Henry Akins Answers Those Calling Rickson’s Views on Jiu-Jitsu ‘Outdated’
Feb 14, 2018BJJEE
There has been a lot of criticism recently of BJJ legend Rickson Gracie. He was heavily criticised for harbouring 3 convicted sexual offenders in his Jiu-Jitsu global federation. They have...
Henry Akins On Escaping Bad Positions, & Using Your Opponent’s Grips Against Them
May 04, 2017BJJEE
Henry Akins is 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 the head...
Rickson Gracie Black Belt Henry Akins: ‘I Teach Moves People Already Know but More Efficiently’
Aug 04, 2016BJJEE
Henry Akins is 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 the head...
BJJ Black Belt On What He Learned From Henry Akins’ Seminar
Apr 18, 2016BJJEE
In BJJ, Rickson Gracie’s Jiu-Jitsu is often seen as the most efficient style but is also the most hidden as it has only been taught to a select few and never on video. The person who...
Henry Akins, Rickson Black Belt On Self Confidence & Dealing w/ Haters
Apr 01, 2016BJJEE
Henry Akins is Jiu Jitsu master instructor, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. He is a notable Vegan Athlete and former...
Learning From Competition BJJ Black Belts & Learning From Those That Don’t Compete
Feb 05, 2025BJJEE
A few years ago, Keenan Cornelius made waves in the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community by releasing a video criticizing a classic closed guard opening technique. He labeled the method—the basic closed...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Jul 18, 2024BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Using The Grapevine To Build A Crushing Mount Game In BJJ & MMA
Jun 10, 2024BJJEE
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...
Roger Gracie Had To Change his Strength Training Method as It Negatively Affected His BJJ & Recovery
May 22, 2024BJJEE
Roger Gracie widely recognized as the greatest BJJ practitioner of all time (GOAT). In fact Gracie is so dominant that last year he was able to submit 10x World Champion Marcos ‘Buchecha’...
Escaping a Fully Locked Rear Naked Choke on the Ground is Possible
Apr 23, 2024BJJEE
Have you ever been stuck in the position which many may call “The Worst Position Ever” where your opponent has taken your back, put his hooks in, and has your face-down on the mat? Being back...
How to Master Jiu-Jitsu Ridiculously Fast & Only Have to Watch Each Video Once
Mar 31, 2024BJJEE
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 the head...
Rickson Gracie on the two Types of White Belts Most Likely to Quit Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 12, 2024BJJEE
The Two Main Types of White Belts Likely to Discontinue Jiu-Jitsu Training Jiu-jitsu is a highly effective martial art that can transform individuals in profound ways. For those who feel physically...
Rickson Gracie Shows the Perfect Warm Up for Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
Many times you will see competitors stretching before their match… What many do not realise is that any kind of static stretching while your body isn’t warmed up is actually bad for you....
Rickson Gracie on Why People Quit Jiu-Jitsu in the First Month?
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
In over 50 years of martial arts experience, Rickson Gracie masterfully learned two important lessons. The first was combat skills. The second was human behavior observation. This includes...
Rickson Gracie Black Belt Offers “More Efficient” Way of Doing Oleinik’s Scarfhold Choke
Jan 29, 2024BJJEE
Aleksei Oleinik, even though 44 years old, has just managed to pull of his 60th (!) career win. At UFC 273, he tapped out Jared Vanderaa in the first round. Vanderaa attempted to impose his own game...
The Difference Between Rickson & Helio Gracie’s Style of Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
Kron Gracie, the son of Rickson Gracie talks about the difference between the styles of Jiu-Jitsu of his grandfather, Helio Gracie and his father Rickson Gracie. For Kron, Helio Gracie should be...
The Crazy Life of Slavko Ilic, Rickson Gracie Black Belt: From War Zones to Hollywood
Jan 18, 2024BJJEE
If you have been training Jiu-Jitsu for 20+ years, you have probably heard of Slavko Ilic. He is as old school as it gets. Slavko’s life is like an action movie, full of twists and turns and...
How To Tell If You Absolutely S*ck at Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 29, 2023grappler z
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 the...
UFC Vet & Bjj Black Belt Tim Credeur on Rolling with Rickson Gracie: ‘He Took My Soul Away’
Nov 13, 2023BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is a legendary figure in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. There are countless stories of how good he was during his prime. There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling...
Gordon Ryan Shows The Best Way To Control Mount In Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Be honest with us: how often does it happen that, after you finally reach Mount position, your training partners escape it? And not only escape after a lot of effort, but doing so quite easily?...
John Danaher Has A Scissor Sweep Setup You’ve Never Seen Before
Oct 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Scissor Sweep is one of the most basic sweep techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. However, the way you were taught it initially probably doesn’t work against the more experienced training...
Is This The Best Way To Open Closed Guard In Jiu-Jitsu?
Sep 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Having trouble opening Closed Guard? Yeah… And it can be particularly difficult when in the gi. Especially against bigger and stronger training partners. But here is a technique to open the...
Is This The Best Way To Do The Americana Lock In Jiu-Jitsu?
Sep 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Americana Lock is one of those submissions that you were taught really early on in your Jiu-Jitsu journey… And it’s probably one of the submissions that you stopped going for the...
These Side Control Details Make An Insane Difference
Sep 14, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Side Control… Simple position, right? Well, maybe. But there are a lot of details that you have to get right to make it work for you. Especially against people who’ve been training for a...
