able to do an intense warm up...
Joe Rogan on soon Turning 50: “Jiu-jitsu was the ultimate revelation”
Aug 25, 2017BJJEE
Comedian, actor and UFC commentator Joe Rogan comes from a long tradition of Boston stand-ups. But that doesn’t diminish his love affair with martial arts. He first tried...
Bruno Malfacine and Rodolfo Vieira Ready To Represent BJJ at Shooto Brazil
Aug 25, 2017BJJEE
Over the weekend another interesting event will take place – August 27th Shooto Brazil is hosting 74th edition with a new card to mark the beginning of the era. “This event...
Jocko Willink: Belts Stopped Mattering To Me At Purple Belt, Jiu-Jitsu Meaning Bypasses Belts
Aug 25, 2017BJJEE
Jocko Willink is very disciplined and he’s a Dean Lister black belt to boot. But he believes there’s more to bjj than meets the eye and it has to be about more than just ranking...
New York Knicks Giant Works On His Stand Up
Aug 24, 2017BJJEE
New York Knicks Power Forward Kristaps Porzingis has long been into combat sports. We first wrote about him after he rubbed elbows with bjj’s loudmouth extraordinaire Dillon Danis...
Demian Maia Returning To Octagon For Sao Paulo Event
Aug 24, 2017BJJEE
Demian Maia was itching to get his title shot at a UFC Fight Night event in Sao Paulo however Woodley made a smart play and got the match expedited only to follow up with a lackluster...
Leo Vieira Is In as ADCC Superfight Replacement
Aug 23, 2017BJJEE
Exciting news coming from Chekmat HQ. Leo Vieira has decided to accept the ADCC superfight offer. Just a month after return to competition at Berkut Grand Prix 6, Vieira decided to step in...
Berkut Doing Action Packed Rio De Janeiro Grand Prix
Aug 23, 2017BJJEE
After some very big names were in the last edition of the Grand Prix, Berkut went and upped the stakes yet again. This time they will be organizing an event around upto 75kg and upto 85...
Jon Jones Tested Positive at Cormier Weigh In, Stripped of Title
Aug 23, 2017BJJEE
Jon Jones is an American mixed martial artist and a two-time former Light Heavyweight Champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He last fought Daniel Cormier at UFC 214, delivering a...
Mixed Martial Artist in Russia Accused of Causing Death of Victim Following Altercation
Aug 22, 2017BJJEE
In somewhat uncivil twist in Russia an MMA practitioner murdered a body builder. A confrontation in the Russian alley had a deadly outcome. The two men indulged in competition between...
Travis Stevens: If You’re Only Working Hard When Someone’s Watching You, You’re Not Doing It Right
Aug 22, 2017BJJEE
Travis Stevens is a man of many gifts but perhaps the one to admire the most is his work ethic. The Silver Olympic Judo medalist has put in 6 hour work outs for a number of years to get...
Matt Hughes Back To Doing jiu-jitsu Just 2 Months After Car Wreck
Aug 22, 2017BJJEE
Matt Hughes is back on the mat! Just two months following series of injuries stemming from a train hitting his truck in Illinois. Footage of Hughes rolling was posted by his friend Tony...
Kayla Harrison on depression, suicidal thoughts and being saved by Judo
Aug 21, 2017BJJEE
In bjj it’s quite common to hear practitioners to say BJJ saved my life. But when it comes to public figures and judo it’s perhaps a little less prominent. Kayla Harrison...
Mauricio Gomes On How He Raised Roger Gracie To Be A Champion
Aug 21, 2017BJJEE
Mauricio Motta Gomes is one of the 6 figures to be promoted to the rank of bjj black belt by the legend Rolles Gracie whose life was cut short in a tragic accident. Rolles Gracie was always...
Olympic judo star Was shot in the foot by a Ricocheted Bullet in Cambrils
Aug 20, 2017BJJEE
While the whole world reels from the attack in Barcelona new news are constantly emerging. The latest bit, relevant to the grappling community – is that British Olympic judo...
Polaris 5: Results, Mockery and Controversies
Aug 20, 2017BJJEE
Polaris just concluded the latest edition of the event. In a much anticipated duel the event featured the match everyone has been gearing to see for the last year – Garry Tonon vs...
Dillon Danis Gets Up Close And Personal With Tonon’s face at Polaris 5 Weigh In
Aug 19, 2017BJJEE
photo: Richard Presley, attacktheback.com Polaris 5 is on fire. Just ahead of the scheduled grappling matches came the weigh ins. Which were uncharacteristically dramatic. Take a look:...
Judo Coach Describes Coming Face to Face With Barcelona Attacker
Aug 19, 2017BJJEE
A british man came face to face with a terrorist as he was shot dead by the police in Cambrils after the horrendous Barcelona attack this past Thursday. The man in question is British...
Werdum Bout Scheduled For UFC 216
Aug 19, 2017BJJEE
In an interesting turn of events Fabricio Werdum will be next dueling the un-retired and often hilarious Derick Lewis. Lewis announced retirement earlier in the year following a loss...
Woman Utilizes MMA Training To Prevent A Man From Abducting Children On Playground
Aug 18, 2017BJJEE
This past Tuesday a woman in Canada found herself in a situation where she was fighting for a child’s life. The woman in question is Chelsi Sabbe who works at the Tiny Treasure...
IBJJF Grand Prix Late Day Roster Change: Xande Ribeiro In
Aug 17, 2017BJJEE
IBJJF Grand Prix has had a tough time coming together this year. Following the biggest sensation Roger Gracie backing out, the event has hit another snag. Mahamed Aly,...
Wrestling GOAT, Alexander Karelin: Age Cheating Is Destroying The Sport
Aug 17, 2017BJJEE
Alexander Karelin is one of the all time greatest Greco Roman Wrestlers. Karelin’s antics earned him a spot on our list of greatest grapplers. Still he is now going on the record...
BJJ Black Belt Hal MacDonald helps Police officer Detain Suspect Following Scuffle
Aug 16, 2017BJJEE
It seems like every day we hear about a jiu-jitsu student that has found themself in a position to assist a member of the Law Enforcement. The latest case was Rodrigo Resende Academy...
