The Grappling Referee: Why Officiating is an Enhancement To Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
So after listening to another year of endless complaints about the officiating at the IBJJF Worlds, I started to think about the state of officiating and how to improve it. One thought is to...
Gordon Ryan Makes An Effort To Promote Women’s BJJ: A Private In Exchange for A Competitor For His Friend
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Gordon Ryan is a great many things – most notably perhaps EBI winner and ADCC victor. However he recently showcased he had a lot of heart through a specific offer he posted on his social media....
Jiu Jiteiros in Quebec Demand Government Legalize Our Sport
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Quebec has long had an issue with jiu jitsu. We first wrote about it a while back. In February 2017 the issues first started: This Friday at 6:00 PM, an official complaint was launched to the SPVM....
Neiman Gracie: I’m The Best Ground Fighter In The Whole Division
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Bellator has been trying to innovate. Following the much buzzed about heavyweight grand prix, they’ve decided to do a welterweight one and it looks as though Neiman Gracie is in. When prompted...
Roberto Atalla: ‘No, Jiu-Jitsu Is Not For Everyone…’
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
It definitely requires a special type of person to actively train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Only 1% of the people who start training will eventually get to black belt. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an...
Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Student Had A heart Attack During Training
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
Mundelein police officer will be receiving a formal letter of recognition for his actions – he saved the life of a Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Student who was going through a heart attack...
Jon Jones Would Like To Grapple – Who Would you like to see him Duel the Most?
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
Jon Jones recently expressed interest in returning to grappling while he awaits octagon return. I’d be so down @FloGrappling who’s trying to get tapped out? https://t.co/vJB4OLz1NU — Jon...
BJJ Black Belt Catches Burglar & Puts Him in His Trademark Triangle
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Sometimes burglars pick the wrong house to rob. That sometimes is when they are caught by a BJJ black belt. This happened today in San Diego, California. Sergio Hernandez, a BJJ black belt,...
Study of Demian Maia’s Takedown Tactics
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Even though Demian Maia has been on a losing streak it’s hard to argue with his dominance in the octagon. The Brazilian ace keeps on being one of the hardest fighters to book fights for in...
Olympic Wrestling Gold Medalist Stops Armed Terrorist With Takedown
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Grapplers are universally known for their braveness which sometimes comes in handy when faced with dangerous real life situations. Who can forget the case of US airman and BJJ practitioner Spencer...
Team 10th Planet Wins Quintet 2
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Team 10th Planet has pulled off an impressive triumph at Quintet’s official second event. Rules: Each team has 5 members Total team weight must not exceed 430kg Openweight Winner is...
Khabib Who ? Putin Fanboys Over Meeting McGregor
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Khabib Nurmagomedov recently thanked Putin after his latest triumph. Khabib Goes The Full Distance With Iaquinta- Thanks Putin But it’s looking like Putin’s affection might be divided if...
Bixente Lizarazu, Football World Cup Champion, is a BJJ Black Belt
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Bixente Lizarazu, the former left back of French national football team that won the world cup in 1998, has been training Jiu-Jitsu for the since 2009. Lizarazu has also competed twice even winning...
Kurt Osiander Shows Us His New Academy & A Counter To Over Under Pass
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
After 25 years training and teaching at Ralph Gracie’s academy, Kurt Osiander left or was fired (depending on who’s story you believe), last week. Osiander has already found a new...
A Lower Belt Tapped You, Now What?
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The belt ego is a real thing. No blue belt minds tapping to a purple belt,...
Miyaos Have a Playful Back and Forth With Danis
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Dillon Danis’ antics have long been mocked in the bjj community. Evolution of Dillon Danis Through The Years and New Still his new teammates are having fun pocking at his McGregor-esque...
BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas Retires from Teaching Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Gustavo Dantas is a starter of the site thebjjmentalcoach.com. He’s long been a black belt – in fact he’s a 5th degree under Nova Uniao school. Dantas spoke to flograppling...
ONE FC Features Spectacular Submissions – A Cringe Worthy Armbar & A Reverse triangle/armlock
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
ONE FC organized a great event yesterday. 77th edition of the event titled “Pursuit of Glory” featured a number of notable fighters in the promotion. While we await the Renzo Gracie...
Your Amateur Mindset is Holding You Back in BJJ; Here is How Professionals Think & Improve
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Gracie Barra Black belt, Tyson Andrew Johnson, Sr I saw something recently about the difference between an amateur and a professional that made me think about Jiu Jitsu. Actually,...
You Need To Add Adam Wardzinski’s Unstoppable Butterfly Sweep To Your Game
Jul 13, 2018BJJEE
Adam Wardzinski is one of the premier Polish black belts making his name known in the world of BJJ. Poland, with a cultural love of grappling, has produced over 300 black belts and Adam Wardzinski...
Nick Diaz Revolted By “Baddest Man on the Planet” Meme: Sick of All This BS!
Jul 13, 2018BJJEE
Everyone has been enjoying the triumph of Daniel Cormier. Cormier knock out Stipe Miocic in a very nice fashion over the weekend causing the baddest man on the planet meme movement. Nick Diaz...
Brown Belt Successfully Defends Himself With Jiu-Jitsu After Allegedly Being Attacked
Jul 13, 2018BJJEE
A peculiar scene took place in San Francisco earlier yesterday. Footage emerged of bjj brown belt taking the back of an alleged attacker and successfully handling a stressful situation. Brown belt...
Brent Littell On Going From 10th Planet Black Belt to BJJ Black Belt
Jul 13, 2018BJJEE
Brent Littell recently talked a bit about what it’s like to have black belts in both prominent systems and how it is that he switched back and forth: ” I think, first of all, so I...
A More Powerful Way To Pummel From Over Under
Jul 12, 2018BJJEE
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best...
