The Collar Sleeve Guard: The Best Guard For Beginners in BJJ
Mar 23, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Collar Sleeve Guard may look quite confusing at first glance, especially for beginners. But it isn’t! Once you figure out the basics that make it work, it may very well become one of your...
BJJ Solo Drills Routine: No Mats Needed. No Equipment Needed. No Large Space Needed. No Flexibility Needed. NO EXCUSES
Mar 23, 2020BJJEE
BJJ Black Belt Timur Ouzlaner of Timura BJJ’s 2 cents for the BJJ community in this forced abstinence from BJJ: There is A LOT of information out there, regarding BJJ solo drills. All of the...
Kyra Gracie has a Wicked Armpit Armlock Set Up From Mount
Mar 23, 2020BJJEE
Very often, when you attempt one submission and it doesn’t work, you lose position and end up in an disadvantageous position. Guillotines come to mid: Setting Up The Guillotine Without Losing...
Here Are 7 Reasons Why You Should Train Both Gi And No-Gi
Mar 23, 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...
Deep Half Guard: All The Basics That You Need To Know
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Deep Half Guard! It’s a position that will improve your BJJ game immediately, if only you learn how – and why – to use it. Teco Shinzato, a BJJ World Champion, explains the essentials...
Would A Navy SEAL Be a Good MMA Fighter?
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Being a Navy SEAL – a member of one of the most elite special operations forces in the world – is often seen as an epitome of being in top-notch physical and mental condition, of comanding an...
Powerful Words for the Loser In a BJJ Competition
Mar 22, 2020John Brashear
Nobody likes to be submitted in training or in competition, but there is a famous saying “There is no losing in Jiu-Jitsu, you either win or you learn”. John Brashear, gives some good advice on...
5 Tips For BJJ Practitioners To Not Get Discouraged During Quarantine
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
Keeping your mental state positive during this quarantine period is a necessary attitude for BJJ players worldwide. We must strictly comply with the rules defined by the Ministry of Health and stay...
Does Stretching Reduce Injury in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
When it comes to a warm up stretching routine, most people don’t actually do either before they exercise at all, whilst puts them at a much higher risk. However, there are also multiple benefits...
Master Wong Using Wing Chun To Defeat Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
Master Wong found himself a brown belt to test out his wing chun skills on. The hilarious expert filmed a lengthy “roll” with the bjj brown belt and just posted it to youtube. Master Wong...
Helio & Rorion Gracie On How To Deal With A Devastating Defeat
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
After the Brazilian football team’s 7-1 defeat last year to Germany in the World Cup in 2014, Rorion Gracie wrote a nice little guide on his facebook page. He recalled how his father Helio...
Two Examples of BJJ Principles Applied in Weapon Based Sparring Matches
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
BJJ black belt and Kung Fu master Thomas „Gong Fu“ Holtmann loves to use his grappling skills when he has weapon based sparring matches within the Dog Brothers organisations which he is an active...
Tim Spriggs’ Unusual Method For Strengthening His Grips for BJJ
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
Why is Grip Training Important: Grip training is where it all starts, going back to the fundamentals. The first point of contact in any fight is the grip. How can you win a fight if you...
Gracie Family Best Kept Secret: Breathing Method When Doing Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
If you have ever rolled with a BJJ master or advanced practitioner, what is something that distinguishes them from beginners in BJJ? It’s not just superior technique. It’s the way they...
Video: 16-yr-old Andy Ruiz Drops Former UFC Champ Andrei Arlovski in Sparring
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
The former WBA heavyweight boxing world champion Andy Ruiz has been on the low for the last few months since losing to Anthony Joshua late last year. Ruiz put himself back in the headlines when he...
2x ADCC Champ JT Torres Rolling with Chewy, The BJJ World’s Most Popular Youtuber
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
“Sometimes you’re the hammer and sometimes you’re the nail” is a very common saying in Jiu-Jitsu. In this case, the famous Youtube star Nic Albin aka ‘Chewy’ was...
The Russian Grappler Paralyzed After Neck Injury is Doing Much Better
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
The tragic situation occurred during the Grappling Open World Cup , where a grappler from Dagenstan, Russia fell on his head during while attempting a flying armbar. Paizutdin Aliyev fell on his...
Doctor & BJJ Black Belt On Why You Should Never Train Jiu-Jitsu in Times of Coronavirus
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
Being stuck at home during the time of the quarantine can be very boring and frustrating. Even if your BJJ academy is closed, doesn’t mean that you should meet your friends for private BJJ...
Wrestle-Jitsu: Wrestling Tricks For BJJ That Will Surprise Your Opponents
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Wrestling practice makes for such a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. And not just because of the takedowns and everything that goes with them that you can learn from it; but because you...
How to Effectively Learn from BJJ Instructionals
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
With the corona crisis in jiu jitsu most practitioners are forced to stay off the mats. Many companies are now offering free dvd’s and instructionals so we can keep improving. But how should you...
How Working as a Bouncer Improved My Wrestling
Mar 21, 2020grappler z
It was yet another summer night in Lake Como, New Jersey. I was working as a bouncer at Bar Anticipation, affectionately known by its clientele as Bar A. This was a Tuesday night, the liveliest night...
Flashback: Shaquille O’Neal Grappling Match With Former UFC Champ Forrest Griffin
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
Forrest Griffin is fresh off his appearance at the Black Belt CBD where he grappled Frank Mir. Now Griffin was game to combat another giant – former LA Lakers Center Shaquille O’Neal....
UFC Research – Takedowns Not As Important to Wins as Traditionally Thought
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
In brazilian jiu jitsu having a well rounded game has long been a big point of interest. The major point of contention in many academies where most rolls start from the knees are takedowns. However...
Old School Smash: Matt Serra Rolls with Nick the Tooth
Mar 21, 2020BJJEE
He might be overweight but he’s still got it. Retired MMA fighter and BJJ back belt, Matt Serra rolled with Nick “The Tooth” Gullo during the TV show “Looking for a...
