Marcelo Garcia Explains in Detail Why He Doesn’t Do Any Strength & Conditioning
Jul 24, 2020BJJEE
BJJ Legend Marcelo Garcia talks in detail to Stuart Cooper about the reasons why he never did strength and conditioning for more than a period of 8 months. Marcelo doesn’t lift, doesn’t run. He...
The Complete Beginner’s Guide to the Bow and Arrow Choke
Jul 23, 2020bjjee
As the title suggest this article is all about how to execute the bow and arrow choke for the beginner. This is for the complete beginner who wants learn how to use this choke correctly and...
How To Do The Infamous Seatbelt Neck Crank
Jul 22, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple medallist in...
Dramatically Improve Your Ability To Finish From The Back with Marcelo Garcia
Jul 22, 2020BJJEE
Here are some of the key details to make your seat belt from the back a whole lot more dangerous and start finishing more chokes just like Marcelo Garcia. These no-gi techniques were perfected by...
(Funny) What Goes On in Your Head When Rolling in BJJ
Jul 20, 2020BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is like chess on the mat. If you don’t think, then forget about it. Roger Gracie Lots of crazy thing go through our brain during a roll:
Watch: What Happens When You Don’t Tap to a Banana Split
Jul 20, 2020BJJEE
The banana split is a groin stretch submission where the attacking grappler stretches the defending grappler’s legs apart using both their arms and legs. It is an extremely painful submission....
4 Ways To Know If Your Opponent Is Going To Shoot For A Takedown
Jul 20, 2020BJJEE
Takedown attempts should always be countered by a sprawl but what about defending and countering takedowns with a well timed guillotines. The Guillotine Choke is a very powerful submission, one that...
Good, Better, Best-Drilling The Berimbolo Sweep
Jul 19, 2020bjjee
There is a saying from NBA legend, Tim Duncan, that I absolutely LOVE: Good, better, best; Never let it rest till your good is better, and your better is best! Isn’t that the coolest thing you’ve...
How to Avoid Negative People in BJJ & Life
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
Great advice from the BJJ Mental Coach Gustavo Dantas: A common mental mistake Jiu-Jitsu competitors make is to “Surround Themselves with Negative People”. A few months back, I released a video...
Marcelo Garcia’s Advice To White Belts
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
So you’ve taken the first step and tied (or attempted to tie….don’t worry, we’ll help you learn) a white belt around your waist. The white belt phase of your journey is difficult to describe...
10 Ways To Throw with Ippon Seoi Nage
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
Seoi nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of...
When should I start learning DANGEROUS BJJ submissions?
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
Heel hooks, calf slicers, and neck cranks are all deemed dangerous submissions and prohibited from competition by the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation (IBJJF), a non-profit that hosts...
7 Takedowns For a BJJ Player To Do on a Judo Player
Jul 17, 2020BJJEE
For a BJJ player, taking down a Judo player is not an easy task. Chances are, they are as good on their feet as you are good on the ground. Most BJJ players resolve to pulling guard in desperation....
This Strangle Put A Judo Olympian To Sleep
Jul 16, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian. He has been studying Judo for over 23 years. He is a 3rd Degree Black belt and a black belt...
Female BJJ Blue Belt Takes on Sumo Wrestler
Jul 14, 2020BJJEE
This match was between sumo wrestler Kelly “Man of Fat Steel” Gneiting and a BJJ girl who only weighs 100 pounds. However, this special match was all part of a touring show called Sumo...
EVER WONDER: Why Do Wrestlers Leave Their Shoes On The Mat?
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
When watching a high level wrestling match you may come across a curious tradition where a wrestler, after a match, takes off their shoes and leave on the mat. It is a tradition in reference to a...
Renzo Gracie: How to Finish a Triangle Choke on a Much Larger Opponent
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Think of a 150 kgs powerlifter with a short neck and arms who is trying to pass your guard…How would you finish a triangle on such an opponent? Renzo Gracie gives some great advice and details...
(Video) Eddie Bravo Rolling with His Instructor Jean Jacques Machado
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Eddie Bravo rolling with his instructor Jean Jacques Machado, part of the preparation for Metamoris 3 vs Royler Gracie. Bravo had a highly anticipated rematch against Royler Gracie on March 29, 2014...
Surfer Brah Paddles into Surf Competition; Gets Greeted By Jiu-Jitsu Beach Enforcer
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
The only guys that make it through are the guys that make it through are the guys that have a complete control of their ego where they tap out in the beginning, all the time, you’re always...
5 Things To Learn From Wrestlers (Besides Takedowns)
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Marko Stupar “BJJ Players Will Never Reach Their Full Potential Unless They Cross Train In Other Grappling Arts.” John Danaher Grappling is big family which includes Judo, Sambo,...
Rener Gracie On The Best Strategy Against Multiple Attackers
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been proven to be an effective self dense system, however many of its detractors bring up the case of multiple attackers. In reality, there is no perfect martial art against...
How BJJ Athletes Are Able To Cheat the IBJJF Worlds PED Test
Jul 10, 2020BJJEE
In February of 2020, the 2019 IBJJF world champion and 2019 ADCC world champion Kaynan Duarte of Team Atos failed a PED test after the 2019 IBBJJF Worlds. USADA announced the news and confirmed that...
Case Study: The Youtube Jiu-Jitsu Master
Jul 10, 2020BJJEE
Roger Gracie is known as the GOAT of Jiu-Jitsu, and has been open about his views of people learning Jiu-Jitsu mostly off youtube. For Roger, he learns his new techniques directly from his training...
The Easiest Takedown To Do in Judo and BJJ
Jul 10, 2020BJJEE
Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian shows what he feels is the easiest takedown to do in both Judo and BJJ competition. He has been studying...
