Nicky Rod Says They ‘Cut The Poison Out’ When Creating B-Team, Wants to Compete Against Gordon Ryan
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – was breaking up,...
Craig Jones’ B-Team Now Allows Drop-Ins: Purple Belts And Up
Sep 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
What matters most on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey are the skills you acquire on the mats and the relationships you make. That is, the techniques you learn (and how well you learn them); as well...
Throwback: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu vs. Karate Team Challenge (1975)
Sep 16, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Jiu-Jitsu works. Not just when it comes to training in your academy nor just when it comes to the competitions you went to… But in both cases and against other martial arts as well! You simply...
High Rollerz 7: Team Cops vs. Team Stonerz (With Guest Commentary by Jorge Masvidal)
Sep 15, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Marijuana and sports? It’s been a point of debate and controversy for quite some time, with mixed martial arts being no exception. A lot of athletes in the MMA circles smoke it on the regular...
Jiu-Jitsu vs. Luta Livre (1991): Grandmaster Carlson Gracie’s Team Wins Every Match
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Almost every Jiu-Jitsu practitioner has had the following thought run through his head: “How would Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu fare against another martial art? For example, Boxing? Or Taekwondo? And...
Craig Jones Shows Off His New ‘B-Team’ Academy in Austin, Texas
Aug 21, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – is breaking up,...
Craig Jones Gives More Details On His New Academy ‘B-Team’ in Austin, TX
Aug 15, 2021BJJEE
After John Danaher announced that the notorious Danaher Death Squad (DDS) – comprised out of athletes such as Gordon Ryan, Garry Tonon, Craig Jones, Nick Rodriguez, Nicky Ryan – is breaking up,...
BJJ Gyms Around The World: Brazilian Top Team
Aug 09, 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...
Polaris Squads 3 Results & Review: Team USA Wins
Aug 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
It was a spectacular night at Polaris Squads 3, with many high-speed matches taking place! In the end, it was the team USA that took home the win. View this post on Instagram A post...
When A Teammate Gets Their Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu…
Jul 25, 2021BJJEE
What is ‘BLUE BELTITIS’? According Simon Hayes instructor at Carlson Gracie UK, it’s a common disease in BJJ: “After reading many threads recently from white belts wanting their Blues i just...
How a Disgraced Judo Olympic Champion Steamrolled An Entire BJJ Blue Belt Division
Jun 13, 2021BJJEE
Masato Uchishiba is a Japanese judoka who won the gold medal in the men’s under 66 kg division at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China....
Get WAY Stronger Than Your Teammates with This BJJ Workout
Jun 04, 2021BJJEE
Choosing a right approach to weight training and, in general, working out in order to improve your Jiu Jitsu is no easy feat. There are so many options to choose from that it’s easy for your mind...
Muay Thai Champ Competes In BJJ After Training just 6 Months, Submits Judo Black Belt National Team Member
May 03, 2021BJJEE
Flashback: Bernueng Sakhomsin, a Muay Thai champion decided to compete in BJJ in the white belt division. He has a rich Muay Thai background being the Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai champion in 2006...
What Is The Best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Of All Time?
Apr 19, 2021BJJEE
Many team rivalries have left significant marks in the history of BJJ. Although BJJ`s roots go down to just one family, through the years practitioners of this martial art have divisioned themselves...
Daisy Fresh’s Andrew Wiltse on the True Nature of Galvao & Team Atos: ‘Scumbags & Cheats’
Mar 12, 2021BJJEE
At the recent ‘Who’s Number One’ event, Gordon Ryan shocked the BJJ community when he slapped Andre Galvao. After the dust was cleared, Ryan made a statement denouncing Team Atos and their...
Gordon Ryan Denounces Team Atos Backstabbing & Keenan Cornelius: ‘They’re A Group Of Scum’
Mar 01, 2021BJJEE
At the recent ‘Who’s Number One’ event, Gordon Ryan shocked the BJJ community when he slapped Andre Galvao. After the dusta was cleared, Ryan made a statement denouncing Team Atos and...
Disrespect Their Closed Guard with the Steamroller Footlock by Relson Gracie (Red Belt)
Jan 01, 2021BJJEE
9th Degree Red Belt Grandmaster Relson Gracie showing his guard pass to a foot lock in Rio de Janeiro academy. This is a great option when you can’t open your opponent’s closed guard. You...
The Gracies Defeat An Entire Karate Team In Less Than 10 Minutes- 1977
Dec 17, 2020BJJEE
This happened in 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Members of the Gracie family fought a Karate in Vale Tudo/No Hold Barred matches. Fighters for the Gracies were a 13 year old Carlos Gracie Jr,...
Barata Freitas Legal Team Denies Rape Charges, Claiming It Was Consensual
Dec 10, 2020BJJEE
A Brazilian jiujitsu champion and instructor at the famous Jackson-Wink MMA Academy has been arrested, jailed and accused of drugging and raping a client last month. Rafael de Freitas, 37, aka...
Fellipe Andrew Explains Decision To Switch Teams from Zenith to Alliance
Nov 19, 2020BJJEE
Fellipe Andrew made a huge impact at this year’s European championship when he won the gold in the black belt absolute in spectacular fashion. The Zenith black belt became the first man to submit...
Team USA Judoka & BJJ Instructor Uses Grappling To Disarm Suspect in Kansas City
Oct 30, 2020BJJEE
Josh Henges, of Kansas City, was able to use his professional Judo and BJJ training to disarm a man attempting to rob him Monday night, police said. Henges was walking home Monday evening when he...
Tag Team Grappling is a Thing & it’s Surprisingly Entertaining
Oct 15, 2020BJJEE
Let’s face it, grappling matches especially submission only ones are not always spectator friendly. Even for practitioners some matches are just plain boring, can you imagine how it feels for...
Never Forget: Your Personal Competition Success in BJJ Is Due To Your Team
Sep 29, 2020BJJEE
Written by Andrew “Major” Johnson, BJJ black belt -Andrew trains under Joshua “Foca” Miller at Gracie Barra Lexington, SC. Recently some of our students attended a regional...
Best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Competition Teams in Europe
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Every year BJJ and submission grappling are rising in popularity in Europe and we see more and more teams with professional athletes emerging and making a major impact on the global Jiu-Jitsu scene....
