What They Don’t Tell You When You Start a Career in MMA
Jan 08, 2020BJJEE
UFC vet and 3rd degree BJJ black belt Din Thomas was recently in the news when he promoted Tyron Woodley to black belt in the octagon. Coach Din Thomas On Why He Promoted Tyron Woodley To Black Belt...
Joe Rogan On Why Wrestling is the Greatest Skill To Have in MMA
Jan 04, 2020BJJEE
It’s well known that wrestling is an essential component for success in MMA. Randy Couture, Frank Edgar, Daniel Cormier, and many other world champions have strong wrestling backgrounds. Even...
If You’ve Wanted To Try BJJ But Were Afraid, Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be
Jan 04, 2020BJJEE
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...
Can Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Make You A Complete Martial Artist?
Dec 23, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became...
Here’s Why Technique Is More Important Than Strength In BJJ
Nov 21, 2019BJJEE
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...
The Single Underhook Pass: The Ultimate Bait & Smash Pass
Nov 06, 2019BJJEE
The basic single underhook pass is one of the most simple but devastating techniques in Jiu-Jitsu. It may look like your setting yourself up for a triangle choke, when you are really...
Closed Guard 2.0 – How To Use an Old Position in Modern Grappling
Oct 21, 2019grappler z
When I started BJJ in 1994 the Closed Guard was not just a position. It was the magic pill that makes you invincible. Royce Gracie was fighting in the UFC choking people out and breaking arms from...
Why Every Grappler Needs to do Yoga, by Yoga for BJJ’s Sebastian Brosche
Oct 18, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A black belt in BJJ under Eduardo Rios and a second degree black belt in Judo, Sebastian Brosche is the creator of the famous „Yoga for BJJ“ website – where he aims to transform every single...
Andre Galvao Has An Effective Way Of Opening The Closed Guard
Oct 16, 2019BJJEE
Closed guard is a dangerous place to be in for the one on top. Your opponent has so many options and you, realistically have very few. You either have to open it or force a submission. You need to...
Scare Your Training Partners With ‘The Exorcist’ Guard Submission by Draculino
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
Closed guard is an old time classic that’s one of the most commonly seen techniques in practice and in real life altercations. It’s a great position for the one on the bottom since they have...
5 BJJ Fighters Who Were Bullied Growing Up
Sep 02, 2019BJJEE
Bullying is a major problem in modern society. It’s gone so far the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labels bullying a form of “youth violence.” Following a 2013...
4 Jiu-Jitsu Wall Pin Defenses That You Need To Know
Sep 01, 2019BJJEE
There are many videos on YouTube featuring BJJ practitioners in street altercations, and the majority of them seem to end in favor of BJJ. However, if you are inexperienced in the self defense aspect...
Would A Blue Belt Beat Mike Tyson
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
If you go down a path of bjj and mma forums looking for people with similar interest you inevitably encounter a phrase where a bjj blue belt more or less already equates to being a badass. A bjj blue...
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: 5 Reasons Why Law Enforcement Needs It NOW
Jun 12, 2019Tyson Kilbey
The use of force by law enforcement has attracted so much attention over the last few years it is virtually impossible to ignore. Moving forward, law enforcement agencies have no choice but to...
When Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Became a College Sport
May 07, 2019BJJEE
By Mike Bushby In 2018, roughly 8 million people tuned in to watch the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Those numbers proved immediately that the market for televised grappling exists, and is stronger...
Self Defense Expert Shares Video of Himself Duelling Sport BJJ Practitioner
May 07, 2019BJJEE
Self Defense Expert Nick Drossos has been teaching Personal Protection for over 20 years according to his own account. He believes his realistic approach to self-defense has given him the edge. Now...
Erin Herle Making MMA Debut In June
Apr 24, 2019BJJEE
Erin Herle just announced she will be making her way into the cage. Herle wrote: Worlds 2012, 5 matches, lost by one advantage in the final and cried belly down on the mat when the 6-minute match...
Kurt Osiander’s No BS Method Of Opening & Passing Closed Guard
Jan 28, 2019BJJEE
Closed guard is an old time classic that’s one of the most commonly seen techniques in practice and in real life altercations. It’s a great position for the one on the bottom since they have...
Feeling Burned Out With Life? Jiu-Jitsu Will Bring Out The New You
Jan 17, 2019Marco Bellusci
BURNT OUT? TRY JIU JITSU If you’re reading this, chances are you have suffered from – or know someone who has had a burn out. I can assure you that I will not provide you with a textbook,...
American Rapper Lupe Fiasco Weighs In on Karate vs BJJ (Which is not a thing & nobody Asked)
Nov 10, 2018BJJEE
Lupe Fiasco, is an American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur. He rose to fame in 2006 following the success of his debut album, Lupe Fiasco’s Food & Liquor. It’s unclear just...
Get Taps From Closed Guard With The Ribs Squeeze by Bernardo Faria & Carlos Farias
Oct 21, 2018BJJEE
Watch any of the early UFC’s and you see Royce Gracie submitting people left and right and some of the most memorable tap outs were from closed guard. It made the world realize that a smaller guy...
The Grappling Referee: Why Officiating is an Enhancement To Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
So after listening to another year of endless complaints about the officiating at the IBJJF Worlds, I started to think about the state of officiating and how to improve it. One thought is to...
Why Do No-Gi Only Guys Refuse To Train Gi But Gi Guys Often Do Both?
Jul 11, 2018johnmoris
In Jiu-Jitsu, you rarely see Gi practitioners who refuse to train No Gi, but the large majority of “NoGi only” practitioners literally hate the Gi and never train in it. Why is that?...
Coral Belts Fabio Oliveira And Claudio Marculino Duke It Out With Amazing BJJ Exchanges
Jun 11, 2018BJJEE
A few in the world have had the opportunity to personally watch a match between two coral belts, facebook page Jiu-Jitsu UFRJ – Team Minerva made it a point to record this moment to share with...
