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Author Archive: BJJEE1 Admin

Gordon Ryan To Take Business Partner To Court For Mishandling His Website

Gordon Ryan has found himself in an unfavorable situation with an unnamed business partner. Namely, the business partner – who’s also Ryan’s friend – has been mishandling...

Kade Ruotolo: “99% Of BJJ Athletes Are On Some Sort Of Performance Enhancing Drugs”

Kade Ruotolo has made the best out of the previous weeks. He’s established himself as one of the best-known names in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; having won the ADCC World Championship at...

Khabib On Recovery From Training: “Most Important Thing Is Sleep”

If you want to be successful at something like Khabib Nurmagomedov has been in MMA, then you have to learn about and apply the power of routine. You have to have the work ethic to support it, as...

WWE Wrestlers Dave Bautista & MVP Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

WWE wrestlers training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – it just makes sense, doesn’t it? Both WWE and BJJ are based on grappling and carry a lot of crossovers between each other. Well, it may...

Islam Makhachev: “We Have To Cancel Many BJJ Black Belts”

Islam Makhachev put on a stellar performance at the UFC 280, beating Charles Oliveira with an Arm Triangle for the lightweight title. Prior to the fight, he spoke to Daniel Cormier. Cormier warned...

Nicholas Meregali: “Gordon Is One Of The Nicest Guys I’ve Met In My Life”

Gordon Ryan is not just the #1 ranked no-gi athlete – but he’s also, arguably, the #1 trash talker in the BJJ community. However, those who are closest to him often regard Ryan as one of...

Oliveira Reveals What Khabib Told Him After The UFC 280 Bout

Charles Oliveira has lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 280, after Makhachev dropped him to the canvas with a big right hand – and submitted him with an Arm Triangle. Leading up to the fight, there...

Kyle Boehm Accuses New Wave Jiu-Jitsu Team Of Fixing Matches

Kyle Boehm has made a post on Instagram last Sunday, in which he accused members of the New Wave Jiu-Jitsu team of participating in “fake”/fixed matches. He made the post shortly before...

This “Wrestle Up” Single Leg Setup By John Danaher Is Remarkably Simple

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...

Here’s How To Counter The Underhook From Half Guard

One of the worst things you could let someone do to you in BJJ is to let them get an underhook… Especially a deep underhook – if that happens, you’re going to be in trouble most of...

This Technique Is Your Last-Ditch Triangle Escape Opportunity

There are many ways to counter a triangle choke. There is the early escape, the middle escape and the late ‘Hail Mary’ escape. Saulo Ribeiro explains about how to escape from your...

This Is The Armdrag To Crucifix Setup You’ll Love

The Crucifix is one of the most dominant positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… But it tends to be somewhat elusive to athletes, especially those who haven’t learned how to set it up. The...

Tim Kennedy Promoted To 3rd Degree BJJ Black Belt

Tim Kennedy is a Strikeforce and UFC veteran, as well as a Green Beret and Special Forces Ranger. He’s also a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, who’s recently been promoted to his 3rd...

Gordon Ryan Calls Out Ruotolo Brothers: “I Will Fight You Both Back To Back”

A bit more than a week ago, Kade Ruotolo stated that if he and Gordon Ryan were to roll together, that Ryan wouldn’t be able to Heel Hook him. However, Ryan didn’t react to the call-out....

Reminder: Don’t Roll Hard With Everyone – Make Them Feel Good About BJJ

If you don’t train smart while you’re young, you’re going to pay the price for it when you get old(er)… And not necessarily “just” via injuries, but also via the...

Important: Map Your Transitions In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

The transition between standing techniques and ground techniques are rarely taught in BJJ. This is a small window of opportunity that is often neglected in BJJ. Capitalising on this moment is a...

Counter The Annoying “Leg Escape” From Mount With This Easy Move

The mount position is one of the most dominant controlling positions in BJJ. It is one of the fundamental positions in Jiu-Jitsu and is arguably one of the most valuable lessons a student will learn...

How To Open Closed Guard? Try The “Knee Post” Method

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...

Tom DeBlass: “Life Can be Hard – So When You Get On Those Mats, Don’t Make It Harder!”

The matter of the fact is that life can be very difficult… And that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu should be an outlet for you and your stress; not an addition to it. Nevertheless, a lot of BJJ students...

UFC 280: Islam Makhachev Taps Out Charles Oliveira with Arm Triangle

Islam Makhacev and Charles Oliveira headlined the UFC 280 fight card in Abu Dhabi, where they’ve fought for the vacant lightweight title. Earlier, Oliveira was stripped off the lightweight...

Rener Gracie Explains How The Gracie Family Gave Birth To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Rener Gracie was Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett‘s recent podcast episode guest. During the episode, the two discussed the many things that make them excited about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu;...

You’ll Use This Over-Under Throwby Pass Counter All The Time

We agree. Guard Retention isn’t exactly the coolest thing you could do or practice in Jiu-Jitsu. But no matter how “uncool” it may be, it’s still an extremely vital part of your BJJ...

Here’s A Simple Way To Escape The “Truck” – And Go For A Heel Hook

Be honest with us: could your BJJ escapes be polished up a little bit? Could they use some work? Yeah, they probably could… Because, even if you are comfortable with your escapes, you still...

Nicky Rodriguez Shows How To Pass To North-South With Ease

If you have been doing BJJ for any length of time you have asked yourself this question! Rickson Gracie once said, “the guard is the heart and soul of jiu jitsu”. If you haven’t already...