IBJJF Under Attack: Accusations Of Corruption, Fraud, Initially Being Funded By Drug Traffickers etc…
Dec 17, 2013BJJEE
The website Bullshido.net which is famous for uncovering frauds and false claims in martial arts, has now focused on the leading federation of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, the IBJJF which is run by Carlos...
Paul Walker Gets Promoted To BJJ Black Belt At Memorial
Dec 11, 2013BJJEE
Paul Walkers BJJ Trainer Ricardo Franjinha Miller, Owner at Paragon Bjj Academy and Owner at Ventura Paragon Brazilian Jiu Jitsu awarded the deceased movie star with his Brazilian Jui Jitsu...
Gene LeBell vs Milo Savage 1963
Dec 08, 2013bjjee
Gene LeBell, one of the pioneers of modern grappling and mma, had a defining fight back in 1963 where he fought a challenge match vs boxer Milo Savage. Gene had trained in boxing, catch wrestling and...
Bixente Lizarazu: From World Champion Footballer To European Champion BJJ Player
Dec 05, 2013BJJEE
Bixente Lizarazu, the former left back of French national football team that won the world cup in 1998, has been training Jiu-Jitsu for the past five years. Lizarazu has also competed twice...
Felipe Costa: “Caio Terra As A Teenager Was Asking So Many Questions About techniques That He was Forbidden To ask Anymore.”
Dec 04, 2013BJJEE
Felipe Costa talks about his one time student Caio Terra, in his website brazilianblackbelt.com. He has known Caio since he was a little kid: I met Caio Terra when he was still a teenager. As...
Rape, Intimidation, Sexual Harassment, Cult: Disturbing Stories From Inside Team Lloyd Irvin
Dec 03, 2013BJJEE
You have for sure heard by now about the Lloyd Irvin drama and the controversy surrounding him and some of his team members. Last year two of his male students were charged with rape after a...
Judo, The King Of Sports In Mongolia
Dec 02, 2013BJJEE
In July 2013, for the first time in history, an IJF Judo Grand Prix was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. By integrating the World Judo Tour, this event gave its credentials to a country which...
Is A UFC Event in France Possible?
Nov 10, 2013BJJEE
Is a UFC event in France Possible? France is a country that’s not directly associated with fighting. This is weird because as history dictates it, France have won more battles than they...
The Evolution Of The Miyao Bros At Black Belt
Nov 09, 2013BJJEE
Breaking down the evolution of the Miyao brothers game now that they are at black belts. Be sure to also check out our article: What Makes The Miyao Brothers So Good? Twin brothers Joao...
Rodolfo Vieira Lists His Top 5 Toughest Opponents So Far
Nov 07, 2013BJJEE
In any major tournament, Rodolfo Vieira is a favorite to reach the finals and fight for the title. The GFTeam athlete is used to face great odds and have historical and dramatic finals. In an...
AJ Agazarm: “I Would Like To Face Kron Gracie. Our Styles Match Up Well.”
Oct 25, 2013BJJEE
AJ Agazarm shared his thoughts on facebook page, about the ADCC where he face Leo Vieira, the fact that the live stream was poor, and his wish to face Kron Gracie: “Want to know what I...
BJJ Training Report: Dublin, Ireland With Darragh O Conaill.
Oct 24, 2013BJJEE
Written by Raphael Levy for the excellent French BJJ website Jits.fr Ireland, land of Leprechauns, pots of gold, four leaf clovers and Guinness beer. Although it may be difficult to come...
Watch Out World: 23yr Old Polish Grappler Oskar Piechota Chokes Calasans & Beats Vinny Magalhaes in ADCC
Oct 22, 2013BJJEE
23 year old Oskar “imadlo” Piechota is one of the most talented grapplers from Zbigniew Tyszka’s Piranhha Gdynia Team in Poland. With the help of his great physical attributes he...
2013 ADCC Preview & Predictions
Oct 17, 2013BJJEE
ADCC Worlds event in Beijing, China on 19th & 20th October, 2013. You can follow here on live streaming. Schedule: https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/adcc-live-stream-confirmed/ *** Male -65,9 kgs...
Daniel Faggella’s Book “BJJ Techniques To Defeat Bigger, Stronger Opponents” Hits #1 Spot On Amazon
Oct 12, 2013BJJEE
“BJJ Techniques to Defeat Bigger, Stronger Opponents” recently hit #1 under the entire category of “Martial Arts” at Amazon.com, and it’s author – BJJEE writer Daniel Faggella –...
Olympic Champion Wrestler With Great MMA Potential: Russia’s Khadzhimurat Gatsalov
Oct 02, 2013BJJEE
Accolades: Olympic Gold Medalist; Multi-Time World Champion. He won the gold medal in the freestyle 96 kg class in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He won five world medals in the 96 kg class at the FILA...
Wrestling Legend Aleksandr Karelin: “I am grateful for my strength. It makes me self-sufficient.”
Oct 01, 2013BJJEE
Aleksandr Karelin, born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk, Russian SFSR is a Hero of the Russian Federation and was a dominant Greco-Roman wrestler for the Soviet Union and Russia. Universally...
Mixed Martial Arts and Realistic Self-Defense
Sep 27, 2013
By Daniel Faggella Since the beginning of time, people have had to fight to survive. Luckily, nowadays we aren’t fighting mammoths and saber-tooth tigers, but the want and need to have the...
Keenan Cornelius vs Gustavo Pires – World Pro Trials 2014 West
Sep 26, 2013BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius vs. Gustavo Pires – World Pro Trials 2014 West – Keenan Cornelius’ black belt debut facing Gracie Barra’s Gustavo Pires:
Become An Armbar Machine – Rapid Fire Armbar Drill
Sep 13, 2013
“Dan Faggella is a no-gi Pan Am champion at 134lbs, writer for numerous BJJ magazines, BJJ Academy owner at Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts, and blogger here at BJJEE.com. To check out...
Robert Drysdale: “When I Moved To Las Vegas, I Only Had Tournament Medals & 200 Dollars In My Pocket.”
Sep 10, 2013BJJEE
Multiple world and ADCC champion Robert Drysdale talks about his Jiu-Jitsu journey which was not always easy. From Brazil to the US: “The Drysdale Jiu-Jitsu project didn’t begin...
A Slick Armbar Setup From Back Mount!
Sep 03, 2013
Dan Faggella is a No Gi Pan Am champion and recognized leg lock expert. To get his whole breakdown of Rousimar Palhares’ leg locks for free please visit BJJLegLocks.com/Mastery In Brazilian...
Properly Utilizing Guard In A Street Fight
Aug 26, 2013BJJEE
Dan Faggella is a BJJ Academy Owner, No Gi Pan Am Champion at 130 pounds, and recognized expert in the area of light weight Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Dan writes or Jiu Jitsu Magazine, Jiu Jitsu...
Know Your Roots: Mitsuyo Maeda, The Man Who Brought Judo To Brazil Which Led To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 07, 2013BJJEE
As Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu players we need to know the story of Mitsuyo Maeda, the man who brought his own style of ground focused Judo to Brazil which later the Gracy family made so famous....
