Top 14 Judokas with The Best Ground Game
Aug 11, 2016BJJEE
The Ground Game (Newaza) is often a secondary focus in Judo, but this doesn’t extend to all Judo competitors and the current Olympic games have proved it. One of our featured players...
Emotional Judo Legend Ilias Iliadis Announces Retirement On Live TV
Aug 11, 2016BJJEE
Olympic champion in Athens in 2004 and three times world champion, the Greek Judo legend Ilias Iliadis has just announced his retirement from Judo on live TV. He decided to retire after losing...
Olympic Judo Day 4: Slovenia Shines & Russia Lead With 2 Golds
Aug 11, 2016BJJEE
From International Judo Federation: Rio Olympic Games – DAY 4 Women: -63kg – Men: -81kg The Rio 2016 Olympic Games judo competition passed the halfway point on Tuesday as two new Olympic...
Olympics: Judo & BJJ Black Belt Flips Out After Being Disqualified
Aug 10, 2016BJJEE
By AFP: Furious Lebanese judoka Nacif Elias accused Argentine opponent Emmanuel Lucenti of gamesmanship after he was disqualified for an illegal armlock (Waki Gatame) at the Olympics on...
Denny Prokopos on if a No Gi Black Belt is also a Black Belt with the Gi
Aug 06, 2016BJJEE
Denny Prokopos sits with Budo Jake and discusses being a black belt in No Gi Jiu-Jitsu. Prokopos was the very first Jiu Jitsu black belt graduated by Eddie Bravo, and the first black...
League Winner BJJ Pro Offering Major Prizes For Athletes
Aug 06, 2016BJJEE
The Grappling world has been quite exciting lately! The latest competition to offer prestigious awards is League Winner BJJ Pro. League’s goal is to change the trajectory of...
Leandro Lo Vows To Conquer Absolute At IBJJF Worlds
Aug 06, 2016BJJEE
Leandro Lo has had an interesting year. At IBJJF Worlds Leandro Lo reaffirmed his dominance in the Medium Heavy division but this time he was representing the new founded NS...
Fighter Attempts Takedown During Staredown; Fails Miserably
Aug 05, 2016BJJEE
Staredowns are often very tense moments. Some fighters resort to intimidation by talking, shoving, and even in some cases kissing on the lips… At the Extreme Fighting Championship 52 in...
Cro Cop On Rumoured Fedor Rematch: ‘Of Course I Want To Do It’
Aug 04, 2016BJJEE
All-time greats Fedor Emelianenko and Mirko Filipovic may have rematch at Rizin Fighting Federation according to sources in Japan and from Cro Cop himself. According to a new poster...
Watch: Jake Shields vs Jon Fitch in a Grappling Superfight
Aug 02, 2016BJJEE
Back in the day Grappling was the gateway in to Fighting. Check out these two American Legends who both went on to HUGE careers in MMA. John Fitch Vs. Jake Shields. Shields is a BJJ black...
Olympics 2016: Wrestling Preview
Aug 01, 2016BJJEE
Wrestling has had a rocky path getting to the Olympic Games in Rio. Just a few months following the 2012 London Olympic Games, The International Olympic Committee voted to ouster...
In the Mind of Mackenzie Dern: Offensive Game, Goals and Tips on Starting
Aug 01, 2016BJJEE
Dern might be very focussed on her MMA career at the moment but that doesn’t really negate her significance in women’s bjj. The young brazilian-american has been a black...
Grappling Central Podcast Interviews Rafael Lovato Jr
Aug 01, 2016BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr is the latest in the long line of prestigious guests of Grappling Central Podcast! This isn’t Rafael’s first interview with GCP but it was a unique...
(Video) Josh Koscheck Grappling with Bernardo Faria
Jul 30, 2016BJJEE
Check out the video of the roll between former UFC fighter Josh Koscheck and BJJ world champion Bernardo Faria. Koshcheck’s grappling pedigree: Josh Koscheck began wrestling when...
BJJ World Silver Medalist Banned 2 Year For Doping by USADA & UFC
Jul 30, 2016BJJEE
Today the USADA suspended UFC middleweight and 2 xIBJJF worlds silver medallist Ricardo Abreu for two years after he tested positive for two steroid metabolites (norandrosterone and...
Adeline Gray: People Tell Me You’re Too Pretty To Wrestle
Jul 20, 2016BJJEE
Adeline Gray is a 3x World Champion wrestler (once in upto 67kg, twice in upto 75kg category). She began wrestling when she was just 6 years old (she is now 25). His father’s...
Understanding Brazilian Jiu Jitsu’s Hidden Curriculum
Jul 19, 2016BJJEE
“The nature of knowledge is closely linked to the acquisition of knowledge or very simply: what people learn is related to how they learn.“ ~Bonni Yordi, “Learning and Social...
Mike Davila Supporters Asked To Leave Team Renzo Gracie
Jul 19, 2016BJJEE
Drama surrounding Bronx Martial Arts Academy – Team Renzo Gracie continues. Following participation in EBI 7, Mike Davila was asked to leave. Now he’s announced that his...
EBI 7 Competitor Mike Davila Asked To Leave His Academy
Jul 17, 2016BJJEE
Mike Davila was recently asked to leave his academy because of his decision to participate in Eddie Bravo Invitational 7. Davila himself announced this in a facebook post: The name of...
Inside the Mind of Rafael Mendes with Kenny Florian
Jul 15, 2016BJJEE
Go inside the mind of 6x world champion Rafael Mendes as he sits down with former UFC fighter Kenny Florian and discusses his most recent world title at the 2016 IBJJF World...
Weightlifter Almost Dies Following New Deadlift World Record
Jul 13, 2016BJJEE
Eddie Hall had q near death experience recently after achieving the new deadlift world record. Just last year he lifted 462kg (1018 pounds) outdoing the previous record. Eddi Hall said:...
Galvao Talks Controversy in Worlds Finals and Return to MMA
Jul 13, 2016BJJEE
Andre Galvao is one of the greatest jiu-jitsu athletes. His never-ending list of titles was recently topped off when he took gold in the heavyweight category. Admittedly, heavyweight...
4 Billion UFC Sale Announcement Coming Later Today
Jul 11, 2016BJJEE
After weeks of speculations and denials the UFC will announce it’s sale for no less than 4 billion dollars. According to Lasvegasnow – UFC, which is Las Vegas based has been...
Watch IBJJF Pro League LIVE & For FREE
Jul 08, 2016BJJEE
The IBJJF Pro league Grand Prix takes place this Saturday, July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. It will be held during the UFC Fight Expo. Matches should start at 11:00 AM Las Vegas time and...
