400 lbs White Belt Rolling with Japanese Female Purple Belt
Mar 28, 2021BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is truly known for being the martial that favorizes the smaller, weaker practitioner against the bigger one… We have seen so many times the David vs Goliath match ups. Examples that come...
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...
Are Jiu-Jitsu Affiliations Just a Ponzi Scheme?
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
The sheer number of the number of BJJ gym affiliations there are is truly incredible. How does a consumer even choose? The list is massive – the very uncompleted list: 10th planet Jiu Jitsu,...
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...
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...
Ryan Hall Explains How He Got Really Good at Jiu-Jitsu Really Fast
Mar 21, 2021BJJEE
If you have some experience on the mats, then you’re probably well aware that there are no real „shortcuts“ in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It’s all a matter of hard work, persistence, of being...
A Case For Opposing Jiu-Jitsu in the Olympics
Mar 21, 2021BJJEE
Written by BJJ black belt Ryan Kellar. I have been a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner since 1997 and for almost all of this time I can recall a rather loud contingent of fellow practitioners voicing...
What Does Your Favorite BJJ Submission Say About You?
Mar 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Everyone has a favorite submission – and so do you! That’s just a natural way of life for every Jiujiteiro; experimenting with various submissions until you find the one you enjoy locking in...
Daisy Fresh’s Andrew Wiltse on the True Nature of Galvao & Team Atos: ‘Scumbags & Cheats’
Mar 12, 2021BJJEE
At the recent ‘Who’s Number One’ event, Gordon Ryan shocked the BJJ community when he slapped Andre Galvao. After the dust was cleared, Ryan made a statement denouncing Team Atos and their...
Steroid Expert Examines The Curious Case of Mikey Musumeci’s Pizza, Pasta & Acai Diet
Mar 12, 2021BJJEE
Mikey Musumeci is a 4x IBJJF black belt World Champion and is the only American to hold 3 world titles in the gi and once in No Gi. Mikey has competed against the biggest names in the sport and holds...
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...
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...
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...
Jiu-Jitsu and the Keto Diet: Is it The Perfect Match?
Mar 05, 2021BJJEE
Does the perfect diet exist? For BJJ, the perfect diet is one that allows you to reduce body fat and gain lean muscle. One meal plan that helps accomplish this is the ketogenic diet, or the keto...
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...
Most Commonly Used St*roids in MMA & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and How They Work
Feb 28, 2021BJJEE
Steroids and performance enhancing drugs have been a black mark on almost all sports in existence including MMA and also Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In February of 2020, the 2019 IBJJF world champion and...
Gracie Breakdown: How Andre Galvao Should Have Handled Being Slapped By Gordon Ryan
Feb 27, 2021BJJEE
Gordon Ryan confronted Andre Galvao at WNO. 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 dollars to...
Gordon Ryan Confronts & Slaps Andre Galvao
Feb 27, 2021BJJEE
Gordon Ryan confronted Andre Galvao at WNO. 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 dollars to...
Video: Fighter Gets Caught in Omoplata But Then Submits Opponent with Rare & Sneaky Toe Hold in MMA
Feb 23, 2021BJJEE
Toeholds! How often do you practice them, how often do you go for them when you roll; be it in training or competition? Chances are that the answer is: „Honestly, not so often.“ And you’re not...
How Does An Increase In Muscle Mass & Bodyweight Affect Grappling Conditioning?
Feb 20, 2021BJJEE
In order to become the best jiu-jiteiro you can be it’s not enough to just attend class day after day – you need to maximize strength, power, flexibility, balance and endurance! So...
Online International Grappling Referees Seminar by International Grappling Federation
Feb 17, 2021BJJEE
PURPOSE AND TASKS To popularize the sport of Grappling and to permit to be the referee and to improve the qualification of referees. PLACE AND TIME OF THE SEMINAR ...
Roger Ver, World’s First Investor in Bitcoin Is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 17, 2021BJJEE
Roger Ver is the World’s first Investor in Bitcoin startups including Bitcoin.com , Blockchain.com , Z.cash , BitPay, Kraken, Purse.io. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment...
The Recipe For Older Grapplers To Dominate Younger, Faster Grapplers
Feb 15, 2021BJJEE
Photo: William Burkhardt- BJJ Pix By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. Back when I was in my early 20’s I used to love sparring and...
4 Secrets To Losing Weight After 40
Feb 12, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
