Ralek Gracie: ‘Lister & Barnett Are Fighting For The Metamoris Title Then Buchecha Will Fight The Winner’
Jul 04, 2014BJJEE
Metamoris president Ralek Gracie recently talked to Vice.com about his plans for Metamoris, how he didn’t want the Chael Sonnen vs Amdre Galvao fight to be the main event and how...
These 5 Non Jiu-Jitsu Competitors Have Won ADCC World Championships
Apr 15, 2024BJJEE
ADCC is renowned as the world championship of submission wrestling, distinct from No Gi Jiu-Jitsu due to its unique ruleset. This prestigious competition has been a launchpad for many of the greatest...
Viral Bodybuilder Mike O’Hearn Will Fight Against Rampage Jackson
Apr 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
You thought the Paul vs Tyson matchup was a weird and unprecedented one? Well you’re about to be surprised even more… As Rampage Jackson will face none other than the Internet-famous...
BJJ Black Belt Wins By TKO vs Judo Black Belt in MMA event In The Gi
Feb 26, 2024BJJEE
At the XTB KSW Epic event held on February 24th, 2024, KSW presented a captivating matchup that harkened back to the early days of MMA. This bout featured a showdown between a Judo black belt and a...
16 Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners That Were Promoted Straight to Black Belt
Feb 07, 2024BJJEE
The BJJ black belt is a very prized possession in the martial arts community. It is arguably the most difficult belt to achieve in martial arts. The road to a black belt is usually a long and...
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...
Ralek Gracie Teases Metamoris’ Comeback: “It Will Happen”
Jan 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Ralek Gracie has recently announced his latest entrepreneurial endeavor, GENZAI, a platform dedicated to premium martial arts films… This announcement, made via an email to his mailing list...
Don’t Be a McDojo: Why Promoting People Too Fast is Bad for BJJ
Dec 27, 2023BJJEE
There have been shady cases around the world where people got promoted too fast, achieving higher belts without having the skill set, knowledge, attitude, maturity to match the respective belt....
The “Hume Stack Nelson” Is One Of The Most Vicious BJJ Techniques
Sep 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
All of the techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are dangerous ones, albeit in varying degrees. For example, if you don’t tap to a Wrist Lock, you’ll get your wrist broken. But if you...
Cross Side Choke To Fujiwara – A Submission Sequence From Hell
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Catch Wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style that was developed in Britain circa 1870 by J. G. Chambers, then later refined and popularised by the wrestlers of travelling...
The “Crooked Armlock” Is A Submission You Didn’t Know You Needed
Sep 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Catch Wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style that was developed in Britain circa 1870 by J. G. Chambers, then later refined and popularised by the wrestlers of travelling...
The “Fujiwara Armbar”: A BJJ Submission Technique You Didn’t Know You Needed
Sep 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Catch Wrestling is a classical hybrid grappling style that was developed in Britain circa 1870 by J. G. Chambers, then later refined and popularised by the wrestlers of travelling...
This Kneebar Setup Is Unlike Anything You’ve Seen Before
Jul 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
Turtle Guard: How To Escape The Seatbelt Grip Every Time In Turtle
May 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
In general, the Turtle position is supposed to be a defensive position where you stay briefly to either sweep or transition to some form of guard retention. But it’s definitely not considered to be...
Craig Jones’ “Million Dollar Combat Jiu-Jitsu Idea” Is As Fun As You Think It Is
Apr 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think of Combat Jiu-Jitsu – the combination of BJJ with open palm strikes? And what are your thoughts on Dana White’s “Power Slap” matches? Well, whatever you may...
Craig Jones On Banter With Gordon Ryan: “I Think It Doesn’t Make Sense To Him”
Apr 15, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones and Gordon Ryan have been going back and forth on social media for some time… With Ryan, seemingly, taking the trash talk more seriously than Jones is. Craig spoke about it in a...
Neck Lock – The Nastiest Way To Open The Closed Guard
Dec 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Opening a strong closed guard in No Gi is usually way tougher than in the Gi. You don’t have much to hold on to, the opponent is slippery etc… You can either stand explosively and use...
The Leg Lock You’ve Never Done Before – The Razor Lock Kneebar
Sep 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
The Inverted Kneebar From Half Guard – One Of The Most Unexpected Submissions
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
Your Training Partners Will Love The “Leg Nelson” Technique… Or Maybe Not
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kesa-Gatame aka scarf hold in grappling terms, is categorized as a side control hold. Kesa-Gatame occurs naturally with many Judo throws where tori wraps an arm around uke’s waist, if tori...
Learning Never Stops: Aleksei Oleinik Teaches his Opponent the Submission He Finished Him with Backstage
Apr 11, 2022BJJEE
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...
Will Submission Grappling Become The Next Spectator Sport?
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE
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...
Bo Nickal Promoted To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt
Oct 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Imagine going in for your first tournament as a blue belt, getting warmed up to step on those mats… Finally, the announcer calls your name and you step to the side, waiting for the ref to wave...
This Unorthodox Straight Ankle Lock Works Incredibly Well
Aug 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Straight Ankle Lock is often the very first Leg Lock that a BJJ white belt learns. However, with time, the athlete starts focusing more on other submission holds, such as the Heel Hook…...
