These Samurai Fights Show JuJitsu & Judo’s Roots
May 11, 2020BJJEE
“What the Samurai’s did with their swords, we do with our hands” Helio Gracie This fascinating video depicts ancient samurai reenactment battles. You can also clearly see why Judo...
Why Jiu-Jitsu Is The Best Medication For Depression
May 11, 2020BJJEE
Being a part of the bjj community you often hear about how effective bjj is when it comes to dealing with various anxiety driven disorders such as post traumatic stress, depression, panic attacks and...
Selfie Stick Self Defense Being Taught by Martial Arts School
May 11, 2020BJJEE
Learning how to fight with the popular picture-taking device could help tourists fend off potential pickpockets according to the a self defense school in Russia. Forget ninja stars or nunchakus as...
Meet Mohamed Omar Abd El Aziz of Anubis Martial Arts Academy in Cairo, Egypt
May 11, 2020BJJEE
We had the pleasure to interview Mohamed Omar Abd El Aziz, a BJJ black belt under Roberto ‘Cyborg’ Abreu. Mohamed has been doing an incredible job developing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Egypt,...
Drysdale on Fadda/Franca Lineage: ‘No Evidence That They Learned From Maeda’
May 10, 2020BJJEE
Robert Drysdale is currently filming a documentary about the true history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that isn’t necessarily the known history that we have all learned. His Documentary is called...
Flashback: When a Judoka Was DQed For Sneezing On Opponent
May 10, 2020BJJEE
Judo and it’s many rules are ever changing. But one thing judo tries to hold up is high standards of behavior. For the First Time In Judo History – Double DQ in Finals Which is exactly...
Examining The Mindset Of Garry Tonon, The Ultimate Submission Hunter
May 10, 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...
Most Efficient Escape To the Most Common Attack – Closed Guard
May 10, 2020BJJEE
Closed guard is an old time classic that’s one of the most commonly seen techniques in practice and in real life altercations. James Duscio wrote for bjjee: Watch any of the early UFC’s and...
How To Improve Your Cardio For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 10, 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...
Why We Won’t Be Seeing Leg Grabs In Judo Any Time Soon
May 10, 2020BJJEE
Judo is one of those arts who are always trying to make themselves more attractive in order to advance the art. This has been a defining principle among many rule changes Judo has survived over the...
Rickson Gracie Shows His Striking Method & Clinch
May 10, 2020grappler z
Rickson Gracie rarely shows BJJ techniques on film so it’s a refreshing change to see a video of him demonstrating a technique. In Rickson’s first ever official Jiu-Jitsu instructional,...
10 Youngest MMA World Champions In History
May 10, 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...
Roger Gracie Explains Why He Focuses On Chokes
May 10, 2020BJJEE
Roger Gracie is an undisputed GOAT – greatest of all time in jiu jitsu. Just in the past year the now 38 year old Gracie family prodigy dominated over one of the biggest champions of today...
5 MMA Stars Who Were Bullied As Kids
May 10, 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...
Kosei Inoue Credits Japanese Judoka Crosstraining BJJ For Japan’s Competitive Edge in Judo
May 09, 2020BJJEE
Kosei Inoue is a legend of judo – he’s also the one deserving for the rebirth of competition success of the Japanese judo team. A feat he credits bjj for: “In order to respond to the...
Doing These 3 Exercises Will Make Your Jiu Jitsu Strength Skyrocket
May 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Yeah yeah, we know the story you’re about to tell us: „But BJJEE, I barely make it to my Jiu Jitsu classes, how am I supposed to make it to the gym as well?“ And while it could be argued...
This is The Actor Who Will Play Rickson Gracie in Upcoming Netflix Movie
May 09, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian jiujitsu will get its source story told by José Padilha, the film maker behind the police thriller Elite Squad along with Netflix’s crime dramatization Narcos. Padilha will lead to Dead...
Rickson Gracie Shows His BJJ Solo Drill Routine That You Should Do EVERYDAY
May 09, 2020BJJEE
When there isn’t a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu school nearby you or when your academy is closed because of the Coronavirus pandemic, you always have the option to do solo drills at home. They are trul...
Lessons From Rickson Gracie: Importance of Positional Training in Jiu-Jitsu
May 09, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
Get To Know The Top Current European Grapplers
May 08, 2020BJJEE
BJJ and No Gi Grappling is getting more and more popular in Europe in recent years and we`ve seen many quality fighters coming out of The Old Continent. Brazil and USA still remain the Mecca of BJJ,...
Helio Gracie’s 20 Criteria To become an Instructor
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Few published guidelines or standards determine when a practitioner is ready for promotion; the criterion is generally determined by individual instructors and/or academies.The IBJJF maintains an...
The Coolest BJJ & Grappling Medals & Trophies
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Medals and trophies are the icing on the cake for competitors. It is always nice to receive a good looking medal as a memento of the hard training, and battles that you had to endure to achieve your...
Perfect Posture To Keep You Safe From Submissions From Henry Akins
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Henry shows some game changing concepts on the importance of proper posture when in your opponent’s guard. He emphasises the use of hips much more than arms. For him, proper posture will...
Effective Cutting Weight Strategies for Grapplers
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Written by Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian. He has been studying Judo for over 23 years. He is a 3rd Degree Black belt and a black belt in...
