10th Planet Jiu Jitsu 101: The 4 Moves You Need To Know
Oct 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...
How To Get Better At Jiu-Jitsu…Even If You Are The Best at the Academy
Oct 13, 2020BJJEE
One of the biggest mysteries in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was how Rickson Gracie could improve his jiu-jitsu even when there was no one better than himself at the academy. So how do you get better at...
6 Concepts Every BJJ White Belt Needs To Master
Oct 06, 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...
Improve your Jiu-Jitsu by Rolling with Handicaps: 1 Arm, No Arms & Eyes Closed
Oct 04, 2020BJJEE
Written By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Serbia. The story goes that years back (in 1989), Roberto Correa, commonly known as Gordo, was forced to...
How Often Should You Roll to Win & Roll to Learn in BJJ Training?
Sep 22, 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. Out of all the training aspects that come along with practicing BJJ, not...
5 Stages of The Body Lock Pass by Lachlan Giles
Sep 20, 2020BJJEE
If you’ve been following the pro BJJ scene, you may noticed many top grapplers having incredible success with a certain type of pass: The bodylock pass which is also known as the double over...
Jon Jones Going Through Intense Deadlift & Squat Training To Bulk Up To Heavyweight
Sep 20, 2020BJJEE
The three main powerlifting exercises that are beneficial for BJJ players are Deadlifts, Benchpress and Squats. It is also advisable to use more specialized exercises like pull ups, presses, rows to...
How to Avoid Ankle Injuries in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 17, 2020James Jayme
Ankle locks and leg attacks are part of the game. Unfortunately, ankle injuries can be detrimental to your progress. The last thing you want is to be limited to just playing guard hoping that you can...
How To Do Aleksei Oleinik’s No Gi Ezekiel Choke
Aug 31, 2020BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
Judo Black Belt Puts BJJ Black Belt to Sleep in Competition
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Judo black belt puts BJJ black belt to sleep with choke. Be careful with Judokas on the ground. They use unexpected moves for BJJ players and have great control. Sode Gyruma is called Ezequiel in BJJ...
Game Changing Detail To Set Up a No Gi Ezekiel
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
These 4 Sweep Tips Will Elevate Your Success Rate By A LOT
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ever went through a number of sweeping techniques and thought to yourself: „Jeez, how am I supposed to remember all of this when I roll?“ Well, you don’t have to learn all of them, nor is...
Sports Psychology: What Does Not Quitting jiu-jitsu Say About You
Aug 05, 2020BJJEE
Recently, I watched budo Jake interview Adem Redzovic. One of the things discussed was how jiu-jitsu of today is modeled on competition champions regardless of the fact that there might be other more...
Time To Squeeze Your Opponents With The Boa Head & Arm by Neil Melanson
Aug 01, 2020BJJEE
The cradle is a basic technique in amateur wrestling. Its name refers to the move’s similarity to the way a person holds an infant in their arms. The wrestler performs the cradle by grabbing the...
How to Deadlift and Avoid Back Pain If You Train BJJ
Jul 29, 2020BJJEE
Why Deadlifts for BJJ athletes? Deadlifts are arguably the exercise with the biggest ‘Bang For Your Buck’ and translates the best for jiu-jitsu in terms of functional strength. It radically...
3 Ways To Stop The Knee Cut Pass
Jul 25, 2020BJJEE
The knee cut is one of the most basic guard passes in BJJ. You may also know the technique as knee slide or even knee slice. If someone has experienced it, they know that it is not pleasant....
Pressure Pass Straight To Mount, With Marcus “Buchecha” Almeida
Jul 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Jiu Jitsu doesn’t have to be complicated in order to work… In fact, most often it’s the basic principles and techniques which will grant success! It’s just a matter of tying...
Why You Must Master The Single Leg Squat For BJJ
Jul 02, 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...
Lachlan Giles On How To Defend The Single Leg X Sweep
Jun 21, 2020BJJEE
The Single Leg X-Guard is a very popular and effective guard for BJJ practitioners who attempt to attack their opponents with both submissions and sweeps. When you are playing the Single Leg X-Guard,...
These Are The Best Teenage Grapplers Today
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
The constant evolution in BJJ is seen not only in the techniques and styles of our times, but also in the grapplers that are rising up and slowly starting to overtake and dominate the competition...
Jiu-Jitsu for Law Enforcement – Official Gracie University Intro Class
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
It’s long been believed that every law enforcement officer should know jiu jitsu. A skill that will enable them to both save their lives and the lives of potential people they come into contact...
Modifying The Over Under Pass For No-Gi by Bernardo Faria
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Anybody who watches the IBJFF black belt divisions knows Bernardo Faria. They also know his awesome, pressure style of passing that he uses to dominate his opponents. His signature pass is the...
The Difference Between Old School Black Belts & New School Purple Belts
Jun 13, 2020BJJEE
For those who are new to the sport, in the past few years we have seen the emergence of a new style of sport Jiu-Jitsu which is an evolution of the sport. Guards such as lapel, worm, 50/50 have been...
3 Ways To Use Your Head As A Fifth Limb When Grappling
Jun 07, 2020BJJEE
Photo: William Burkhardt BJJ Pix Guest post by Daniel Vaughan UCLA undergraduate, judo brown belt under Mike Verdugo and BJJ black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira. Daniel is an instructor...
