Why You Actually Need To Wait A Bit Longer Before You Tap Out
Aug 26, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
One of the golden rules in BJJ training is to „tap early and tap often“. The reasoning behind this is clear: to evade injuries and to overcome your own ego, so as to restart the roll and learn as...
This Back Escape Technique Leads Straight To Side Control
Aug 24, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If somebody takes your back, you’ve got a number of ways to escape at your disposal. However, most of these setups don’t have much more other than the „escape“ itself in mind; that...
Overcome Pre-Competition Fear And Anxiety By Following These 3 Tips
Aug 24, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
A competition can either be an amazing, fulfilling experience or a frightening and soul-crushing one. And this doesn’t depend just on whether or not you’ll win the match and/or the...
You’ll Never Become Really Good at BJJ – But So What?
Aug 22, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Oh, high hopes. Everyone gets carried away on the wings of hope from time to time; which in BJJ means dreaming of great successes! However, our...
BJJ Doesn’t Get You Motivated Anymore? Do This To Get Back On Track
Aug 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Jiu Jitsu, just like everything else in life, has its highs and lows. And sometimes, those lows hit much harder than they ever did, lasting for much longer periods of time than we’d want to....
Here’s Why It’s Good That You Started Training BJJ Later In Life
Aug 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. As Jiu Jitsu athletes, we often look so avidly at our younger training partners who are so much better than us; and that will, when they reach...
Catch Wrestling For BJJ: The Spinal Splitter with Keenan Cornelius
Aug 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are *those* kinds of Catch Wrestling submissions that, once you see them, make you shiver with fear… But that make your eyes shine with happiness as well! Yeah they’re nasty, but...
Old-School Your Way To Victory With The Plier Sweep with Carlos Machado
Aug 19, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Old school is often times the best school! If it weren’t for the BJJ masters and grandmasters, our sport wouldn’t be where it is today; both in terms of its rich history and lifestyle,...
Pull Guard Straight Into A Triangle With Andre Galvao
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Gi offers so many opportunities and possibilities for your BJJ game! You can be really creative and go for the most complex of lapel combinations, for example, which will not only confuse your...
Upgrade Your Closed Guard With This Triple Attack Sequence From Jt Torres
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You might consider the Closed Guard as an „old fashioned“ position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, but you can’t deny the fact that you still lock it up quite often. That is to say, no matter how...
Game Changing Shoulder Pressure Tip from Side Control to Overwhelm Your Opponent
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Shoulder pressure is a very important aspect of a successful Jiu Jitsu passing and submission game. In this video, the famed instructor Paul Schreiner shows how to correctly utilize the concept of...
Simplify Your BJJ: Go For The Leglock Immediately After A Takedown!
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are a LOT of cool sequences to try out and use in BJJ! One of our sport’s greatest advantages is exactly that; the opportunity to mix all of those moves together, with an ultimate goal of...
Try These Three High Percentage Side Control Escapes, Right Now!
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Side Control is one of those positions you might not feel too afraid of. „Sure, I’m in a defensive position, but it isn’t so bad“, you rationalize to yourself… As your opponent...
Here Are Two Great Ways To Offbalance Your Opponent For A Throw
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
When you train grappling, there’s a ton of stuff that you have to learn in order to make a technique work. And this doesn’t mean that you just have to understand the way it works, nor...
This Is How NOT To Get Triangle Choked When Passing The Guard
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You know what they say – if you want to win big, sometimes you have to risk big as well! High risk=high reward, and that is often a very true statement in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Sometimes,...
What’s The One Drill Which Will Improve ALL Of Your Throws?
Aug 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Be honest with us: are you really comfortable when going for a throw, or could you use a little bit more self-confidence? Just like in other aspects of the BJJ game, throws require you to fully...
Upgrade Your Toreando Guard Pass With These Tips From Andre Galvao
Aug 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is probably one of the first guard passes you’ve learned in BJJ – one that, more likely than not, you’re using on a rather frequent basis. However, no matter how much...
The Story Of Kenji Tomiki – A Judoka That Tried To Save Aikido
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Whichever field you’re involved in and/or thinking about right now, you most certainly had a chance to – through sheer coincidence sometimes – find out about great people who are involved...
These 4 Sweep Tips Will Elevate Your Success Rate By A LOT
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ever went through a number of sweeping techniques and thought to yourself: „Jeez, how am I supposed to remember all of this when I roll?“ Well, you don’t have to learn all of them, nor is...
This is How To Build More Confidence In Your Jiu Jitsu Skills
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Will you let us share a well-known secret… One that greatly influences how you’ll perform during your training rolls, as well as in tournaments? It doesn’t have anything to do with...
Improve Your Pressure Passing Game With The Butter Flip Pass
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Would you say that guard passing is your weak side? That, perhaps, you’re not as fast as your training partners are; or, at the very least, that you’re not as quick as their guard...
Just How Much Strength Training Do You Need For BJJ?
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Just how much strength training do you really need for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? One school of thought advocates virtually no strength training at all, where this modality of training is seen as something...
Fundamental Guard Passing Detail Every Jiujiteiro Needs To Know
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Guard passing is no easy business! There are many different elements that you have to take into consideration when approaching the training...
Improve Faster In Jiu Jitsu By Limiting Your Options
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. If you have some experience on the mats, then you’re probably well aware that there are no real „shortcuts“ in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu....
