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Author Archive: BJJEE1 Admin

Conor McGregor Struck By Car, Thanks Judo & Wrestling: “Having Awareness On The Landing Saved My Life”

It’s not every day that you hear someone crediting judo or/and wrestling for saving their life in a traffic accident… But that’s exactly what Conor McGregor did. Just a day ago,...

WWE Superstar Matt Riddle Promoted To BJJ Black Belt

Matt Riddle, a WWE superstar, has been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt yesterday! The promotion took place at the Daniel Gracie academy in Orange County (Orlando, Florida):...

UFC’s Brandon Moreno Addresses ‘Fake BJJ Black Belts’: “It Depends On The Standards Of The Coach”

Brandon Moreno is a two-time and current UFC Flyweight champion, who recently won his title back in a match against Deiveson Figueiredo. Other than that, Moreno is also a BJJ black belt. He was...

Get Your Arm Underneath Their Chin (For A Rear Naked Choke) – Here’s How

You know what they say about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: it’s all in the details. In those small adjustments that can improve your technique by tenfold, but which you’d never come across if someone...

The “Scissor” Is An Extremely Useful Movement In BJJ & You Need To Practice It

Are you looking to improve your Open Guard game? Yes? Fantastic! But yeah, we know how frustrating playing it can get; you seem to have less attacking options than you do when playing from top and...

The Under Cross Reap: Here’s How To Set It Up

The Japanese term ashi garami translates literally to “leg entanglement”. Cross ashi garami refers to trapping or entangling an opponents’ leg across your own center line. Inside sankaku is a...

Should You Chase Perfection In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

You want to get better, you want to improve as much as you can… And yeah, you want to come as close to perfection as possible – but should you really strive for that? That is,...

Leg Pummeling: A Great Way To Counter Elevation From Butterfly Guard

If you’re in someone’s Butterfly Guard and they go to elevate you, you’re in Leg Lock danger. So, other than a Hip Switch, you could counter and defend against this elevation by...

UFC Veteran Felipe Colares Uses Jiu-Jitsu To Stop Thief in Brazil

Felipe Colares is a former UFC featherweight fighter… Who recently put his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills to great use – by stopping an alleged thief in Rio de Janeiro! Namely, he stopped a...

Cole Abate Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt – After Winning European Championships

Cole Abate just had a spectacular performance at the IBJJF European Championship 2023 – he had 6 matches and submitted 5 of his opponents, ultimately winning the gold medal in the purple belt...

Danielle Kelly Defends Musumeci’s Decision To Keep Applying The Submission – Even Though Bayanduuren Didn’t Tap

Mikey Musumeci defended his ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling world title against Gantumur Bayanduuren via unanimous decision… But only because his opponent wouldn’t tap to...

Nick Diaz Set To Make His Acting Debut Alongside Jean-Claude Van Damme

Nick Diaz is a man of many interests and talents… From triathlons and now to acting – as he will make his acting debut alongside none other than the Hollywood movie star Jean-Claude Van...

Mikey Musumeci: “I Am My Authentic Self When I Go Out There – I Am A Nerd”

Mikey Musumeci is one of the most successful submission grappling athletes in the world right now… And he’s eager to continue his winning streak in as dominant of a fashion as he’s...

Butt Scoot To Single Leg X: Here’s How To Do It

When you’re the top player in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match, it’s usually going to be you who’s going to control the pace of the bout. However, if the bottom player knows what he’s doing,...

Sean O’Malley Gets Kicked Out Of Restaurant For Dress Code Violation: “Do You Know Who The F*ck I Am?”

Image Credits: Sean O’Malley Instagram Sean O’Malley, UFC bantamweight, hasn’t fought since UFC 280 (October 2022) – when he went back and forth with Petr Yan for the full 15...

Here’s How To Defend Against The Outside Ashi Position

The Japanese term ashi garami translates literally to “leg entanglement”. Cross ashi garami refers to trapping or entangling an opponents’ leg across your own center line. Inside sankaku is a...

The “Step In & Step Out” Drill Is Going To Help Your Guard Passing A Lot

The over under pressure is one of the hardest guard passes to deal with. If your opponent knows what they are doing, it is a real nightmare… Anybody who watches the IBJFF black belt divisions knows...

Dean Lister’s Advice For Young Grapplers: “Relax And Don’t Give Up”

So you’d like to become a professional submission grappling athlete? That’s a great goal. And, as it is the case with any great goal, it’s a good idea to listen to the advice of...

BJJ Advice: Fight Them With Your Legs

There generally isn’t such a thing as a “shortcut to success”. However, there are things that you could do to improve faster, no matter the area of your life – and it’s...

Jose Aldo On Conor McGregor: “We’re Friends, I Have Nothing But Respect For Him”

Jose Aldo, the former featherweight UFC champion of the world, will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame. Prior to the induction, however, he was asked by the media on how his relationship with...

Have You Tried This Lockdown Technique From “Rock The Baby” Position?

Many BJJ practitioners have made a career from forcing an under hook half guard and sweeping or taking the back. This is a common method of playing guard used by a lot of elite level grapplers such...

Dallas Niles Shows The Tightest Guillotine Choke From Crucifix

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 crucifix is...

Invisible Habits: An Important Link In Your BJJ Success

Image Credits: Brian Glick Instagram Even if you’re not aware of them, there are some habits that you engage in while training and competing… That are hindering your improvement and...

Joe Rogan Talks How Alcohol Negatively Affects A Fighter’s Career

Sure, alcohol is fun… But how “fun” is it when you’re trying to create a career for yourself in professional fighting? That’s exactly the topic that Joe Rogan and Belal...