Renzo Gracie Shows the Choke He Used in His Subway Incident
Feb 09, 2024BJJEE
Renzo Gracie was recently seen engaged in a fight, in a New York Subway. It is reported that the popular Gracie was having a conversation in Portuguese, with one of his fellow Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
Mother of All Stack Passes: ‘Pretzel’ Pass Used by Roger Gracie & Braulio Estima
Feb 09, 2024BJJEE
Opening a strong closed guard in the Gi is usually very tough. You can either stand explosively and use both hands to push open the legs or you can pass from the knees. For No Gi you can try this...
Renzo Gracie Shows His Secret Rear Naked Choke from the Front
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
Setting up no gi chokes is an invaluable skill that every serious grappler needs in their submission arsenal. These chokes are powerful tools whether gi or no gi, sport, mma, self defense, etc....
Rorion Gracie On Brazil Being Overtaken by USA & Rest of the World in Jiu-Jitsu: ‘That Was My Idea’
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
Responsible for promoting Jiu-Jitsu in the United States and even the rest of the world, with the creation of the UFC in the early 1990s, Rorion Gracie is always asked about the future of the gentle...
[CONTROVERSIAL] That Time When Rener Gracie (Did Not) Tap Out Cassio Werneck
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The 2003 no time-limit match between Rener Gracie and Cassio Werneck was one of those BJJ matches that became infamous because of the way they ended. Gracie, newly promoted to black belt by Helio...
Rickson Gracie Shows the Perfect Warm Up for Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
Many times you will see competitors stretching before their match… What many do not realise is that any kind of static stretching while your body isn’t warmed up is actually bad for you....
Rickson Gracie on Why People Quit Jiu-Jitsu in the First Month?
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE
In over 50 years of martial arts experience, Rickson Gracie masterfully learned two important lessons. The first was combat skills. The second was human behavior observation. This includes...
Roger Gracie Explains The Limited Uses of Drilling BJJ Techniques
Feb 06, 2024BJJEE
This topic is a sensitive one. There are people who do not believe in drilling techniques (Kit Dale for instance) and there are people who drill endlessly in order to sharpen their technique ,...
Kron Gracie Says His Father Doesn’t Understand The Current State Of Martial Arts
Feb 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The legacy of the Gracie family in mixed martial arts (MMA) is unparalleled, with their name being synonymous with the sport’s inception and its early dominance. Yet, as the sport has evolved,...
Roger Gracie Reflects On BJJ Matches He Lost: “I Lost Due To Stubbornness Or Arrogance”
Feb 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Roger Gracie didn’t lose a lot of matches… But the ones he did – in his opinion – he lost not due to a lack of skill. But due to his own stubbornness or arrogance. Speaking...
Kron Gracie Comments on the Current State of Modern Mixed Martial Arts
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE
Kron Gracie moved from California to Montana during the p*ndemic, and made himself much less available on social media. Kron Gracie recently shared his perspective on the current generation of mixed...
Hélio Gracie’s Legendary Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro to Be Demolished
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
One of the great symbols in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will soon cease to exist. The Padre Antônio Vieira school, located in Humaitá, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, previously housed the...
Rickson Gracie Explains How Jiu-Jitsu Drives Anxiety Away
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
What do the BJJ student, the singer and the deep-sea diver have in common? All three will struggle to excel if they do not understand their own breathing processes. As Rickson notes, “I was...
How Rickson Gracie Defeated the Pressure Point Doctor
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has enjoyed a longstanding relationship with Japan dating back to the 1990s. As Gracie noted in his memoir, Breathe, he developed a deep connection with the country and its culture...
Oleg Taktarov: “Rickson Gracie Taught Me a Lesson On How to be Humble”
Jan 29, 2024BJJEE
Oleg Taktarov is a former UFC champion. He won the UFC 6 tournament. He notably dfeated Marco Ruas, Tank Abbott, Mark Kerr, and Anthony Macias. Takatarov is Master of Sport and 3rd Dan Black Belt...
Rickson Gracie Black Belt Offers “More Efficient” Way of Doing Oleinik’s Scarfhold Choke
Jan 29, 2024BJJEE
Aleksei Oleinik, even though 44 years old, has just managed to pull of his 60th (!) career win. At UFC 273, he tapped out Jared Vanderaa in the first round. Vanderaa attempted to impose his own game...
Rickson Gracie for Those Training BJJ After 50: “Make Jiu-Jitsu Work for You”
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
Starting jiu jitsu after 50 is absolutely possible and many people do it. Here are some tips to get started: First, find a BJJ gym that caters to older adult students. Look for gyms that have classes...
Rickson Gracie on How He Deals with Rude & Aggressive People in the Street
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
As martial artists, we are often faced with aggressive people who threaten us either verbally or physically. It’s important to know the difference between an insult like “F– You” and a threat...
Rickson Gracie’s Method For Making Yourself Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
There are some old school lessons from Rickson Gracie out there that still translate to our training and fighting in today’s modern age. The one that everyone should embrace is the ability to get...
Rickson Gracie on Cultural Differences Between Brazilians and Japanese
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
The legend Rickson Gracie talks about the difference in cultures between the Japanese and Brazilians. We also dive into the critical aspect of learning for this white belt generation, and the JJGF...
The Difference Between Rickson & Helio Gracie’s Style of Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
Kron Gracie, the son of Rickson Gracie talks about the difference between the styles of Jiu-Jitsu of his grandfather, Helio Gracie and his father Rickson Gracie. For Kron, Helio Gracie should be...
Rickson Gracie Trains Jiu-Jitsu with His Old Pride FC Rival Takada
Jan 28, 2024BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is a legendary figure in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. There are countless stories of how good he was during his prime. There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling...
The Jiu-Jitsu History The Gracies Don’t Want You to Hear
Jan 27, 2024BJJEE
Brazil’s leading BJJ media Tatame magazine made a very interesting article about the biggest rivalries in the Gracie Family, which was translated by Gabriel Cunha for BJJEE.com. The article...
UFC Champ Dricus du Plessis Eliminates Entire Gracie Barra Team in Tournament
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
At a submission grappling competition called Submission Kings, current UFC middle weight champion Dricus Du Plessis represented Team CIT and faced Gracie Barra Illovo, prominent martial arts schools...
