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Author Archive: BJJEE

Xande Ribeiro On MMA Fighters Getting Promoted Straight To BJJ Black Belt: ‘It’s A Joke. Respect Jiu-Jitsu’

    Six times World Champion Xande Ribeiro is firmly against BJJ instructors promoting MMA fighters without prior experience in Jiu-Jitsu, straight to black belt. This is getting more and...

History Of Luta Livre & Reasons For Lack Of “Mainstream” Popularity

      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...

FREE LIVE STREAM RIGHT NOW: TUFF Invitational 2: Marco Canha vs Richard Flood & More

  From TUFF Invitational founder Jon Jarvis: Welcome to TUFF Invitational 2 where we hope you will enjoy a fantastic night of grappling from some of the best talent in the UK. Our mission at...

Watch: Budo Jake Interviews BJJ & Kosen Judo Black Belt Yuki Nakai

    Budo Jake interviews legend of Japanese BJJ, Yuki Nakai! Nakai is a BJJ and Kosen Judo black belt. He talks about the interesting way that he got Promoted in BJJ:  

Watch: Leozada Nogueira & Nicolas Renier Luta Livre Seminar HL

    Leozada Nogueira & Nicolas Renier Luta Livre Seminar Highlight at Tiger Grappling Team. Filmed by Maximilian Geiss, DEPUGNO production | www.depugno.de | Music by Heavy Links –...

Marketing Specialists: Jiu-Jitsu Not Growing as Fast as Expected

    It is widely believed that Jiu-Jitsu is fast growing worldwide. Some even claim that it is the fastest growing martial art in the world. Digital marketing specialist Tyler Bishop...

Watch: Rener Gracie Spars with 275 lb NFL Athlete

    Ever wonder what it would be like to roll with a 275 lb NFL superstar? In this special edition fully-narrated sparring session for Gracie University, Rener has a nice gi sparring...

Dana White on CM Punk’s Progress: ‘He Looks Phenomenal’

  Former WWE champion CM Punk was signed by the UFC in December 2014. The news shocked a lot of MMA fans as he has no MMA record, no prior martial arts background although at 36 years old,...

Watch: High Level Roll Between Tim Kennedy & Ben Askren

    UFC middleweight Tim Kennedy vs OneFC welterweight Ben Askren. Video shot at AKA in Austin, Texas. This is the first time that Tim Kennedy and Ben Askren have ever rolled together....

Crazy Storm Kimonos Deal: 50% Off + 2 JJA Gis for 99$ until July 6th

    Best Deal You’ll find anywhere: Storm Kimonos are having some short term 50% off promotions. Limited time until July 6th! Best deal on the net: Two Jiu-Jitsu Athletica Gis for 99.99$!...

Rener Gracie on ‘Pure Gracie Jiu-Jitsu’ Taught at Gracie Academy instead of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Rener Gracie answers the recent claims made by Dan Lukehart and by his uncle Renzo Gracie (back in 2009) that the Gracie Academy is brainwashing their students and that they claim to be the only ones...

Jose Aldo out of UFC 189; Chad Mendes Faces Conor McGregor for interim belt

    Dana White has anounced it. Aldo is too injured to fight. He will replaced by Chad Mendes (17-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC)  in the McGregor fight two weeks from now. They will fight for the...

Exercise Scientist: ‘The Majority of BJJ Competitors Should Not Cut Weight’

  Thinking about cutting weight 2 weeks before your next tournament? Think again. An exercise scientist recommends that you do not. Exercise scientists assist sportspeople to achieve the best...

Interview w/ Dr Pete Goldman, Chiropractor to Rickson Gracie & BJ Penn

    If you train Jiu-Jitsu, you are sure to have some spinal problems.The spine is the life center of the human body. It controls every human function, such as, digestion, hormonal balance,...

Renzo Gracie & Dan Lukehart Denounce Gracie Academy’s Brainwashing of Students

    Dan “TrumpetDan” Lukehart is the owner and head instructor at Brea Jiu-Jitsu. Dan has been training Jiu-Jitsu since January of 2006 and is a black belt under Beneil Dariush. Dan...

Xande on Pe de Pano Superfight: ‘I hope the UFC Will Help Jiu-Jitsu by Supporting our Events’

    This coming July 11 in Las Vegas Nevada as part of the UFC fight week, there will be an IBJJF Tournament during the UFC Expo, called American Nationals. Among the main attractions are...

Renzo Gracie Out Of ADCC Superfight w/ Hughes; Updated List of Competitors

    Renzo Gracie is injured, faces knee surgery, and is out of the superfight with former UFC welterweight champion Matt Hughes. The MMA legends were meant to have a superfight on Aug. 29...

Retired BJ Penn: ‘I Haven’t Done Martial Arts in a Year’

    Retired future UFC Hall of Famer BJ Penn appeared recently on Ariel Helwani’s The MMA Hour, and Helwani asked him about a possible returning to MMA or even Jiu-Jitsu. Penn said,...

McGregor: If Jose Aldo shows up it’ll be done in 1 round (UFC 189)

    According to Aldo’s training partner Jonas Bilharinho,  Aldo will train for the first time since the injury Tuesday to evaluate his condition. Bilharinho said on Monday’s edition...

Watch: Hector Lombard Gets RNC’d by BJJ Black Belt Guybson Sa

    Suspended UFC Fighter Hector Lombard is preparing seriously for ADCC 2015 by doing as many grappling tournaments as he can. He will be doing the FIVE 8 Man Invitational in July. This...

Belgrade No Gi Open, 5th September 2015, Belgrade Serbia

Date: 5 th September 2015. Registration fee: 30€ Categories Man: -61.5kg, -67.5kg, -73.5kg, -79.5kg, -85.5kg,-91.5kg, -97.5kg, +97.5kg + Absolute -beginer (white belts) – 5 min rounds,...

Shamrock Answers Rogan’s ‘Fake Fight’ Accusations

    Joe Rogan said on his podcast that parts of the Kimbo Slice vs Ken Shamrock fight looked suspicious. But the ending technical knockout was real. According to Shamrock, Joe Rogan could...

Little Girl Shows a Great Late Defence to the Rear Choke

    11 year old Kendall Marr from Tween Jitz shows a great counter to a late rear naked choke:      

Watch: The Ultimate Guard Retention Tutorial with Firas Zahabi

  GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi  is a BJJ black belt and owns Tris Star Gym in Montreal, Canada. He made a special video showing great concepts on how to protect your guard from being passed....