Xande Ribeiro On How To Never Get Your BJJ Guard Passed Ever Again
Jul 31, 2019BJJEE
Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other different ones. The 38 year...
The Smile Of Jiu-Jitsu: Ana Carolina Schmitt, 2019 BJJ World Champion
Jul 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
By winning the gold at the IBJJF World Championships in early June, Ana Carolina Schmitt has created a ripple of applause throughout the BJJ community and has become known as one of the top ranking...
Into The Mind Of Caio Terra, BJJ Black Belt in 3 Years & 12x World Champion
Jul 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A 12 time world champion that got his black belt in under 3 years of training? He must be a superhuman, right? Well, kind of, but not exactly. Caio Terra is perhaps the best roosterweight in the...
Dean Lister: I Will Not Give a Brown Belt to Anyone Who is a D*ckhead
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Dean Lister is a worldly martial artist – including speaking a variety on languages including Portuguese, rudimentary French and even some Croatian (thanks to being Mirko CroCop...
Black Belt: The Only People Who Should Care About The Patch on Your Back are Biker Clubs & Street Gangs
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Politics have always been one facet of the lifestyle in jiu-jitsu. For this part of the subculture a term Creonte was created. Carlson Gracie came up with term “Creonte” Creonte was the...
Prankster Challenges BJJ Instructor in Front Of Whole Class
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Barone, a famous Brazilian Youtube prankster went to BJJ legend Marco Barbosa’s academy in Sao Paulo and challenged him during a belt promotion. Barbosa has over 30 years as a black belt...
“Excuse Me, Professor, But You Forgot To Promote Me.”
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Jason Bright of Genesis Jiu-Jitsu “Excuse me, Professor, but you forgot to promote me.” This is a sentiment I am sure most everyone has felt at one time or another...
How BJJ Can Be Used as a Powerful Tool in Addiction Recovery
Jul 29, 2019Connor Hayes
How BJJ Can Be Used as a Powerful Tool in Addiction Recovery Substance abuse is harmful enough for the body both physically and emotionally, yet addiction recovery presents even bigger challenges in...
Renzo Gracie’s Sneaky Americana Set Up “Answering The Phone”
Jul 29, 2019BJJEE
Renzo shows some game changing set up for the Americana. He calls it “Answering the phone”. The Americana, top shoulder lock, (also known as the figure-four armlock, bent armlock, keylock, V1...
The Mermaid Sweep- Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros
Jul 29, 2019BJJEE
BJJ world champion Rodrigo Comprido Medeiros shows an awesome sweep from closed where he triangles his legs and hooking them, blocking his opponent’s legs make him into a mermaid!
“Borrowed Techniques” Should Still Be Called BJJ Techniques
Jul 29, 2019BJJEE
Written by Timur Ouzlaner of Gracie Humaita Israel – Haifa, BJJ black belt under Moshe Kaitz. BJJ is a relatively new and constantly evolving martial art. Every week someone...
How to Improve Your BJJ Game off the Mat
Jul 29, 2019BJJEE
BJJ is an art and sport that requires lots of practice. One of the best ways to train is right on the mat. You get to practice techniques and spar with fellow competitors. Unfortunately, we don’t...
(Watch) Rubber Band Training/Drilling for BJJ & Judo
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
Practicing Uchikomi (Judo throw drills) improves throwing skills. Rubber band uchikomi: Rubber band uchikomi is a real simple way to improve your muscle memory for throws. All you need is a rubber...
Would A Blue Belt Beat Mike Tyson
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
If you go down a path of bjj and mma forums looking for people with similar interest you inevitably encounter a phrase where a bjj blue belt more or less already equates to being a badass. A bjj blue...
Rugby Great & All Black Captain Tana Umaga is a BJJ Purple Belt
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
One of the toughest sports in the world is undoubtedly Rugby. Rugby great Tana Umaga is the former captain of the New Zealand national Rugby team, the All Blacks. Graham Henry named him as All Blacks...
Ben Askren Declared Himself a BJJ Black Belt & Slams Demian Maia
Jul 26, 2019BJJEE
Ben Askren is one of the most intimidating wrestlers of all time in the Octagon. As it turns out he’s also a self promoted black belt?! There’s long been rumors about this that originated...
5 Most Pointless BJJ Belt Promotion Rituals
Jul 26, 2019BJJEE
If you train BJJ, you have probably heard of the gauntlet belt promotion ritual. Gauntlet/tunnel is where you take your gi jacket off and get whipped by your teammates with their belts.When a student...
Paulo Miyao’s Drills To Develop an Impassable Guard
Jul 25, 2019BJJEE
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… Well that can be you. Tired of getting...
BJJ Lifestyle & Party Lifestyle. Can They Go Together?
Jul 25, 2019BJJEE
A lot of times you hear Jiu Jitsu practitioners say that they enjoy “The Jiu Jitsu Lifestyle”. But how is a lifestyle based around a sport, better than a party lifestyle for example? How could...
BJJ Instructor Saves San Francisco Police Officer From Attack
Jul 25, 2019BJJEE
A San Francisco cop was roughed up by a suspect and was fortunate that the attack happened in front of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy. BJJ black belt instructor instructor Pedro Arrigoni came to the...
4 Easy Ways to Celebrate A BJJ Victory
Jul 25, 2019BJJEE
Here are 4 easy ways to celebrate after your BJJ victory! Special thanks to @jpcampisi for his amazing acting skills and to @halsey174 and @slickrick_588. Also, thank you to @joglatt23 for your help...
Definitive List Of American Presidents That Had A Strong Grappling Background
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
A thorough look into a biographies of US presidents revealed many of them had grappling backgrounds, and actual impressive ones not just the Trump arm drag variety. Donald Trump: Master...
Why You Should NEVER Give Up When Stuck In Bad Positions
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, and creator of Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. I was training with Ryron Gracie back in the day...
The Monumental Importance Of Understanding that Training and Competition Rolling Should Not Be Approached the Same
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
How often do you meet jiujiteiros who just non stop use their A game in training? Often times in bjj gyms you hear about these beast members of the team. You’ll meet some of these...
