Renzo Gracie Seminar At Frota Academy in Zurich This Weekend
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
Frota Academy always has a steady stream of exciting guests and seminars in store. This fall is no different. The latest seminar to be held at the prestigious location will be held on...
Brazil Commission Sides With Dana White: Yamasaki Should’ve Stopped It
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
Over the weekend Valentina Shevchenko put on an impressive showcase for her striking: Only Mario Yamasaki would let someone get out struck 217 to 1 and not stop the fight...
New Grappling Tournament, QUINTET: 5-member Teams battle it out in a “Winner Stays On”
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
It seems like every day a new grappling competition promotion is coming out. However there’s something quite unique about this latest development – it’s meant to put...
How John Danaher’s Leg Lock Philosophy Is Changing The Fundamentals Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 06, 2018BJJEE
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...
Davi Ramos And Tanquinho Book New UFC Fights
Feb 05, 2018BJJEE
While the grappling community is somewhat subdued those who have transitioned to MMA have been booking matches left and right. After the news about Nate Diaz potential return both...
England Rugby Player Sam Jones Might Be Forced To Retire Due To Judo Crosstraining Injury
Feb 05, 2018BJJEE
Rugby is widely considered one of toughest sports in the world. Earlier in 2016 the coach of England’s national rugby team got them cross-training judo! England Rugby Team CrossTrain Judo The...
Nate Diaz is Ready to Step in and Fight in the main event of UFC 222
Feb 05, 2018BJJEE
Diaz has been on a sabbatical since engaging in a duology with Conor McGregor back at UFC 202. Tuseday Diaz announced his intent to step back into the octagon: Sick of sitting...
Ben Askren Hits CM Punk with a Stone Cold Stunner – Potential UFC Return at UFC 225
Feb 04, 2018BJJEE
CM Punk may have had a lucrative WWE career but it looks like his octagon career won’t be anything to aspire to. The 35 year old pro wrestler is 0-1 having been defeated in under...
Opinion: Ben Askren Is Right, We Work More To Market The Sport Than We Do To Develop The Skill
Feb 04, 2018BJJEE
Ben Askren’s guest spot on the Joe Rogan experience was quite memorable. Over the 2 hour spot he shared many insights but perhaps none as poignant as the beef he has with bjj...
Shevchenko Dominates ending via RNC while Ref Mario Yamasaki Refuses to Intervene – White Calls For Firing
Feb 04, 2018BJJEE
UFC Fight Night 125 was fairly uneventful. The absence of big names barring Lyoto Machida and Valentina Schevchenko made the event somewhat subdued – that is until the main...
These Techniques After Grappling Training Will Help Recovery & Reduce Soreness
Feb 04, 2018BJJEE
You’ve had a really hard training session and you’re already thinking about how sore you will be when you wake up tomorrow morning… It doesn’t have to be that way. There are...
Romero VS Rockhold – Who Will Win?
Feb 03, 2018grappler z
Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple medallist...
Renzo Gracie Teaches Brandon Vera A Cool Back Take at the Airport
Feb 03, 2018grappler z
You can learn some new technique anytime, anywhere! When you are travelling with martial arts legend Renzo Gracie he can drop some career changing wisdom anywhere. Here he is waiting for...
Make Your Armbar Hitchhiker Escape Proof
Feb 03, 2018BJJEE
Interesting details for techniques always come to light after intense battles. Craig Jones and Gordon Ryan facing off at EBI was no different. #danaher #dds #ebi #subonly #ilovebjj #bjj4life A...
John Danaher Explains Creating the Origin Of the Leglock System
Feb 03, 2018BJJEE
John Danaher might keep a tight knit community on his knowledge between the students but he’s starting to share more and more. Recently he elaborated more on how it all started:...
Turkey Crowns Its 1st Female BJJ Black Belt in Emotional Ceremony
Feb 03, 2018BJJEE
Asena Melike Ağansoy of Corvos MMA in Istanbul, Turkey made history this week when she was promoted to black belt in BJJ, becoming Turkey’s first ever female BJJ black belt. Her instructor,...
BJJ & Luta Livre Black Belts Show Different Turtle Escapes in BJJ & Luta Livre
Feb 02, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
3 Yrs Later: What Ever Happened To Fake BJJ Black Belt Jay Queiroz
Feb 02, 2018BJJEE
Back in 2015, Jay Queiroz of Team Jay Queiroz Martial Arts in Marlboro, NY was claiming to be an “IBJJF recognized Blackbelt” under the world famous GFTEAM. He was exposed by Mike Palladino and...
Mat Serra: Floyd Mayweather Wouldn’t Last 15 Seconds in the Octagon
Feb 01, 2018BJJEE
After the spectacle that was Mayweather McGregor boxing match Mayweather has started releasing teasers of him training MMA. Naturally Conor responded: Still anyone who...
UFC Athlete Zabit Magomedsharipov Trolls Mayweather
Feb 01, 2018grappler z
2 days ago Floyd Mayweather teased the MMA community when he posted a video of himself entering an MMA cage… literally. There have been rumours that the boxing great would face his rival Conor...
Why Comparing Tayane Porfirio and Gabi Is Accurate Even Though It’s Not Politically Correct
Feb 01, 2018BJJEE
Let’s preface this discussion at the origin – MMA press caught a lot of flack for comparing Ngannou and Sokoudjou – who share very little besides their skin color and...
Nate Diaz Is Restless – Targets May or June for UFC return
Feb 01, 2018BJJEE
Finally some good news on the Diaz front. The younger of the scary brother tandem is gearing for a UFC return. Diaz has been on a sabbatical since engaging in a duology with Conor...
How Did an Injured 40yr Old Rickson Defeat a 15yr Younger Saulo Ribeiro
Jan 31, 2018BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj...
King Of Throws: Uchi Mata Compilation
Jan 31, 2018grappler z
In Judo, Uchi mata is called “the King of Throws”. Uchi Mata is Ashi Waza or a foot technique, and known as one of the most difficult throws but also the most beautiful. Uchi Mata very...
