Gracie Breakdown: Expecting Cops to Fight Crime Without Proper Training, is a Crime in Itself
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
Often times online we see videos of police officers who are unable to live up to the challenge of their job takes to improper training they receive. Rener and Ryron’s Gracie Breakdown just...
How To Keep Training Jiu Jitsu When Going Through Tough Times
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
It’s easy to do anything when life’s all „sunshine and rainbows“ – everything brings joy and comes easy to you! The same thing is true with Jiu Jitsu; when your life is in order,...
How To Improve Your Guard In BJJ
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
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...
Here’s What You Need To Know About Grip Fighting In No-Gi BJJ
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
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...
Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Teaches Rener Gracie an Amazing Technique
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Aaron Estrada is a blue belt student at the Gracie Academy. When he entered a classroom and saw two students locked up in a street fight headlock, he quickly employed a very clever technique to break...
Bernardo Faria’s 5 Tips To Pressure Pass Anyone’s Guard While Barely Exerting Energy
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...
Modifying The Over Under Pass For No-Gi by Bernardo Faria
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Anybody who watches the IBJFF black belt divisions knows Bernardo Faria. They also know his awesome, pressure style of passing that he uses to dominate his opponents. His signature pass is the...
Roger Gracie’s Superior Leg Drag Pass Set Up
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
The 10-time world champion, Roger Gracie teaches a quick and efficient way to pass guard. He shows his way of setting up the leg drag pass. Watch and learn:
4 Best Equipments for Quickly Building Strength for Grapplers
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Strength training is one of the most important parts of an overall health and fitness program. Building strength helps to enhance and preserve your bone and muscle mass, no matter your age. When...
Setting Traps That Will Keep You Mobile and Advancing Positions in BJJ
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Being big when starting out bjj can be a bit of a crutch. Naturally often one would develop a good pressure oriented gameplay that favors getting so side control and slowly subduing the opponent from...
Ki Master Takes Massive Hit To Groin From MMA/K1 Fighter
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Please do not try this at home. Kirby Roy is Karate Ki master who decided to show the effectiveness of his art by taking a huge hit to the Adam’s Apple and to the Groin from massive MMA/K1 fighter...
The Difference Between Old School Black Belts & New School Purple Belts
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
For those who are new to the sport, in the past few years we have seen the emergence of a new style of sport Jiu-Jitsu which is an evolution of the sport. Guards such as lapel, worm, 50/50 have been...
How to Become A Better Version of Yourself Through Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Sports, in general, improve muscle strength, acts to reduce weight and to relieve stress. Jiu-Jitsu is no different. Besides involving all the benefits mentioned, Jiu-Jitsu is intertwined with the...
BJJ Black Belt Mike Bidwell’s Advice on How He Lost 47lbs/21kgs While Training Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Written by Mike “Spider-Ninja” Bidwell is a BJJ Black Belt under Phil Migliarese and Ken Kronenberg (Team Tai-Kai / Balance). Mike is a full time Jiu-Jitsuka, blogger (check out his great...
Ude Garami – Origins of the Kimura Lock
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphries, Amaury...
A Simple 4 step Formula To Greatly Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Australian BJJ black belt Kit Dale recovered from a serious knee injury that kept him away from Jiu-Jitsu for 19 months....
Why Do Your Elbows & Forearms Hurt After Jiu-Jitsu?
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Dr Kickass, Mike Piekarski, a Doctor of Physical Therapy, Former MMA Fighter, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt. Follow him on instagram. Ever having a nagging elbow pain that...
Gordon Ryan Shows The Triangle To Armlock Sequence He used To Submit Kyle Boehm
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Gordon Ryan teaches the submission sequence that he used on Kyle Boehm at the recent who’s number one tournament. Gordon was able to get the win with a very skillful triangle to arm bar...
Are you superstitious? How does it affect your grappling?
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
A little while back before the infamous Aldo v McGregor match there was no octagon staredown during promotional duties. Apparently Aldo is superstitious and he wouldn’t step into the octagon except...
Super Sneaky Way of Doing The Ezekiel Choke in NO GI
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Daniel Franja is a black belt under former world champion Joao Roque in Brasilia. Here he is showing another finish he likes to do from the mount in no-gi where he first goes for an American then...
Rickson Gracie On Why BJJ fighters Are Afraid to Pull Guard in MMA
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Kron Gracie faced MMA veteran Tatsuya Kawajiri at the Rizin Fighting Federation Grand Prix: Final Round event on December 31st, 2016. He won via rear-naked choke in the second round. This improved...
What They Don’t Tell You About a Herniated or Bulging Disc
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Herniated discs are a very frequent injury in longtime jiu-jiteiros. In general any kind of spinal injury or malformation is enough to concern anyone with rudimentary medical knowledge. But is it...
Should Heel Hooks Be Legal in the Gi? Robert Drysdale Has an Interesting Point Of View
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a new school of Jiu-Jitsu players have...
John Danaher On How To Get The Most Of Training With Smaller Training Partners
Jun 11, 2020BJJEE
“Always assume that your opponent is going to be bigger, stronger, and faster than you; so that you rely on technique, timing, and leverage, rather brute strength,” said Helio Gracie, the...
