What Makes You & Doesn’t Make You a ‘Creonte’ in BJJ
Dec 04, 2017BJJEE
The term creonte originated within Brazilian jiu-jitsu organizations in Brazil to refer to a student who either is, or perceived to be, disloyal to a particular school or organization,...
Ben Askren Leaves Room For Comeback After Final Contracted Bout
Nov 25, 2017BJJEE
Ben Askren just served out his contract with ONE Fc. The impressive wrestler just manhandled Shinya Aoki for a 56s victory via tko. Ben Askren Declared Himself a Black Belt And...
Referee Slow To Intervene After Judoka Got Put To Sleep
Nov 21, 2017BJJEE
While submissions are the pinnacle of a match in bjj in judo they’re one of Jigoro Kano’s doctrines of “Maximum Efficiency with Minimum Effort”. A match is won when the...
Jose Aldo to rematch Max Holloway After Frankie Edgar Withdraws
Nov 12, 2017BJJEE
Jose Aldo got an unexpected opportunity to get his belt back! Aldo previously lost the featherweight belt to Max Holloway earlier this year. However since Frankie Edgar had to withdraw...
Training BJJ Prompts Student To Invent Glove That Would Prevent Finger Injuries
Nov 03, 2017BJJEE
In brazilian jiu-jitsu our hands often take the brunt of the action. Especially for those of us who are gi fans. Often times an athlete will lose a significant percent of usage of his...
Felipe Costa On Why He Brought Back The Gauntlet Tradition in His Academy
Oct 30, 2017BJJEE
Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more academies abandon every day. Most modern academies abandon it because it’s a legal liability and to put it bluntly, it’s bad for business in...
Submission Underground 5 Misfires
Oct 02, 2017BJJEE
The 5th edition of the Chael Sonnen sub only event went on last night without much fanfare. What might surprise you is that the event featured plenty of talent even though it failed to...
ADCC 2017 Final Scores, Victor Crowned
Sep 24, 2017BJJEE
One more ADCC is behind us. An exciting can’t miss weekend of grappling featured plenty of surprises and some excellent performances. The absolute division had much to offer with...
80-year-old Judo instructor Credits Ukemi For His Long Career
Sep 17, 2017BJJEE
Edwin Takemori has been teaching Judo at the current post at the Naval Academy since 2001 but overall he’s been practicing the art for more than 60 years! John Danaher On How To...
ADCC 2017 Update: Joao Gabriel Rocha Out With Injury
Sep 13, 2017BJJEE
Just yesterday it was announced that a bigtime favorite Marcio Andre will be out of ADCC. Now another big name is out. Flograppling confirmed that Joao Gabriel Rocha is out of ADCC 2017...
Croatia National Pro TRAVEL PACKAGES to Europe Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship in Russia
Sep 11, 2017BJJEE
It is with great pleasure that we announce the second edition of the World Pro Jiu-Jitsu championship in Croatia: The Croatia National Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017 organized by the UAE Jiu-Jitsu...
ACBJJ 7 Results Josh Hinger On a Warpath – Stuns With Gogoplata Victory in Finals
Sep 10, 2017BJJEE
The latest edition of Berkut jiu jitsu was to take place in Rio De Janeiro. As always Berkut delivered on the talent starring some of the best nogi grapplers in the world. Present was...
Rickson Gracie Explains Why He Wasn’t Chosen for UFC Royce Was Easy To Manage, I was The Last Resort
Sep 09, 2017BJJEE
The UFC was started way back in 1993 in order to introduce the general public to jiu-jitsu by Rorion Gracie. The lack of rules and time limits ultimately became an issue...
Tom Hardy Spotted and Filmed Doing Jiu-Jitsu With Marines
Sep 08, 2017BJJEE
Tom Hardy has been rumored as a bjj practitioner for quite some time. Now we have the footage to prove it. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is getting more and more popular among the Hollywood A...
Steve Maxwell Mobility Conditioning for Combat Sport Seminar in Sarajevo, Bosnia September 23rd
Jul 30, 2017BJJEE
Steve Maxwell will be coming to Sarajevo, Bosnia and he’s ready to share some knowledge! The seminar’s theme is: Mobility Conditioning for Martial Arts & Combat Sport. It will be held...
Judo Kid Subdues A Hooligan in Supermarket Scuffle
Jul 22, 2017BJJEE
In bjj we often talk about how important it is to have proper stand up in addition to ground game. Incidents like the one attached below are exactly why instructors often tell us to not...
Cute Marriage Proposal During Jiu-Jitsu Class
Jul 18, 2017BJJEE
Check out this marriage proposal that happened at Ribeiro Jiu Jtsu academy. Jose proposed to Kristen Puhl during her roll and she said YES! We wish them all the best in their life together. Kristen...
Robert Drysdale: UFC Judges Aren’t Biased Against Brazilians & IBJJF Refs Aren’t Biased Against Americans
Jun 28, 2017BJJEE
Robert Drysdale is one of the first ever non Brazilians to win IBJJF Worlds. In fact he’s one of the 4 non Brazilian males to have achieved this feat. The 4 American Men That Won...
Judo Mixed Team event added to the 2020 Olympic Games
Jun 12, 2017BJJEE
The preparation for Tokyo Olympics set for 2020 are well under way. And the grappling community just got some exciting news. The games are now set to feature a Judo Mixed Team event....
Wiz Khalifa Trains in Rigan Machado’s “Flow Jiu-Jitsu” System
May 09, 2017BJJEE
The latest big time celebrity to train Jiu-Jitsu is Wiz Khalifa! He is training with the most Hollywood of all BJJ instructors: Rigan Machado in the system that Rigan specially made for celebrities...
Photo Evidence Disproves Rigan Machado’s Statement, Saucido Taught For Him At Flagship Academy
Mar 22, 2017BJJEE
Earlier today we reported that Rigan Machado issued this statement: This statement confirms Rigan Machado has had business dealings with Sex Offender Paul Saucido in the past. Prior to...
Lessons From Rickson Gracie: Connection, ‘Tighten The Rope’
Mar 15, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, 7 and creator of Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. “Tighten the rope”. This was...
Five Grappling Super League: Lucas Barbosa Champion, Humphreys Upsets Leandro Lo
Mar 12, 2017BJJEE
Lucas Barbosa beats Louzado, Humphreys and Schrok to claim light heavyweight belt, other results The Five Grappling light heavyweight belt finally has a owner. Atos JJ’s Lucas Barbosa powered...
Shots Fired: Tonon Calls Out DJ Jackson For Pulling Out Of Najmi Match, DJ Responds
Feb 25, 2017BJJEE
Grappling scene has been shaped by many of the new events but in equal part it’s been marked with who the organization can get to be a late day replacement for said bouts. Just in the...
