Coach Din Thomas On Why He Promoted Tyron Woodley To Black Belt in the Octagon
Sep 21, 2018BJJEE
Tyron Woodley’s dramatic win over Darren Till at UFC 228 on two weeks ago was made a little bit more special by the fact that he also got promoted to black belt in BJJ by UFC vet and life coach Din...
Yuki Nakai Falls Asleep Matside Watching Keenan Cornelius- Shrek BJJ Match
Sep 21, 2018BJJEE
It’s a known fact, even for BJJ practitioners, that BJJ matches are not always the most exciting to watch. This is especially true when you are at a tournament watching simultaneous matches at...
How To Successfully Return To Grappling After a Serious Back Injury
Sep 21, 2018BJJEE
Hi readers, My name is Arizona, I’m a 26 year old BJJ black belt from Scotland and I train under the Gold Team affiliation. My coach is Arek Zienkiewicz; IBJJF British National Champion and first...
Russel Brand: ‘Life is a Struggle & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Teaches You How To Cope With the Struggle’
Sep 20, 2018BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son of Michael...
Kazushi Sakuraba Rolling with Josh Barnett Before Quintet 3
Sep 18, 2018BJJEE
Kazushi Sakuraba, Josh Barnett, and Hideo Tokoro training together ahead of their appearances at Quintet 3. Quintet 3 is fast approaching. Perhaps the most exciting event in grappling is a unique...
Who Holds the Wrestling Advantage, Brock or Cormier?
Sep 17, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It’s a clash of heavyweights when Brock Lesnar and Daniel Cormier step...
The Butcher Shop Choke by Neil Melanson Will Terrify Your Training Partners
Sep 16, 2018BJJEE
The cradle is a basic technique in amateur wrestling. Its name refers to the move’s similarity to the way a person holds an infant in their arms. The wrestler performs the cradle by grabbing...
All Belt Levels Will Need To Pay Yearly Membership Fee To Compete in IBJJF Tournaments
Sep 15, 2018BJJEE
The leading federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the IBJJF which is run by Carlos Gracie Jr. is planning some major changes for all IBJJF members. IBJJF is a private for-profit company and even...
Gordon Ryan Wins Double Gold at IBJJF No Gi Pan & Issues Message To Haters
Sep 15, 2018BJJEE
Gordon Ryan’s gi voyage has long been under a magnifying glass. Former EBI champ and ADCC champion has announced a gi transition almost a year ago and we have yet to see him compete. HE...
BJ Penn On Ryan Hall Match Up: ‘I Recently Learned The Berimbolo & I Don’t Even Know The 50/50 Guard’
Sep 14, 2018BJJEE
Ryan Hall And BJ Penn is a go. The jiu jitsu aces will square off in the UFC Octagon at UFC 232. UFC 232 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that...
Escape The Side Control With ‘The Steamroller’ from Eduardo Telles
Sep 14, 2018BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Switching Sides on A Choke To Add Extra Leverage- Kurt Osiander
Sep 14, 2018BJJEE
The awesome Kurt Osiander first shows a basic cross collar choke from side control. He then shows what to do when the opponent defends it. Kurt applies a powerful choke when he changes sides to add...
Instructor Accidentally Chokes Out Female Student & They Both Laugh About it
Sep 12, 2018BJJEE
Fight to Win Pro founder and BJJ black belt Seth Daniels has been traveling the country tirelessly for the past few years putting on one of the most exciting shows in grappling. Often times, taking...
Eddie Cummings Confirms He Has Left Team Renzo Gracie to Join Unity Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 12, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Wolverine has had a tumultuous year. After a rumored conflict with John Danaher, Wolverine has moved camps several sources say. Back in February John Danaher shared why Eddie Wolverine and Jon...
You Need To Include the Hip Heist in Your Half Guard Game
Sep 12, 2018BJJEE
ADCC and UFC veteran Tom DeBlass has a way of cutting through the crap and telling it like it is. His no-nonsense approach to BJJ and life make him a hugely popular presence on social media. With his...
Is Zabit Magomedsharipov The Most Well Rounded Martial Artist in the UFC?
Sep 11, 2018BJJEE
What happens when you mix Wushu, Sanda, Wrestling and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? You get a an exciting fighter Zabit Magomedsharipov. Zabit grew up in Dagestan and started his combat sports journey with...
Renzo Gracie Teaches the Broomstick Takedown That He Showed in The Airport Earlier This Year
Sep 11, 2018BJJEE
Renzo Gracie returned to action last month against Yuki Kondo in OneFC and in it he worked a takedown technique that he had demonstrated to Brandon Vera months beforehand. Here he was waiting for his...
Here is How To Pull Guard Without Getting Passed Immediately
Sep 11, 2018BJJEE
Pulling guard is such a common place in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that you see it in almost every competition video known to man. We’ve seen with the high level grapplers like Rousimar Palhares all the...
Rickson Gracie’s Game Changing Detail To Adjusting a Triangle
Sep 09, 2018BJJEE
The triangle choke is one of the most common and also one of the highest percentage submissions in Grappling. When executed perfectly, it is a powerful weapon which is very hard to escape. There are...
How To Do Zabit Magomedsharipov’s Hamstring Stretch Submission/Kneebar
Sep 09, 2018BJJEE
Tonight at UFC 228 Zabit Magomedsharipov defeated his opponent, Brandon Davis, with an unorthodox leg lock/hamstring stretch which is known as the ‘Suloev Stretch’ Dr Kickass, Mike...
Tyron Woodley Promoted To BJJ Black Belt By Din Thomas After Submitting Darren Till
Sep 09, 2018BJJEE
Tyron Woodley’s dramatic win over Darren Till at UFC 228 on Saturday night was made a little bit more special by the fact that he also got promoted to black belt in BJJ by UFC vet Din Thomas....
Watch: Eddie Bravo Rolling with His Students for 16 mins At 10th Planet HQ
Sep 04, 2018BJJEE
The idea that a belt ranking would be assigned to a student that doesn’t roll is almost universally frowned upon. But what can be said of the instructors that don’t roll? Are there any...
Catch Wrestling Scarf Hold: Chest Choke, Neck Crank or Choke?
Sep 04, 2018BJJEE
Josh Barnett did the unthinkable at Metamoris 4: he completely dominated and submitted Dean Lister. Lister hadn’t been submitted in competition in 17 years. He used a what looked like a neck crank...
The Legendary Sergio Penha’s High Pressure Side Control That Submits People & Surprise Americana
Sep 04, 2018BJJEE
Bernardo Faria recently visited the legendary red and white belt Sergio Penha at his academy in Las Vegas. Penha is most known for his epic competition match in the 1980s where he almost defeated...
