BJJ Basics: Ezekiel Choke From Mount – Here’s How To Do It
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
These Toreando Pass Combination Drills Work Great
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is one of the first guard passes you learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… And you ought to drill it to perfection. The toreando is a speed-based pass in BJJ. It is named toreando, also...
This Is The Secret To Finishing The Head & Arm Choke
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Kata-Gatame/ Head and arm choke/ Arm Triangle choke is used as a hold down in Judo, and it is mostly used as a choke in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and mixed martial arts. There are many schools of thought...
Giancarlo Bodoni Has A Great Knee Slice To Rolling Back Take Setup
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Slice Pass is the bread and butter technique for many BJJ athletes. It works remarkably well with other passes and it offers you a chance to stay tight to your opponent while passing...
Josh Hinger Talks Rest Days & Mental Health: “It Takes A Toll On My Mind”
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rest days are incredibly important. They are an opportunity for your body to recover from hard training and get ready for the upcoming training sessions as well. However, they often don’t come...
John Danaher Has A Simple Tactic For Getting Ahead Of Your Opponent: “Win The Height Battle”
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There is no shortage of techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You could spend your whole life trying to learn them all, but it would be in vain. Concepts, on the other hand, are much lower in...
Mikey Musumeci vs Shinya Aoki Submission Grappling Match Announced
Aug 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official: Mikey Musumeci, the reigning ONE Championship flyweight submission grappling world champion, will put his skills to the test against none other than the great Shinya Aoki! The...
Kazushi Sakuraba Shares Awesome Kimura Lock Tips
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...
Here’s A Simple Way To Ankle Lock From Back Control
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There are several things that constitute good back control in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For instance, getting your seatbelt grip is often the safest thing to do to establish control, while staying as...
Rayron Gracie Shares The Best Guard Passing Advice For Beginners
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Does it feel as if your guard passing is somewhat stagnating? As in, you do know a number of guard passes and you perform most of them with reasonable quality… But no matter how much you try, you...
Felipe Pena, Demian Maia, Kaynan Duarte Among Coaches At BJJ Summer Week 2023
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever wanted to learn Jiu-Jitsu from the best in the world… And maybe, just maybe, you’d like to do that during a BJJ vacation – with phenomenal sightseeing, tasty Italian food, and...
Should You Be Able To Do A Technique Symmetrically, On Both Sides Of Your Body?
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’re becoming increasingly proficient in executing a technique on one side of your body… But what about the other side? Should you aim to perform the technique with the same quality...
Jordan Burroughs, Freestyle Wrestling Olympic Champion, Starts Training BJJ
Aug 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Levi Ventura Jordan Burroughs is one of the most recognizable wrestlers in the world. The 35-year-old American started wrestling when he was just 5 years old. He became an Olympic Gold...
Romulo Barral Shows A Brutal Armbar Setup From Collar Sleeve Guard
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
There’s nothing quite like hitting a clean Armbar and getting a tap from it. So, here is yet another cool way to set it up: from Collar Sleeve guard (with a De La Riva Hook in)! The Collar...
Lucas Leite Shows A “Horse Kick Sweep” From Half Guard
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Buchecha Shows A Really Explosive Mount Escape To Butterfly Guard
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Getting stuck in Mount is one of the worst spots to be in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Especially if your opponent knows what he is doing – it can get really discouraging, really fast. So much so that...
Rayron Gracie Shares Personal Approach & Insights About BJJ Success
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What’s the most important, most valuable skill that a BJJ athlete can have? No, it’s not any sort of a submission technique chain nor a guard pass… It isn’t even being courageous nor being...
This Hip Switch Pass Is Ridiculously Simple & Effective
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It can be argued that the hips are the single most important part of the body in jiu jitsu. The powerful muscles of the hips and surrounding legs and lower back are where the majority of the power...
Kettlebell Warrior Walk: Fantastic Exercise For Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
“They say that strength doesn’t count, but it does. Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference if the opponent didn’t know anything. If the opponent knows something, then strength starts to...
Jeff Glover Shows How To Use The “Russian Tie” In Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that wrestling can actually be quite simple? It sure can, if you dedicate yourself to learning and perfecting a set number of techniques, until you can hit them automatically. One of...
Tachiwaza Pummeling: Vital Skill For Your Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Pummeling is a stand-up drill used by wrestlers to get familiar with the motion of continuously swimming inside for positional control in order to set up throws and takedowns. To practice pummeling,...
Here’s How To Shut Down The Annoying Muscle Sweep (From Closed Guard)
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The closed guard is likely the first type of guard a beginner will learn in BJJ. It is a relatively basic yet powerful guard that can leave opponents trapped and restricted. Every grappler needs to...
Nicholas Meregali: “Winning Without Taking Risks Is Easy”
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicholas Meregali is one of the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes of all time. And it’s not just his skill that differentiates him from others, but also his relentless mindset. For example,...
Buchecha Interested In Gordon Ryan Rematch: “Gordon’s A Great Fighter”
Aug 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida is interested in a rematch against Gordon Ryan! The two met for the first time back at ADCC 2019, in the final match of the absolute division. Ryan won in the...
