Strength Coach: ‘90% of Jiu-Jitsu Athletes Don’t Need PEDs’
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, just like any other sport, has athletes that use steroids and other performance-enducing drugs (PEDs). However, what makes BJJ different from a lot of other sports is that there...
Who are the Judokas with The Best Ground Game?
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE
in Judo, the ground game (Newaza) is given less attention than in BJJ. That doesn’t mean that Judokas are not good on the ground. There are many Judokas that have amazing Newaza and...
The Pablo Popovitch Diet: A Simple Way to Speed Up Your Metabolism For Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE
Pablo Popovitch is a 4th degree BJJ black belt, ADCC champion (2009, by defeating Marcelo Garcie) and World No Gi champion. Popovitch is known for his amazing conditioning, and ‘He Man’...
Strength Matters: Most Jacked BJJ Athletes
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE
Photo: Mike Calimbas Photography Helio Gracie believed superior technique could overcome all other disadvantages but in an effort to be at the top of their game – these jiujiteros put some serious...
UFC Champ Dricus du Plessis Eliminates Entire Gracie Barra Team in Tournament
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
At a submission grappling competition called Submission Kings, current UFC middle weight champion Dricus Du Plessis represented Team CIT and faced Gracie Barra Illovo, prominent martial arts schools...
Marcus Buchecha: “I Lost My First Eight BJJ Tournaments All in the First Round”
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
There’s an old saying: “Fall down 7 times, stand up 8 times.” Also Napoleon Hill said: “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits! Effort only fully releases its reward after a person...
Prominent BJJ Franchise Leader is Against Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Being in The Olympic Games
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
A few years ago there was much excitement about the fact there was moment on the front of getting jiu jitsu in the Olympics. The push for Olympic recognation is supported by many including Renzo...
MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Earns Black Belt in BJJ After Grappling for 24 Years
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE
Gilbert Yvel, the legendary Dutch MMA fighter from the early 2000s, remains active in martial arts to this day, albeit in a different capacity. While Yvel made his name in mixed martial arts...
Gracie Barra Instructor of IBJJF Europeans Sandbagger: ‘I’m So Sorry About This Whole Situation’
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability. The term is adopted similarly...
Instructor of 2024 IBJJF Europeans Sandbagger Issues Statement Attempting to Clarify the Situation
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability. The term is adopted similarly...
Old School: The “Dirty Dozen”, The First 12 non-Brazilian Black Belts
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
The BJJ Dirty Dozen are the first 12 non-Brazilian students to receive Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While in Brazil Jiu-Jitsu has been around for almost 90 years, the rest of the...
Sandbagger At 2024 IBJJF Europeans: Blue Belt Competes As White Belt & Wins Gold
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
Sandbagging is a term used in martial arts to denote a practitioner who competes at a skill-bracket deemed less rigorous than their actual level of competitive ability. The term is adopted similarly...
[WATCH] Streamer Heel Hooks Man Who Attacked Him During Interview
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Kick streamer known as “The Oside Locos” recently showcased his Jiu-Jitsu skills during a live interview. The streamer, who is known for his interactive content involving trivia, dating,...
Gordon Ryan Claims Nobody Cares About IBJJF Competitors: “IBJJF is Slipping Quickly Into Irrelevance”
Jan 21, 2024BJJEE
An intriguing discussion took place between ADCC silver medalist Nick Rordiguez and his co-hosts regarding the prestige of certain grappling competitions. They pondered whether achieving success at...
Ahmed Best, Actor Who Portrayed Jar Jar Binks in “Star Wars”, Is A BJJ Black Belt
Jan 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that Ahmed Best, the actor who portrayed the (in)famous Jar Jar Binks character in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, is a BJJ black belt? Best has been training for a long time and has a...
TRT & Jiu-Jitsu – Is Joe Rogan to Blame?
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu is a very high-demanding physical activity. First, it is a challenging exercise that will push your body to its limits and force you to use your brain to survive on the mats....
Islam Makhachev Explains Why He Thinks BJJ Specialists Struggle in MMA
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE
The UFC 284 fightcard was a super exciting one. It was headlined by a main event between Alexander Volkanovski and Islam Makhachev; with Makhachev taking the decision victory after a great fight....
Gordon Ryan’s Health Problems Persist; Will Only Compete in One Event in 2024
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE
Gordon Ryan Announces He Will Only Compete at ADCC in 2024. It appears fans will have to wait longer to see Gordon Ryan compete again, as the top no-gi grappler has stated he will only participate in...
Rickson Gracie Talks about His Toughest Bout: ‘I Was Ready To Quit’
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE
Rickson Gracie and Casemiro ‘Rei Zulu’ Nascimento Martins engaged in two highly competitive matches in the early 1980s that helped launch Rickson’s career and raise his profile...
What A ‘Mat Enforcer’ In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu – And How To Be One?
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE1 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...
BJJ Blue Belt Claims ‘God’ Promoted Him To Black Belt in BJJ
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
Through the years many cases of self promoted jiu jiteiros were outed. While some excused themselves saying it was Japanese jiu jitsu, or a discipline they made up, out some outright owned it. Such ...
How Much Money Will There Be In BJJ In 10-15 Years? Gordon Ryan Shares His Opinion
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at a rapid rate among hobbyist athletes, and it seems that it will continue growing at that rate for some time… But the question is: how big will it grow when it...
Various IBJJF Legal Ways To Tap Your Opponent Using the BJJ Belt
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
Did you know that, under IBJJF rules, it is allowed to use the belt to submit your opponent as long as it is tied around the waist? Here Joao Miyao shows three submissions using the belt. View...
BJJ Black Belt Confronts Home Intruder
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
One can never necessarily be completely “ready” for a real self defense situation, however, we can increase our odds of surviving against a violent attacker by targeting certain moves, and...
