How To Do Yuri Simoes’ Collar Drag on Travis Stevens
Aug 18, 2017BJJEE
ADCC champion Yuri Simoes was able to take down Judo Olympic silver medalist, Travis Stevens in a recent BJJ superfight at Fight 2 Win. Yuri ended up winning the match by split decision. He used a...
IBJJF Grand Prix Late Day Roster Change: Xande Ribeiro In
Aug 17, 2017BJJEE
IBJJF Grand Prix has had a tough time coming together this year. Following the biggest sensation Roger Gracie backing out, the event has hit another snag. Mahamed Aly,...
Wrestling GOAT, Alexander Karelin: Age Cheating Is Destroying The Sport
Aug 17, 2017BJJEE
Alexander Karelin is one of the all time greatest Greco Roman Wrestlers. Karelin’s antics earned him a spot on our list of greatest grapplers. Still he is now going on the record...
BJJ Black Belt Hal MacDonald helps Police officer Detain Suspect Following Scuffle
Aug 16, 2017BJJEE
It seems like every day we hear about a jiu-jitsu student that has found themself in a position to assist a member of the Law Enforcement. The latest case was Rodrigo Resende Academy...
MMA Amateur Rondel Clark Succumbs To Injuries From Last Bout
Aug 16, 2017BJJEE
Amateur MMA fighter Rondel Clark lost his life 3 days after suffering a technical knockout loss at Cage Titans 35 in Plymouth, Massachusets. Boston Globe confirms Clark was carried...
Javi Vasquez Reveals Struggle With Colon Cancer, Is Asking For Help
Aug 16, 2017BJJEE
Javier Vasquez had a long and respected MMA career but he’s still very very private. The former son in law of Rorion Gracie was diagnosed with colon cancer at age 41. This has...
What is BJJ B*tchas%ness & How Can You Avoid It?
Aug 15, 2017BJJEE
BJJ B*tchas*ness- My goal is to rid BJJ B*tchas*ness from the World. Wanna discuss this problem? I’m getting messages from people asking if this post and that post is B*tchas*ness so I figured...
Athletes Robbed On Route To BJJ Tournament
Aug 15, 2017BJJEE
Chicago was a scene of crime this past weekend. Two women and a man were visiting Chicago from Costa Rica for a bjj tournament only to be held at gunpoint by muggers and have to...
Combat Jiu-Jitsu Innaugural World Championship Announced
Aug 15, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo tried several times to integrate this particular ruleset. The first time he tried it several years ago he hasn’t managed to gain much of an audience. However since...
The 5 No-Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Tournaments Every Fan Should Be Watching
Aug 15, 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...
Motivation For Combat Sports: Extrinsic VS Intrinsic
Aug 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
How To Improve Your Grappling With Lower Skilled Training Partners
Aug 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
Why A Fundamentals Class is Essential For A BJJ Academy’s Long Term Growth
Aug 12, 2017BJJEE
While the jiu-jitsu community can agree on many things surrounding the lifestyle one point of contention has long been at what point do we let newcomers roll and should they be thrown right away in...
Carlos Gracie Jr On Long Term Effects of Too Much Inverted Guard
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
If you are planning on training and competing in Jiu-Jitsu well into your 60’s, you maybe should think about long term effects of some of the more acrobatic techniques. Most common wear and...
5 Reasons Why You Should Stretch After Training
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
Photo: Emma Pursey Stretching reduces Muscle Soreness It’s been scientifically proven that stretching after a practice reduces the level of discomfort and/or soreness on the next day...
John Danaher’s Thoughts On Body Type & Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
There are three general categories of body types (somatotypes): ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Very few people fall perfectly into one of the three categories. People are often a mix of...
Major Detail For Kimura: Neutralising the Shoulder
Aug 09, 2017BJJEE
From David Avellan: As some of you might know, I have my friend Kit Dale in Las Vegas with me preparing for the ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championships. We had some good training sessions...
A Great Trick That Helps with Recovery For Grapplers
Aug 08, 2017BJJEE
Written by Emre Bardakci a specialist in Biomechanics. Emre is a black belt in Judo, blue belt in BJJ and has spent over 12 years in Turkey training with Turkish Wrestlers, Judokas,...
Mackenzie Dern May Be Dating Buchecha
Aug 07, 2017BJJEE
Earlier this year it was speculated something might be happening between the 2 bjj aces – Mackenzie Dern and Marcus Buchecha Almeida. This is the video that first...
Tom DeBlass: ‘I Almost Quit Jiu-Jitsu As A Blue Belt’
Aug 07, 2017BJJEE
Tom DeBlass is a former Bellator and UFC fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jisu under Ricardo Almeida. Tom was a County Champion Long Jumper in High School graduating from Central...
Eddie Bravo: Demian Maia Should’ve Pulled Guard
Aug 06, 2017BJJEE
In the aftermath of much anticipated Demian Maia title shot there are many speculations as to what the bjj ace could’ve or should’ve done differently. But one suggestion you...
Leandro Lo, Leo Vieira and More Confirmed For ADCC 2017
Aug 06, 2017BJJEE
As ADCC Finland approaches the list of competitors is getting finalized. ADCC 2017 will see the return of many aces to the big scene but in addition to them there will be many young...
54 Perfectly Executed BJJ Techniques in 12 minutes- Draculino
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
BJJ master Vinicius Draculino shows 54 perfect bjj techniques from takedowns to submissions to guard passes and more… Classic Baiana takedown Twisted Baiana takedown Hook trap Baiana takedown...
Abused Taekwondo Athletes awarded $60 million In Lawsuit Against Coach
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
3 female taekwondo Olympic hopefuls have suffered abuse of the hands of their taekwondo coach Marc Gitelman. The award comes amid sex-abuse scandals among amateur competitions for girls...
