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...
Netflix Documentary Icarus Blows The Lid Off Of Russia Systematic Abuse Surrounding Olympics
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
Through the years and many sports, doping culture has been quite present. Whether it be cycling, mma or a variety of other events man has always been in pursuit of finding something to...
Cowboy Cerrone Calls Maia a T*rd, Claims He’s Never Been In An Interesting Match
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
Cowboy Cerrone has been a jiu-jitsu black belt for a bit over a year but this doesn’t make him instantly supportive of the biggest representative of bjj in the Octagon –...
Task Oriented Competitor or Ego Oriented Competitor?
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
Why do you compete? Is it because you enjoy the journey and for self development or is it because you want to be the best and really because of ego? When an athlete sets a goal, it’s a...
The 10 Types Of Grapplers That You Meet At The Academy
Aug 05, 2017BJJEE
You will surely recognise yourself or your training partners in this funny video by Jean Machado!
Jo Calderwood Reveals Long Struggle With Depression, Giving Up Alcohol
Aug 04, 2017BJJEE
Jo Calderwood is a Scottish Muay thai champion and a current UFC competitor at strawweight. She last faced Cynthia Calvillo in a strawweight bout on 16th July. Calderwood lost the fight via a...
Why You Should Know About Rickson Gracie’s Connection Principle
Aug 04, 2017BJJEE
SBG Black Belt Cane Prevost was just one of the many black belts that were there to learn from one of the greatest bjj practitioners of all time Rickson Gracie. Rickson Gracie’s...
Garry Tonon Announces He’ll Be Doing Combat Jiu-Jitsu At Next EBI
Aug 04, 2017BJJEE
Garry Tonon is the reigning EBI light heavyweight champion having secured the title after filling in for Gordon Ryan and subsequently out-strategizing Vinny Magalhaes. However...
Marcio “Pe de Pano” Set to Replace Roger Gracie In IBJJF Grand Prix
Aug 03, 2017BJJEE
Last year the first IBJJF Grand Prix came to be during the UFC Expo surrounding UFC 200. The worlds most intimidating heavyweights all got to vie for a 50.000$ in cash prizes. This year...
