Improve Your Side Control Defense With The “Iron Squirrel” Principle
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Are you someone who tends to start panicking when people pass your guard and get you into Side Control… And kinda don’t know how to successfully defend and escape from the position? If...
Polaris 17: Craig Jones Defeats Davi Ramos & Other Results
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Polaris 17 was everything the BJJ community wanted it to be. After its last three events were held under team grappling rules (Polaris Squads), the UK-based promotion now returned to the single...
Watch: Josh Hinger Breaks Finger While Rolling with Cat Zingano
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Sooner or later, injuries happen. You can implement as many precautionary measures as you’d wish, but the nature of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is that it’s a martial art – and that,...
Russel Brand Promoted to Purple Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has become sort of “mainstream” among celebrities these days. However, many of them train BJJ in a private classes setting, without a desire to truly spar with other...
“Cleveland Browns” Offensive Lineman Training Includes Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Scott Peters has been an Offensive Lineman for the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team from 2002 until 2006. During his time there, he came to a realization that his bodyweight (300 pounds) was often...
Junior dos Santos Set to Compete in Pro Wrestling Debut
Oct 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: ESPN Junior dos Santos, one of the MMA greats (with a 21-9 record to his name), is a former UFC heavyweight champion of the world. However, he was released from the UFC after suffering...
GrappleFest 10 Full Card Preview: Ruotolo Brothers, Dante Leon, & Others
Oct 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The GrappleFest promotion is returning back to the podium with GrappleFest 10 on November 20 (Saturday). This event will take place in the UK, and the organizers have already revealed the full card...
Roger Gracie Hangs Out with Hollywood Star Jason Momoa
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
When you’re successful in what you do, you attract other successful people to you. That saying was shown to be true for the one and only Roger Gracie; a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu icon who’s...
Daniel Cormier: “UFC’s Greatest Submission Artist in History is Royce Gracie”
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Who’s the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete in the UFC’s history? There are a lot of answers to this question, but Daniel Cormier – former UFC’s heavyweight and...
SUG 27: Mason Fowler Takes On Gabriel Checco
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yet another exciting Submission Underground (SUG) event is taking place sooner than you might know! SUG 27 is coming on October 10 (Sunday) and will showcase a number of high-paced matches. Here is...
Who’s Number One (WNO): Gordon Ryan vs. Philip Rowe Full Card Lineup
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Another Who’s Number One (WNO) event is taking place soon, in less than two weeks – on October 20. That Wednesday is promising a night full of action, featuring some of the most highly...
This Butterfly Sweep Is So Simple You’ll Use It All The Time
Oct 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Have you had enough with complicated techniques which have a seemingly never-ending amount of details? It would be really neat if you could just learn a couple of simple, but effective moves…...
John Danaher Explains Why You Should Write Down What You Learn During Training
Oct 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ever felt like you have too much on your plate while training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Probably more often than not – and most likely due to the sheer amount of stuff you have to learn during...
Mackenzie Dern Talks UFC Vegas 39 Main Event Bout: “The Easiest Way To Beat Her Is On The Ground”
Oct 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
October 9 is just around the corner, and so is UFC Vegas 39! The main event will be headlined by Mackenzie Dern, who’s taking on Marina Rodriguez in a strawweight fight. Dern is currently...
Henry Cejudo Set To Be An Executive Producer Of A Hollywood Movie
Oct 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Henry Cejudo is an Olympic champion in wrestling and a former UFC champion who’s been retired since May 2020, when he was KO’d by Dominick Cruz. He’s eyed a comeback since then,...
BJ Penn Announces That He’ll Run for Governor of Hawaii
Oct 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Mixed martial arts success and success in politics? Why not – because that’s what BJ Penn is seemingly aiming for! And why, you ask? Well, it’s because he has just announced that he...
Polaris 17: Full Card Lineup & Preview
Oct 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Polaris promotion is back with a “bang”! On October 9 (Saturday), some of the world’s most elite grapplers will step on the mats and face each other in the Polaris 17...
Royce Gracie Talks Kron’s Setback in the UFC: “He Showed That He Can Take A Punch”
Oct 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Royce Gracie – a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA legend – is one of the most responsible athletes for the spread of mixed martial arts’ and BJJ’s popularity. Recently, he spoke on...
Breaking: Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) Returns in 2022
Oct 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve thought that this year couldn’t get better with BJJ tournaments and news, then you’ve thought wrong – because the highly regarded Eddie Bravo Invitational (EBI) will...
Roger Gracie on Why You Need To Be Good at Just a Few Jiu-Jitsu Moves
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
More techniques = more Jiu Jitsu success, right? Well, legendary Roger Gracie doesn’t think so. In his eyes, becoming a great jiujiteiro means becoming very good in a handful of techniques by...
Travis Stevens: “Learning How To Win Is More Than Just Learning Technique”
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Travis Stevens is an Olympic silver medalist Judoka and also a BJJ black belt under John Danaher – which he earned after just 18 months of training! Needless to say, Stevens is an absolute...
UFC’s Kevin Holland Stops Carjacker: “I hit him with a little sweep, get on top, Knee On Belly, hit him with a little Khabib Scarf Hold”
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
UFC’s Kevin Holland had a wild couple of days over the weekend. After fighting Kyle Daukaus in a no-contest (due to accidental headbutt), he stopped an alleged carjacker and kept him at bay by...
ADCC Asia & Oceania Trials Postponed Due to Coronavirus Pandemic
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Even though the BJJ competitions have picked up steam in the recent months, some disappointments still happen. And the newest one comes from Singapore – as it’s just been announced that...
Guy Leaps on Stage to Attack Khabib Nurmagomedov: Khabib Doesn’t Even Flinch
Oct 04, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov has retired from fighting, but lately he has been doing a lot of speaking engagements all over the world. However, not all of those engagements are equally great for one of the...
