The Best Side Control Escape In BJJ: Spinning Out in Anticipation
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Side control is one of those positions that is just plain horrible. Our opponent can mount attacks, we can’t, they can stall and rest, we’re carrying all of their weight, and they torque their...
Wrestle-Jitsu: Bulgarian Wrestler’s Way Of Reversing Side Control
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Have you ever tried to pin or control a top level Wrestler in side control? It’s no fun at all… Check out this interesting take on how a top-level wrestler would go about escaping side...
The Grappling Referee: Why Officiating is an Enhancement To Your Jiu-Jitsu Journey
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
So after listening to another year of endless complaints about the officiating at the IBJJF Worlds, I started to think about the state of officiating and how to improve it. One thought is to...
Gordon Ryan Makes An Effort To Promote Women’s BJJ: A Private In Exchange for A Competitor For His Friend
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Gordon Ryan is a great many things – most notably perhaps EBI winner and ADCC victor. However he recently showcased he had a lot of heart through a specific offer he posted on his social media....
Jiu Jiteiros in Quebec Demand Government Legalize Our Sport
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Quebec has long had an issue with jiu jitsu. We first wrote about it a while back. In February 2017 the issues first started: This Friday at 6:00 PM, an official complaint was launched to the SPVM....
Neiman Gracie: I’m The Best Ground Fighter In The Whole Division
Jul 18, 2018BJJEE
Bellator has been trying to innovate. Following the much buzzed about heavyweight grand prix, they’ve decided to do a welterweight one and it looks as though Neiman Gracie is in. When prompted...
Roberto Atalla: ‘No, Jiu-Jitsu Is Not For Everyone…’
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
It definitely requires a special type of person to actively train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Only 1% of the people who start training will eventually get to black belt. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an...
Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Student Had A heart Attack During Training
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
Mundelein police officer will be receiving a formal letter of recognition for his actions – he saved the life of a Lake County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Student who was going through a heart attack...
Jon Jones Would Like To Grapple – Who Would you like to see him Duel the Most?
Jul 17, 2018BJJEE
Jon Jones recently expressed interest in returning to grappling while he awaits octagon return. I’d be so down @FloGrappling who’s trying to get tapped out? https://t.co/vJB4OLz1NU — Jon...
BJJ Black Belt Catches Burglar & Puts Him in His Trademark Triangle
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Sometimes burglars pick the wrong house to rob. That sometimes is when they are caught by a BJJ black belt. This happened today in San Diego, California. Sergio Hernandez, a BJJ black belt,...
Study of Demian Maia’s Takedown Tactics
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Even though Demian Maia has been on a losing streak it’s hard to argue with his dominance in the octagon. The Brazilian ace keeps on being one of the hardest fighters to book fights for in...
Team 10th Planet Wins Quintet 2
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Team 10th Planet has pulled off an impressive triumph at Quintet’s official second event. Rules: Each team has 5 members Total team weight must not exceed 430kg Openweight Winner is...
Khabib Who ? Putin Fanboys Over Meeting McGregor
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Khabib Nurmagomedov recently thanked Putin after his latest triumph. Khabib Goes The Full Distance With Iaquinta- Thanks Putin But it’s looking like Putin’s affection might be divided if...
Bixente Lizarazu, Football World Cup Champion, is a BJJ Black Belt
Jul 16, 2018BJJEE
Bixente Lizarazu, the former left back of French national football team that won the world cup in 1998, has been training Jiu-Jitsu for the since 2009. Lizarazu has also competed twice even winning...
A Lower Belt Tapped You, Now What?
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The belt ego is a real thing. No blue belt minds tapping to a purple belt,...
Miyaos Have a Playful Back and Forth With Danis
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Dillon Danis’ antics have long been mocked in the bjj community. Evolution of Dillon Danis Through The Years and New Still his new teammates are having fun pocking at his McGregor-esque...
Your Amateur Mindset is Holding You Back in BJJ; Here is How Professionals Think & Improve
Jul 14, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Gracie Barra Black belt, Tyson Andrew Johnson, Sr I saw something recently about the difference between an amateur and a professional that made me think about Jiu Jitsu. Actually,...
IBJJF Worlds 2018 Preview: What to Expect In The Black Belt Divison
Jun 01, 2018BJJEE
Worlds 2018 have begun. A wave of bluebelts received promotions last night for their outstanding performances. And while that’s certainly nice the attention of the public is once again turned...
Former UFC Fighter Yan Cabral Competed IBJJF and Put On A Show
May 16, 2018BJJEE
At age 35 Yan Cabral has quite the fighting pedigree behind him. The Brazilian national has been a black belt under Nova uniao for quite some time. In addition to that he’s been active in mma...
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam London: Miyao, Ana Carol, Isaque, Jackson, others put on a show in the black belt division on day 1
Mar 10, 2018BJJEE
The final leg of the 2017/2018 season of the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour started out with a bang this Saturday, March 10, at the Copper Box Arena, in London, UK. Close to two hundred...
ACB Jiu Jitsu Changing Format To Super League as They Sign Buchecha, Rodolfo Vieira & More
Jan 05, 2018BJJEE
Berkut has been the home of very good jiu jitsu since the very start. And more importantly they’re not afraid to toy with the format hoping to have the most exciting and best...
Buchecha Signs With ACB Jiu Jitsu – Likens Format To UFC
Dec 01, 2017BJJEE
Marcos Almeida Buchecha had an interesting year. After securing a double world title in the gi and matching Roger Gracie’s record he lost an exhibition with Roger but it...
Brazilian Complains Polish BJJ Nationals Are ‘Biased Against Foreigners’
Oct 24, 2017BJJEE
One of the biggest tournaments in Europe with over 1,500 competitors and 2 days long, the Polish BJJ nationals is a huge success that is only open for Polish citizens. Everybody in Poland seems happy...
Loop Choke Puts Opponent To Sleep At Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Tokyo
Jul 15, 2017BJJEE
Grand Slam Tokyo was quite interesting to watch. Among memorable moments was Alexander Vieira putting his opponent to sleep with an undeniable loop choke. Take a look: In other news the...
