SUG 27: Mason Fowler Takes On Gabriel Checco
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yet another exciting Submission Underground (SUG) event is taking place sooner than you might know! SUG 27 is coming on October 10 (Sunday) and will showcase a number of high-paced matches. Here is...
Polaris 17: Full Card Lineup & Preview
Oct 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Polaris promotion is back with a “bang”! On October 9 (Saturday), some of the world’s most elite grapplers will step on the mats and face each other in the Polaris 17...
Using The Bodylock Pass Effectively in the Gi
Sep 29, 2021BJJEE
If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over pass....
HUGE UPSET: Unranked Jacob Couch Taps Roberto Jimenez at WNO
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE
The Who’s Number One (WNO) Lightweight division saw a uge upset win for the “Hillbillie Hammer” who submitted the number ranked lightweight Roberto Jimenez. Couch comes from Pedigo...
Passing Guards Only Using The Body Lock Pass
Sep 25, 2021BJJEE
If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over pass....
Rickson Gracie Shares His Honest Opinion on the Modern Leglock Game
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE
Leglocks have been at the center of the bjj zeitgeist for quite some time. They are referred to as the great equalizer. Cases like this are just why. A white belt competitor named James Hunt had an...
Nicky Rod Says They ‘Cut The Poison Out’ When Creating B-Team, Wants to Compete Against Gordon Ryan
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – was breaking up,...
Who’s Number One (WNO): Pedro Marinho Out, Replaced by Jacob “The Hillbilly Hammer” Couch
Sep 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yet another blow was delivered to the WNO Championships 185-pound division, just days before the tournament. Pedro Marinho – who was a replacement for an injured Andrew Wiltse – is out of...
Deceive Your Opponent with a Back Step, Then Immediately Enter a Knee Slice Pass with Tom DeBlass
Sep 08, 2021BJJEE
Do you often get stuck in your opponent’s knee shield half guard? The knee shield is a very effective guard that keeps the bottom player relatively safe from pressure and attacks and can also give...
State Champ Wrestler Grapples a BJJ Purple Belt
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE
Wrestlers are universally known as being some of the most hardcore athletes on earth. It takes a huge amount of hard work and perseverance to be successful in wrestling. The difference, between...
Pass Any No Gi Guard with Lachlan Giles
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE
Passing the guard No Gi is a different ball game than with the Gi. The lack of grips, the slipperiness, the speed and different attacks available means that if you have to adapt your Gi passing game...
Mica Galvao: “I Don’t Focus On My Opponent’s Game, I Focus On What I Want To Do”
Aug 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Mica Galvao, a 17-year old BJJ phenomenon, will compete in the No Gi Grand Prix at Who’s Number One on September 24. This is yet another challenge at the beginning of his journey as a Jiu-Jitsu...
4 Ways to Set Up The Inverted Heel Hook
Aug 15, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Daniel Vaughan UCLA undergraduate, judo brown belt under Mike Verdugo and BJJ black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira. Daniel is an instructor at M3Fight Academy. Previously...
Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Set for ONE Championship Debut Against Giant Undefeated Heavyweight in September
Aug 15, 2021BJJEE
The much awaited MMA debut of Marcus `Buchecha` Almeida is confirmed under the banner of ONE championship. Guilherme Cruz and Damon Martin of MMA Fighting reported that Almeida is expected to face...
Too Fast To Tap? Was Gianni Grippo’s Lightning Fast Heel Hook Malicious?
Aug 10, 2021BJJEE
The Heel Hook is perhaps the submission which athletes are scared of the most. The injuries (and the severity of them) as well as the lack of knowledge on how to defend against it… Is sometimes...
DDS Split Update: We Now Have Two Rival Teams ‘B Team’ & ‘New Wave Jiu-Jitsu’
Jul 30, 2021BJJEE
It’s been a wild week for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community. Ever since John Danaher shared that on his social media that the Danaher Death Squad is breaking up due to personal differences of...
Gordon Ryan Announces: John Danaher, Garry Tonon & Him Are Staying Together
Jul 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
It’s been a wild week for the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community. Ever since John Danaher shared that on his social media that the Danaher Death Squad is breaking up due to personal differences of...
Danaher Death Squad Breakup: What You Need To Know…Rumors, Drama etc…
Jul 28, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – is breaking up,...
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...
BREAKING NEWS: Danaher Death Squad Splits Up and Retires
Jul 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
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...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘No One Cares About IBJJF Gi Worlds Anymore’
Jul 08, 2021BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius and ADCC medalist and No Gi BJJ world Champion has always been outspoken about various aspects of Jiu-Jitsu topics and has never been shy of sharing his opinion, which was often...
Upcoming: The Submission Underground Absolute Tournament
Jun 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On June 27, Submission Underground (SUG) is going to feature an absolute tournament, with some of the top Jiu-Jitsu athletes and submission only grapplers in the world. The eight-man tournament...
Who’s Number One: Kade Ruotolo Wins By Buggy Choke
Jun 19, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credit: Who’s Number One/FloGrappling Yesterday, on Friday – June 18 – we saw a stacked event at Who’s Number One. Many of the best No Gi Jiu-Jitsu athletes of the world...
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...
