Instructional Review: Marco Barbosa’s The Pressure Passing Manual
Aug 17, 2019BJJEE
There’s no easy way to learn how to pass the guard and improve your guard passing skills … … but there are smart and effective methods to do so. Knowing and using such methods will make a huge...
World Class Coach Vinicius „Draculino“ On The Most Effective Way To Improve in Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Vinicius „Draculino“ Magalhães is a fifth-degree black belt under the legendary founder of Gracie Barra, Carlos Gracie Jr. A part of the „golden generation“ of BJJ, he has trained with other...
How San Diego Became the Mecca of Jiu-Jitsu in The USA
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE
With the balance of power shifting in Jiu-Jitsu since 2007 with the World championships moving to Southern California, and the majority of top competitors relocating there too, a city has emerged as...
A Stretch That Will Rid You Of Sciatica, Hip & Lower Back Pain
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE
Every jiu-jiteiro has their hips and back encumbered. The only thing that varies is the level of chronic pain and where it’s localized. But good stretching can preempt that and even help in...
4 Plastic Surgeries that Help Athletes
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
You may think of plastic surgery as something undertaken by A-listers. There’s a stigma around this specialty. It’s often thought of as something performed on people with money to blow...
Mackenzie Dern Teaches Her World Famous ‘Chokoplata’
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
BJJ and ADCC world champion Mackenzie Dern let everyone in on the secrets of her unique sub – the chokoplata aka rnc transition from omoplata that seems to be working in both high level ibjjf and...
Demian Maia Teaches Kneebar Defense Which Transitions to an Arm Triangle
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
In Grappling arts, there is a counter attack to almost everything and the counter is very often more powerful than the initial attack. UFC welterweight Demian Maia recorded a video showing one of his...
How To Set Up The Gogoplata And Omoplata From Rubber Guard
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
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...
Do I Have To Be Extremely Flexible To Have Success with the Rubber Guard?
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
The Rubber guard sometimes referred to as Mission Control is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu technique, which involves the practitioner ‘breaking down’ the opponent into the rubber guard, while maintaining...
Prevention is More Effective Than Escaping Positions & Submissions
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. There is always one point in the class where the black belt asks his...
Rickson Gracie Facing an Alleged 6X Russian National Judo Champion
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Here’s an interesting video from the infamous ‘Gracie in Action’ tapes. Rorion Gracie narrates his brother Rickson Gracie’s challenge match with someone he calls a 6x Russian...
Tom DeBlass’ Recipe For What It Takes To Build a Successful BJJ Academy
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Photo: Garden State Photography- Mark Ward Although quality of instruction, membership prices and the overall look of the BJJ gym matter, a good atmosphere by itself can keep students coming. A...
Ben Askren Compares Training in Wrestling & BJJ
Aug 13, 2019BJJEE
Askren was a guest on the Joe Rogan Podcast where he criticised the training methods of BJJ schools and what he sees as a lack of drilling. He also talked about the lack of sense of doing 5 minute...
Bruce Lee Scene in Once Upon A Time in Hollywood Was Inspired By Gene LeBell Grappling Lee
Aug 13, 2019BJJEE
In the the Quentin Tarantino film “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”, Bruce Lee was made to look as an arrogant martial arts actor. In one scene, Brad Pitt plays a stuntman (Cliff Booth) and beats...
Roberto Cyborg Teaches His ‘Cyplex’ aka Suplex
Aug 13, 2019BJJEE
Suplex in Wrestling is Ura nage in Japanese terminology, meaning the rear throw. It is one of the original 40 throws of judo developed by Jigoro Kano. It’s classified as a rear sacrifice technique....
Let John Danaher’s Half Guard Masterclass Transform Your Half Guard Game
Aug 12, 2019BJJEE
The use of half guard and all of its variations is more and more popular right now in the BJJ community. The half guard was first popularized by Roberto “Gordo” in the 90’s. The half went from...
Saulo Ribeiro Shares His Mindset To Compete At World Championships
Aug 12, 2019BJJEE
Saulo Ribeiro is one of the most successful competitors and jiujitsu instructors. He is now more devoted to passing his knowledge onto his students in his academy called University...
Weekly White Belt Advice: Closed Guard Basics and Breaking The Posture
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The closed guard is often times the first position a beginner Jiu Jitsu practitioner learns about and starts practicing. Therefore, in the next couple of White Belt Advice articles, we’ll take...
Finally Make the Inverted Arm Bar Work For You With These Missing Details
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
The inverted arm bar or In the ude gatame is typically known as one of the hardest armbar to execute in grappling. Marcelo Garcia is one of the rare competitors to make it work regularly at the...
Renzo Gracie’s Cross Choke-Armbar Trap from Closed Guard
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
Learn how to apply Renzo Gracie’s cross choke-armbar trap from the closed guard. It all starts with a cross grip on the collar and dropping the elbow to force a reaction. You then chain many...
Renzo Gracie’s Ezequiel From the Back
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
Muay Thai Champion & Supermodel Mia Kang Takes Up Jiu-Jitsu Hoping To Transition To MMA
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
After news broke out that Supermodel Irina Shayk was into Jiu-Jitsu: Super Model Irina Shayk: I’m Obsessed With Jiu Jitsu Supermodel Mia Kang believes now is the right time to take on another...
Super Model Irina Shayk: I’m Obsessed With Jiu Jitsu
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
Irina Shayk is quite religious with her work outs, after all her livelihood depends on being in outstanding shape. Recently the super model shared: Summer with @intimissimiofficial 💚 A post shared...
Should You be Allowed to Ask Black Belts to Roll?
Aug 10, 2019BJJEE
Each BJJ academy has their own set of specific rules. Some schools require students to face the wall while tying their belts, or to ask permission to go to the toilet or to have a sip of water. A...
