John D. Machado Promoted To Red-And-Black Coral Belt
Dec 08, 2017BJJEE
When it comes to the Machado family all the controversy has been contained or there’s barely any anyway but in the Gracie family there’s been an assortment of various...
Carlos Machado Gets The Coral Belt
Oct 30, 2012BJJEE
Source: Three Harmonies On October 28, 2012, the final day of the 5 Brothers Machado Camp, just as the stellar event was drawing to a close on a beautiful Texas day, Prof. Jean Jacques called the...
PGF On Road To Change BJJ Tournaments Forever – By Paving The Path For Athletes To Get Paid
May 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a groundbreaking move that could revolutionize the landscape of Jiu-Jitsu competition, the Professional Grappling Federation (PGF) – led by Zoltan Bathory, Brandon McCaghren, Keelan Lawyer and...
Flashback: The First Time a Non-Brazilian BJJ Black Belt Submitted a Brazilian in Competition
Apr 22, 2024BJJEE
Chance Wanlass, an old school Machado BJJ clack belt wrote on IG about a historical moment for BJJ that happened in 1996. It was the first ever time that a non-Brazilian bjj black belt submitted a...
These 5 Non Jiu-Jitsu Competitors Have Won ADCC World Championships
Apr 15, 2024BJJEE
ADCC is renowned as the world championship of submission wrestling, distinct from No Gi Jiu-Jitsu due to its unique ruleset. This prestigious competition has been a launchpad for many of the greatest...
Ron Tripp, The Only Person to Defeat Rickson Gracie in Official Competition
Apr 07, 2024BJJEE
Photo: Ron Tripp and a Sambo match between Rickson and Rolls Gracie. The great Rickson Gracie claimed to have been unbeaten in BJJ, Wrestling, Sambo, challenge matches, Judo and vale tudo fights with...
16 Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners That Were Promoted Straight to Black Belt
Feb 07, 2024BJJEE
The BJJ black belt is a very prized possession in the martial arts community. It is arguably the most difficult belt to achieve in martial arts. The road to a black belt is usually a long and...
Old School: The “Dirty Dozen”, The First 12 non-Brazilian Black Belts
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
The BJJ Dirty Dozen are the first 12 non-Brazilian students to receive Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While in Brazil Jiu-Jitsu has been around for almost 90 years, the rest of the...
“European Dirty Dozen”, The First European BJJ Black Belts
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
By: Guillaume Huni The “European Dirty Dozen” are the first 12 Europeans to receive Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I had to do some hardcore investigative...
A Closer Look At The Many CEOs And Celebrities Who Train In Martial Arts And Why
Jan 21, 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...
Actor & 10th Planet Blue Belt Mickey Rourke Displays His Jiu-Jitsu Skills in Recent Footage
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
World famous actor Mickey Rourke has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the past few years under the tutelage of Scott “Einstein” Epstein, a black belt under Eddie Bravo of 10th Planet...
Don’t Be a McDojo: Why Promoting People Too Fast is Bad for BJJ
Dec 27, 2023BJJEE
There have been shady cases around the world where people got promoted too fast, achieving higher belts without having the skill set, knowledge, attitude, maturity to match the respective belt....
Craig Jones Reveals What Really Happened During his Infamous Rolling Session with Ashton Kutcher
Dec 25, 2023BJJEE
Ashton Kutcher came back in BJJ news when he was promoted to brown belt in late 2019 by his long time instructor Rigan Machado. Kutcher has been training more or less regularly for the past 5 years...
Actor Wagner Moura (Pablo Escobar From Netflix’s “Narcos”) Promoted To BJJ Brown Belt
Dec 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Wagner Moura, famous movie, television, and stage actor has been promoted to Jiu-Jitsu brown belt! He was promoted by his long-time coach and friend, Rigan Machado, who shared the news via social...
Throwback: The Day When Wiz Khalifa Honored Leandro Lo
Jul 25, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Leandro Lo was tragically murdered on August 7, 2022, in a night club in Brazil. The entire world mourned his death – and not “just” BJJ athletes, but also people such as Wiz...
Jiu Jitsu Australian Champions
Apr 24, 2023BJJEE
Australia is known for an ever-changing environment that is responsible for some of the most exotic peoples, cultures, flora, and fauna. It is this adaptability that makes it the perfect home for...
Here Are Some Famous BJJ Personalities You Should Consider Watching
Mar 05, 2023BJJEE
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...
Ashton Kutcher Puts His BJJ Brown Belt To the Test Rolling with Craig Jones
Dec 30, 2022BJJEE
Ashton Kutcher came back in BJJ news when he was promoted to brown belt in late 2019 by his long time instructor Rigan Machado. Kutcher has been training more or less regularly for the past 5 years...
How To Set Up The No-Arm ‘Einemo Triangle Choke’
Sep 08, 2022BJJEE
Check out this unorthodox triangle choke which was made famous by MMA fighter Nick Pace and ADCC champion Jon Olav Einemo. Nick Pace actually landed this choke in the UFC . Here is Nick Pace...
How Competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Is Actually Great for Self Defense Awareness
Oct 28, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by Nobuo Yagai, Rigan Machado’s only Japanese BJJ Black Belt. As a boy growing up in Japan, I was raised with a very traditional martial art called kendo. Kendo means way of the sword...
The Way of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu: 3 Reasons To Bow To Your Opponent
Aug 13, 2021BJJEE
The bow. In its modern display, it can be a simple handshake or fist bump. This simple action of sportsmanship can also have a profound influence on your mindset when done in the spirit of the...
Why Do So Many Celebrities Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Dec 29, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A list celebrities. Famous people that train or have trained in BJJ include Ashton Kutcher, Prince Jackson (son of Michael...
BJJ Brown Belt Ashton Kutcher Rolling with UFC’s Paulo Costa
Dec 27, 2020BJJEE
Ashton Kutcher came back in BJJ news in 2019 when he was promoted to brown belt by his long time instructor Rigan Machado. Kutcher has been training more or less regularly for the past 5 years (He...
Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt Helps Female Cop By Taking Suspect To The Ground During Confrontation
Dec 23, 2020BJJEE
This encounter took place in front of Fudoshin BJJ, a Rigan Machado Brazilian JIu-Jitsu affiliate. In this unedited Police Body Cam footage, BJJ Black Belt instructor Adam Nadow saw an altercation...
