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Author Archive: BJJEE

How To Do Yuri Simoes’ Collar Drag on Travis Stevens

ADCC champion Yuri Simoes was able to take down Judo Olympic silver medalist, Travis Stevens in a recent BJJ superfight at Fight 2 Win. Yuri ended up winning the match by split decision. He used a...

Demian Maia Seminar at Frota Academy in Zurich

Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Frota Academy always has a steady stream of exciting guests and seminars in store. This fall is no...

What is BJJ B*tchas%ness & How Can You Avoid It?

BJJ B*tchas*ness- My goal is to rid BJJ B*tchas*ness from the World. Wanna discuss this problem? I’m getting messages from people asking if this post and that post is B*tchas*ness so I figured...

The 5 No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments Every Fan Should Be Watching

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...

Motivation For Combat Sports: Extrinsic VS Intrinsic

Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy  and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...

How To Improve Your Grappling With Lower Skilled Training Partners

Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy  and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...

Why A Fundamentals Class is Essential For A BJJ Academy’s Long Term Growth

While the jiu-jitsu community can agree on many things surrounding the lifestyle one point of contention has long been at what point do we let newcomers roll and should they be thrown right away in...

Carlos Gracie Jr On Long Term Effects of Too Much Inverted Guard

If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques. Most common wear and...

John Danaher’s Thoughts On Body Type & Jiu-Jitsu

  There are three general categories of body types (somatotypes): ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Very few people fall perfectly into one of the three categories. People are often a mix of...

14 Yr Old Green Belt Defeats Legit BJJ Black Belt

14-year-old Sydney James was competing at a recent NAGA competition and found herself facing an adult BJJ black belt. Sydney did the unbelievable, she was able to defeat the much more experienced BJJ...

Major Detail For Kimura: Neutralising the Shoulder

From David Avellan: As some of you might know, I have my friend Kit Dale in Las Vegas with me preparing for the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. We had some good training sessions...

A Great Trick That Helps with Recovery For Grapplers

  Written by Emre Bardakci a specialist in Biomechanics. Emre is a black belt in Judo, blue belt in BJJ and has spent over 12 years in Turkey training with Turkish Wrestlers, Judokas,...

54 Perfectly Executed BJJ Techniques in 12 minutes- Draculino

BJJ master Vinicius Draculino shows 54 perfect bjj techniques from takedowns to submissions to guard passes and more… Classic Baiana takedown Twisted Baiana takedown Hook trap Baiana takedown...

Task Oriented Competitor or Ego Oriented Competitor?

  Why do you compete? Is it because you enjoy the journey and for self development or is it because you want to be the best and really because of ego? When an athlete sets a goal, it’s a...

The 10 Types Of Grapplers That You Meet At The Academy

  You will surely recognise yourself or your training partners in this funny video by Jean Machado!    

5x World Champ Bernardo Faria: 5 Things to Avoid In the Half-Guard

  Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...

Steve Maxwell Mobility Conditioning for Combat Sport Seminar in Sarajevo, Bosnia September 23rd

Steve Maxwell  will be coming to Sarajevo, Bosnia and he’s ready to share some knowledge! The seminar’s theme is: Mobility Conditioning for Martial Arts & Combat Sport. It will be held...

How To Train So You Can One Day Fight In The UFC

Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy  and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...

39 yrs Old & Still testing Himself in the Adults- the story of Gilmar Oliveira

Gilmar Oliveira is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt who is a role model for many BJJ practitioners around the capital city of Brazil, Brasília. He is 39 yrs old and works full time as a security...

Yamasaki Responds To Chiesa’s Grappling Match Challenge

Experienced MMA referee Mario Yamasaki got a in some trouble recently when he stopped a fight as the fighter was caught in a rear naked choke and he hadn’t tapped. Kevin Lee submitted Michael...

Here’s Why Higher Belts Should Still Attend Fundamentals Classes In BJJ

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...

Travis Stevens To Face ADCC Champion in Jiu-Jitsu Sub Only Match

MARKUS SCHREIBER/ASSOCIATED PRESS Travis Stevens will be competing again in a BJJ superfight and this time against a BJJ world and ADCC champion: Yuri Simoes. FloGrappling broke the news first: 2016...

How To Know If Your BJJ Instructor is ‘Legit’

Guest post by Uros Culic from Serbia, a BJJ black belt under Ricardo Vieira and FILA Grappling World Champion who has been training, teaching and competing for the last 10 years. Uros is one of the...

Why Your Wealth Depends on Good Health

Having wealth is one of the things that people dream of. It is a fact of life that living a comfortable life is synonymous to having money and properties. It is easier to achieve this by practicing a...