Bernardo Faria Shares a Secret Omoplata from Closed Guard Detail
Jan 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Omoplata is often one of those elusive submissions. Your opponents see it coming and try to elude getting submitted by either staying extremely tight with their elbows or by “slipping...
Bernardo Faria: “This’s The Coolest Guard Passing Concept I Learned From Gui Mendes”
Jan 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing can be notoriously difficult, especially if you’re going against someone who’s invested a LOT of their time into becoming a guard retention “master”. So, when...
Bernardo Faria: “This Is The Coolest BJJ Concept I’ve Learned From Xande Ribeiro”
Jan 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If there’s only one thing you had to point out about the Jiu-Jitsu skills and success of Xande Ribeiro… There’s a good chance that you’d mention his guard retention – as...
Bernardo Faria Shares Coolest BJJ Technique He Learned From Gordon Ryan
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
When you reach your BJJ black belt, you’ll have heaps of knowledge and won’t have anything left to learn… Right? Especially when you’ve been rolling at that level for years?...
Pedro Sauer Shows Invisible Detail to Side Control Escape That Blows Bernardo Faria’s Mind
Jan 02, 2021BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Bernardo Faria’s Pressure Passing Principles
Oct 02, 2020BJJEE
Bernardo Faria’s Pressure Passing Breakdown. Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001....
Bernardo Faria Shows His Favorite Way To Take The Back in the Gi
Sep 30, 2020BJJEE
Yeah, we know how it goes. You fought hard to get your training partner into an inferior position… And you’ve done it! In fact, you’ve placed them into one of the most defensive positions there...
Bernardo Faria On How To Develop a BJJ Game Plan & Transitions For Competition Success
Aug 26, 2020BJJEE
A gameplan in a BJJ match is really useful and can make a big difference in the outcome of a match. Many average BJJ players have beaten superior competitors because they had a game plan and stuck to...
The Most Important Concepts For The Best BJJ Half Guard by Bernardo Faria
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard and smashing passing style. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to...
Two Effective Single Leg Takedowns by Giancarlo Bodoni & Bernardo Faria
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE
As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...
Footlock to Berimbolo by Nick Salles & Bernardo Faria
Jul 17, 2020BJJEE
The berimbolo is a staple of sport’s Jiu-Jitsu nowadays. However, the popular sweep is frowned upon by many practitioners of Jiu-Jitsu, mostly from the self defense based practitioners, arguing...
Bernardo Faria’s 5 Tips To Pressure Pass Anyone’s Guard While Barely Exerting Energy
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...
Modifying The Over Under Pass For No-Gi by Bernardo Faria
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Anybody who watches the IBJFF black belt divisions knows Bernardo Faria. They also know his awesome, pressure style of passing that he uses to dominate his opponents. His signature pass is the...
5x World Champ Bernardo Faria: 3 Ways To Avoid Getting Your Guard Passed
May 28, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...
The Easiest Takedown For BJJ Players by Bernardo Faria
May 28, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to check out Bernardo’s...
Bernardo Faria On How To Make The Best Use Of Your BJJ Training Time
May 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
While it’s, without a doubt, important to come to BJJ classes as often as possible in order to accrue the invaluable mat time, quality still exceeds quantity in Jiu Jitsu. Those hours you spend...
Bernardo Faria Answers “What Is The Biggest Mistake That White Belts Make In BJJ?”
May 05, 2020BJJEE
BJJ is all about having a strong posture and pressuring your opponent, at a fundamental level. You might think that a strong posture is simple to maintain, but it really isn’t. There are so many...
Wrestling or Judo For BJJ?- Bernardo Faria
Apr 09, 2020BJJEE
Wrestling or Judo For BJJ ? 5x world BJJ champion Bernardo Faria attributes a big part of his success to his Wrestling training that he started 2 years ago. He shares the same train of thought...
Standing Arm Drag Tips From Bernardo Faria
Mar 27, 2020BJJEE
The list of Bernardo Faria‘s achievements is huge. Among them are many world titles including both his weight class and absolute. 28 year old Faria was born in Brazil and is a...
Bernardo Faria Explains Why He Always Says ‘Huge Honor For Me’
Feb 27, 2020BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is one of the most loved figures in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The 5x world champion has such a positive attitude and happy personality which you can see in his work with BJJ Fanatics. Born...
Eddie Bravo Teaches Bernardo Faria The Easiest Rubber Guard Set Up
Feb 01, 2020BJJEE
The Rubber Guard is a closed guard system, made popular by 10th Planet Jiu Jitsu founder, Eddie Bravo. The Rubber Guard focuses on clinching your opponent and keeping them guessing what you are...
Bernardo Faria’s Analogy on Using Strength in BJJ Will Change Your Mind
Jan 30, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. If Jiu Jitsu was a test of strength, we could just have a set of weights at the door – and a contest as you come in to see who is strongest,...
Andre Galvao & Hulk Do Hilarious Bernardo Faria Impersonations
Jan 02, 2020BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is one of the most loved figures in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The 5x world champion has such a positive attitude and happy personality which you can see in his work with BJJ Fanatics. Born...
5 Tips To Improve Your Half Guard by Bernardo Faria & Tom Deblass
Dec 02, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard and smashing passing style. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Be sure to...
