Fitness Fallacy: “Running is Healthy”
Jan 02, 2021BJJEE
Written By Simon Hayes, BJJ black belt and instructor at Carlson Gracie London, UK. A popular opinion especially supported by those that for some reason “don’t lift weights”....
Gordon Ryan Shares His Formula For Dealing For Injuries in BJJ
Dec 28, 2020BJJEE
Dealing with injuries is something almost all athletes struggle with. Overcoming injuries to getting back to your original form is another problem a lot of athletes face! Runners for example can...
How Not To Stink – The Basics Of Personal Hygiene For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Dec 16, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Being a combat sport and martial art, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu involves a high degree of physical contact. So if you’ve ever rolled with a person that doesn’t take care of their personal...
Do THIS To Have Consistent Levels Of ENERGY In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Dec 11, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Have you noticed that your Jiu Jitsu training sessions aren’t really similar to one another? It’s not just about how „well“ your training goes – meaning, how much you’ve...
3 Health Benefits Pork Offers to BJJ Athletes
Dec 09, 2020BJJEE
If you’re looking to hit the gym and build extra muscle, you’ll need the perfect source of protein. Although chicken takes center stage in most people’s diets, you should regularly...
Do Your Fingers Hurt From Too Much Gripping In BJJ? This Will Help
Dec 02, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Your fingers hurt, don’t they? Finger pain is one of the most common woes of Jiujiteiros worldwide; the aching knuckles and the inability to extend the joints fully, something which can pose...
So You Injured Your Knee In BJJ? Follow This Simple Step-By-Step Guide
Nov 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the matter of a fact is – if you haven’t injured your knee while training BJJ so far, there’s a high chance that you’ll injure it sometime down the...
Cracking Your Back Sure Feels Good… But Is It Bad For Your Health?
Nov 24, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, then you know very well just how stiff your back can get. All of that inverting, getting stacked, pressure passed and twisted into all directions takes its toll....
How To Prevent Getting A Staph Infection In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Nov 23, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
One of the worst things that can happen when you train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is being forced to stop training. Almost every Jiujiteiro understands what this is about; you enjoy spending time on the...
How To Do Rickson Gracie’s Impressive Breathing Exercises in 3 Steps
Nov 20, 2020grappler z
We’ve all seen Rickson’s impressive breathing exercises in the documentary Choke. What Rickson is doing is called a ‘Kriya or internal’ cleaning exercise. It’s a self...
Early Morning BJJ Training Giving You Trouble? These 3 Tips Will Help
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Oh you poor soul – the only BJJ classes that you can make to are the early morning ones? Tough luck, but hey, we get it. You might be working all day or you might have college classes with a weird...
What (Not) To Eat Before Competition For Ultimate Performance
Nov 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Picture this: it’s competition day and you’re as hyped as you can be. Your training has been absolutely on point for the last few months, and you’re a much more technical and...
Vitamin D – This Is Why You, As A BJJ Athlete, MUST Take More Of It
Nov 04, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
When was the last time you spent a decent amount of time outside, exposed to the sun’s rays? Was it, like, a couple of months ago when you were sunbathing at the beach? That’s not...
This Is How Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Actually Helps With Mental Health
Nov 02, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The bodily health benefits of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu are obvious. Your cardiovascular fitness improves, which means that your heart and lungs are getting stronger. You get leaner and lose excess fat,...
If You Train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, You Should Get Regular Massages
Oct 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, you’re more than very well acquainted with the after-training soreness. But, this soreness isn’t exactly the same one you’d experience after a hard...
4 Ways To Stop Stress Eating
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
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...
Jiu-Jitsu Recovery: Reduce Pain with These 6 Key Tips
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
It is well-known that hard training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can result in a lot of bodily pain. Unfortunately, many people let it get to the point where they cannot take part in BJJ before they try to...
Cobrinha Shares his Favorite Acai Bowl Recipe
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
Acai (ah-sigh-ee) is known in Brazil as the most nutritious, energy providing fruit. It grows in the lush floodplains of the Amazon River. Acai is a Brazilian berry original from the Amazon Region...
Jocko Willink on Hard BJJ Training & Getting Adequate Rest
Sep 27, 2020BJJEE
When you train BJJ, you will often hear advise from various people telling you to ‘listen to your body’. What does that mean and is that really going to make you reach your goals? First off, you...
How to Cut Carbs Safely: 5 Ways and 5 Foods to Use
Sep 26, 2020BJJEE
Do you know how to cut carbs from your diet without doing damage to your body? With these approaches and foods you can do it safely. Carbohydrates seem to have gained an extremely unpopular...
3 Rules To Avoid The Mistake of Overtraining in BJJ
Sep 16, 2020grappler z
Say you just got into BJJ, and you’re loving every minute of it. You anticipate the next practice when one has just finished, and spend your Friday nights doing Stephan Kesting marathons until you...
How To Keep Training BJJ When Stressed Out From Work Or School
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Training Jiu Jitsu is fun, and just being able to roll is a blessing in and of itself! Or at least that’s how it feels like most of the time; especially when other things around you are...
The Importance of Drinking More Water For BJJ Practitioners
Aug 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Most of the things in life aren’t certain – who knows what can happen during the next year, next month, next day, or even the present moment… It’s all „up in the air“, as they...
How Long Does It Take to Get Into Ketosis? A Helpful Guide
Aug 23, 2020BJJEE
A quick internet search on methods of eating that help you lose weight will reveal an endless supply of information and hundreds of different diets. There’s vegetarian, vegan, paleo,...
