Examining The Use Of Traditional Martial Arts In Modern MMA
Jun 12, 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...
Here’s How To Take Your Circuit Training Routine To The Next Level
Feb 18, 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...
Eight Gears You Need For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 17, 2021BJJEE
There are very few combat arts that require both your physical and mental competency or test your intelligence and stamina all at once; Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is one of them. That means you have to be...
Nine Beginners Tips For Learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 10, 2021BJJEE
Any type of fitness training can be daunting for the first-timer, be it a plank routine or a more rigorous cardio routine. And fighting does add a different challenge to it – you have to be...
Here’s What You Need To Know About Setting Up Head Kicks In MMA
Dec 22, 2020BJJEE
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...
BJJ Black Belt’s Opinion: ‘Junior BJJ Black Belts Make Sense’
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
A few years back, the BJJ community revolted when finding out that a BJJ academy in Texas, Team Pittman BJJ was promoting children to ‘Junior black belts’. Some are even 7th degree Junior BJJ...
Psychologists Praise Mental Health benefits Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu & Grappling
Oct 27, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Tino Konino, Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Written by Iva Djokovic, Psychology graduate and BJJ practitioner. Plenty of grapplers who love wrestling weren’t thrilled with me and...
Steve Maxwell & Joe Rogan on Toughness & Training of Eastern European Athletes
Sep 28, 2020BJJEE
World famous strength and conditioning coach and BJJ black belt Steve Maxwell tells Joe Rogan about his views on why Eastern European fighters are so tough. He also goes into their training methods....
When Gracie Misbehave: Gracie Family Dramas & Misbehaviors in History
Sep 10, 2020BJJEE
“People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.” – Bo Bennett Jiu-Jitsu as we know it today would have never happened if it hadn’t been...
Health Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu You Didn’t Know
Jul 31, 2020BJJEE
When I think of martial arts, the first thing that comes to mind is the movie Karate Kid. “Wax on, wax off,” as well as “Daniel-san,” all take me back to my childhood. The different...
Judo Gene LeBell: “Wrestling is The Ancestor of Jiu-Jitsu, Judo & Sambo.
Jul 20, 2020BJJEE
Gene LeBell is an American Judoka, instructor, stunt performer, and professional wrestler born. He has also worked on over 1,000 films and TV shows. In 2000, the United States Ju-Jitsu Federation...
How Many Techniques Should I Know in BJJ?
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. The amount of techniques a BJJ practitioner should know has always been...
Top 5 Head Kick KO’s In MMA History
Jul 14, 2020BJJEE
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...
Watch: Rampage Jackson Powerbombing in High School Wrestling
Jul 04, 2020BJJEE
Quinton Rampage Jackson had his first experience with combat sports as a wrestler for Raleigh-Egypt High School, enrolling at the school as a 17-year-old freshman, where his career included...
4 Best Opportunities to Score a Takedown in MMA
Jun 27, 2020BJJEE
Setting up takedowns in an MMA fight and setting up a takedown in a grappling match where there are no strikes, are two very different things. You could arguably say that it is actually easier to get...
The History And Origins Of Sambo
Jun 10, 2020BJJEE
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...
‘My Judo’ by Masahiko Kimura, His Story & Vision in His Own Words Part 2
May 30, 2020BJJEE
Masahiko Kimura)was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) He was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In...
‘My Judo’ by Masahiko Kimura, His Story & Vision in His Own Words Part 1
May 30, 2020BJJEE
Masahiko Kimura)was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) He was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In...
Research Shows That Grappling Sports Are The Healthiest Choice For Your Mental Health
May 26, 2020BJJEE
So what are some psychological positives of being involved with grappling? “The three objectives of physical education, fighting and spiritual growth are expressly sought in judo. By practicing...
Ninjutsu Master Develops System Using Kicks Against Grapplers
May 24, 2020grappler z
Yossi Sheriff, a Ninjutsu master from Israel explains how to use kicks in combination with grappling and throws to counter grapplers who clinch. Ninjutsu is system of guerilla warfare that was...
Former Student Calls 10th Planet a Cult & Eddie Bravo a “Backstabbing Bit#%”
May 16, 2020BJJEE
Dan ‘The Wolfman’ Theodore is a lifelong martial artist with black belts in in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Daidojuku MMA/Karate style, Tae Kwon Do, Hayastan Grappling System (Jiu-jitsu, Judo,...
John Danaher On What Makes Some People Progress Faster Than Others in BJJ
May 06, 2020BJJEE
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as...
Improve Your Guard Passing With These Exercises
Mar 31, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Will Safford, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who trains under Andre Galvao in San Diego, CA. He received is purple belt in December of 2013 and competes occasionally in...
The Origins of No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Can Be Traced Back to Mitsuyo Maeda
Mar 24, 2020BJJEE
Last year, I was fortunate to have a dinner with Sensei Norio Kouyama in Tokyo, Japan. Sensei Kouyama is the author of Conde Koma’s biography in Japanese, Undefeated Combatant Mitsuyo Maeda. The...
