Finally Make The Mir Lock Work For You
Dec 09, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
*Dramatic music plays in the bacground*: the Mir Lock! A powerful, shoulder-lock based submission that gets heads (and rotator cuffs) turning whenever it is applied properly. However, it is not seen...
Do The Folding Pass Every Single Time On Any Type Of Guard With Buchecha
Dec 07, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus „Buchecha“ Almeida is one of the greatest grapplers of all time. Being a 6x World Champion, he owes a lot of his success to his amazing passing game – which, more often than not, shows...
Avoid Getting DQ’d At Your Next Tourney By Knowing Exactly what is ‘Knee Reaping’
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Knee reaping is illegal in IBJJF tournaments and tournaments that run under the IBJJF rules. However, it’s also a commonly misunderstood position that can get the competitor disqualified from a...
What Should a BJJ Practitioner Do in a Street Altercation?
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of jiu jitsu practitioners started training BJJ because they wanted to feel more secure in their own skin if the need to protect themselves arises. And it is true: the self-confidence that...
Olympic Medalist Ugo Legrand’s Special Set up To Throw with Kouchi Gari
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A 2012 Summer Olympics Bronze Medalist, Ugo Legrand is one of the best French judokas of all time. In this video he walks us through the way he sets up the Kouchi Gari throw. Grips and The...
Richie “Boogeyman” Martinez On Combining Breakdancing & Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Richie Martinez, more often known as „The Boogeyman“ is one of those jiujiteiros that are known for their entertaining style and unexpected moves! He is a 10th Planet black belt under Eddie Bravo...
Make Your Grappling Game More Aggressive With These 3 Small Adjustments
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
It seems that there are nowadays many people complaining that BJJ has become „too soft“ – with a lot of critics pointing towards the stalling nature of most matches, where competitors aim to...
How To Stop Gassing Out On The Mat as You Get Older
Nov 26, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Conditioning is an important part of staying healthy and of continuous, years-long BJJ training practice. But it gets even more important for the jiujiteiro’s wellbeing as the years fly by –...
You Owe It To Yourself To Become a BJJ Black Belt
Nov 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
What would it mean for you to become a BJJ black belt? Not just in terms of your Jiu Jitsu journey, but for your life as well? Whatever your answer is, you need to be absolutely certain of one thing:...
“I am on the mats all the time, so why am I not making progress?“
Nov 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
„I am on the mats all the time, so why am I not making progress?“ That just might be the biggest woe and worry of the seasoned Jiu Jitsu practitioner. Simply put, after a while, a BJJ plateau...
Robert Drysdale: Has Maeda Promoted Brazilian Students to Black Belt?
Nov 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
BJJ history is full of undiscovered secrets, of interesting twists and turns! One of them rests on the discussion of whether or not the legendary Mitsuyo Maeda has promoted his Brazilian students to...
BJJ Chokes That Everybody Should Know, With Lachlan Giles
Nov 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles, a bronze medalist in this year’s ADCC absolute division and one of the most well-known contemporary grapplers, teamed up with Bernardo Faria to show three BJJ chokes that...
Rickson Gracie Secret: Improve By Making Yourself The Worst Guy In Your Academy
Nov 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If there were one thing that would immediately guarantee you that you’d keep on improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as time flies, what would it be? What would it be that you’d need to do?...
Tap Your Opponents With These Unexpected Wrist Locks
Nov 02, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Wrist locks! They are nasty, they are sneaky and they get on your nerves when you get tapped too many times with them… Yet, everybody loves them and wants to have them in their submission...
How To Never Get Thrown in BJJ
Nov 02, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Love them or hate them, throws are something every jiujiteiro needs to practice in order to bring his A-game to the table. And, as important it is to learn the throw techniques, it is...
Fabio Gurgel On How He Made Alliance The Most Successful Team in BJJ History
Oct 29, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Fabio Gurgel is a name well-known throughout worldwide Jiu Jitsu circles. He is one of the world’s most sought after coaches, responsible for the development of many beloved jiujiteiros –...
Felipe Pena On Overcoming Obstacles To Become a World Champion
Oct 28, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Felipe Pena is often one of the first athletes a new Jiu Jitsu practitioner hears about and looks upon as a role model. And for good reason: „Preguiça“ is commonly mentioned as one of the top...
Lachlan Giles’ Tips For Balancing Training and Obligations & Importance of Details
Oct 28, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles is one of the most respected names of today’s grappling. He has earned that respect by placing 3rd at this year’s ADCC in the absolute division where he heelhooked Kaynan...
Bodybuilder & BJJ Practitioner: Specific Strength Competition
Oct 27, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Have you ever thought to yourself: „How well would a BJJ practitioner fare against a bodybuilder in a strength competition?“ Well, we have great news for you! MuscleTV has decided to put J.T....
Tap Anyone From Inside Their Closed Guard
Oct 27, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Being inside somebody’s closed guard can often be a nightmare because of the constant necessity to open and pass it, as well as because of the constant danger of being swept and...
These Micro Adjustments Make It Almost Impossible To Get Armbarred in Closed Guard
Oct 25, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
An armbar from closed guard is one of those submissions that is taught in the very first couple of BJJ classes and that is carried across all levels of your Jiu Jitsu development, all the way from...
Eddie Bravo on Being Snubbed By GracieMag in 2003
Oct 25, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
These days, Eddie Bravo needs little introduction: he’s one of the most famous contemporary jiujiteiros and coaches, and one of the most deserving figures for the promotion and popularization...
Brendan Schaub: ‘BJJ Specialists Are The Worst Specialists In MMA’
Oct 25, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In his recent Below The Belt podcast episode, Brendan Schaub – a former MMA fighter and a stand-up comedian – has spoken, amongst other things, about Kron Gracie’s recent UFC fight versus...
Why Every Grappler Needs to do Yoga, by Yoga for BJJ’s Sebastian Brosche
Oct 18, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A black belt in BJJ under Eduardo Rios and a second degree black belt in Judo, Sebastian Brosche is the creator of the famous „Yoga for BJJ“ website – where he aims to transform every single...
