UFC Champ Israel Adesanya Promoted to Purple Belt in BJJ: “It’s Time to Start Tapping People Out!”
Dec 08, 2020BJJEE
UFC Middleweight champion Israel Adesanya (20-0) is currently working on his BJJ Gi & No Gi game at Atos HQ in San Diego, California. Adesanya has been training BJJ for a few years under the...
GOT’s The Mountain Takes on BJJ Black Belt & Submits Him
Dec 05, 2020BJJEE
Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson aka Thor is an Icelandic World’s Strongest man world champion and actor. He played Gregor “The Mountain” Clegane in the HBO series Game of Thrones for...
Jiu-Jitsu’s Biggest Hypocrisy: “Belts Don’t Matter”
Dec 02, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Bill Jones, the head instructor and president of Top Level Martial Arts in Cuyahoga Falls, OH. He has been training martial arts since 1985 and holds several black belt ranks, including...
6x ADCC Champion Andre Galvao Announces Return To MMA
Dec 01, 2020BJJEE
6x World champion in Jiu-Jitsu and 6x ADCC, Andre Galvao has enjoyed past success in MMA . The São Paulo native has fought in large organizations such as Strikeforce and Dream, where he accumulated...
Want To Listen To A BJJ PODCAST? Here Are The 6 BEST ONES
Nov 30, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Investing additional time into (positional) rolls, drills, watching Youtube videos and instructionals, asking your coach to help you, going for private training sessions… Lifting weights, doing...
Meet Simona Andrejic, The Serbian Model That Trains Jiu-Jitsu at Renzo Gracie Academy
Nov 26, 2020BJJEE
Simona Andrejic is a Serbian professional model based in NYC. She is a business owner and Jiu Jitsu lover. To be successful in life and business, she believes you should never stop learning. She is...
Olympic Weightlifter Does Surprisingly Well Against BJJ Black Belt in Intense Rolling Session
Nov 25, 2020BJJEE
If Jiu Jitsu was a test of strength, we could just have a set of weights at the door – and a contest as you come in to see who is strongest, and then go home having never touched the mats. Now...
Muay Thai Instructor Uses Jiu-Jitsu to Subdue Manhattan Baby Abduction Suspect
Nov 23, 2020BJJEE
A good Samaritan used his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills to stop an attempted kidnapping at Madison Square Park in NYC this month. Brian Kemsley, 33, a Muay Thai instructor and BJJ practitioner found...
Gordon Ryan Flees New Jersey & Has Arrived at His New Home Outside the US
Nov 19, 2020BJJEE
The suspense is over, 3x ADCC world champion has revealed where he has moved to Puerto Rico! The world’s best No Gi grappler decided to leave to New York last week because of various reasons:...
The Drill Xande Ribeiro Uses That Helped Him Not Get His Guard Passed In Competition Since 2005
Nov 18, 2020BJJEE
Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other different ones. The 39 year...
What A ‘Mat Enforcer’ In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – And How To Be One?
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for long enough, then you’ve probably heard of someone being called a „mat enforcer“. But, what does this even mean – is the mat enforcer...
Can You Train Jiu-Jitsu with a Herniated Disc? BJJ Black Belt Shares His Experience
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
Do you have an issue with your back? Are you in pain? Disc herniations are much more common than previously thought. Further, disc herniation may be asymptomatic. They may cause mild to moderate or...
Using a Jiu-Jitsu Planner: The “Scientific Method” To Training and Dominating
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
BJJ is complicated and we all know it. Everybody’s heard Jiu-Jitsu used as a metaphor to demonstrate the convoluted nature of something, “He was using legal jiu-jitsu.”, “Her team was doing...
The Phenomenal Growth Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the British Army
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
The ascendance of Jiu-Jitsu within the British Army has been nothing short of meteoric. Within the space of 4 years Jiu-Jitsu has transitioned in the British Army from an unrecognised obscure...
‘Berimbolo’ Was Already Being Used in Kosen Judo Way Back in 1950’s
Nov 11, 2020BJJEE
Many BJJ players wrongly believe that techniques such as Berimbolo, X guard, De La Riva guard or Spider guard are BJJ specific moves, but they have been used in Judo (especially Kosen Judo) for years...
Roger Gracie On How He Avoided Surgery During His Entire Career
Nov 10, 2020BJJEE
Roger Gracie may have just retired but it’s quite obvious he’s the best jiu-jitsu player on the Earth. Here’s Why Roger Gracie Is Undoubtedly BJJ’s Greatest Of All Time Last August, after...
What Are The Long Term Effects of A Lifetime of Jiu-Jitsu Competition Training
Nov 10, 2020BJJEE
There’s a certain romantic notion attached to some of the biggest legends of grappling. When we think about them, we think of their victories, of their struggles and of inspirational moments that...
Roger Gracie on Why You Need To Be Good at Just a Few Jiu-Jitsu Moves
Nov 10, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
More techniques = more Jiu Jitsu success, right? Well, legendary Roger Gracie doesn’t think so. In his eyes, becoming a great jiujiteiro means becoming very good in a handful of techniques by...
2 Wrestlers on the Beach Spotted a Shark & Saved a Couple in the Water
Nov 09, 2020BJJEE
Try not to get an anxiety attack watching these people try to escape a shark. 2 Florida wrestlers were grappling on the beach when they spotted a shark just a few feet away from a couple in the...
Gordon Ryan is Leaving New Jersey; Lists His Home For Sale for $1.25 Million
Nov 09, 2020BJJEE
ordon Ryan, the biggest current star in Grappling has had an amazing run in the past few years. The 24 year old has won everything there is to win in No Gi grappling: 3x ADCC world champion, EBI...
2019 World’s Strongest Man (331 lbs) w/ 6 Months BJJ Training Rolls with 145lbs BJJ Black Belt
Nov 08, 2020BJJEE
Martins Licis won the 2019 World’s Strongest Man competition beating out the legendary Thor (The mountain from Game of Thrones). Licis is Latvian-American and is 6 ft 2 ½ in (1.89 m) and...
Saulo Ribeiro & John Danaher On Why You Shouldn’t Care About Your BJJ Belt Progression
Nov 08, 2020BJJEE
The belt system is one of the most heated debates in BJJ and it seems that there is no universal standard. Firas Zahabi Calls Out BJJ McDojos Promoting Students Based on Attendance & Why Does It...
Why Coach Firas Zahabi Does NOT Roll with Women?
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is such a wonderful martial art! And not just because of the health and self-esteem benefits it has; but also because of its lifestyle benefits. One of those lifestyle aspects is...
Most Annoying Things That You Can Say & Do To a Higher Belt in BJJ
Nov 06, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a martial art where respect plays a big part. You have to respect your instructor, sparring partners and the art itself. Because of the importance of respect of BJJ, a belt...
