Opponent Stood Up In Your Guard? Surprise Them With This Armbar Setup
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you have your opponent in Closed Guard, then their best bet is to try and stand up as soon as possible – and go for the break along the way. But even as they do this, you can still go for an...
Secrets To a More Effective Bow And Arrow Choke In BJJ
Mar 16, 2022BJJEE
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...
The First BJJ Black Belt in India – A Nation of 1.37 Billion People
Jul 15, 2019BJJEE
India is well known for its freestyle grappling, also known as “Khusti” or “Phelwani,” and is also said to be the birthplace of one of the oldest forms of martial arts:...
BJJ Lookalikes, 2019 Updated Version
Jan 01, 2019BJJEE
No disrespect to all our BJJ heroes. It’s all in good fun. Please feel free to make suggestions and we will add them! & ...
5 Best Escapes From Difficult Positions
May 03, 2018BJJEE
Guest pots by Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian. He has been studying Judo for over 23 years. He is a 3rd Degree Black belt and a purple...
Epic Brown Belt Test feat. BJJ Film Maker Stuart Cooper Rolling
Jul 02, 2014BJJEE
Roy Dean’s brown belt test for his student Byron Higinbotham. Byron rolls with a bunch of tough brown belts including Stuart Cooper (Starts at 9:00) and a last roll with his...
Survey Results: BJJ and the Culture of Performance Enhancing Drugs (PEDs): A Review of Online Survey Data
Sep 24, 2012BJJEE
BJJ Legends Magazine published a very interesting about PEDs in BJJ surveying close to 700 BJJ players worldwide. Author:Matthew Corley,RPh Here is a summary of the findings: “Some numbers to...
Meet The Second Ever Non-Brazilian BJJ Coral Belt
Dec 11, 2023BJJEE
Roy Harris, accomplished American martial artist is often mentioned as a part of the “BJJ Dirty Dozen“, the first group of 12 non Brazilian men to have been distinguished with the rank of black...
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...
The Old School “Under The Leg Guard Pass” – Do You Think It Works Today?
Dec 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Roy Harris is an accomplished American martial artist, known in the Brazilian jiu jitsu world for being a black belt under Joe Moreira and is often (wrongly) mentioned as a part of the “BJJ Dirty...
The Importance Of The Knee In BJJ – Learn & Use It Today
Sep 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Knee on Belly (KOB), sometimes known as the knee ride, is a premier controlling position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The body position is somewhat similar to side control, where you stay on your...
The History And Significance Of The ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE
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...
Want To Make Your Training Partners’ Life Miserable? Good – Go For Shoulder Pressure
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Pressure is the name of the game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you can utilize it more than others can, and if you can do it in an efficient way… You’re well on your way to making your...
10 of the Most Memorable ADCC Matches Of All Time
Mar 16, 2022BJJEE
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...
Glover Texeira Explains Why He Doesn’t Like the Gi in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 31, 2021BJJEE
It was at UFC 267 where Glover Teixeira finally earned that for which he was working so hard during the last decade. He took on Jan Blachowicz during the fight night’s main event; and, after 9...
PROS REACT: Francis Ngannou KOs Stipe Miocic, Becomes New UFC Heavyweight Champion
Mar 28, 2021BJJEE
It’s always special whenever two big heavyweights step inside the Octagon, especially when they are two of the most talented fighters in the world. Francis Ngannou (11-2) of France, originally...
Ex-Navy SEAL Commander Jocko Willink: a Jiu Jitsu Only Guy Beats Wrestling Only Guy 9 Times Out of 10 In A Real Fight
Nov 17, 2020BJJEE
From September of 1990 to 2010 Willink was a Navy SEAL Platoon Commander and Seal Task Unit Commander leading hundreds of operations in combat. He earned his Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from...
The Phenomenal Growth Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the British Army
Nov 15, 2020BJJEE
The ascendance of Jiu-Jitsu within the British Army has been nothing short of meteoric. Within the space of 4 years Jiu-Jitsu has transitioned in the British Army from an unrecognised obscure...
Jocko Willink On Why Have Belts in Jiu Jitsu If They Aren’t To Be Pursued?
Aug 14, 2020BJJEE
Ex Navy SEAL commander Jocko Willink is very disciplined and he’s a Dean Lister black belt to boot. But he believes there’s more to bjj than meets the eye and it has to be about more than just...
Frank Mir Reflects On Snapping Big Nog’s Shoulder with a Kimura
Jun 11, 2020BJJEE
Frank Mir made history back at UFC 140 in December 2011 when he set up a nasty kimura on fellow MMA legend Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira breaking his shoulder. The scramble happened in round 1 where Mir...
Wrestler Questions Jocko Willink’s Claim That BJJ is The Hardest Martial Art To Learn
Feb 07, 2020BJJEE
Jocko Willink has claimed inn the past that Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was the martial art that took the most time to become proficient, more than Wrestling or Judo. How true is that claim? For the...
Vinny Magalhaes on ‘Well Spoken Instructors That Never Produced a World Champion’
Feb 03, 2020BJJEE
MMA fighter and ADCC champion Vinny Magalhaes wrote his thoughts on what he defines as “really well spoken instructors, who break down a move using all kind of technical language,...
How San Diego Became the Mecca of Jiu-Jitsu in The USA
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE
With the balance of power shifting in Jiu-Jitsu since 2007 with the World championships moving to Southern California, and the majority of top competitors relocating there too, a city has emerged as...
Successful BJJ Academies Run By Women Black Belts
Jun 09, 2018BJJEE
Photo: Paulo Bihis Photography. Written by Iva Djokovic Female athletes face a variety of difficulties through their career. Traditionally speaking it was always harder for women to succeed in male...
