Another Hilarious Fake BJJ White Belt Prank
Nov 03, 2022BJJEE
Over the years, we have seen many white belt pranks. The setting is simple. A high level grappler puts on a disguise and a white belt, acts all goofy and goes to a BJJ academy and pretends that it is...
Alan Finfou Talks BJJ Practitioners Buying Black Belts: “It’s Very Sad For Jiu-Jitsu”
Jul 22, 2022BJJEE
Over the years there were many fake black belts uncovered in addition to the occasional trade off or flat out sale. That’s of course in addition to the occasional “junior black...
Do You Really Need to Compete to Get Your BJJ Black Belt?
Jun 24, 2021BJJEE
Two comparable questions many instructors get asked are: “Should I compete in BJJ?” and also “Do I have to compete to get to black belt level?” The brilliant BJJ instructor...
How To Use Fakes To Set Up Throws
Apr 14, 2021BJJEE
In Judo and BJJ, if you want to have success with setting up throws, you need to use powerful combinations and use fakes. If you attack giving everything you’ve got with one attack, your...
Japanese Ju Jutsu Black Belt Faces Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt in BJJ Competition
Dec 18, 2020BJJEE
BJJ black belt Robby Malof recently squared off against a Japanese ju jitsu black belt. In most cases Japanese Jujutsu is practiced in a more controlled manner with little to no live sparring. This...
Black Belt Tips For “Keeping Your Game Face” When You’re Rolling!
Dec 30, 2019BJJEE
Written by Mike “Spider-Ninja” Bidwell, a BJJ Black Belt under Phil Migliarese and Ken Kronenberg (Team Tai-Kai / Balance). Mike is a full time Jiu-Jitsuka, blogger (check out his great...
What is a Black Belt in BJJ Really Worth?
Aug 28, 2019BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. Jiu-Jitsu is effective because you can’t be a fake and train in this sport. The long...
Top Reasons Why 99% of People That Start Jiu-Jitsu Will Never Reach Black Belt
Jul 08, 2019BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. If I ask 100 students, “How long would you like to train jiu-jitsu?” The majority will...
3 Submissions Every BJJ Black Belt Should Know by Craig Jones, Bernardo Faria & John Danaher
Apr 04, 2019BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is effective because you can’t be a fake and train in this sport. The long hours spent live rolling means that you can openly test the effectiveness of your skills against a resisting...
BJJ Instructor Exposes Fake Purple Belt in A Friendly Way
Jan 28, 2019BJJEE
John and Thomas McGuin are twin brothers and BJJ/MMA instructors. A few days ago, as they were finishing up the refurbishment of their new BJJ academy, McGuin Jiu Jitsu Academy, a man walked in...
Chechen Black Belt Who Helped McGregor: I am not here to make friends, it is just the fight business. I need to feed my family
Sep 15, 2018BJJEE
Chechen Black Belt Ayub Magomadov came under fire when it was uncovered he was tapped to help prepare McGregor for the Khabib Nurmagomedov match up. The post – and Magomadov’s presence at...
Conor McGregor brings Out Alliance Black Belt To Help Prep For Khabib
Sep 13, 2018BJJEE
We’re 3 weeks away from the One of the most anticipated UFC fights – Conor McGregor vs Khabib Nurmagomedov. As it turns out Dillon Danis wasn’t enough for Conor so he brought down...
Bad Guy Can’t Handle Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Cop Ruben Alvarez
Aug 25, 2018BJJEE
In a world plagued with suspicious deaths and ineffective law enforcement methods one officer stood out with his effective application of basic jiu jitsu. The police officer in question is Ruben...
Questionable Kungfu Black Belt Instructor Who Choked Out Schoolboys In Lessons Was Sentenced
May 24, 2018BJJEE
Over the years we’ve reported on various hazing rituals – however what Martial Arts Instructor Steven Grant, 29 had unique is he was performing them on his underage students. The boys had...
Jean Jaques Machado Issues Challenge – Atalla Responds: “I never Wanted your f**king Fake Belt”
Mar 13, 2018BJJEE
When a group of students promoted their coach to the rank of coral belt they didn’t really consider they would be stirring the pot majorly. This instructor had been a student of...
If JJ Machado Doesn’t Qualify for Coral Belt, Why is He Denouncing a Fake Coral Belt?
Mar 09, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this week we reported on a case of students promoting their black belt professor to the rank of red and black belt. This instructor had been a student of Jean Jacques Machado who is himself a...
Bullshido: Meet Fake Judo 8th dan & BJJ Coral Belt Rudy Rodriguez
Jun 09, 2016BJJEE
The BJJ and Judo communities of Mexico have exposed ‘Master’ Rudy Rodriguez who is claiming to be the world’s highest ranked double belt holder in Judo and BJJ: 8th dan in...
Gracie University Blue Belt Pretends To Be 2nd degree Black Belt
Oct 08, 2015BJJEE
The excellent BJJ Hour has been investigating a certain Mark McMahon from HighKix Martial arts. Judging from the pictures, Mr McMahon is pretending to be a 2nd degree black belt in...
Jiu-Jiteiro/Surfer Joel Tudor Trolls Kelly Slater with Fake Beef about Blue Belt
Sep 18, 2015BJJEE
Is the beef real between Kelly Slater and Joel Tudor? First, here’s the back story. 2 days (Thursday) Vince “Bear” Quitugua posted a photo of Surf legend Kelly Slater on his...
Rillion Gracie Denounces Black Belts with Fast Promotions & Selling Online Belts
Sep 07, 2015BJJEE
Rilion Gracie is the youngest son (and the 20th) of Gracie Jiu Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. He has been called “the best guard player of the Gracie family” by Rickson Gracie. On July 12,...
UFC 2 Vet Remco Pardoel On Pioneering BJJ In Europe, Fighting In The First Mundials In The Black Belt Division & His Flourishing DJ Career
Mar 20, 2013BJJEE
In this exclusive interview with BJJ Eastern Europe, UFC 2 vet Remco Pardoel talks about how he discovered BJJ in 1993, fighting at the first mundials in 1996 as black belt (although he was a bjj...
Rillion Gracie: “In The US, Some Black Belts Are Promoting Themselves.”
Jan 18, 2013BJJEE
Rilion Gracie is the youngest son (and the 20th) of Gracie Jiu Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Rilion naturally became a master in the family trade, Jiu Jitsu, having had a strong influence in the...
Worlds Masters Champion, Turkey’s Ibrahim “The Hulk” Inal on BJJ in Turkey, Fake Belts & Managing Family, Career & Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 24, 2012BJJEE
İbrahim, can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ Community of Eastern Europe? Hello my name is İbrahim İnal. BJJ Brown belt, born in 1977 and I am from İstanbul, Turkey. I train out of the...
Khamzat Chimaev Promoted To Brown Belt in BJJ After Defeating Kamaru Usman
Oct 21, 2023BJJEE
Khamzat Chimaev has just defeated Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision at UFC 294 in Abu Dhabi. Chimaev displayed superior wrestling and BJJ skills as he took down Usman multiple and even threatened...
