Turtle Up! Here Are Turtle Fundamentals You Need To Know
Dec 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one that you’ll commonly find both yourself, as well as your training partners and opponents in. So, it is of vital importance not only to know how...
Improve Your Knee Slice Pass by Controlling The Opponent’s Head
Nov 30, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Slice Pass is the bread and butter technique for many BJJ athletes. It works remarkably well with other passes and it offers you a chance to stay tight to your opponent while passing to Side...
Worlds Master 2021: Roberto “Cyborg” Abreu Wins Two Golds
Nov 13, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Worlds Master 2021 took place on November 11, in parallel with Jiu-Jitsu Con, and brought forth many exciting matches and superb grapplers. The most well-known of them all is perhaps Roberto...
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...
Sneaky Ezekiel Choke From Inside the Closed Guard On Top
Dec 10, 2020BJJEE
Being inside somebody’s closed guard can often be a nightmare because of the constant necessity to open and pass it, as well as because of the constant danger of being swept and...
Butterfly Sweep Your Opponent From Standing… Straight Into A Darce
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The art of chaining transitions and submissions from one another is perhaps the most beautiful thing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Wherever you start from, from whichever position it may be, you can always...
Sequences or Positional Techniques : Which One To Focus When Learning BJJ?
Oct 28, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re looking to learn more BJJ techniques, then one of the most important ways of acquiring these moves is through drilling and practicing them. However, not all practice is made equal....
This Triangle “Trap” Setup Is So Simple That You’ll Be Using It All The Time
Sep 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Jeff Glover, one of the BJJ community’s most beloved jiujiteiros and most creative competitors, has prepared quite a treat – in this video with Bernardo Faria, he explains how you can create...
How To Apply A Triangle Using the Lapel? Andre Galvao Demonstrates
Sep 01, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
When thinking of the Triangle Choke, your first association is probably hitting it from Closed Guard or, perhaps, from the Mount. However, it’s probably rarely the case that you’ve had an...
Nino Schembri: ‘Eddie Bravo Stole My Positions & Began To Put Names On Them’
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
Photo by JiuJitsumag BJJ legend Antonio ‘Nino’ Schembri is a jiu jitsu black belt under Carlos Gracie Jr, who competed for Gracie Barra in the 90’s. Schembri is known as the...
The “Bear Trap” Is The Perfect Surprise Submission As You’re Passing The Guard
May 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
In the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, there are a lot of things you can do that will take your opponent by surprise – like doing a technique that they don’t expect, or that they haven’t...
Why More MMA Fans Should Train Jiu Jitsu
May 01, 2020BJJEE
In many ways Mixed Martial Arts amount to achieving a good balance in your training. It’s crucial to balance out good striking, wrestling as well as ground game. While some believe that high...
When You Do This, They’ll Stop Trying The Over Under Pass On You
Apr 14, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Yup, we hear what you’re saying! There are a LOT of BJJ techniques that carry terrifying names and that, yet, don’t live up to the expectations they’ve set for their notoriety....
Training With Your Brother(s), The Key To Success in Jiu-Jitsu?
Feb 20, 2020BJJEE
Written by Jason Bright of Genesis Jiu-Jitsu There are few things in life that can compare to a bond that brothers share. Being the second of four boys I am able to testify to this notion...
BJJ Belts & Stripes – Advantages & Disadvantages of this Measurement System
Feb 09, 2020BJJEE
Photo: @nikabjj The belt and stripe system is the system that a coach uses to grade his students accordingly. This system is similar to the system traditional martial arts use, but very different...
Best Set Up For Triangle From Bottom Side Control by Braulio Estima
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Playing defense in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is most commonly associated with evading submissons and escaping bad positions. However, just because you’re defending yourself doesn’t mean you...
The Tightest Brabo Choke Set Up By Fabio Gurgel
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
How many times have you gotten to Side Control, only to have your training partner or opponent go into ultra-defense mode? They keep their elbows tight and smartly fend off all of your attempts of...
Make Your Toreando Pass Better With These Great Details
Jan 13, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is, more often than not, one of the first passes you learn on your BJJ journey. But, like so many other things that we learn as beginners, there are some game-changing details that...
Can Training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Make You A Complete Martial Artist?
Dec 23, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became...
Prevent Your Opponents From Standing In Your Closed Guard By Doing This
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Your closed guard is only as effective as your ability to use it for sweeps, transitions and submissions is… However, it’s only as useful as your ability to preserve it when your...
Collection Of Greatest Weight loss Pictures Of BJJ Practitioners
Nov 27, 2019BJJEE
Through the years bjj has inspired a series of huge transformations in its practitioners. While some we’re most likely to hear about then others what matters is that in the end...
Tap Anyone From Inside Their Closed Guard
Oct 27, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Being inside somebody’s closed guard can often be a nightmare because of the constant necessity to open and pass it, as well as because of the constant danger of being swept and...
Updated List of BJJ Red Belts: There are Much More than You Think!
Oct 06, 2019BJJEE
The 9th degree red belt is the highest rank awarded to any currently living practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to Renzo & Royler Gracie, in Brazilian jiu-jitsu the red...
6 Best Tips On How To Push Yourself To Make The Most Of Every Training
Sep 30, 2019BJJEE
Doing bjj daily or almost every day is a necessity if you’re serious about the gentle art. But as with any activity done daily there are variations in how well you receive instructions and how...
