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Author Archive: BJJEE

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....

Watch: Yoel Romero’s Post Fight Rant About Gay Marriage: ‘Wake Up USA!’

    After beating Lyoto Machida, Yoel Romero seemingly had a rant about gay marriage in the USA.:   “Wow. My friends, I want to say something. I’ll try English. Hey UFC....

40 yr Old Gustavo Dantas on Why He Still Competes in the Adult Division

    The BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas, is a fourth degree Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Andre Pederneiras. With nearly 20 years of coaching experience and being a World Class...

Ishtar Azzawi: ‘Start Supporting Arab Women that Train Jiu-Jitsu’

    Jiu-Jitsu is helping to break barriers and taboos all across the globe. Ishtar Azzawi (Feel free to like her Facebook page and her page Arab Girls in Gis) is a professional BJJ athlete...

The Sport of Jiu-Jitsu Lands its First Ever Major Corporate Sponsor

    Jiu-Jitsu worldwide is aiming towards becoming a professional sport. There has yet to be any major corporation to sponsor the sport. Most sponsors are directly related to Jiu-Jitsu (Gi...

Rafael Mendes Pulls Out of ADCC 2015

      5x BJJ world champion Rafael Mendes has decided not compete at the year’s ADCC which will be held in Sao Paulo Brazil in August. Mendes broke the record this year of...

MMA Fighter vs 2 Cops: Can They Put the Handcuffs on Him?

    The simple truth is, the bad guys are learning. With the explosive growth of MMA around the world, basic submissions, positions, and fight strategies have never been so familiar to...

Watch: Polish Brown Belt Trains at Terere Academy in Rio & Enjoys BJJ Lifestyle

      Polish BJJ brown belt Tomek Niewiara from Natal Gold Team Katowice had the pleasure of training at the academy of Fernando Terere in Rio de Janeiro. Here is a cool video he made...

Robert Drysdale: “Not Training Jiu-Jitsu is Not An Option”

    Jiu Jitsu and MMA fighter Robert Drysdale opens the doors of his gym in Las Vegas and tells us about his journey in Jiu Jitsu, his motivations and how he sees the art. One of the things...

Jonas Bilharinho: “Aldo Shouldn’t Take the Fight Vs McGregor”

    Jonas Bilharinho, training partner to Jose Aldo, witnessed the injury take place and gives his account of it. He also thinks Aldo shouldn’t take the fight with Conor McGregor...

Evolve MMA Expanding in Asia & Looking for BJJ Black Belt Instructors

    Evolve MMA/BJJ academy in Singapore was recently voted as one of the most beautiful BJJ academies in the world. The Evolve MMA, martial arts organization in Asia, wants to add more...

After Losing Leg in Motorcycle Accident, BJJ Champion Makes Winning Comeback

    FightinglifestyleUAE up with CBPJJ ambassador and fighter Elcirley Silva during his visit to the UAE. Elcirley Silva talks about his incredible Jiu-jitsu journey which started with a...

What Happens when Purple Belt Journalist Rolls with Johny Hendricks with Gi

      Mark Francescutti, a digital sports editor at The Dallas Morning News, (and purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu) grapples with former Ultimate Fighting Champion welterweight Johny...

Gracie University Justifies No Sparring for Beginners & Blue Belt Test

    In this special edition Gracie Breakdown, Ryron and Rener Gracie analyze the most common blue belt promotion practices in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu, and the impact each path has on the...

How & How Often To Wash your BJJ Gi

Our friends at Spanish language BJJ website Pasando Guardia, made an excellent article about how and how often to wash your BJJ gi. We have received some messages asking about the best way to wash a...

How Jose Aldo Injured his Rib; Dutch Kickboxing Champ Andy Souwer Part of 30 Man Camp

    Big news came out on Tuesday that Jose Aldo has suffered a rib injury while training and that his UFC 189 main event bout against Conor McGregor was in jeopardy. At the moment,...

Former Judo Coach Answers Rousey: ‘There Was Nothing Remarkable about Her’

    Jason Morris, is an Olympic silver medalist, and USA national Judo team coach for the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing. He was Ronda Rousey’s personal coach for eight months and he...