Renzo Gracie’s Drill Will Give You The Smoothest Armbar Ever
Feb 08, 2018BJJEE
Check out Renzo Gracie’s drill that if done many times will make you develop an incredibly smooth armbar. This is an extremely simple drill, but it has to be drilled to exhaustion. When you reach...
Renzo Gracie Seminar At Frota Academy in Zurich This Weekend
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
Frota Academy always has a steady stream of exciting guests and seminars in store. This fall is no different. The latest seminar to be held at the prestigious location will be held on...
How John Danaher’s Leg Lock Philosophy Is Changing The Fundamentals Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
These Techniques After Grappling Training Will Help Recovery & Reduce Soreness
Feb 04, 2018BJJEE
You’ve had a really hard training session and you’re already thinking about how sore you will be when you wake up tomorrow morning… It doesn’t have to be that way. There are...
Turkey Crowns Its 1st Female BJJ Black Belt in Emotional Ceremony
Feb 03, 2018BJJEE
Asena Melike Ağansoy of Corvos MMA in Istanbul, Turkey made history this week when she was promoted to black belt in BJJ, becoming Turkey’s first ever female BJJ black belt. Her instructor,...
BJJ & Luta Livre Black Belts Show Different Turtle Escapes in BJJ & Luta Livre
Feb 02, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
3 Yrs Later: What Ever Happened To Fake BJJ Black Belt Jay Queiroz
Feb 02, 2018BJJEE
Back in 2015, Jay Queiroz of Team Jay Queiroz Martial Arts in Marlboro, NY was claiming to be an “IBJJF recognized Blackbelt” under the world famous GFTEAM. He was exposed by Mike Palladino and...
Man Wearing Kingz Meerkatsu Rashguard Wanted For Molotov Cocktail Attack
Feb 02, 2018BJJEE
Melbourne, Australia- A man on a bicycle, with tattoos and wearing a distinctive Kingz-Meerkatsu BJJ is wanted by police after rashguard after he threw a molotov cocktail at a Melbourne...
UFC Athlete Zabit Magomedsharipov Trolls Mayweather’s Cage Entrance
Feb 01, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this week, boxing legend Floyd Mayweather teased the MMA community when he posted on his twitter a 10 second video of himself literally walking into an MMA cage: McGregor was fast to respond:...
How Did an Injured 40yr Old Rickson Defeat a 15yr Younger Saulo Ribeiro
Jan 31, 2018BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj...
Bernardo Faria Opens New BJJ Academy in a Converted House
Jan 31, 2018BJJEE
5X BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria has recently left New York for Bedford, Massachusetts to open his first ever very own BJJ academy. Bernardo Faria is one of the most loved figures in BJJ...
Chael Sonnen Trying Out Sambo
Jan 30, 2018BJJEE
The American gangster tries his hand at Sambo. Chael Sonnen is a former UFC middleweight contender, Bellator MMA fighter, with a serious Wrestling and BJJ background. His Wrestling background is...
Sparta Guard Pass
Jan 29, 2018BJJEE
Not the most technical guard pass and definitely not IBJJF legal. Just for fun though 😀
Difference Between BJJ and Luta Livre: Turtle Position
Jan 28, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
Coconut Oil Coffee for Pre Workout Energy
Jan 28, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Funk Roberts of FunkMMA.com INGREDIENTS Brewed Coffee Coconut Oil (Virgin) BCAA (optional) I am not a regular coffee drinker. In fact I can count on my hands how many cups...
Vigilantes Plan Nationwide Dojo Storm of McDojos & Abusive Instructors
Jan 27, 2018BJJEE
The great thing about the Grappling/BJJ community is that it is self-policing. Whenever some something scandalous happens (fake black belt,abusive behavior, molestation etc…), these individuals...
Can Anybody Become a Qualified Grappling Referee?
Jan 25, 2018BJJEE
As someone tasked with staffing tournaments, I can tell you I’m observing a shortage of qualified grappling referees. The reason for this shortage is not difficult to understand – more...
Petition Calls For Allowing Heel Hooks For Black Belts in IBJJF Tournaments
Jan 25, 2018BJJEE
An online petition on change.org is calling for IBJJF to allow heel hook in Gi and No Gi competitions. Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo...
Difference Between BJJ and Luta Livre: Escaping Side Control
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
Master Ken: 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu is B.S.
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Master Ken finally takes on the franchise known as 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu made famous by Eddie Bravo, a grappler who trained under Jean Jacques Machado and the creator of the infamous “rubber...
Setting Up Armbar From Backmount Surprise Attack
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple medallist in...
Self Promoted BJJ Black Belt Ben Askren: ‘BJJ Schools Are Doing it Wrong’
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Ben Askren is one of the most intimidating wrestlers of all time in the Octagon. As it turns out he’s also a self promoted black belt?! There’s long been rumors about this that originated on a...
Watch: Female MMA Pro vs Internet Troll Kristopher Zylinski
Jan 23, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this month an unprecedented event was to take place. Female MMA fighter was set to take on one of the keyboard warriors that was less than respectful about the sport. Kristopher Zylinski: The...
Mahamed Aly’s Takedown Sparring with 155kgs “White Belt”
Jan 17, 2018BJJEE
Mahamed Aly is one of the best takedown artists in BJJ today. Who can forget his monster harai goshi on Roberto Cyborg? or his beautiful footsweeps at ADCC: In this video he shows how he works on...
