Ryron Gracie Competing Against Rener Gracie (REAL MATCH)
Sep 24, 2022BJJEE
Old school bjj black belt released a rare video of brothers Ryron & Rener Gracie competing against each other in 2005. The brothers were going for real. Rener Gracie had a Q&A with fans on...
Rener Gracie Has a Critical Detail To Make a Darce a Clean Choke & Not a Neck Crank
Sep 10, 2022BJJEE
There are countless versions of the D’arce choke which is also called the Katagatame in Japanese because it is a form of arm triangle although the chocking mechanics are slightly different. The...
Rener Gracie Explains The “Clock Principle” in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Most of the techniques can be used only in specific situations in Jiu-Jitsu… But some of the principles can be used in whichever situation and position you find yourself in. Such as the...
Rener Gracie Explains The All-Important “Tension Principle” in Jiu-Jitsu
May 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you tend to get overwhelmed by all the techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then it’s high time to start learning about principles. The principles, which are applicable throughout the vast...
Rener Gracie: “Overreacting Is a Front for Not Knowing How to Fight”
Jan 15, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ever seen a person overreacting over something that could’ve been solved in a much more productive way? Of course you did – situations such as that one happen much more often than they...
Rener Gracie Shows How to Defend the Shoelace Strangle from Behind
Jan 09, 2022BJJEE
Last weekend, Police arrested a Charlotte-area man who tryed to strangle a woman with a shoelace at a bus stop at Miami International Airport. In the graphic video, the man stands near the woman and...
Rener Gracie Recalls The Time When He Got Choked Out by a Boa Constrictor
Dec 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Getting choked out in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a nasty feeling. You know the drill – either you tap out or you go to sleep… And that’s just from another person, another human being,...
Emotional Rener Gracie Pays Tribute To Suzanne Gracie: The Mother of Jiu-Jitsu in America
Dec 08, 2021BJJEE
The Gracie University led by Rener and Ryron Gracie had their Winter Belt Ceremony last night. They dedicated it to their mother, Suzanne Gracie who is sick with cancer and who, according to doctors,...
The Day Ryron & Rener Gracie Got Their Black Belts From the Grandmaster
Oct 01, 2021BJJEE
Brothers Ryron and Rener Gracie are most famous nowadays for leading Gracie University, an academy affiliation network and online platform. They are the sons of Rorion Gracie and grandsons of Gracie...
Ronda Rousey Demonstrates a Secret Armbar Trick on Rener Gracie
Sep 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Ronda Rousey – former UFC’s bantamweight champion – recently welcomed her first child into the world. Alongside her husband Travis Browne, who’s a former UFC heavyweight...
Rener Gracie Goes Full Jiu-Jitsu Mode on a 280-Pound Python
Sep 09, 2021BJJEE
BJJ black belt Rener Gracie recently had an interesting grappling opponent: a 280lbs Python. When Rener started grappling with the large snake, he felt the full force of it’s squeezing power....
Rener Gracie: ‘Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu with Strikes is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu!’
Aug 31, 2021BJJEE
What is the difference between Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu? Some people will say that Jiu-Jitsu is Jiu-Jitsu. That an Americana is an Americana, a Kimura is a Kimura. Some others will...
Watch Full Episode: Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Law Enforcement – HBO Real Sports (Featuring Rener Gracie)
Aug 26, 2021BJJEE
HBO’s Real Sports TV show with Bryant Gumbel released a trailer for their next episode, which has interviews with Gracie University’s Rener Gracie and Marietta Police Department Major Jake King...
Rener Gracie & Eve Torres: “This Is What To Do Against Sexual Harassment In BJJ”
Aug 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There are more and more cases of sexual harassment and assault in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu being made public in the recent days. It shines a light on a problem within the BJJ community… But how is...
Rener Gracie Auctions 20 Years of Memorabilia to Help Bullying Victims
Aug 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie is well-known for his reaching out to bullying victims around the USA, and for trying to provide them with opportunities to learn the skills required for self-defense. So, when he was...
Rener Gracie & Shoyoroll’s Owner Bear Quitugua On The State of BJJ in America
Jul 25, 2021BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the world. BJJ is evolving. ‘Jiu-Jitsu for everyone‘ and ‘Keep it playful‘ are...
Tired of Masks Pulling on your Ears? Rener Gracie Has Just Invented a More Efficient Way to Wear a Mask
Jul 05, 2021BJJEE
Nowadays, you need to wear to ask whenever you go indoors somewhere. Most of us are used to it by now but when you wear a mask for hours at a time, when on a flight for example, your ears can take a...
Rener Gracie: “No one I’ve ever rolled with (from UFC fighters to world champ bjj players) can submit me like Ryron Gracie can. Not even close.”
Jun 23, 2021BJJEE
Rener Gracie recently had a Q&A with fans on reddit. He addressed his Jiu-Jitsu rivalry with his older brother Ryron, sparring mentility, controversies in the Gracie family, his favorite...
Homicide Suspect Arrested on Rener Gracie’s Property
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
Rener Gracie, grandson of Helio Gracie and co-owner of Gracie University had a close call with crime last night. There had been a homicide in his neighborhood in Los Angeles, California and the...
Rener Gracie Tests Positive For COVID19 For Second Time, Can’t Corner Brian Ortega At UFC Fight Night
Oct 10, 2020BJJEE
Rener Gracie has to stay put in California and can’t corner his student Brian Ortega in his much awaited fight with the Korean Zombie Chan Sung Jung at UFC fight night in Abu Dhabi on October...
With Both Hands Tied In His Belt, Rener Gracie Submits Purple Belt Training Partner
Sep 14, 2020BJJEE
Hard to believe, but true. The grandson of Helio and son of Rorion, Rener Gracie managed the feat of submitting an opponent without using his hands. In just over seven minutes of rolling, Rener, with...
Rener Gracie On The Best Strategy Against Multiple Attackers
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has been proven to be an effective self dense system, however many of its detractors bring up the case of multiple attackers. In reality, there is no perfect martial art against...
Rener Gracie On How BJJ Has Infiltrated Mainstream Society in a Short Period of Time
Jul 05, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young and ever-expanding. The growth of MMA has shined a light on bjj for the average American male who can’t wait to learn and then tell all his friends about...
Rener Gracie Describes The Big Difference Between BJJ & Other Disciplines
Jul 04, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has proven its effectiveness as a martial art style when at UFC 1, Royce Gracie was able to defeat bigger stronger opponents from other styles, without throwing a single...
