Roberto “Gordo” Correa On How He Developed The Offensive Half Guard
Feb 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Roberto “Gordo” Correa is an important and legendary figure of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. A part of the old school generation, he has trained under Jean-Jacques Machado and has received his...
Jeff Glover On Why He Likes To Grapple Much Larger Opponents
Feb 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Known for his unorthodox and entertaining competing style, Jeff Glover is one of the most remarkable and well-known faces of the modern day jiu jitsu game. We decided to have a brief chat with him....
Top Competitor Advises To Study More BJJ And Train Less
Feb 10, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you are an up and coming competitor, you might come to believe that putting in more training sessions and more live rolls is the way to develop your skill level. And it makes sense, right? Well,...
Law Enforcement and Security Techniques That Just Don’t Work
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve probably had a chance to see all of those inefficient martial arts techniques on Instagram, Youtube and similar, right? And, while it seems that they are often a laughing stock for some...
How Can I Train a New BJJ Technique So That I Don’t Forget It?
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Oh, so many techniques! You know how it is: BJJ offers an enormous amount of sweeps, submissions and escapes to choose from, so much so that it’s truly a great treat to be at the class, to roll...
Chael Sonnen On Why Folkstyle Is The Best Style Of Wrestling
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not rare that you hear the discussion on which type of wrestling is „the best“, and it often revolves around a debate between Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling. However, Chael Sonnen...
Travis Stevens Teaches The Most Powerful (Legal) Judo Throw
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s face it: the fact is that you’re probably not practicing and drilling takedowns and throws as much as you should. But, hear us out; what if you could learn the most powerful legal...
Best Set Up For Triangle From Bottom Side Control by Braulio Estima
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Playing defense in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is most commonly associated with evading submissons and escaping bad positions. However, just because you’re defending yourself doesn’t mean you...
Dominate with The Reverse Grip Kimura
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Closed Guard possesses so many submission options that it’s sometimes as if you’re in an ice cream shop: there’s just too many flavors to choose from! Sometimes, however, it...
What To Eat Before Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training, Explained By Mike Dolce
Feb 03, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
In order to get the most out of BJJ, it’s not enough „just“ to pay attention in class, to roll at the best of your ability and to take each and every simple repetition serious; but there...
Training Partner On What It’s Like To Spar And Grapple With Khabib Nurmagomedov
Feb 03, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself – what would it be like to spar and grapple with Khabib Nurmagomedov? Are his pressure game and his humble attitude as great as they are said to be? Well,...
Here’s How Conor McGregor’s Day Of Eating Looks Like
Jan 31, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
A professional combat athlete’s schedule and regime are nothing short of very strict in all regards, including the diet – where it’s not only important to „eat healthy“, but to be...
Jocko Willink’s Brilliant Answer To “I Don’t Have Money For Jiu Jitsu”
Jan 29, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s say that you just found out about BJJ and that you want to start training it… Or that you are already training something else, such as going to a gym, and that BJJ has sparked your...
The Tightest Brabo Choke Set Up By Fabio Gurgel
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
How many times have you gotten to Side Control, only to have your training partner or opponent go into ultra-defense mode? They keep their elbows tight and smartly fend off all of your attempts of...
Chael Sonnen on How Well Gordon Ryan Would Do in MMA
Jan 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think – how well would Gordon Ryan do in an MMA match? Or, in other words – how well do you think modern submission grappling works in MMA? In his „Beyond the Fight“ episode,...
Let John Danaher Fix Your Open Guard With This One Simple Principle
Jan 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Open Guard is such a confusing position: it has so many different variations and choosing the „right“ approach to playing it is no easy business. So, what can you do then in order to make your...
Braulio Estima & Buchecha Share Their Competition Mindset Secrets
Jan 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ah yes, the pleasures of competing… The sweaty palms, the nervous laughter and making jokes with teammates in order to make the time pass by just a little bit faster. Tournaments and matches...
Opponent Too Defensive? Use The Knee On Belly Pressure & Have Some Fun
Jan 14, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s say you’ve passed your opponent’s guard, ended up in Side Control and that you’re trying to find a way to finish them from there… However, they’re too...
Take The Back From Closed Guard?
Jan 13, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Taking the back from positions like Mount, Side Control and Half Guard is something that you’re probably used to aim for, something that you’ve likely practiced for hundreds and hundreds...
Make Your Toreando Pass Better With These Great Details
Jan 13, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is, more often than not, one of the first passes you learn on your BJJ journey. But, like so many other things that we learn as beginners, there are some game-changing details that...
Chael Sonnen On Why Greco-Roman Wrestlers Do Better in MMA Than Freestyle Wrestlers
Jan 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Does it seem to you that Greco-Roman Wrestling translates better to MMA than Freestyle Wrestling does? And that the Greco-Roman wrestlers had way more success in MMA than their Freestyle...
Chael Sonnen On The Number One Mistake Wrestlers Make When Transitioning to MMA
Jan 08, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Making a transition from any martial art and combat sport to MMA is not an easy task in the slightest, as it carries many variables that need to be taken into account in order for it to be...
The Best Knee Cut Pass Setup by JT Torres
Dec 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Cut Pass is, more often than not, set up from an Open Guard… But what if we were to tell you that you can also set it up from being in someone’s Butterfly Guard – and that the...
You’ve Been Doing It Wrong; This Is The Secret To An Effective Lockdown in BJJ
Dec 30, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners think that the Lockdown is just about, well, locking your opponent’s leg – but it’s not that simple. Coach Magnus Hansson, from 10th Planet...
