What Type of Cross-Training Will Help with BJJ?
Mar 18, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is not a practice where you can master the craft and then relax. It requires daily strength training and endurance always to want to improve. However, after so much training,...
GSP Shows His 4 Favorite Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Techniques
Mar 18, 2021BJJEE
New footage has been released showing retired UFC champion Georges St Pierre aka GSP rolling in the Gi. GSP has been training BJJ for close to 15 years. Bruno Fernandes is GSP’s BJJ coach,...
Creatine, Whey, BCAAs… Which Supplements To Take As A Grappler?
Mar 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Oh there are so many supplements to choose from out there! There’s the omnipresent whey protein, then there’s the creatine and the BCAAs, glucosamine, fish oil, the various pre-workout...
Intermittent Fasting – Yay Or Nay For BJJ Athletes?
Mar 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There are a lot of „diets“ out there, and it can be rather difficult for a regular Jiujiteiro to choose which one isn’t a fad. However, intermittent fasting is one of those diets that have...
Andre Galvao Only Started To Learn Wrestling When He Moved to US; Explains His Formula For Takedown Success
Mar 18, 2021BJJEE
For the latecomers to BJJ and grappling in general, one aspect of the sport can sometimes prove itself to be even more difficult to understand and do well than jiu jitsu: wrestling. Most of the...
The First 3 Positions You Should Master In BJJ
Mar 18, 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...
3 Month White to Blue Belt Intensive BJJ Camp: Legit or Quick Money Making Scheme?
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
For a beginner, the BJJ blue belt is a big deal in the martial art/sport as it’s the first coloured belt in the long journey that makes up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For long term practitioners, the...
Man Tries Robbing Clerk Trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu … It Doesn’t Go Well
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
For 2 years, store clerk Ebrahim has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts at Connors MMA in Massachusetts. He put those skills were put to the test when a would-be robber walked in....
Interviewer Wasn’t Ready For This Danish Girl’s Jiu-Jitsu Demonstration
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
Self Defense vs Combat Sports: What is more effective in the REAL world? Extremely high level Brazilian Jiujitsu and mma fighter, Professor Tom DeBlass had this to say: “To the street fighters that...
True Story: The Greatest White Belt in the World
Mar 16, 2021BJJEE
White belt is the first belt in Jiu-Jitsu and practitioners should spend no more than 2 years at white belt if they have been training consistently. Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to...
This Is How To Become A Triangle Choke EXPERT
Mar 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Triangle Choke will always be cool! However, the truth is, it can sometimes be really difficult to set it up and finish properly. This is because the Triangle – as almost every other submission...
It’s Never Too Late to Be a Jiu-Jitsu Mat Savage
Mar 16, 2021BJJEE
Alan Philips is 71 years old – he’s also an active jiu jitsu practitioner. Alan recently shared his journey in an incredibly inspiring video titled “It’s never too late to be...
How to Breathe When You’re Trapped on the Bottom in BJJ & Getting Crushed
Mar 16, 2021grappler z
How do you breathe when you’re being crushed on the bottom? Like if you’re on the bottom and you’re just getting smashed and you can’t breathe, so how do you do it? Stephen...
Gordon Ryan Explains The Offensive No Gi Half Guard Game
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
Most of us get caught up using our half guard to try to control the weight and pressure our opponents are able to inflict on us, while we are desperately trying not to let them pass our guards. Many...
John Danaher Student Placido Santos Gets Ankle Torn Off From Brutal Estima Lock
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
The Estima Lock is an infamous foot lock that was developed by the Estima brothers Victor and Braulio. At the 2011 No Gi World Championship Victor Estima won all his matches by Estima lock. The...
Why Do BJJ Black Belts Rarely Get into Street Altercations?
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
As martial artists, we are often faced with aggressive people who threaten us either verbally or physically. It’s important to know the difference between an insult like “F– You” and a threat...
BJJ Black Belt Shares The Takedown System He Used To Win Over 200 Grappling Matches
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
Double leg takedown is probably the most utilized and high percentage takedown in MMA. And it is not only used in that sport, but also in many others like freestyle wrestling, BJJ, grappling, sambo,...
What Does Your Favorite BJJ Submission Say About You?
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Everyone has a favorite submission – and so do you! That’s just a natural way of life for every Jiujiteiro; experimenting with various submissions until you find the one you enjoy locking in...
How Should You Rank Older Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners?
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
„Am I getting too old for BJJ?“ As time passes, and the months and the years of life accrue, you might start worrying and asking yourself if you’re getting a bit old for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu…...
Using Old School BJJ To Demolish New School BJJ Practitioners
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE
Is there anything more annoying in Jiu-Jitsu than competing or training against someone that you know you are “better” than, but you end up getting caught by the modern techniques and he goes to...
Using The BJJ ‘Old School’ Half Guard System To Easily Sweep More Powerful Opponents
Mar 15, 2021Carl Fisher
When you train Jiu-Jitsu, facing a wrestler can be a daunting task. They have great grappling conditioning, are very scrappy, have great base, and are very aggressive. Wrestlers have strength,...
Why Some People Just Don’t Want To Even Try Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 14, 2021BJJEE
Written by Franco Rulloda, BJJ black belt and instructor at Ribeiro Jiu-Jitsu Philippines. The benefits of Jiu-Jitsu are numerous: self defense, increased fitness, health, social skills, self...
Mark Schultz, Olympic Wrestling Champ Needs Help To Restore His Teeth
Mar 14, 2021BJJEE
Olympic and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler, Mark Schultz, whose life story was featured in the movie ‘Foxcatcher’ has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Pedro Sauer for about 4 years....
Can You Be Overweight And Still Excel in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Mar 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
„I am overweight. So can I still train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?“ The question which plagues a lot of soon-to-be BJJ white belts… And the one which makes them afraid of beginning their Arte...
