Category Archive: Articles, Featured
Tom DeBlass Went From ‘Dadbod’ to Incredible Shape with Easy Strength & Nutrition System
Aug 12, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Tom DeBlass Went From ‘Dadbod’ to Incredible Shape with Easy Strength & Nutrition System
If you have been training BJJ for even a week, you know challenging it can be, but also how rewarding physically and mentally. It is an amazing martial art and sport that introduces you to a wide...Gabriel Arges’ Savage Kneebar From The 50/50 Guard
Aug 10, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Gabriel Arges’ Savage Kneebar From The 50/50 Guard
The 50/50 position can be a real nightmare. Both combatants have the same exact body configuration. It can be awkward to escape, especially when, at first, we begin landing in 50/50 on accident...Gordon Ryan Issues Challenge to Jon Jones: The Only Grappling Match World Wants to See
Aug 09, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Gordon Ryan Issues Challenge to Jon Jones: The Only Grappling Match World Wants to See
Jon Jones is an outstanding athlete. It’s been a pleasure watching him in grappling challenges in spite of how much submission underground promotion is struggling. ADCC medalist Gordon Ryan...Khabib Casually Drops By To BJJ At North Cal Academy
Aug 06, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Khabib Casually Drops By To BJJ At North Cal Academy
Khabib Nurmagomedov has been the center of attention lately with his pending fight with Conor McGregor around the corner. While Conor McGregor has been steadily working alongside Dillon Danis...UFC Announces McGregor Khabib – Nate Diaz Throws A Temper Tantrum
Aug 04, 2018BJJEEComments Off on UFC Announces McGregor Khabib – Nate Diaz Throws A Temper Tantrum
Just a day after the UFC announced the return of Nate Diaz they’ve managed to sour their working relationship. UFC announced return of Conor McGregor for UFC 229 in Las Vegas while Diaz...Biggest Kids Tournament in Europe Coming To Slovenia: Gymnasium Euro Cup
Aug 02, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Biggest Kids Tournament in Europe Coming To Slovenia: Gymnasium Euro Cup
In the past Gymnasium Cup broke through different frontiers. Now they’re at it again! The biggest kids Brazilian Jiu-jitsu tournament in Europe is coming to Slovenia on October 6th 2018! The...Police Officer Credits Jiu-Jitsu And Krav Maga For Surviving A Fight With Brutal Outcome
Jul 30, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Police Officer Credits Jiu-Jitsu And Krav Maga For Surviving A Fight With Brutal Outcome
Police Officer Kristen Richmond has bjj and krav maga to thank for surviving a harsh encounter with a suspect. In her own words: This will probably be one of the rawest posts I’ll...Wrestle-Jitsu: Bulgarian Wrestler’s Way Of Reversing Side Control
Jul 18, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Wrestle-Jitsu: Bulgarian Wrestler’s Way Of Reversing Side Control
Have you ever tried to pin or control a top level Wrestler in side control? It’s no fun at all… Check out this interesting take on how a top-level wrestler would go about escaping side...Your Amateur Mindset is Holding You Back in BJJ; Here is How Professionals Think & Improve
Jul 14, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Your Amateur Mindset is Holding You Back in BJJ; Here is How Professionals Think & Improve
Guest post by Gracie Barra Black belt, Tyson Andrew Johnson, Sr I saw something recently about the difference between an amateur and a professional that made me think about Jiu Jitsu. Actually,...You Need To Add Adam Wardzinski’s Unstoppable Butterfly Sweep To Your Game
Jul 13, 2018BJJEEComments Off on You Need To Add Adam Wardzinski’s Unstoppable Butterfly Sweep To Your Game
Adam Wardzinski is one of the premier Polish black belts making his name known in the world of BJJ. Poland, with a cultural love of grappling, has produced over 300 black belts and Adam Wardzinski...5 Types of People That Will Never Make it in BJJ
Jul 12, 2018BJJEEComments Off on 5 Types of People That Will Never Make it in BJJ
Perhaps you have already noticed a trend in your gym. A lot of people come, a lot of people leave and very few do stay consistently over the years. In time, it’s these few that usually form the...Tom DeBlass Has a Message to the Students Who Have Left BJJ
Jul 10, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Tom DeBlass Has a Message to the Students Who Have Left BJJ
The dropout rates in bjj have long been considered very high. Commonly most academies at any given time have about 50% of class populated by white belts – beginners who opted in for the course...Gracie Barra On To Cleaning Up Ralph Gracie Academy: Mission Is To Provide High Quality Classes With a policy of No Drinks Nor Drugs, No Cursing
Jul 09, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Gracie Barra On To Cleaning Up Ralph Gracie Academy: Mission Is To Provide High Quality Classes With a policy of No Drinks Nor Drugs, No Cursing
Earlier this week we reported that Kurt Osiander has parted ways with his longtime gym – Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu In San Francisco. While Osiander’s wife explicitly said Osiander was fired...Ralph Gracie: ‘Kurt Osiander Wasn’t Fired. He Left Our Team After 25 Years’
Jul 06, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Ralph Gracie: ‘Kurt Osiander Wasn’t Fired. He Left Our Team After 25 Years’
Some stunning changes come from the way of the bjj Mecca – San Francisco. So what just happened there? Osiander has been very popular for a number of years. Recently Osiander went on the...Ralph Gracie Fires Kurt Osiander After 25 Years
Jul 06, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Ralph Gracie Fires Kurt Osiander After 25 Years
Some stunning changes come from the way of the bjj Mecca – San Francisco. So what just happened there? Osiander has been very popular for a number of years. Recently Osiander went on the...BJJ Black Belt Champ Returns To Jiu-Jitsu After Near Fatal Motorcycle Accident
Jul 05, 2018BJJEEComments Off on BJJ Black Belt Champ Returns To Jiu-Jitsu After Near Fatal Motorcycle Accident
Raphael Forti is a Brazilian BJJ champion who in 2017 had the misfortune of being in a motorcycle accident that made him wheelchair bound. This life changing disaster didn’t discourage the...ACBJJ’s President Sick Of Boring BJJ Matches; Threatens To Stop Future Events
Jul 02, 2018BJJEEComments Off on ACBJJ’s President Sick Of Boring BJJ Matches; Threatens To Stop Future Events
Last weekend’s ACBJJ event in Moscow was ACB’s 14th event. An amazing card was set up with some world class BJJ athletes, top Eastern European grapplers and high level MMA fighters. ACB...Halle Berry Spotted Training BJJ For John Wick 3
Jun 30, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Halle Berry Spotted Training BJJ For John Wick 3
Halle Berry is the latest A lister to have joined the ranks of actors practicing the gentle art. Berry has been preparing for John Wick 3 alongside Keanu Reaves who is a an honorary judo black belt...Vitor Belfort – Suddenly Jacked Again
Jun 28, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Vitor Belfort – Suddenly Jacked Again
In jiu jitsu a jacked look is nothing new. For years and years we’ve been seeing veterans such as Pablo Popovitch, Galvao, Barral and many more. However when someone who has been looking rather...Summer Camp With Geo & Richie Martinez (10th Planet) in Cyprus
Jun 27, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Summer Camp With Geo & Richie Martinez (10th Planet) in Cyprus
The BJJ & Beach Camp is a top class seminar that combines world class jiu-jitsu instructors with the excellent weather and beaches of the Mediterranean in a package deal that makes it possible to...How To Do The Savage Loop Choke From Side Control by Alexandre Vieira
Jun 25, 2018BJJEEComments Off on How To Do The Savage Loop Choke From Side Control by Alexandre Vieira
Lapel chokes are some of the cleanest, most efficient submissions you can secure when training jiu jitsu in the gi. The loop choke is one of the deadly subsets of those lapel chokes. The thing that...You’ve Been Doing It Wrong: Here’s a Brilliant Way Of Draining a Cauliflower Ear
Jun 24, 2018BJJEEComments Off on You’ve Been Doing It Wrong: Here’s a Brilliant Way Of Draining a Cauliflower Ear
Chances are that if you practice Brazilian jiu-jitsu, you know someone whose ears look like a tortellini. Cauliflower ear is caused when the ear receives a blow that shears away the ear’s cartilage...Why Being Happy is the Best Mood For Training
Jun 22, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Why Being Happy is the Best Mood For Training
Every time when we go to train we feel different. We run on different emotions and body sensations, but they are always in tune. For example, if our dominant feeling is tiredness, then we can’t...Neiman Gracie: People Want Me to “Humble” Dillon Danis
Jun 19, 2018BJJEEComments Off on Neiman Gracie: People Want Me to “Humble” Dillon Danis
Dillon Danis has been making waves for the better part of last two years. The Bellator MMA Fighter has been spectacular in his megalomaniacal approach ever since he started associating with Conor...