Xande is back! Xande Ribeiro talks about his competition goals in 2012, his new school,and shares some wisdom about Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 21, 2012BJJEE
1. Xande, first of all congratulations on winning the San Diego trials. What can we expect from you competition wise in 2012? Xande and Saulo Ribeiro training in Hawaii After couple years strugling...
BJJ Eastern Europe training reports: Rio Grappling Club Serbia
Mar 20, 2012BJJEE
This is a first edition in a series of training reports that I will be conducting in my travels around the world in the future. In May, I will be spending 2 weeks in Paris and will be training at the...
Review of last weekend’s Saint Petersburg BJJ Open in Russia
Mar 01, 2012BJJEE
Thanks to our friends at Jiu-Jitsu style magazine for the information and pictures. As you saw in our interview of Russia;s first BJJ black belt Leonid Gatoskiy...
Exclusive interview with Leonid Gatovskiy, Russia’s first BJJ black belt: “BJJ in Russia is expanding”
Feb 12, 2012BJJEE
Leonid Gatovskiy with Renzo Gracie and Georges St Pierre 1. Hello Leonid, Please introduce yourself to the Eastern Europe BJJ community? Hi! My name is Leonid Gatovskiy. I’m 31 years old and I’ve...
Nicholas Meregali Faces Criticism for Charging $250 for his Jiu-Jitsu Seminar
Apr 28, 2023BJJEE
Attending a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu seminar is a truly great way to upgrade your BJJ skills and improve your level. The cost of attending a BJJ seminar may sometimes seem very expensive. Some of the big...
BJJ Purple Belt: The Next Step in Your Journey
Feb 22, 2023BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art that has been gaining popularity around the world. It is a grappling-based martial art that focuses on ground fighting techniques. BJJ practitioners wear...
Beat The Knee Shield – And Knee Cut Pass Them Easily
Jan 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a Half Guard and Knee Shield kind-of-a-Jiujiteiro? That’s awesome! It means that you’re playing a BJJ game that the majority of athletes choose not to play – which puts you ahead of the...
Ben Askren Gives Advice To Young People: “Learn To Wrestle”
Nov 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you’re young, the world can be a rather confusing place. So much to learn, so much to experience, and so many questions on what constitutes a “good life” – yet so little...
Get Promoted To Blue Belt Faster – Cheat Code For Faster Progress in BJJ
Aug 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a white belt – whether you’re fresh out of your second class or if you’ve already spent some time on the mats – chances are that you can’t wait to get your blue...
Donald Cerrone Shares Invaluable Advice with Young Fighters: “You Have To Keep Elevating Everything”
Dec 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a young BJJ athlete or/and a mixed martial arts fighter, it’s a good idea to listen to those who’ve been in the game longer than you have… And to pick up on their,...
Got Swept From Mount? Go For This Armbar Setup
Nov 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
One of the biggest mistakes that lower belts make in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is giving up. And no, we’re not talking about the blue belt who quit the moment he got promoted; but the situations in...
Andre Galvao Signs Multi-Fight Deal With ONE Championship
Nov 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
After much speculation and waiting, the word is now out – Andre Galvao has signed a multi-fight deal with ONE Championship! It was Chatri Sityodtong, ONE Championship’s Founder and...
Watch: Dillon Danis Rolls with Olympic Gold Medalist David Taylor
Aug 06, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credit: Dillon Danis Youtube Channel / Olympics Love him or hate him, Dillon Danis is great in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A black belt under Marcelo Garcia, he has posted a video to his Youtube...
When You Can’t Stop Yourself From Letting Everyone Know You Train BJJ
Jul 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yeah, we know. You train Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and you’re cool because of that! But it’s easy for us to know, as well as your training partners and other fellow Jiujiteiros; for we train it...
5 Amazing Martial Arts Dads To Honor On Father’s Day
Jun 20, 2021BJJEE
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...
Triumph of T. Smirnovas in the Baltic Grappling Championship
Jun 14, 2021BJJEE
Tomas Smirnovas, a fighter from the capital’s martial arts centre “Smauglys”, triumphed at the Baltic Grappling Open Championship. One of the best grappling wrestlers in the country defeated...
Three Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Learning Styles – Which One Are You?
May 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Everyone learns Brazilian Jiu Jitsu differently and at a different pace. For, in the end of ends, every Jiujiteiro is unique; with his/her own...
John Danaher Black Belt: BJJ World Champions Should Only Be At Black Belt
May 13, 2021BJJEE
The arbitrary nature of the bjj belt system has established a reality where there is a big number of competitors who can all claim they’re World Champions. But sure there even be such thing as...
Position Or Submission: Which Should Come First In Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Jan 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Uhhh, soooo… You’ve been training BJJ for a bit, and there is (still) this one thought that keeps troubling you: position or submission? Should you go for the position first, before you...
So You Injured Your Knee In BJJ? Follow This Simple Step-By-Step Guide
Nov 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Sorry to burst your bubble, but the matter of a fact is – if you haven’t injured your knee while training BJJ so far, there’s a high chance that you’ll injure it sometime down the...
This Triangle “Trap” Setup Is So Simple That You’ll Be Using It All The Time
Sep 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Jeff Glover, one of the BJJ community’s most beloved jiujiteiros and most creative competitors, has prepared quite a treat – in this video with Bernardo Faria, he explains how you can create...
Against A Superior Wrestler Pulling Guard Is The WRONG Strategy
Jun 16, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by David Avellan, an ADCC bronze medalist. Avellan has defeated many of the world’s best grapplers, such as BJJ Black Belt World Champions Rafael Lovato Jr., Tarsis Humphries, Amaury...
12 Best BJJ Academies To Visit In Rio De Janeiro
Mar 14, 2020BJJEE
I came across a list of top 8 BJJ Academies to visit in Rio made from Gameness. It’s hard to single out just 8 academies in Rio. I spent 2 months training there in 2002, and I was amazed at how...
Top 15 Celebrity BJJ Black Belts
Mar 10, 2020BJJEE
14.Mauricio Mattar Mauricio Mattar is a brazilian actor. He is a black belt under the Gracie Barra banner. 13. Rhasaan Orange Rhasaan Orange is an American actor. Orange is most...
