What To Do When You Don’t Feel Like Training BUT You Have A Competition Approaching
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. For serious competitors: Everyday will not be a great day or even a good day. Your love of Jiu Jitsu has to give you the strength to find a way...
Should You Be Giving Training Partners Unsolicited Advice?
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE
Sharing knowledge, advice and technical details is certainly one of the things that helps everyone along the way. However, that being said, giving advice is not always the best of things, even though...
Coral Belts Royler Gracie & Pedro Sauer in Epic Training Session
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE
A rolling session happened, between coral belts and friends Royler Gracie and Pedro Sauer, a few years ago in Brazil at the Gracie Humaita Academy. These are two of the most respected...
Andre Galvao Believes Beginners Must Make Friends And Invest Heavily In Basics
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE
Andre Galvao is certainly one of the greats of jiu-jitsu. His never-ending list of trophies was topped off when he took gold in the heavyweight category at Worlds 2016. But...
10 Tips for Surviving your first BJJ Class
Jan 26, 2020BJJEE
Are you up for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? If yes, then this post is for you. You must know some common spikes before you start your journey in a BJJ class. The first time is always challenging to break...
Jiu-Jitsu Red Belt Relson Gracie Arrested on Drug Charges
Jan 26, 2020BJJEE
Known name of the Gracie family, Relson Gracie was arrested at dawn on Saturday (25) when transporting skunk and marijuana derivatives on the Presidente Dutra Highway, which connects Rio de Janeiro...
Retired Master 2 Athlete Roger Gracie Rolling With Felipe Pena
Jan 25, 2020BJJEE
Roger Gracie retired from Jiu-Jitsu competition 2 years ago as the greatest of all time, having been a 10X world champion and defeating Marcus Buchecha Almeida by submission in an epic superfight....
Vadim Kolganov: ‘Sambo Less Complex & More Direct Than BJJ’
Jan 25, 2020BJJEE
Sambo is a Russian martial art and combat sport. The word “SAMBO” is an acronym for SAMozashchita Bez Oruzhiya, which literally translates as “self-defense without weapons”. Sambo is...
One Of The Only 2 Female Black Belts in Gracie Family Teaches an Easy Sweep From Closed Guard
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
Deborah Gracie Stambowsky is a BJJ black belt under her father Márcio Stambowsky, and interestingly she is one of only two women in the Gracie family to be a black belt in BJJ. Kyra Gracie was...
Ben Askren Voices Opinion on Father Arrested After Tackling His Son’s Opponent at a Wrestling Match
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
Earlier the week, a father of a high school wrestler, rushed and tackled his son’s wrestling opponent in a high school wrestling match. The father, Barry Lee Jones, was then arrested and...
52 Year Old Renzo Gracie Looking Sharp Rolling With BJJEE’s Editor Gile Huni
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
BJJ’s most loved figure Renzo Gracie was in Zurich, Switzerland at the Frota Academy where he held a fantastic seminar. Renzo showed the students a fantastic array of techniques and told countless...
Blind College Student Overcomes Adversity Through Competing In BJJ – And Winning
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
Life is certainly very hard, but there’s always a light on the horizon for those willing to work for it. This is what 24 year old Michelle Jorgensen proved through her recent competitive...
Judokas Throwing Each Other in a Game of Chess On The Mat
Jan 24, 2020grappler z
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is often referred to as Chess on the Mat. Since Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu comes from an older form of Judo, it’s a nice surprise to see some Judoka adopting the principles of Judo...
Drill To Win: Science Backs Up Effectiveness of Drilling for Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
Written by Andrew “Major” Johnson, BJJ black belt -Andrew trains under Joshua “Foca” Miller at Gracie Barra Lexington, SC. According to science, you should stop reading this, and just go...
Krav Maga Instructor Brags Online About Winning a BJJ Match in Masters White Belt Division
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
In a tournament in Poland, Wojciech Cieślak, a Krav Maga Master was competing. Nothing special, but he was signed to the MASTERS WHITE BELT category. He won his first fight by anaconda choke (a...
Mind Blowing Guard Pass to Use Against Flexible Guards
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
We all have that training partner that is really flexible and whenever you roll with them, you spend a long time trying to solve the riddle of their guard… Sometimes the best way to know how to...
Top BJJ Masters Give Great Advice on Making the Most of your Training
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
When people start to dedicate themselves to a new profession, studies, day to day activities or sport, they automatically imagine themselves on the day they are going to reach the top level in it. In...
Demian Maia Remembers Epic Victory over Jacare: ‘I Had No Strategy’
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
Demian Maia remembers his epic victory in 2005, as he overcame one of the all time greatest fighters in Jiu-Jitsu and snatched the gold in the World Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Olympic...
Galvao: ‘Until We Change Rules, BJJ Will Never be on TV. Athletes Will Never Be Well Paid’
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
Even the most enthusiastic fan of Jiu-Jitsu sometimes will find a match boring. The reason is the lack of action. Even worse, many times, it is purposeful. Athletes use of “comfortable”...
What To Do When A New Black Belt Wants to Leave & Start Their Own Team
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
When we form and promote a black belt, the excitement is great. These are special moments in the life of every instructor. The long-awaited black belt goes on the waist of a promoted...
Hard Times: When to Expel a Student from a BJJ Academy
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
The life of a Jiu-Jitsu instructor has many ups and downs,just like in all professions. Being the leader of a team and to guide a group of fighters sometimes will put you on tough situations,...
Relson Gracie on Rickson’s 400-0 Record & Not Speaking to Rolls for 5 Years
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
The second eldest son of Helio Gracie, the red belt Relson Gracie reigned during his time, having had according to him, 140 Vale Tudo fights and remained unbeaten for decades. But those who think...
Comedian Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz On His Passion For Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
Joey “CoCo” Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian. He is an actor known for his recurring role as Joey on the TV series My Name is Earl, as well as in movies such as The...
The Unusual Journey Of Gabriel Moraes- World Champion At Blue Belt In 2003 & Black Belt In 2004!
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
What do the Ribeiro brothers, Jose Aldo, Ari Farias, Jacare and Gabriel Moraes have in common? They were all born in this city in the middle of the Amazon jungle, right next to Black...
