The History And Origins Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 28, 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...
How To Modify The 5×5 Strength Training Program For Grapplers
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
So, you’ve been training Jiu Jitsu for a while and absolutely love it! However, you also want to become stronger and you figured out that BJJ, in and of itself, doesn’t help you too much...
Citizen Helps Police, But Takes It Too Far WIth RNC
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Any time a citizen intervenes and helps out the police instead of standing on the sidelines and recording the altercation is good. As Rener Gracie once said it: If you’re close enough to...
The Legacy of Jiu-Jitsu Vigilante Groups Fighting Criminals in Brazil
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
In Rio de Janeiro, Brazil there is a recurrent wave of mass robberies known as “arrastoes,” or “dragnets”. An ‘arrastao’ is when a big group of people,...
Rafael Mendes Rolling w/ 280lbs Black Belt Shows Us The Blueprint Dealing w/ Ultra Heavyweights
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
When Rafael Mendes retired last year from competitive Jiu-Jitsu at the tender age of 27, he left many BJJ fans baffled. In this period he accumulated 6 world bjj titles. Rafael Mendes hasn’t...
Impose your Jiu-Jitsu: Keeping the Fight on the Ground
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi shows us ways to keep thee fight on the ground when faced with an opponent whose goal is to get back up. In Firas’s words: “After scoring a takedown many...
Bernardo Faria Explains Why He Always Says ‘Huge Honor For Me’
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is one of the most loved figures in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The 5x world champion has such a positive attitude and happy personality which you can see in his work with BJJ Fanatics. Born...
Girl Wrestler Defeats Boys to Become State’s First Female Wrestling Champion
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Wrestler Heaven Fitch became the first ever girl to win a North Carolina High School Athletic Association individual wrestling state championship last weekend. She won the 106-pound weight class at...
Deontay Wilder Tells Joe Rogan He Wears a 45-pound Vest in Training
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Deontay Wilder lost his first professional fight and world title to Tyson Fury last weekend. Wilder lost by TKO to Fury after suffering a knock down in the third round and again in the fifth round....
Complete Guide To Knee Injury Prevention For Grapplers
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Ben Whybrow Bsc (Physiotherapy), MCSP, ACPSEM. Ben is a Musculoskeletal and Sports Physiotherapist living and working in Cambridgeshire, graduating from the University of...
According To A Finnish Study, No Surgery Produced The Same Results As Knee Surgery
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
According to a recent Finnish study (Finnish Degenerative Meniscal Lesion Study (FIDELITY), patients who underwent arthroscopic partial meniscectomy — knee surgery — had the same recovery...
How To Develop Explosive Power for Grappling Using Plyometrics
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Written by Funk Roberts of FunkMMA.com Plyometrics: A type of exercise using explosive movements to develop muscular power, esp. bounding, hopping, and jumping. Combat Athletes are...
These 2 Koalas Have Better Jiu-Jitsu Than You
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
“If you want to learn how to grapple, watch animals ” It is said that many martial arts were inspired by the animal kingdom. Here are two Koalas that are very good grapplers in their own right...
Combine Judo & Wrestling in BJJ with Travis Stevens
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Judo Olympic silver medalist & BJJ black belt Travis Stevens revealed that when he does BJJ, he uses more Wrestling than his world class Judo: Having a little bit of basic basic...
How Much Will a BJJ Training Trip to Brazil Cost You?
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Written by Daniel De Groot (Check out his Youtube channel) Probably the most common question about staying in Brazil: How much does it cost? The main expenses are your flight and your stay. Next to...
How To Compete in Brazil as a Foreigner
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Written by Daniel De Groot (Check out his Youtube channel) As you might have read in my last article, competitions in Brazil are one of the main reasons Brazilians are still at the top of the sport....
Funny: Rickson Gracie & Mike Tyson Exchange Some Heated Words
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Mike Tyson and Rickson Gracie are legends in their respective sports: boxing and Jiu-Jitsu. What would happen if they got into an altercation? Of course this would never happen in real life so two...
Top 5 Best Grapplers of the Animal Kingdom
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
It is said that many martial arts were inspired by the animal kingdom. Here are some animals that are very good grapplers in their own right and have inspired Jiu-Jitsu. 5....
24 yr Old Gordon Ryan Buys Himself a Million Dollar House As a Result Of His Grappling Success
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Gordon Ryan, the biggest current star in Grappling has had an amazing run in the past few years. The 24 year old has won everything there is to win in No Gi grappling: 3x ADCC world champion, EBI...
Gracies: ‘You Can Do More with a T-Shirt Than With a Gi’
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
You know that No Gi only guy that says “I only no Gi becaause the Gi is unrealistic bro” ? How does that make sense? Unless you’re always at the beach, the potential aggressors that you will...
Here’s That Video of Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson & Curtis Blaydes’ Sumo Wrestling Match
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
UFC fighters Anthony Rumble Johnson and Curtis Blaydes recently had a Sumo Wrestling match at the recent SubStars grappling event in Miami, Florida. The ancient Japanese martial art of sumo pits two...
Most Effective Ways To Develop Muscle Memory in BJJ
Feb 26, 2020BJJEE
Written by: James Jayme. Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. If you are familiar with Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligence theory, it suggests that there are different...
Five Reasons Why Grappling Should Be Your Fitness Routine
Feb 26, 2020grappler z
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Whether you want to feel more confident about your appearance, or need to improve your overall health, then exercise needs to be a part of your...
Rolling Tired in Jiu-Jitsu: That’s When The Magic Happens
Feb 25, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. How many times have you sat out a round? How many times have you said no to a roll because the partner who offered is drastically better or...
