Build Yourself a Tremendous Core For BJJ With These 3 Fundamental Exercises
Apr 29, 2020BJJEE
Development of core is an essential part of the physical attribute for every MMA and BJJ practitioner. Though, the unfortunate thing is that core training is often overlooked by most of the combat...
How to Build Yourself Olympic Winning Legs
Apr 28, 2020Annie Jones
Building Olympic-winning lower legs is the dream of many athletes and people who wish to look great and stay fit. However, if you have tried to build bigger calf muscles for greater athletic strength...
Some Exercises to Improve Your Takedowns and Top Game
Apr 28, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art and an intensely physically challenging combat sport that combines techniques used in judo and Japanese jujutsu. It is a combination of standup and...
12 Tips For Your Kettlebell Swing: The Ultimate BJJ-Specific Exercise
Apr 26, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Some exercises need little introduction, and the same can be said for the Kettlebell Swing. It is one of the best BJJ-specific exercises that you can do; one that will improve your hip strength and...
Should Grapplers Be Doing More Body Weight or Free Weights Training?
Apr 26, 2020grappler z
Body conditioning is important for keeping up endurance levels, promoting a healthy cardiovascular system and toning up. But most importantly, it enhances performance on the mats. Hitting the gym...
Everything You Need To Know About Combat Sports Strength & Conditioning, Sport Science
Apr 24, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy and of mmacoach.net. Mark is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), Wrestler, BJJ purple belt, MMA coach...
The Truth About Stretching. Will it help Your Jiu-Jitsu?
Apr 22, 2020BJJEE
Admit it. You don’t actually stretch enough. Improved athletic performance – You may not realise this, but stretching before you work out can actually greatly improve your athletic...
Stretching Before Or After a Workout? Benefits of Doing Both
Apr 22, 2020BJJEE
Exercise and physical fitness in general should not be taken for granted and they most certainly should not be taken lightly either. Exercise, sports, fitness, and physical activity in general,...
These Are The 6 Best Core Exercises For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Athletes
Apr 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you want to be the best Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete you can be, then you need a strong and stable core! If you neglect working on it, you might not reach your maximum BJJ potential; but you could...
Get Your Cardio To The Next Level With Dan Vallimont’s Circuit Workout
Apr 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You can have all of the grappling skills in the world that you want, but if you don’t have enough cardio to go through a difficult match – then those skills won’t matter! So, it’s...
The Turkish Get Up The #1 Strength Exercise For BJJ
Apr 20, 2020BJJEE
“They say that strength doesn’t count, but it does. Maybe it wouldn’t make a difference if the opponent didn’t know anything. If the opponent knows something, then strength starts to...
Why the Turkish Get-Up is So Important for Jiu Jitsu Practitioners
Apr 20, 2020BJJEE
Written by Joey Alvarado, creator of Kettle-Jitsu Turkish Get Ups are one of the initial exercises that I knew had a direct connection to MMA and Bjj. The mechanics of the TGU are almost identical to...
Travis Stevens Shows His Favorite Band Exercises
Apr 19, 2020BJJEE
Practicing Uchikomi (Judo throw drills) greatly improves throwing skills. Rubber band uchikomi is an effective way to drastically improve your muscle memory for throws. The equipment is simple, as...
S&C Coach Phil Daru Full Day of Eating & Training for Combat Sports
Apr 18, 2020BJJEE
Phil Daru is the Head Performance Coach of American Top Team owner and creator of Daru Strong Training Systems. Daru has degrees in sports medicine and exercise science from Alabama State University...
The Maxwell 300 Kettlebell Workout for Grapplers
Apr 17, 2020BJJEE
Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years but unfortunately they are still being under utilized in gyms around the world. All grapplers should use kettlebells on a regular basis because they...
Improve Your Takedowns With Just 4 Simple Exercises!
Apr 13, 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...
5 Reasons Why Grapplers Need To Train With Sandbags
Apr 13, 2020BJJEE
Written by Matt D’Aquino. He is a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian as well as nationally ranked freestyle wrestler and National Champion in Brazilian Jujitsu. Matt has a passion for teaching all...
Improve Your BJJ Conditioning with Cobrinha’s HIIT Bodyweight Workout
Apr 13, 2020BJJEE
As a grappler you need to develop so many physical attributes at the same time. You can accomplish this a couple of ways. You can focus on improving a specific physical attribute at a time. The way...
You Can Do It: Losing Weight Without Losing (Too Much) Muscle As a Grappler
Apr 13, 2020BJJEE
This article will examine the smart way to go down in weight without it affecting your muscle mass. Losing fat without losing muscle is difficult to do but can be achieved if done properly....
Firas Zahabi On How To Drastically Improve Your Cardio For BJJ
Apr 13, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
„How do I improve my cardio for BJJ?“ This is one of those questions that are often given a generic answer: „Just spend more time on the mats.“ But there has got to be more to it,...
Fedor Emelianenko’s Training Routine
Apr 10, 2020BJJEE
By Emre Bardakci a specialist in Biomechanics. Emre is a black belt in Judo, blue belt in BJJ and has spent over 12 years in Turkey training with Turkish Wrestlers, Judokas,...
Conor McGregor Shares Some Great Tricks for Superior Pull-Ups
Apr 08, 2020BJJEE
Establishing good grips in grappling sports and MMA is extremely important as by dominating the grip battle and establish dominant grips, one can truly control and dominate the battle. Many grapplers...
How to Perform Grappler Pull-ups
Apr 08, 2020BJJEE
I first saw lacrosse ball pull ups being performed by BJ Penn while he was preparing for one of his fights coming up. To perform this exercise, you basically grip two lacrosse balls and place it over...
19 Best Pull-Ups for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling
Apr 08, 2020BJJEE
Establishing good grips in BJJ and Judo is so important as very often when you dominate the grip battle and establish your dominant grips you can control and dominate your opponent. I personally work...
