Watch This 40 min Yoga Workout for BJJ w/ Flavio Almeida
Nov 14, 2014BJJEE
Flavio Almeida is a Black Belt under Carlos Gracie Jr. and is a successful competitor, including 2 Time World Champion and multiple time Brazilian National Champion. In addition to his...
10 Tips To Getting Bigger, Stronger & Faster Than Ever Before.
Oct 07, 2014BJJEE
Let’s face it, we all want to be bigger, stronger and faster than we already are. There is elevator for success, we all need to take the stairs. Here are tips on how to...
Tony Gonzalez, Marcus Buchecha’s Strength & Conditioning Coach Explains His Student’s Explosiveness
Aug 19, 2014BJJEE
If you’ve been watching Marcus Buchecha recent matches you have probably noticed his crazy explosiveness. His S&C coach Tony Gonzalez talks to BJJ Eastern Europe about how he...
Check That Ego At the Door: Workout Tips
Aug 06, 2014
Before tackling a new workout regimen that is directed towards improving your grappling skills, you must eliminate your ego! For a real in depth look at doing just that Funk’s...
Judo Style Submission For BJJ Gi Based Grapplers
Jul 23, 2014
Yes, yes, I know, this should be about Brazilian Jiu Jitsu…but it won’t hurt to have a Judo inspired submission in your arsenal! This specific setup is a wonderful tool to...
Exclusive Interview With Dr. Rhadi Ferguson, Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt Part 1
Jul 08, 2014BJJEE
Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson is a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts trainer, strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and black belt in judo and Brazilian...
Overlooked & Undervalued: The Importance of Grip Strength For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Jun 17, 2014
There are many things that get overlooked when it comes to being a good grappler. One such thing is your grip strength. There are plenty of ways to go about working on it,...
Measuring Intensity In BJJ & Strength Training
May 14, 2014BJJEE
By Peter Lakatos -Strength coach for Carlson Gracie Hungary & StrongFirst Master instructor In strength sports intensity means the % of your 1RM, and for this reason...
Words Of Wisdom from Steve Maxwell about: S&C for BJJ, Nutrition, and Overtraining.
May 05, 2014BJJEE
Steve Maxwell, world famous BJJ black belt and strength and conditioning coach of Saulo and Xande Ribeiro sat down with MMA fighter from Serbia, Mark Lajhner and discussed many issues...
Learn How To Develop Superior Grip Strength for BJJ From Vitor “Shaolin” Ribeiro
Feb 06, 2014BJJEE
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...
The Truth About Over-The-Counter Supplements For Muscle Gain
Dec 02, 2013BJJEE
If you’re serious about performance in BJJ, you should follow a serious strength program. Without a doubt, you can add muscle simply by eating right and lifting weights. However if you...
World Class Brown Belt Sebastian Brosche: “If you are into BJJ for the long run, then Yoga is your greatest tool to stay healthy and nimble, no matter how old you get.”
Nov 29, 2013BJJEE
Sebastian Brosche is one of the biggest European BJJ hopes. He is a brown belt in BJJ and second degree black belt in judo. He was raised in Northern Sweden and is currently living in in Oslo...
10 Of The Best Bodyweight Leg Exercises Plus Cardio
Oct 12, 2013BJJEE
Working out doesn’t have to cost anything and it can be done anywhere with bodyweight exercises. This type of workout uses your own bodyweight as the resistance. 1) Convenient and...
Grappling Chest Conditioning Circuit
Jul 22, 2013BJJEE
Ken Primola showing us one of his grappling chest conditioning circuits:
Peter Lakatos, Strength Coach For Carlson Gracie Hungary, Gives Some Solid Strength Training Advice For BJJ Players
Jul 09, 2013BJJEE
Peter Lakatos is a StrongFirst Girya Master Instructor with Pavel Tsatsouline, Expert 2 Krav Maga instructor with Eyal Yanilov, blue belt Brazilian jiu jitsu practicioner with Carlson Gracie Jr., and...
The Top 5 Five Stretches For BJJ
May 05, 2013BJJEE
Five great stretches to open up the hips and thoracic spine to prep for BJJ practice, by BJJ black belt Dewey Nielson:
2 Very Common BJJ Conditioning Mistakes & How To Avoid Them
Apr 23, 2013BJJEE
Great video from Jason from BJJ workouts Jason says: “Do you make these 2 BJJ Conditioning mistakes ? They’re very common, not only in BJJ Strength and Conditioning but also Brazilian...
Romulo Barral’s Personal Trainer: “Rominho Has Reached a Limit Most Athletes Don’t Know EXist.”
Mar 15, 2013BJJEE
This week, Romulo Barral’s very well known strength and conditioning coach, Leo Frincu, wrote a special blog post dedicated just to Rominho. In the post, Leo talks about why Romulo WILL reach all...
Grip Strength + Pulling Workout For BJJ
Mar 05, 2013BJJEE
Grip strength is an important part of BJJ but often is not given as much training time as it deserves…Grips are the first point of contact with your partner and the person who gets the best...
French BJJ Champ Hugo Fevrier: “You Have To Work Your Grip. A Strong Grip Gives You Control Of The Fight.”
Mar 03, 2013BJJEE
Interview on grip conditioning with Hugo Février, Black belt and founder of Tropa de Elite in Mandelieu. Also great insight from Bagetch, Purple belt. For English Subtitles, open in in youtube...
Strength & Conditioning Circuit In Preparation For IBJJF Europeans 2013
Jan 13, 2013BJJEE
This is a nice S& C circuit that Boa Team from Monaco are doing in preparation for this year’s Europeans. Note that the exercises are all BJJ Specific:
How Bigger Muscles Will Slow You Down And Gas You Out In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 02, 2013BJJEE
By Guillaume Huni In my years training Jiu-Jitsu, I’ve experimented with different weight classes and was able to measure the impact of extra muscle mass on my Jiu-Jitsu performance. Many...
Top 4 Functional Conditioning Tools For BJJ
Dec 20, 2012BJJEE
If you want to get better at Jiu-Jitsu you should do more Jiu-Jitsu. As Caio Terra said, technique is the most important. The mistake that a lot of people do when doing strength and Conditioning is...
Are Olympic Lifts Appropriate For BJJ?
Oct 01, 2012BJJEE
Seeing Roger Gracie doing Olympic lifts during his preparation for his Metamoris superfight with Marcus Buchecha, make s us wonder what are the benefit of Olympic lifts for BJJ. Powering through...
