UFC Referee Mark Smith on Knowing When to Stop Submissions
Sep 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Being a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or a mixed martial arts competitor is hard enough… So could you imagine being a referee? It’s upon the referees to make a good judgement call when it comes to...
Understanding Underhooks And Overhooks In BJJ/Grappling & MMA
Aug 24, 2021BJJEE
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...
John Danaher’s Game Changing Advice On How To Improve in Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 21, 2021BJJEE
Carlson Gracie said: “If you want to be a lion, you have to train with lions” Many people understand that as meaning that all your training should be with people that can defeat you and...
How Rickson Gracie Learned to Overcome Doubts & Fear of Fighting
Aug 10, 2021BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) practitioner of all time. The 9th-degree red belt (the highest level attainable) is simply the epitome of the word icon....
Josh Hinger: ‘Gymnast Simone Biles Doesn’t Owe You Sh*t’
Jul 29, 2021BJJEE
At the 2021 Olympic Games gymnast Simone Biles, one of the greatest and most dominant gymnasts of all times (multiple world & Olympic world champion) stated on Instagram that she was...
Gordon Ryan: ‘Gymnast Simone Biles Quitting Olympics is a Symbol of How Soft America Has Become’
Jul 29, 2021BJJEE
At the 2021 Olympic Games gymnast Simone Biles, one of the greatest and most dominant gymnasts of all times (multiple world & Olympic world champion) stated on Instagram that she was...
Gordon Ryan Announces Move To Texas To Open His Own BJJ Academy
Jul 26, 2021BJJEE
It’s been just a few hours ago that John Danaher has announced, much to everyone’s surprise and sadness, that the notorious Danaher Death Squad – comprised out of athletes such as...
The CARNIVORE Diet for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: Is It Right For You?
Jul 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
So you want to change up your diet a bit while training Jiu-Jitsu, and you regularly listen to the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. Okay, don’t tell us, let us guess… You’re thinking...
Gordon Ryan Answers Fan Question, Says: “I’ll Eventually Move To Texas”
Jun 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan’s been fighting hard against the stomach issues that forced him to take a leave of absence from competition. His health is getting better and he is putting on mass, which are all...
Gordon Ryan’s Stomach Recovery Medicine Includes Growth Hormone Treatment
Jun 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community was struck by the recent news of Gordon Ryan’s health issues. The arguably best contemporary no-gi grappler had to take what’s, hopefully, going to be a...
Benefits Of Going To The SAUNA For Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners
Jun 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a Jiujiteiro who, among other things, follows Joe Rogan’s Instagram account, then you’ve probably – at one point in time – thought about going to a sauna. You’ve...
John Danaher On The Decisiveness of Jiu-Jitsu Submissions vs Judo & Wrestling
Jun 03, 2021BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu coach extraordinaire John Danaher was recently a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast where they talked about life and more interestingly, about Jiu-Jitsu and the best way forward for it to...
Brendan Schaub Promoted to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 31, 2021BJJEE
Brendan Schaub is a retired football player, former UFC fighter and American podcaster. He is known to the grappling community through his tenure in the UFC, being featured in Metamoris in what many...
Can MMA & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Be Blamed for Aikido’s Loss of Popularity?
May 28, 2021BJJEE
Aikido once used to be a famous Martial Art, respected by all martial artists. Yet these days it is losing it’s popularity fast, while being compared to other modern martial arts. Yet what made...
John Danaher on How To Make Jiu-Jitsu a Mainstream Spectator Sport
May 28, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young and ever-expanding. The growth of MMA has shined a light on bjj for the average American male who can’t wait to learn and then tell all his friends about...
John Danaher Is Determined to Fix 3 Specific Problems in Jiu-Jitsu
May 28, 2021BJJEE
One of the most captivating figures in the eye of the bjj public, John Danaher, did a great interview with Joe Rogan. During this amazing video, he talks about what he wants to change in Jiu-Jitsu in...
Gordon Ryan: “In the Next 10 years Gi BJJ is Going to be Phased Out. No Gi is the Way of the Future.”
May 24, 2021BJJEE
3x ADCC world champion Gordon Ryan was a guest on the Joe Rogan Podcast. He had stated that an MMA career is possible but only under certain conditions: Gordon Ryan Tells Joe Rogan About His...
Breaking: Gordon Ryan To Take a Leave of Absence From Competition Due To Health Problems
May 21, 2021BJJEE
A few months back 3x ADCC chanpion Gordon Ryan announced that he had signed with MMA organization ONE Championship for an MMA and cage grappling contract. He had stated that an MMA career is possible...
Gordon Ryan To Face Shinya Aoki in a Cage Grappling Match
May 11, 2021BJJEE
A few months back 3x ADCC chanpion Gordon Ryan announced that he had signed with MMA organization ONE Championship for an MMA and cage grappling contract. He has stated that an MMA career is possible...
Russell Brand On How Training BJJ for 5 Years Changed His Life
Apr 05, 2021BJJEE
Russell Brand started bjj as far back as summer of 2016. Since then he’s been constantly endorsing the art. He got his blue belt a few years ago. Russel Brand Got Cauliflower Ear and Had It Drained...
Pop Star Demi Lovato On Why She Stopped Training Jiu-Jitsu After Blue Belt
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Demi Lovato made huge waves back in August of 2017 when she got her blue belt. Many questioned if she deserved it. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
Funny: How To Train Jiu-Jitsu When High
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
One of the most controversial topics in Jiu-Jitsu has to be marijuana. It seems to divide the community. On one side, Eddie Bravo and Joe Rogan are advocates for the legalization of both medicinal...
Olympic Champion Jordan Burroughs On Why He Never Transitioned to MMA
Feb 01, 2021BJJEE
Jordan Burroughs is perhaps the most recognizable wrestler in the United States. The 31 year old Burroughs began wrestling when he was 5 years old. In 2012 he became an Olympic Gold Medalist by...
Gilbert Burns Explains The Secret of His Huge Neck
Jan 28, 2021BJJEE
When you start bjj you begin to notice how soft you were previously. This especially applies to the neck as most people in modern age spend a lot of the time working by a computer screen or staring...
