7 Key concepts to have a dangerous guard
Apr 08, 2012BJJEE
Original article by Junior Samurai at Graciemag As Carlos Gracie Jr. puts it, “The guard is a Jiu-Jitsu fighter’s fortress.” And that’s the straight truth. Starting from the position,...
Sleep may be your best performance booster in BJJ
Mar 27, 2012BJJEE
Seven hours of sleep might not be enough for many BJJ athletes to perform at their best. Sleep and its impact on athletic performance still is being researched. However, it is clear that athletes who...
Romulo Barral promises to fight for victory at the Pan Ams
Mar 25, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to our friends from www.grapplerinfo.pl for providing us with the information. Romulo Barral, the Two-time BJJ world champion, at the recent San Diego trials for the World Pro took second...
Crazy berimbolos, back takes and leg drags, meet the new aces of BJJ: The Miyao brothers!
Mar 19, 2012BJJEE
Joao (black gi) and Paulo (blue gi) Miyao They’re twins born on May 11, 1992. They started training in Andirá, Brazil with Professor Adriano Carvalho of Norte Sul Jiu-Jitsu academy. About a year...
Update on Alexander Trans – Training for the Pan
Mar 17, 2012BJJEE
Our friends at www.mma-connection.com have a number of interesting fighter blogs, and one of them is for Danish BJJ World Champion Alexander Trans. He is at the moment training in Brazil and...
Who was the first European to win a gold medal at the BJJ Worlds in the black belt division? Laurence Cousin Fouillat of France!
Mar 02, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to my friends at BJJ Heroes and IKUSA.FR for the original article Worlds 2007 The French Laurence Cousin Fouillat is regarded as the first European female black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...
The meaning of “OSS” or “OSU”
Feb 29, 2012BJJEE
OSS Kanji When you train BJJ you will often hear the word “OSS” in various situations.The famous “OSS” has many origins. The first definition of “OSS” as an abbrevition for Onegai...
How to find your ideal weight for BJJ training and competition
Feb 18, 2012BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a very demanding sport. You’re grabbing, pulling, pushing, getting thrown, and generally exerting a huge amount of energy. It is such a great workout that it is one of the...
Strength and conditioning training for BJJ for less than 10 euros: the homemade Bulgarian training bag.
Feb 17, 2012BJJEE
In this article I will show you how to make you’re own Bulgarian training for less than 10 euros and get a great functional workout for BJJ from it.The Bulgarian training bag is used in...
Why Eastern Europeans have all the physical attributes to dominate BJJ and Grappling.
Feb 15, 2012BJJEE
Russia’s Aleksandr Karelin Have you ever wondered why the Eastern European countries dominated the Olympics in wrestling and weightlifting? Also why international strongmen competitions have...
How Your Jiu-Jitsu Training Can Survive The Current Cold Wave
Feb 07, 2012BJJEE
With the temperatures hitting way below zero degrees celsius in most of Eastern Europe and North America (-25 in some areas), the question you are probably asking yourself is how am I going to train...
Setting Up The Guillotine Choke Without Losing Position & Compromising Yourself
Jan 17, 0203BJJEE
The Guillotine Choke is a very powerful submission, one that gets all of the attention from everyone when performed correctly! However, if you don’t set it up properly, it can be defended...
