Police Officer Uses Flawless Jiu-Jitsu to Subdue Vandal
Apr 15, 2021BJJEE
The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to...
BJJ Champion Rafael ‘Barata’ Freitas Cleared of Charges of Drugging, Raping Client
Apr 10, 2021BJJEE
A Brazilian jiujitsu champion and instructor at the famous Jackson-Wink MMA Academy was arrested, jailed and accused of drugging and raping a client late last year. Rafael de Freitas, 37, aka Barata,...
Craig Jones x Gabi Garcia Intergender Match Was Postponed To The Utter Dismay of Fans
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE
The expectation was huge for Jiu-Jitsu’s first ever intergender match between BJJ black belts Gabi Garcia and Craig Jones. The match was supposed to take place last Sunday (28), However, to the...
Pop Star Demi Lovato On Why She Stopped Training Jiu-Jitsu After Blue Belt
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Demi Lovato made huge waves back in August of 2017 when she got her blue belt. Many questioned if she deserved it. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
Marcus Buchecha Reacts to Gordon Ryan signing with ONE Championship, Open To Facing him in MMA
Mar 26, 2021BJJEE
One Championship president Chatri Sityodong has dropped a bombshell earlier this week. The Asian MMA organization has signed 3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan to an MMA and Grappling contract. He wil be...
Official: Craig Jones Will Face Gabi Garcia in Intergender Match: ‘If I Lose To Gabi, I’ll Retire’
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
2020-21 keeps getting crazier. It looks like we are going to have our first ever Pro Intergender Grappling match! 10x BJJ female world champion Gabi Garcia will face ADCC silver medalist Craig Jones...
Japanese Judo Legend Toshihiko Koga Dies at Age 53
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
Japanese judoka Toshihiko Koga, Olympic champion at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, died on Wednesday morning at age 53, according to NHK. The cause of death is yet unknown, although the 3 time Olympian...
Colorado Shooting Suspect is a Two-Time Gold Medalist in NAGA Grappling Tournaments
Mar 23, 2021BJJEE
This monday, a gunman entered a grocery story in Boulder County, Colorado and shot and killed at least 10 people including a police officer. Colorado shooting suspect Ahmad Alissa 21 is being charged...
Gordon Ryan Gives More Insight on One Championship Deal & Plans For Future
Mar 23, 2021BJJEE
One Championship president Chatri Sityodong has just dropped a bombeshell. The Asian MMA organization has signed 3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan to an MMA and Grappling contract. He wil be joining his...
Gordon Ryan Signs MMA Contract With ONE Championship
Mar 22, 2021BJJEE
One Championship president Chatri Sityodong has just dropped a bombeshell. The Asian MMA organization has signed 3x ADCC champion Gordon Ryan to an MMA and Grappling contract. He wil be joining his...
Arnold Schwarzanegger’s Son Joseph Baena Starts Training BJJ
Mar 20, 2021BJJEE
Arnold Schwarzanegger’s fifth child, Joseph Baena looks exactly like his father and he is also dedicated to bodybuilding. Now Joseph has embarked on a new journey. He started Jiu-Jitsu at Checkmat...
Mark Schultz, Olympic Wrestling Champ Needs Help To Restore His Teeth
Mar 14, 2021BJJEE
Olympic and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler, Mark Schultz, whose life story was featured in the movie ‘Foxcatcher’ has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Pedro Sauer for about 4 years....
For the Second time, Buchecha’s MMA Debut Put On Hold As Opponent Backs Out
Mar 13, 2021BJJEE
For the second time, Marcus Buchecha saw his planned opponent at ONE Championship for his MMA debut, drop out. After Oumar “Reug Reug” Kane did not come to an agreement with the organization and...
Ralph Gracie Writes Letter From Prison: ‘Prison Guards Train Jiu-Jitsu’
Mar 13, 2021BJJEE
Back on January 22nd, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and MMA legend Ralph Gracie was sentenced to six months in prison for having assaulted Flavio Almeida back in December 2018. Brazilian news outlet...
Car Crashed Through Wall of BJJ Academy During Training
Mar 11, 2021BJJEE
Leadership Martial Arts Academy recently had a crazy incident. A car crashed through the building side wall into the viewing area and main mat area while there a was a BJJ class happening. There was...
Gordon Ryan Responds To Brazilians Pushing For a Brazil vs USA Event
Mar 10, 2021BJJEE
BJJ black belt champion and Dreamworks team leader Isaque Bahiense has announced his plan to organize a mega grappling pitting the best grapplers from Brazil and USA against each other. Bahiense came...
Brazilians Pushing for Brazil vs USA Event As Payback for the Ryan-Galvao Slapping Incident
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
BJJ black belt champion and Dreamworks team leader Isaque Bahiense has announced his plan to organize a mega grappling pitting the best grapplers from Brazil and USA against each other. Bahiense came...
Buchecha’s Opponent For His MMA Debut Just Had a Highlight Reel KO On Wrestling World Champion
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
The winningest IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu champion of all time with 13 wins, Marcus Buchecha Almeida was set to make his MMA debut date set for his MMA on February 24th for One Championship in Singapore,...
The First Ever Heel Hook in IBJJF History Happened Over The Weekend
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
The largest BJJ organization in the world, IBJJF, has updated the list of regulations for 2021, which include one of the most discussed topics – knee reaping that is and heel hooks. This year, the...
Homicide Suspect Arrested on Rener Gracie’s Property
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
Rener Gracie, grandson of Helio Gracie and co-owner of Gracie University had a close call with crime last night. There had been a homicide in his neighborhood in Los Angeles, California and the...
Orlando Sanchez Calls Galvao’s ‘Apology’ Bull
Mar 06, 2021BJJEE
Gordon Ryan confronted Andre Galvao at WNO last weekend. The two have being going at it for years. Ryan wants to face Galvao but Galvao, who announced his retirement 2 years ago, wants 1 million...
Andre Galvao Releases Statement: Why He Didn’t React To Gordon Ryan Slaps
Mar 06, 2021BJJEE
Gordon Ryan confronted Andre Galvao at WNO last weekend. The two have being going at it for years. Ryan wants to face Galvao but Galvao, who announced his retirement 2 years ago, wants 1 million...
Joe Rogan Explains His TRT, Growth Hormone & Vitamin Fueled Lifestyle
Mar 05, 2021BJJEE
The UFC commentator, BJJ black belt, comedian and podcast host has never hidden the fact that he uses TRT (Testosterone replacement therapy), and HGH (Human growth hormone). For Rogan he takes it to...
Buchecha To Make Much Awaited MMA Debut Against Undefeated Korean Fighter at ONE Championship
Mar 02, 2021BJJEE
The winningest IBJJF World Jiu-Jitsu champion of all time with 13 wins, Marcus Buchecha Almeida was set to make his MMA debut date set for his MMA on February 24th for One Championship in...
