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Category Archive: Articles

IBJJF NoGi Worlds Crowns Champions for 2017

    Final IBJJF event of the season is over. California was the home of another Nogi event – this time in a subpar ruleset for nogi the IBJJF nogi rules. As a reminder these rules...

How To Escape The Lethal Estima Lock

The Estima Lock is an infamous foot lock that was developed by the Estima brothers Victor and Braulio. At the 2011 No Gi World Championship Victor Estima won all his matches by Estima lock. The...

Gracie Black Belt Calls Rickson a Fraud For Supporting Convicted Child Molester

A few days ago, BJJEE.com was the first media to run the story about David W. Arnebeck, an owner of 3 martial arts schools who was sentenced for molesting a 15 year old back in 2013. After his...

Rafael Dos Anjos Manhandled Robbie Lawler – Is Colby Covington next?

    Rafael Dos Anjos made many spectators and analysts skeptical when he announced move to 170lbs but he’s proven to be a real contender for the division. The brazilian bjj black belt...

Hong Kong jiu-jitsu black belt trains Chinese police

    It’s very hard to argue with the logic that ever police officer should know brazilian jiu jitsu. This is how a black belt named Viking Wong found himself surrounded by law...

A Guide To Competing In MMA For The First Time

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 in...

Ryan Gracie’s Son Remembers Him 10 years After Death: I really didn’t like jiu-jitsu. Today, I’m sure, I can overcome anything

    Younger brother of Renzo, Ryan caused a lot of trouble, especially because of his fights in clubs, bars, restaurants and in competitions. He very fast became a favorite of many...

Nova Uniao Kicks Out Marlon Sandro After Allegedly Assaulting Fiancee

    In a bjj community moral infractions are rare – but what is somewhat rare is their team holding them accountable which is exactly what happened to MMA veteran Marlon Sandro when...

Learning Jiu-Jitsu as a Sexual Assault Survivor

    It seems as though the zeitgeist is going through significant changes with the #metoo movement. Still there’s plenty to be said about the culture of society and the need for focus...

Conor McGregor Spotted Rolling With Paulo Miyao

    Conor McGregor may be on a hiatus from fighting but he’s certainly training hard. Recently a bjj turmoil produced a very interesting rolling matchup. Due to Dillon Danis’...

Favela Jiu-Jitsu: Survival of the Fittest

  “Oi!! Lutadora!” He called out to me as I absentmindedly weaved my way through the labyrinth-like passageways that comprise the Cantagalo favela on my way to open up Tererê Kids Project....

Will We See a Re-Emergence of Self-Defense Centered Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?

  A group of BJJ enthusiasts are cultivating a dedicated family of hard-working adults and children through Jiu-Jitsu. It is called BJJ-4-Change, and leading the way is Patrick Bittan, an expert...

Keenan Cornelius Prepping Guard Innovation For Nogi Worlds Influenced By Danaher Death Squad

    Keenan Cornelius is one of the most respected competitors in the sport but his perhaps greatest innovations come from the world of Gi. He’s been at the forefront of innovations...

Werdum Fined $600 for Throwing Boomerang at Colby Covington

    Werdum has been slapped over the wrist for that odd altercation with Colby Covington. As a reminder Covington hurled great many racial slurs against Brazilians after defeating Demian...

BJJ Black Belt That Won A Wrestling Tournament Without Wrestling Background Uses Wrestling to Prep For BJJ

    Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Robby Malof is 25 years old. His biggest claim to infamy in the community came when he won  the 2017 Spatola Wrestling Classic in Cincinnati, OH. Robby...

Former Cyclist Talks How To Become Brazilian BJJ World Champion From The Ground Up

  After the Olympian Judoka turned to bjj following rape prison sentence another highly questionable person has turned to bjj – Harley Durianrider Johnstone. Harley Durianrider...

Diego Sanchez Talks That Heartwarming Viral Video and How he Came To Support Down Syndrome Community

    Diego Sanchez has endeared himself to the hearts of many when he fought in an exhibition match against a man with Down syndrome.   A post shared by Diego Sanchez...

Decentralized Grappling – Firas Zahabi’s Answer to Woes Of The Competitive BJJ Scene

    The competitive bjj scene has always been a mixed bag. If we look through the origins of promotions, now virtually dead Metamoris was among the first to try and centralize the scene...

A Female MMA Fighter Is Stepping Into cage With A Man Doubting Women Can Beat Men

    Any time a video of a very technical girl is seen online there’s quickly a troll emerging tearing it down. The internet has spawned many amateurs that are mostly spectators and...

Younger Brother Runs Into A Wrestling Match To Save Big Sis

  Children are always fun to watch in the context of martial arts. They tend to instinctively interpret the situation – and well sometimes take loss a tad too seriously. All kidding aside...

Watch The Entire ACB Jiu Jitsu 9 Tournament

    Full results: 60 Kg Round 1 Tanquinho vs Milton Bastos by submission   Laércio Fernandes vs Maiko Araújo by points Miyao vs  Rafael Freitas Samir Chantre vs Tomoyiki...

John Danaher Reveals Georges St. Pierre May Never Fight Again

    The return of GSP to the octagon was among the most anticipated events of 2017. While the UFC had potential the Conor McGregor hiatus left the octagon free of superstars – which...

Kevin Casey Backs Out Of Ryan CJJ Challenge

    Bellator Middleweight and BJJ black belt Kevin Casey – who once famously appeared in the most reviled music video of all time “G in a Gi” has- or shall we say had a unique...

How To Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu With A Stability Ball

    Jeff Glover is known for his amazing cat like balance and agility. The fact is that he’s been training with the stability ball (AKA Swiss Ball) for over 10 years. Stability ball...