Why the Heck Would an MMA Fighter Still Train BJJ in a GI Nowadays?
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
If you are a BJJ player looking to enter into MMA, there are some things you need to know to make that transition successful. Besides the obvious ones like “learn striking”. When it comes to your...
Rare Jiu-Jitsu Match: Ryron Gracie x Xande Ribeiro
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
This epic match between one of sport Jiu-Jitsu all time great, Xande Ribeiro, and Helio Gracie’s grandson, Ryron Gracie happened in 2004. Xande is a 7 time black belt world champion and 2x ADCC...
Craig Jones x Gabi Garcia Intergender Match Was Postponed To The Utter Dismay of Fans
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
The expectation was huge for Jiu-Jitsu’s first ever intergender match between BJJ black belts Gabi Garcia and Craig Jones. The match was supposed to take place last Sunday (28), However, to the...
How To Tie Your Belt In BJJ
Mar 29, 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...
Best Lower Body Exercises To Develop Explosive Takedowns
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
Power comes from the legs… A right timed explosive burst in a fight can sometimes make a big difference between winning or losing. Almost anybody can be explosive. It really doesn’t take amazing...
For These Reasons Most People Quit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu As A Blue Belt
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that there’s a high probability of you quitting Jiu Jitsu as a blue belt? Yep, that’s right – the so-called „blue beltitis“ gets ahold of many Jiujiteiros… But...
Flashback: Francis Ngannou’s Lackluster Debut in Pure Grappling Competitions in 2015
Mar 28, 2021BJJEE
Francis Ngannou (11-2) of from Cameroon, captured the UFC Heavyweight Championship last Saturday night, March 27, in the main event of UFC 260, behind a spectacular performance, knocking out longtime...
PROS REACT: Francis Ngannou KOs Stipe Miocic, Becomes New UFC Heavyweight Champion
Mar 28, 2021BJJEE
It’s always special whenever two big heavyweights step inside the Octagon, especially when they are two of the most talented fighters in the world. Francis Ngannou (11-2) of France, originally...
400 lbs White Belt Rolling with Japanese Female Purple Belt
Mar 28, 2021BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is truly known for being the martial that favorizes the smaller, weaker practitioner against the bigger one… We have seen so many times the David vs Goliath match ups. Examples that come...
Pop Star Demi Lovato On Why She Stopped Training Jiu-Jitsu After Blue Belt
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Demi Lovato made huge waves back in August of 2017 when she got her blue belt. Many questioned if she deserved it. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
Travis Stevens’ Best Sneaky Takedown For BJJ
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Travis Stevens has a great combo that he used to do a lot back in the days in Judo competition when Leg Grabs were still allowed. Between 2009 and 2010 the International Judo Federal (IJF) ruled to...
A Deep Dive into Jacare Souza Unconventional Judo Background
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor...
The First Martial Arts Arm Bar Ever Captured on Film in 1911
Mar 26, 2021BJJEE
Check out this clip taken from the 1911 British Silent Comedy short, Charley Smiler Takes Up Ju-Jitsu, starring Fred Evans. This is possibly the first Ju-jitsu arm bar ever captured on film. Bartitsu...
Marcus Buchecha Reacts to Gordon Ryan signing with ONE Championship, Open To Facing him in MMA
Mar 26, 2021BJJEE
One Championship president Chatri Sityodong has dropped a bombshell earlier this week. The Asian MMA organization has signed 3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan to an MMA and Grappling contract. He wil be...
D1 Wrestler Enters Advanced Division at Grappling Tournament & Faces ADCC Silver Medalist
Mar 26, 2021BJJEE
Wrestling is one of the biggest sports in America with over 250,000 participants at the high school level alone. But, less than 4% of those go on to wrestle in college, and an even smaller percentage...
British Black Belt Sam Crook Teaches BJJ at Francis Ngannou Foundation in Cameroon For Free
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
There is something special about bringing the gift of Jiu-Jitsu to people who wouldn’t normally have access to it. This is what British BJJ black belt Sam Crook has done and better yet, he is...
How Succesful in Jiu-Jitsu Can Someone Become Having Average Athleticism but with Willpower?
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
So what does it take to be the next Marcelo Garcia? Or a Cobrinha? How does one reach that legendary level of expertise when they have just average athleticism? What are the requirements? If you are...
Galvao Shows Support For Sexual Harrassment of Women & Shaves His Eyebrows
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
It seems as though the zeitgeist is going through significant changes with the #metoo movement. Still there’s plenty to be said about the culture of society and the need for focus on self defense...
Official: Craig Jones Will Face Gabi Garcia in Intergender Match: ‘If I Lose To Gabi, I’ll Retire’
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
2020-21 keeps getting crazier. It looks like we are going to have our first ever Pro Intergender Grappling match! 10x BJJ female world champion Gabi Garcia will face ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones...
4 Reasons Your Gym Sessions Are Not Working
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
Photo Credit: Danielle Cerullo via Unsplash Some exercise is better than no exercise, right? Right, but doing the wrong kind of exercises can be even less effective. Perhaps your posture isn’t...
SARMS Has Several Advantages When It Comes To Bodybuilding
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
Introduction SARMs (Selective Androgen Receptor Modulators) are synthetic performance-enhancing medications that attach to androgen receptors to imitate the effects of testosterone. SARMS are...
This Small Detail Will Change Your Closed Guard Game
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
In BJJ, closed guard is a great place to be for the one on bottom as you have so many options whereas your opponent has much less. You might consider the Closed Guard as an „old fashioned“...
Assault Bike Training for Combat Sports Endurance
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
“If you are tired you’re not strong, if you are tired you’re not fast, if you’re tired you don’t have good technique, and if you’re tired you’re not even smart” Dan Inosanto. We talk...
The Most Effective Way To Pull Guard by Keenan Cornelius
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
Pulling guard is such a common place in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu that you see it in almost every competition video known to man. We’ve seen with the high level grapplers like Rousimar Palhares all the...
