Metamoris Countdown: Gordon Ryan Under Pressure
Nov 22, 2017BJJEE
Metamoris’ legacy is very complicated due to a series off questionable ethics moves however one part of the promotion that never failed was the production of compelling intro...
ESPN’s 30 for 30 premieres Free Podcast Episode ‘No Rules: The Birth of UFC’
Nov 22, 2017BJJEE
One of the best documentary series out there for lovers of sports in general is ESPN’s 30 for 30. However fans of grappling were long under-served when it comes to 30 for 30. One...
Referee Slow To Intervene After Judoka Got Put To Sleep
Nov 21, 2017BJJEE
While submissions are the pinnacle of a match in bjj in judo they’re one of Jigoro Kano’s doctrines of “Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort”. A match is won when the...
Garry Tonon Talks MMA Debut, The Future Of BJJ and How He Got The Idea to Build His Brand
Nov 21, 2017BJJEE
Tonon also revealed he’ll most likely make his MMA debut in 2018: “I don’t have a date, but they were asking me when I’d be ready and I think I gave them March,...
Weird Monkey Exercise That Cures 99% of Shoulder Pain
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
If you suffer from chronic shoulder pain, orthopedic surgeon John M. Kirsch, M.D, has a simple solution: Ape style Dead Hangs. This exercise can reshape the space in the shoulder, strengthen...
Joe Rogan & Jocko Willink: Jiu-Jitsu Is All About Getting Into People’s Heads
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
Joe Rogan became interested in jiu-jitsu in 1994 after watching Royce Gracie fight at UFC 2: No Way Out, and landed the position at the organization as Sussman was friends with its...
John Danaher: The Man Behind The Legends
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Eddie Bravo Wants To Introduce UpKicks To Combat Jiu-jitsu
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo has always been on the frontlines of innovation. From building his own unique game to building 10th planet system and onto EBI. But Now he’s ready to embark on another...
Ricardo De La Riva Receives Coral Belt
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
Ricardo De La Riva is one of the most creative guard players to have competed in bjj. His mark is through the De LA Riva Guard from which many variations of the modern sports came. He...
Rafa Mendes: ‘I Don’t Do Strength And Conditioning Anymore, I Just Do Jiu-Jitsu’
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
The now retired 6x world champion Rafael Mendes sat down with former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and discussed the preparation to his last world title at the 2016 IBJJF World Championships....
Someone Used A Choke Similar To Eddie Cummings’ Pillory Choke And Submitted Opponent In Competition
Nov 19, 2017BJJEE
A little while back Eddie Wolverine Cummings taught the Pillory Choke. But little did we know that a very similar version of that would stun us all including the opponent’s...
UFC exec: Conclusions on Alleged Fabricio Werdum Assault of Colby Covington Premature
Nov 19, 2017BJJEE
Werdum is riding on the heels of his decision victory over Tybura however perhaps a bigger question is how will the famed Brazilian deal with the pending charges for that boomerang...
Garry Tonon Talks MMA and Dillon Danis Beefs: I have expressed that I wanted to fight him!
Nov 19, 2017BJJEE
pic by @pizzajitsu Garry Tonon is embarking on a new journey in his career – he is starting MMA under the ONE Championship banner. Of course the grappling ace also talked about the...
Jean Jaques Machado Teaches the Body surf choke
Nov 18, 2017BJJEE
Body surfing in jiu jitsu is an attractive notion. To be so on top of your own movement that you’re able to roll with the punches sort of speak and land without issues. This is why videos like...
Submission Underground 6 Reveals Matches: Gilbert Burns and Jake Shields to Headline
Nov 18, 2017BJJEE
Chael Sonnen’s promotion Submission Underground attracted much publicity initially due to ability to attract and pair UFC fighters with top notch sport bjj competitors. However...
Colby Covington Pressing Charges Against Fabricio Werdum For Alleged Boomerang Attack
Nov 17, 2017BJJEE
Australia perhaps wasn’t the best place to confront Covington as the local authorities haven’t been kind to Werdum’s attempt to embrace local traditions. According to...
Grandmaster Flavio Behring Celebrates 70 years of Jiu-Jitsu By replacing his Red Belt with a White Belt
Nov 16, 2017BJJEE
In brazilian jiu jitsu few published guidelines or standards determine when a practitioner is ready for promotion; the criterion is generally determined by individual instructors...
Werdum Was In An Ugly Confrontation With Colby Covington
Nov 16, 2017BJJEE
Covington came under much fire last month when after defeating Maia he made plenty of ugly comments against Brazil. Colby Covington On Hiding Out in Brazil Post-Fight However...
What Made Carlson the Most Unique Member of the Gracie Family
Nov 15, 2017BJJEE
Carlson Gracie has long been one of the most beloved, important and unique personalities in the history of jiu-jitsu. The legend has honed his trade on the ability to disentangle the most inventive...
Rumor: Nate Diaz May Be The Next Welterweight Contender
Nov 15, 2017BJJEE
Yesterday there was much fuss after one of Nate Diaz’ coaches tweeted about him being in fight camp. The instagram in question was promptly deleted but here’s a screenshot:...
Mindhunters Holt McCallany Is Big Into Jiu-Jitsu, MMA and Boxing
Nov 15, 2017BJJEE
Mindhunters is one of the more interesting series to have premiered in 2017. In it we follow the inception of the Behavioural Sciences Unit that ultimately reformed the way we look at...
Anderson Silva Addresses USADA violation: Nothing Changes My Plans
Nov 15, 2017BJJEE
Anderson Silva has been recently flagged for a potential doping violation following an out of competition drug test by USADA. Their official statement: The UFC organization was notified...
MMA fighter turned Navy SEAL is ‘person of interest’ in high-profile killing of Green Beret
Nov 14, 2017BJJEE
Green Beret by the name Logan J Melgar was announced dead on arrival on June 4th in French clinic in Mali. Melgar had been posted to the West African nation as part of a secret mission...
Teddy Riner Claims 10x World Judo Championship Gold
Nov 14, 2017BJJEE
The French superstar Teddy Riner affirmed his dominance once again. Je managed to win the opening bout against Iurii Krakovetskii of Kygyzstan he had a chance to show his metal in only...
