Get A (Real) Grip: 5 Best Ways To Improve Your Grip For Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
Written for BJJ Eastern Europe by BJJ Athlete Strength & Conditioning – BredaS&C , please ‘LIKE’ and check out their excellent Facebook page. “Technique conquers...
UFC Champ Israel Adesanya Grapples with Josh Hinger & Lucas Hulk at Atos HQ
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0) is currently working on his BJJ Gi & No Gi at Atos HQ in San Diego, California. Adesanya is a blue belt under Atos leader Andre Galvao and trains...
Ex-Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink: a Jiu Jitsu Only Guy Beats Wrestling Only Guy 9 Times Out of 10 In A Real Fight
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
From September of 1990 to 2010 Willink was a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander and Seal Task Unit Commander leading hundreds of operations in combat. He earned his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from...
Can You Train Jiu-Jitsu with a Herniated Disc? BJJ Black Belt Shares His Experience
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
Do you have an issue with your back? Are you in pain? Disc herniations are much more common than previously thought. Further, disc herniation may be asymptomatic. They may cause mild to moderate or...
Using a Jiu-Jitsu Planner: The “Scientific Method” To Training and Dominating
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
BJJ is complicated and we all know it. Everybody’s heard Jiu-Jitsu used as a metaphor to demonstrate the convoluted nature of something, “He was using legal jiu-jitsu.”, “Her team was doing...
Jocko Willink Teaches The No Gi Ezekiel Choke Which Fractured John Dudley’s Throat When They Rolled
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Jocko Willink , the navy seal legend and BJJ black belt, was teaching archery champion John Dudley BJJ at his academy, when Dudley asked him if they could roll… Now as we all know, Jocko is a...
Xande Ribeiro’s Mount Escape Which Works on Anyone
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Let’s keep it real: there have been lots of times when you were stuck in your training partner’s or opponent’s Mount when you’ve resorted to doing the bridge and roll technique – otherwise...
Flashback: Ralph ‘Pitbull’ Gracie on The Jerry Springer Show
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
John Lewis and Ralph ‘Pitbull’ Gracie show their stuff in this 1996 broadcast of the Springer show. Ralph Gracie ‘the Pitbull’ is one of the most feared & respected BJJ fighters...
(Video) Grappling Tournament In The Snow In Tajikistan
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
This was a Gushtingiri – traditional Tajik jacket wrestling- tournament done in a village in Tajikistan (Central Asia). Wrestling is a national sport there and in surrounding countries. Next...
Firas Zahabi: ‘Wrestlers are Learning Jiu-Jitsu but BJJ Guys Aren’t So Open Minded to Wrestling’
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi was very critical about Jiu-Jitsu’s use in MMA in an interview with Sherdog.com. Firas is a BJJ black belt but feels that the fact that Jiu-Jitsu players...
Competitor Ignores Handshake To Go For Takedown And Wins Gold- Fair or Poor Sportsmanship?
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Competitor ignores handshake – thoughts? Did he shoot at the same time as the handshake or was it poor sportsmanship?
Ralph Gracie’s Controversial Teaching Methods:”I Hit Them in the Head & They Learn Faster”
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Ralph Gracie ‘the Pitbull’ is one of the most feared & respected BJJ fighters in history. The son of Robson Gracie and brother to Charles Gracie, Renzo Gracie and the late Ryan...
Get You Cardio Up for Jiu-Jitsu: HIIT Stairs Sprint Training
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Stair and hill sprints are a great way to mimic a Jiu-Jitsu competition match at 100% intensity. This article highlights the benefits. If you want to get into shape fast, burn fat, and build muscle...
The Phenomenal Growth Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the British Army
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
The ascendance of Jiu-Jitsu within the British Army has been nothing short of meteoric. Within the space of 4 years Jiu-Jitsu has transitioned in the British Army from an unrecognised obscure...
US Army Member Taps Out Sam Alvey, Grapples Joe Lauzon & Co
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Joe Lauzon, Sam Alvey and several others got the unique opportunity to visit U.S. soldiers in Iraq. On this occasion plenty of sparring was enjoyed by the UFC fighters and the army members. Diego...
Keenan Cornelius Shows his 7 Favorite Wrist Locks for Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Wristlocks (known as mao de vaca in Portuguese) are some of the lesser used submissions in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. Wrist locks are used widely in Akido, Hapkido and Japanese Ju Jitsu. They are illegal...
Two Common Principles To Add More ‘Bite’ To Your Chokes
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
Written by Gerry Young, BJJ brown belt based in Tasmania, author of gerrybjj.blogspot.com.au I have taught (and practiced) various choking techniques in the last few weeks and have found that I...
Dr Patrick Roth: ‘Kettlebells An Ideal Tool For Treating Back Pain’
Nov 14, 2020BJJEE
Dr. Patrick Roth is a neurosurgeon practicing in New Jersey. He is the Chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center and the Director of the Hackensack...
How and Why to Tape Your Fingers in BJJ
Nov 14, 2020BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius recently talked about on his facebook page, how much damage his fingers had taken after 10 years of Jiu-Jitsu: Coming up on a decade of Jiu-Jitsu, these hands have taken a...
New Scientific Evidence Points To Static Stretching Causing Strength Loss
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Much can be said about the benefits of stretching – there are at least a couple reasons to do it! And sure there’s been scientific evidence that stretching reduces the level of...
BJJ Black Belt’s Opinion: ‘Junior BJJ Black Belts Make Sense’
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
A few years back, the BJJ community revolted when finding out that a BJJ academy in Texas, Team Pittman BJJ was promoting children to ‘Junior black belts’. Some are even 7th degree Junior BJJ...
Fair Play? Pan Champ Gifts Opponent 2 Points & Loses Match
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Fair play or stupid? Kristian Woodmansee, a BJJ world champion, 2x Pan Champion, 2x European Champion did a selfless act a few years back at the Pan that surprised many people. Here’s the...
This Kimura Sequence Will Land You 15 Points In BJJ Competition
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
A sure way to get a hefty advantage in competition is always welcome. Such is the case with this particular kimura trap. Stephen Kesting brings us a setup with Robson ‘Mau Mau’ de Lima...
The Bulgarian Bag- The Complete Strength & Conditioning Tool For Grapplers
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Written by Ivan Miroslavov Dimitrov Everyone knows how important are strength and conditioning workouts for the athletes involved with combat sports. The popularity surrounding Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
