7 Tech Executives That Train BJJ
Oct 22, 2015BJJEE
BJJ welcomes people from all types of backgrounds. www.businessinsider.com recently did an article about Tech executives that do martial arts. Here are the BJJ players, and some of them are even...
“It’s All In Your Head”: Research Proves That Muscle Performance Is Influenced By The Brain
Oct 22, 2015BJJEE
According to researchers from the University of Zurich who have done work on performance in athletes: The head plays a key role in tiring endurance performances. They have discovered a...
Black Belt & Fashion Exec: ‘Without Jiu-Jitsu, I Can’t Do What I Do For a Living’
Oct 21, 2015BJJEE
31-year-old Louis Levy is vice president of The Levy Group, his family’s 80-year-old fashion conglomerate. He is also a BJJ black belt under Fabio Clemente and teaches the morning...
Davi Ramos Talks 2015 ADCC Gold
Oct 21, 2015BJJEE
FightinglifestyleUAE.com caught up with the 2015 ADCC under 77 Champion, Davi Ramos to talk about his views on competing and winning gold at the ADCC that took place in Sao...
Jeff Glover Facing 6’4′ 400 lbs BJJ Black Belt Sergio Farnes
Oct 20, 2015BJJEE
A real life David vs Goliath match between two BJJ black belts that happened at Grapplers Quest a few years ago. Submit from anywhere with these weird chokes made up by the...
Alexander Trans On The Exercises He’s Doing To Rehab His Knee
Oct 19, 2015BJJEE
Last June during the World Jiu-Jitsu Championships in California, United States, Alexander Trans reached a historic achievement. After Ricardo Evangelista, his training partner in Abu Dhabi,...
How To Apply Jiu-Jitsu Strategy To Your Personal Finances
Oct 18, 2015BJJEE
Written by Brearin Land, BJJ Black Belt and instructor at Gracie Barra HQ in Irvine. He is also the CEO of a wealth management firm Irvine Wealth, and is specialised in Retirement Income...
Ricardo Liborio On ADCC 2015, Carlson Gracie, Founding ATT…
Oct 18, 2015BJJEE
FightingLifestyleUAE.com caught up with the co-founder of the famed American Top Team, Ricardo Liborio, during his visit to the United Arab Emirates. Liborio who recently won...
Free Live Broadcast: Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Los Angeles – Oct 18th, 2015
Oct 18, 2015BJJEE
The UAEJJF brings you the 2nd stop in the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam tour, this time in Los Angeles. This live event brought to you by Etihad Airways, Abu Dhabi Sports, Abu Dhabi TV and IPIC....
A Parents Guide to BJJ for Kids: Dealing w/ Stripes, Belts, Motivating, Quitting
Oct 16, 2015BJJEE
By Mike “Spider-Ninja” Bidwell, a BJJ Black Belt under Phil Migliarese and Ken Kronenberg (Team Tai-Kai / Balance). Mike is a full time Jiu-Jitsuka, blogger (check out his great...
“Is It Possible To Successfully Matsurf The World As A White Belt?”
Oct 16, 2015BJJEE
It’s not uncommon to hear people claim that it’s no problem to travel the world and be greeted with open arm as long as one is a black belt but that it is impossible for lower...
5x BJJ World Champion Bibiano Fernandes: “Being Homeless In The Jungle Made Me Strong. I Never Give Up.”
Oct 16, 2015BJJEE
Bibiano Fernandes is a 5x Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion and 3x Pan American Champion who was considered to be the best under 64kg/141lbs in BJJ before he moved on to MMA. He has...
Bourdain: Getting Blue Belt Greatest Day Of My Life After Birth of Daughter
Oct 15, 2015BJJEE
59 year old BJJ blue belt Anthony Bourdain is an American chef, author, and television personality. He is known for his 2000 book Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly, and in...
Rumour: BJJ Black Belt Could Face Fedor in NYE Japan Event
Oct 15, 2015BJJEE
Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting has reported that Fedor Emelianenko’s opponent for the upcoming ‘Rizin Fighting Federation’ in NYE is kickboxer Jaideep Singh, 29 years of age. This...
Submitting Opponents from Full Guard with Babu
Oct 12, 2015bjjee
When transitioning from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling to MMA grappling we can notice a few hiccups in our game that in the past were never a problem. We call these hiccups ground and...
Teen Gracie University Blue Belts Teach Jiu-Jitsu Wearing BJJ Black Belts
Oct 11, 2015BJJEE
A few days ago BJJEE ran an article on a BJJ instructor who pretended to be a BJJ black belt (exposed by the excellent BJJ Hour) when he was in fact just a Gracie University...
Galvao vs Cyborg: Pre, During & Post ADCC Superfight
Oct 10, 2015BJJEE
Photo via Gabriel Turco Srur “Santo Negro Excellent video of the super fight of ADCC 2015 between André Galvão and Roberto Cyborg Abreu, where we can see the preparation of Galvao...
Great Stretch Routine for Grapplers
Oct 10, 2015BJJEE
Flexibility is so important in Jiu-Jitsu because it really makes all the vast number of techniques much easier to do (for ex gogoplata, inverted guard etc..). Increasing flexibility is...
Rorion Gracie: ‘I Stopped Following The UFC 15 Years Ago’
Oct 09, 2015BJJEE
Rorion Gracie is one of the biggest names in MMA history. The eldest son of Hélio Gracie stood outside the tatami mats is the co-founder (together with Art Davies) of the UFC, which...
Kangaroo Grapples & Rear Naked Chokes Woman
Oct 07, 2015BJJEE
Kangaroos have legit striking and grappling skills. They are better known for their jumping capabilities, these marsupials, which can reach almost 7 feet tall and weigh 200 lbs – are also...
Masa Matsumoto: Travelling The World Training BJJ From Iran to Armenia to the Balkans
Oct 05, 2015BJJEE
Masafumi Matsumoto is a BJJ brown belt from Japan who has been travelling the world, training, competing and working as a translator. ‘Masa’ is known for having a very good guard,...
How To Drill BJJ Techniques & Which Ones To Choose
Oct 04, 2015BJJEE
Why should you drill? It helps the practitioner learn the technique and it’s details without a opposing partner. Also helps with the understanding of the principles behind a...
Rickson: ‘Many Modern Jiu-Jitsu Champions Use Only Strategy To Win A Medal’
Oct 04, 2015BJJEE
One of the most respected names in the history of Jiu-Jitsu and MMA, Rickson Gracie is considered a legend in both sports. Keeping a close eye on both sports, “The Brazilian...
Documentary: Montenegrin Jiu-Jiteiros Competing All Over the Balkans Summer 2015
Oct 02, 2015BJJEE
Documentary video about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu lifestyle of Mata Leao A-Force BJJ Montenegro, covering July, August and September of 2015. The guys went to a BJJ camp in Zadar, Croatia (with...
