Should You Help Out A White Belt… If You’re A White Belt, Too?
Jun 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s say that you’re a white belt, drilling a move or in the midst of rolling with someone… And you see an another white belt struggling with a technique – be it your own...
Acacia Honey, a Natural Energizer for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 01, 2021BJJEE
When sparring or in a BJJ tournament, maintaining your energy levels throughout is a challenge. Some eat bananas, oranges, açai, some rely on energy drinks. We all want some fuel and look for high...
What’s The Difference Between Blue And Purple Belt In BJJ?
Jun 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Ever wondered what’s the difference between a blue and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Well, the simple answer is that there is a...
Watch: The Best Guillotine Choke Submissions in Bellator History
May 31, 2021BJJEE
If you like Guillotines, you will love this compilation of best Guillotines in Bellator MMA. The list: Dave Vitkay vs. Jeff Peterson – Bellator 93 Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Bubba Jenkins – Bellator...
Brendan Schaub Promoted to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 31, 2021BJJEE
Brendan Schaub is a retired football player, former UFC fighter and American podcaster. He is known to the grappling community through his tenure in the UFC, being featured in Metamoris in what many...
Collect Experiences, Not Taps: What Really Matters In BJJ
May 31, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Winning is important. It’s important both in life and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu alike. Performing your technique with precision, and getting the tap with it… It’s such a marvelous...
Strength Coach Shares the Perfect Strength Training Regimen For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 30, 2021BJJEE
When it comes to strength and conditioning, many Grapplers especially BJJ practitioners still train like amateurs. Many fighters are weak and don’t want to make commitment to strength training. We...
The Way To Becoming Better In BJJ Is Through SUFFERING
May 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Things aren’t going exactly your way on the mats lately, aren’t they… It seems as if you’re constantly failing at every drill, roll and technique you attempt to execute....
Three Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Learning Styles – Which One Are You?
May 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Everyone learns Brazilian Jiu Jitsu differently and at a different pace. For, in the end of ends, every Jiujiteiro is unique; with his/her own...
Proposed Michigan Police Reform Bill To Require Police Officers to be Blue Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 29, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has long demonstrated it’s effectiveness when it comes to law enforcement officers and preventing escalation of incidents. The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers...
Comedian Joe List Jokes About How Ridiculous Training Jiu-Jitsu Really is
May 29, 2021BJJEE
American stand up comedian Joe List is one of many comedian that trains Jiu-Jitsu. Here are a few comedians that do BJJ: Comedian Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz Incredibly Humble About His Jiu-Jitsu Russell...
How Tim Kennedy Was Able To Escape Roger Gracie’s Back Control
May 29, 2021BJJEE
If somebody takes your back, you’ve got a number of ways to escape at your disposal. However, most of these setups don’t have much more other than the „escape“ itself in mind; that is, to...
Everything You Need For an Effective Half Guard with Jake Mackenzie
May 29, 2021BJJEE
The half guard position has been going through a renaissance lately primarily through the popularity and prevalence of half guard being used by world class practitioners like Bernardo Faria and Tom...
How To Make Renzo Gracie’s Ezekiel & Plastic Bag Choke Work For You
May 29, 2021BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a...
What To Do If You’re a BJJ Blue Belt – And You Get Destroyed by a White Belt?
May 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
First of all, well done – you’re a blue belt and you’re still training! You haven’t quit, and that’s a huge achievement in and of itself… But what if, just a couple of...
Why Catch Wrestling Isn’t More Popular?
May 28, 2021BJJEE
On June 7, 2014, for the first time in 100 years on American soil, the sport of Catch wrestling was reborn at UCLA’s John Wooden Center. 14 catch wrestlers competed in seven wrestling matches as...
Can MMA & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Be Blamed for Aikido’s Loss of Popularity?
May 28, 2021BJJEE
Aikido once used to be a famous Martial Art, respected by all martial artists. Yet these days it is losing it’s popularity fast, while being compared to other modern martial arts. Yet what made...
John Danaher on How To Make Jiu-Jitsu a Mainstream Spectator Sport
May 28, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young and ever-expanding. The growth of MMA has shined a light on bjj for the average American male who can’t wait to learn and then tell all his friends about...
John Danaher Is Determined to Fix 3 Specific Problems in Jiu-Jitsu
May 28, 2021BJJEE
One of the most captivating figures in the eye of the bjj public, John Danaher, did a great interview with Joe Rogan. During this amazing video, he talks about what he wants to change in Jiu-Jitsu in...
These Habits Will Help You Burn Fat And Lose Weight
May 28, 2021BJJEE
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...
How Important Is Stamina In BJJ?
May 28, 2021BJJEE
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...
Robert Drysdale’s Inspiring Ted Talk- ‘Why We Struggle So Much in Order to Win’
May 27, 2021BJJEE
A black belt under Leonardo Vieira and a head coach of the powerful Zenith BJJ Team, Robert Drysdale is regarded as one of the top American grapplers of his generation and is one of the rare...
Big No-No: Never Brag or Talk About Who You Defeated in BJJ Training
May 27, 2021BJJEE
Winning and losing. Two situations in which every Jiu Jitsu player will find himself at some point, most of us facing defeat in our very first session and keep doing so for a long while. But then the...
Frank Mir Shows How He Set Up the Knee Bar on Brock Lesnar
May 27, 2021BJJEE
Former UFC champion Frank Mir has some of the organization most impressive submission wins: Kimura against Minotauro, armbar against Tim Sylvia, Kneebar against Brock Lesnar, Toe hold against Tank...
