Author Archive: BJJEE
What To Do When Your Opponent Has Double Underhooks
Jul 08, 2020BJJEEComments Off on What To Do When Your Opponent Has Double Underhooks
An underhook is a clinch hold that is used in grappling to control the opponent. It is performed from any direction by putting an arm under the opponent’s arm, and holding the...DC: ‘I Don’t Know What’s Gonna Happen to Khabib’s Career After His Dad’s Death
Jul 08, 2020BJJEEComments Off on DC: ‘I Don’t Know What’s Gonna Happen to Khabib’s Career After His Dad’s Death
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father and coach Abdulmanap passed away last Friday in a Moscow hospital after complications from the corona virus at the age of 57. The Mirror first reported. After he was...Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov Consoles Khabib Nurmagomedov During Father’s Funeral
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Chechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov Consoles Khabib Nurmagomedov During Father’s Funeral
Khabib Nurmagomedov’s father and coach Abdulmanap passed away last Friday in a Moscow hospital after complications from the corona virus at the age of 57. The Mirror first reported. After he was...US President Teddy Roosevelt Avidly Trained Judo & Jiu-Jitsu
Theodore Roosevelt trained the same type of old style Judo & Jiu-Jitsu that the first Gracies learned in Brazil from Mitsuyo Maeda (who was passing by The USA on his way to Japan) back in the...6 WWE Wrestlers Who Have Fought MMA
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 6 WWE Wrestlers Who Have Fought MMA
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...Lachlan Giles Has a Sure Fire Way To Prevent Them Inserting That Second Hook
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Lachlan Giles Has a Sure Fire Way To Prevent Them Inserting That Second Hook
Having an opponent on your back is one of the most dangerous positions in all of Grappling. For many people this represents the final moments before being your opponent submitting you. The position...3 Ways Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Differs from Most Other Martial Arts
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 3 Ways Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Differs from Most Other Martial Arts
One of the most common questions I get as a Jiu-Jitsu instructor is, “How is Jiu-Jitsu different from Karate/ Tae Kwon Do/ Kickboxing etc…?” Because I get the question so often, I’ve given...5 High Percentage Submissions From Closed Guard
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 5 High Percentage Submissions From Closed Guard
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...80 kg BJJ Black Belt Takes on 180kg White Belt with 1,5 Years Experience
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 80 kg BJJ Black Belt Takes on 180kg White Belt with 1,5 Years Experience
Jiu-Jitsu is truly known for being the martial that favorizes the smaller, weaker practitioner against the bigger one… We have seen so many times the David vs Goliath match ups. Examples that come...Get Ready to Flex: 8 Important Ways to Prep for a Fitness Competition
Jul 07, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Get Ready to Flex: 8 Important Ways to Prep for a Fitness Competition
Do you need help preparing for a fitness contest? Prepping for a fitness competition can be an exciting feeling. There are eight important steps you can keep in mind if you’re serious about...3 Lightning Quick Guard Pass Attacks Against ButtScooters
Jul 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on 3 Lightning Quick Guard Pass Attacks Against ButtScooters
The act of pulling guard in the BJJ world is often ridiculed by other more takedown focused grapplers such as Judoka and Wrestlers who may see it as a cowardly act… The reality is that nowadays...French Rugby Legend Fabien Pelous Trains Judo & Spars with Judo World Bronze Medalist
Jul 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on French Rugby Legend Fabien Pelous Trains Judo & Spars with Judo World Bronze Medalist
Fabien Pelous was captain of the French national Rugby team. He holds the record in French rugby for most selections for the French team (118) After his retirement from Rugby, Pelous channeed his...Clark Gracie Has a Very Cool Guillotine From Mount Set Up
Jul 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Clark Gracie Has a Very Cool Guillotine From Mount Set Up
The Guillotine choke is usually set up as a counter to an opponent’s shot, or when the opponent’s is turtled up. Truth of the matter is, you can set up the guillotine from virtually any...When a World Class Wrestler Grapples a World Class Judoka
Jul 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on When a World Class Wrestler Grapples a World Class Judoka
A great exchange between high level grapplers: Magomed Kurbanaliev (freestyle wrestling)65kg VS Kamal Khan-Magomedov (judo) 66kg. Magomed Kurbanaliev is an Avar Dagestani born-Russian freestyle...Ex-Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink On Other Martial Arts Belts Carrying Over To BJJ
Jul 06, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Ex-Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink On Other Martial Arts Belts Carrying Over To BJJ
Navy Seal Commmander Jocko Willink is very disciplined and he’s a Dean Lister black belt to boot. But he believes there’s more to bjj than meets the eye and it has to be about more than just...Wrestle Like a Pro: Chain Wrestling For The Finish with Cain Velasquez
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Wrestle Like a Pro: Chain Wrestling For The Finish with Cain Velasquez
Do you want to wrestle like a pro? Then you need to chain wrestle. Wrestling, BJJ and judo can be like a chess game where you plan two to three steps ahead or even more. If you make an attack and...The Time a Judo Olympic Gold Medalist Competed in a Local BJJ Tournament
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on The Time a Judo Olympic Gold Medalist Competed in a Local BJJ Tournament
in Judo, the ground game (Newaza) is given less attention than in BJJ. That doesn’t mean that Judokas are not good on the ground. There are many Judokas that have amazing Newaza and would do very...Andre Galvao Has an Easy Way to Open the Closed Guard
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Andre Galvao Has an Easy Way to Open the Closed Guard
Closed guard is a dangerous place to be in for the one on top. Your opponent has so many options and you, realistically have very few. You either have to open it or force a submission. You need to...Keanu Reeves: ‘Тhe Deeper Yоu Get into Jiu-Jitsu, You Get Less of a Normal Life’
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Keanu Reeves: ‘Тhe Deeper Yоu Get into Jiu-Jitsu, You Get Less of a Normal Life’
In the bullet pasted action spectacle ‘John Wick’ we see Keanu Reeves as a retired A-list hit man, who gets in trouble with some Russian gangsters. It doesn’t takes long before they wish they...Jiu-Jitsu Nutrition For Performance: To Carb Or Not To Carb?
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Jiu-Jitsu Nutrition For Performance: To Carb Or Not To Carb?
Written by Reid Reale BHlthSc(Hons), MDiet – Sports Dietitian and BJJ black belt combatsportsnutrition.com. Reid works with many of the best judo, boxing, taekwondo and wrestling athletes in...Rener Gracie On How BJJ Has Infiltrated Mainstream Society in a Short Period of Time
Jul 05, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Rener Gracie On How BJJ Has Infiltrated Mainstream Society in a Short Period of Time
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young and ever-expanding. The growth of MMA has shined a light on bjj for the average American male who can’t wait to learn and then tell all his friends about...The Magnificence of Mongolian Judo, & Why It’s So Underrated
Jul 04, 2020BJJEEComments Off on The Magnificence of Mongolian Judo, & Why It’s So Underrated
In July 2013, for the first time in history, an IJF Judo Grand Prix was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. By integrating the World Judo Tour, this event gave its credentials to a country which has...How To Do Luke Rockhold’s One Arm Guillotine Choke
Jul 04, 2020BJJEEComments Off on How To Do Luke Rockhold’s One Arm Guillotine Choke
Luke Rockhold’s guillotine choke with one arm, he finished Michael Bisping with the same submission at UFC Fight Night 55 (at the Allphones Arena in Sydney, Australia on November 8, 2014)....Wrestling, MMA & Jiu-Jitsu: Hardest Sports To Train According To Famous Sports Website
Jul 04, 2020BJJEEComments Off on Wrestling, MMA & Jiu-Jitsu: Hardest Sports To Train According To Famous Sports Website
There are so many really tough sports out there. Sport website Cover-Ground.com (which is run by Olympic level athletes, mostly from athletics, track and field) made a list of the hardest sports to...