Category Archive: Articles
Here’s How To Build A Game Plan For Your First BJJ Competition
Sep 16, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Here’s How To Build A Game Plan For Your First BJJ Competition
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...The Best Ways to Plan Nutrition for Combat Athletes
Sep 16, 2019BJJEEComments Off on The Best Ways to Plan Nutrition for Combat Athletes
Nutrition for combat athletes can be challenging to plan. Today, we’ll make a simple, step-by-step nutrition plan for you to get started! Combat athletes go through one of the most rigorous...Gordon Ryan Clarifies The Latest IBJJF Leg Reaping Rules
Sep 15, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Gordon Ryan Clarifies The Latest IBJJF Leg Reaping Rules
IBJJF rules are confusing for competitors for the simple fact that the rule book doesn’t cover all the rules. If you want to know the complete rules, you need to attend a paying rules course...Rickson Gracie’s Alpha Teaching Style: Why Does He Embarrass Students?
Sep 14, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Rickson Gracie’s Alpha Teaching Style: Why Does He Embarrass Students?
“What I dont like about Rickson is his teaching style. He embarrasses people by putting them on the spot and many times even gets frustrated. He even changes his level of difficulty and adds...Kit Dale Answers Why Does It Take So Long To Get A BJJ Black Belt
Sep 14, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Kit Dale Answers Why Does It Take So Long To Get A BJJ Black Belt
BJJ Black belt is notoriously hard to get – legitimately speaking. The difference for some is vast – while someone like Kit Dale or Gordon Ryan managed to get their black belt before...Catch Them with The Hidden Collar Gi Guillotine by Vinicius “Draculino”
Sep 12, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Catch Them with The Hidden Collar Gi Guillotine by Vinicius “Draculino”
The Guillotine choke is an extremely popular submission in both Gi and NoGi. It is one of the first submissions many people learn and one of the most effective. There are a multitude of...BJJ Black Belt Demonstrates How Realistic John Wick’s Grappling Skills Really Are
Sep 12, 2019BJJEEComments Off on BJJ Black Belt Demonstrates How Realistic John Wick’s Grappling Skills Really Are
In the bullet pasted action spectacle ‘John Wick’ we see Keanu Reeves as a retired A-list hit man, who gets in trouble with some Russian gangsters. It doesn’t takes long before they wish they...Why Acai Is So Popular in The Jiu-Jitsu Community?
Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is known in Brazil as the most nutritious, energy providing fruit. It grows in the lush floodplains of the Amazon River. Acai is a Brazilian berry original from the Amazon Region...Should Grapplers Avoid Sports Drinks?
Sep 12, 2019grappler zComments Off on Should Grapplers Avoid Sports Drinks?
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Lets start out with the three main reasons we eat. Number one, we eat for...Dealing With Competition Stress: How To Turn It Into A Fearsome Weapon
Sep 12, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Dealing With Competition Stress: How To Turn It Into A Fearsome Weapon
Written by Johan De Wannemaeker A sunny, Sunday morning… A car pulls up into a parking lot of a sports complex. You are finding yourself behind the drivers’ seat. Slowly you turn off the...How to Mentally Deal with a Super Talented Sparring Partner
Sep 12, 2019BJJEEComments Off on How to Mentally Deal with a Super Talented Sparring Partner
Guest post by Uros Culic from Serbia, a BJJ black belt under Ricardo Vieira and FILA Grappling World Champion who has been training, teaching and competing for the last 10 years. Uros is one of the...Super Nerd & Top Computer Programmer John Carmack Talks About His Love For BJJ & Judo
Sep 11, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Super Nerd & Top Computer Programmer John Carmack Talks About His Love For BJJ & Judo
Jiu-Jitsu is quite a cerebral art but it asks for a certain degree of physical readiness to boot. Still even someone of Willink ‘s stature admits that prior to his bjj training he would’ve been...JT Torres Gives Advice On Bow & Arrow Choke & Shares a Story On Getting His Blue Belt From Royce Gracie
Sep 11, 2019BJJEE1 AdminComments Off on JT Torres Gives Advice On Bow & Arrow Choke & Shares a Story On Getting His Blue Belt From Royce Gracie
He is one of today’s most exciting lightweight grapplers – an athlete whose technique finesse and entertaining style have brought him to becoming a number one not just for many fans of the...US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang: “Police Officers Should Be BJJ Purple Belts”
Sep 11, 2019BJJEEComments Off on US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang: “Police Officers Should Be BJJ Purple Belts”
2020 USA Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang is young and hip. He recently shared the following on the social media: Presidential Candidate Andy Yang Suggests All Police Be BJJ Purple Belts: ...Why Navy Seal Jocko Willink Thinks Jiu Jitsu Is A Real Superpower
Sep 11, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Why Navy Seal Jocko Willink Thinks Jiu Jitsu Is A Real Superpower
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu truly is a powerful tool to have in your toolbox. It can used to do good but in the wrong hands, can be dangerous. Jocko Willink and Joe Rogan discuss Jiu-Jitsu and they both...Dean Lister Gives Advice on Leglocks, Being a Better Grappler and Dating With Caution
Sep 10, 2019BJJEE1 AdminComments Off on Dean Lister Gives Advice on Leglocks, Being a Better Grappler and Dating With Caution
A household name in almost any BJJ community, Dean Lister is a 2 time ADCC World Champion and, perhaps more importantly, one of the jiujiteiros who are most responsible for the last decade’s...5 Ways to Get Ready for Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 10, 2019BJJEEComments Off on 5 Ways to Get Ready for Jiu-Jitsu
Jiu-Jitsu is a Brazilian martial art that has existed for over one hundred years, derived from Japanese Judo. If you think you might want to give this challenging and rewarding sport a try, here...3 Essential Push Ups For Explosive Power in Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 10, 2019BJJEEComments Off on 3 Essential Push Ups For Explosive Power in Jiu-Jitsu
Being in peak physical condition in BJJ is always an advantage, whether you train for recreational purposes or competition. For ONE Superstar Mark Striegl, strength and conditioning is the...New World Record: Jiu-Jitsu Tournament at 14,000 ft
Sep 09, 2019Michael AthensComments Off on New World Record: Jiu-Jitsu Tournament at 14,000 ft
As if grappling wasn’t hard enough on the body, we figured, what could be better than a jiu-jitsu tournament on the top of Mount Evans? For our 2nd annual Pirates at the Peak event we fought it...Biggest Kids Tournament in Europe Coming To Czech Republic: Gymnasium Euro Cup
Sep 09, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Biggest Kids Tournament in Europe Coming To Czech Republic: Gymnasium Euro Cup
In the past Gymnasium Cup broke through different frontiers. Now they’re at it again! The biggest kids Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournament in Europe is coming to Brno in Czech Republic! The largest kids...Embrace The Grind: Always Do What You Don’t Feel Like Doing
Sep 09, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Embrace The Grind: Always Do What You Don’t Feel Like Doing
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 to train when you don’t want to. Tom DeBlass Guest...Psychologist Analyses BJJ’s Feel Good Factor & Why it Inspires Such Dedication
Sep 09, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Psychologist Analyses BJJ’s Feel Good Factor & Why it Inspires Such Dedication
What is it about BJJ that gives practitioners such a feel good factor? Dr. David Ley is a clinical psychologist in practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He earned his Bachelor’s degree in...Guide To The Ultimate BJJ Lifestyle Home
Sep 08, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Guide To The Ultimate BJJ Lifestyle Home
For a BJJ practitioner the Dojo or Academy is sacred place where you refine your art and train with your teammates. Some BJJ practitioners take it to a whole new level when they...Flashback: When Khabib ‘Smeshed’ His Way To Winning NAGA Worlds Expert Division
Sep 08, 2019BJJEEComments Off on Flashback: When Khabib ‘Smeshed’ His Way To Winning NAGA Worlds Expert Division
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has a world class grappling background. He is a two time Combat Sambo World Champion, a freestyle wrestler and a Judo black belt, and also a BJJ white...