Weekend Recap: AJP Closes February In A High Note With Four Outstanding Tournaments
Feb 29, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
On the last weekend of the month, athletes once again had their pick when it came to tournaments to test their skills, as AJP hosted no less than four events across the world. With three Nationals...
Renzo Gracie: “Jiu-Jitsu Is A Way Of Life”
Dec 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
In the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, few names resonate as profoundly as the one of Renzo Gracie. For Renzo, Jiu-Jitsu transcends being “just” a martial art or a sport – it is an...
How To Defeat A Faster Grappler
May 16, 2023BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas...
Marcio “Macarrao” Stambowsky Shows A Fast Armbar From Closed Guard
Dec 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Cross Collar Choke is probably one of the first submissions you’ve learned on your BJJ journey – perhaps even the first one. However, as you and your training partners gain some experience,...
Renzo Gracie Comments on His Recent NYC Subway Altercation
Sep 08, 2022BJJEE
Renzo Gracie was recently seen engaged in a fight, in a New York Subway. It is reported that the popular Gracie was having a conversation in Portuguese, with one of his fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
[Watch] Renzo Gracie Seen In A Fight In New York Subway
Sep 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Renzo Gracie was recently seen engaged in a fight, in a New York Subway. It is reported that the popular Gracie was having a conversation in Portuguese, with one of his fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
Renzo Gracie: “Jiu-Jitsu Is Everything”
Jun 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There’s no denying it. As soon as you started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you were hooked. And now – weeks, months, and years after that first class – not much has changed. Except...
‘That Could Have Been Me’: Are You Secretly Jealous of your BJJ Teammate’s Success?
Apr 14, 2022BJJEE
The World Pro has just ended this past weekend and many new champions and repeat champions alike have already returned to their respective gyms. Upon arrival and via Social Media these champions, who...
Jiu-Jitsu Heaven: Most Beautiful BJJ Academies Around the World
Feb 03, 2022BJJEE
Human beings are the most adaptable beings on the Earth. That being said, some of us have the luxury to seek out the best possible human experience in every activity we do. These are some of the most...
Marcio Stambowsky Shows an Armbar Setup from Failed Cross Collar Choke
Jan 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Cross Collar Choke is probably one of the first submissions you’ve learned on your BJJ journey – perhaps even the first one. However, as you and your training partners gain some...
Dream BJJ Camp with Buchecha, Leandro Lo, Preguica in Swiss Alps
Jul 24, 2021BJJEE
This amazing camp with 3 of the biggest BJJ stars is going to blow you away! Imagine learning and training with Leandro Lo, Marcus Buchecha, and Felipe Pena? The Swiss Alps Camp is the brainchild...
How To Make Renzo Gracie’s Ezekiel & Plastic Bag Choke Work For You
May 29, 2021BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a...
Renzo Gracie Sends Them Flying with this Counter to the Over Under Pass
Apr 25, 2021BJJEE
BJJ’s most loved figure Renzo Gracie was in Zurich, Switzerland at the Frota Academy where he held a fantastic seminar. Renzo showed the students a fantastic array of techniques and told...
11 Ways to Add Value to Your BJJ Academy
Apr 24, 2021BJJEE
Photo by Tino Konino, Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Guest post by Brandon Gross, BJJ brown belt, instructor K-Team Martial Arts. 1. Come early to help greet others (creates a...
Take Online Private Jiu-Jitsu Lessons From The Best In The World NOW – The “BJJ HI” App
Jan 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Imagine learning BJJ from the legends themselves… From Renzo Gracie, Buchecha, Felipe Pena, Braulio Estima – just how awesome would that be? Now, imagine that you didn’t have to travel...
Psychologists Praise Mental Health benefits Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling
Oct 27, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Tino Konino, Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Written by Iva Djokovic, Psychology graduate and BJJ practitioner. Plenty of grapplers who love wrestling weren’t thrilled with me and...
Best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Competition Teams in Europe
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Every year BJJ and submission grappling are rising in popularity in Europe and we see more and more teams with professional athletes emerging and making a major impact on the global Jiu-Jitsu scene....
A Beginner’s Guide For White Belts in BJJ
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is riding a wave of unprecedented popularity. It is a core martial art in MMA, and some of the...
Dream Camp w/ Buchecha, Rodolfo, Lo, Preguica in Swiss Alps
Jul 21, 2020BJJEE
This amazing camp with 4 of the biggest BJJ stars is going to blow you away! Imagine learning and training with Leandro Lo, Marcus Buchecha, Felipe Pena and Rodolfo Vieira? The Swiss Alps Camp is the...
A Simple 4 step Formula To Greatly Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Australian BJJ black belt Kit Dale recovered from a serious knee injury that kept him away from Jiu-Jitsu for 19 months....
Big Things & Little Things To Focus On When Training For BJJ Competition
May 27, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Guest post by Tyler Bishop, BJJ black belt instructor, editor at bishopbjj.com. When preparing for tournaments we often...
3 Most Important BJJ Techniques That Every Beginner Should Focus On
Apr 29, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Being a martial arts enthusiast is easy but in real getting started with BJJ is rather much more challenging thus,...
Buchecha Shows a 4 Linked Submissions From Knee Shield Half Guard
Mar 19, 2020BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha was giving a seminar at the famous Frota Academy in Zurich Switzerland a few years together with Braulio Estima. Whilst there, famous BJJ videographer captured the moment when...
52 Year Old Renzo Gracie Looking Sharp Rolling With BJJEE’s Editor Gile Huni
Jan 24, 2020BJJEE
BJJ’s most loved figure Renzo Gracie was in Zurich, Switzerland at the Frota Academy where he held a fantastic seminar. Renzo showed the students a fantastic array of techniques and told countless...
