GSP on What is the Best Martial Art for the Streets
Apr 26, 2021BJJEE
Street fights are unlike your gym sparring or drills in that they are very chaotic. They are spontaneous, they have trigger points and bad things can happen in an instant. There are however certain...
Man Tries Robbing Clerk Trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu … It Doesn’t Go Well
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
For 2 years, store clerk Ebrahim has trained in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Mixed Martial Arts at Connors MMA in Massachusetts. He put those skills were put to the test when a would-be robber walked in....
Interviewer Wasn’t Ready For This Danish Girl’s Jiu-Jitsu Demonstration
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
Self Defense vs Combat Sports: What is more effective in the REAL world? Extremely high level Brazilian Jiujitsu and mma fighter, Professor Tom DeBlass had this to say: “To the street fighters that...
20 Ways To Submit Them From Knee on Belly Position
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
Let’s say you’ve passed your opponent’s guard, ended up in Side Control and that you’re trying to find a way to finish them from there… However, they’re too defensive – their elbows are...
6 Effective Takedowns from Rear Clinch To Include in your Arsenal
Jan 07, 2021BJJEE
The biggest problem a BJJ guy usually has is nailing the actual takedown to bring the fight to the ground. Once you have a good wrestler or a fighter with great distance management, well sometimes...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu White Belt Explains Why He Pulled a Small Arm During a Street Altercation
Jan 06, 2021BJJEE
A recent video went was released on the internet of a man with Gracie Jiu-Jitsu hoodie pointing his small arm at another man in a neighborhood altercation. Rener Gracie found out who the man was, and...
BJJ Black Belt Shows The Takedown To Triangle Combo He Used on Burglar
Nov 23, 2020BJJEE
Several years ago Sergio Hernandez apprehended an alleged burglar who tried to rob his father’s house. Sometimes burglars pick the wrong house to rob. That sometimes is when they are caught by a...
Muay Thai Instructor Uses Jiu-Jitsu to Subdue Manhattan Baby Abduction Suspect
Nov 23, 2020BJJEE
A good Samaritan used his Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu skills to stop an attempted kidnapping at Madison Square Park in NYC this month. Brian Kemsley, 33, a Muay Thai instructor and BJJ practitioner found...
What Should Your Focus be if You’re Training BJJ Purely for Self Defense
Nov 20, 2020grappler z
One can never necessarily be completely “ready” for a real self defense situation, however, we can increase our odds of surviving against a violent attacker by targeting certain moves, and...
Problems with The Guillotine Choke for Self Defense
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE
There are so many different guillotine set ups around. You can place a guillotine from literally any position: mount, side control, back and also inferior positions such bottom side control, back etc...
Guy Gets Handled by Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner in Parking Lot
Nov 04, 2020BJJEE
It goes without saying that your goal should always be to not get involved in any sort of a street fight. It’s best to just deescalate the situation by talking with the other side; or, if that...
Which Takedowns Should I Use In A Street Altercation?
Nov 01, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Takedowns are always a great addition to your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu training! After all, as some of the nay-sayers would say – but rightfully so – if you can’t take the fight to the ground,...
The 8 Nastiest Chokes in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 27, 2020BJJEE
Setting up chokes is an invaluable skill that every serious grappler needs in their submission arsenal. These chokes are powerful tools whether gi or no gi, sport, mma, self defense, etc. Turtle...
The 5 Golden Rules Of Self-Defense
Oct 13, 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...
Defense Against an Attacker in the Subway – Gracie Breakdown [video]
Sep 26, 2020BJJEE
As the saying goes, “accidents go after people”, but worse when someone intentionally harms another person. Especially when the victim doesn’t know how to defend themselves or has...
Setting Up Triangle Chokes Against a Striking Opponent from Guard
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is a highly efficient system of combat with sport and self defense applications. It is crucial that, as a martial art, it keeps its effectiveness in real world street self defense...
BJJ Chokes That Will Keep You Safe In A Street Altercation
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
It goes without saying that your goal should always be to not get involved in any sort of a street fight. It’s best to just deescalate the situation by talking with the other side; or, if that...
6 Street Jiu-Jitsu Chokes That Everyone Should Master
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE
The latest edition of Gracie Breakdown brings us an interesting compilation of 6 chokes necessary for any and all kinds of street confrontations. It has been widely disputed that gi training...
These Five Principles Will Keep You Alive in Any Street Altercation
Sep 05, 2020BJJEE
Street fights are unlike your gym sparring or drills in that they are very chaotic. They are spontaneous, they have trigger points and bad things can happen in an instant. There are however certain...
BJJ Omoplata Shoulder Lock Ends Street Altercation In Spectacular Fashion
Sep 05, 2020BJJEE
Jiu jitsu has been the queen of martial arts – much like in chess it trumps everything when it comes down to it. Just a short while back we saw a case of heel hook in street fight altercation....
Diffuse The Situation Like a Gentleman: Standing Wrist Lock with Pedro Sauer
Jul 28, 2020BJJEE
The scenario is this: somebody’s being a jerk, and wants to start problems. Of course, as Master Saurer says, “do your best to diffuse the situation verbally.” But the other...
Guy Who Was Bothering Women Gets Put in Place by Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
This incident happened a few years ago in front of the Ralph Gracie BJJ academy. A man was making trouble in front of the academy, insulting and bothering women. One of Ralph’s black belt tried...
Wrestle in The Gi with this Super Simple Takedown – The Collar Drag
Jul 17, 2020BJJEE
If you struggle to get takedowns, and don’t have time to cross train in Judo or Wrestling, here is a really simple option which you should add to your takedown. This takedown is so simple that any...
Wrestle-Jitsu: Pretty Simple & Effective Leg Takedown Set Ups
May 26, 2020BJJEE
The single leg take down is one of the first two takedowns that beginners learn in BJJ/Grappling. The reason for this is because it is relatively simple to understand and, like the double leg, it...
