How to Take Advantage of a BJJ Seminar
Aug 03, 2020BJJEE
Seminars can be a terrific way to get better at BJJ. But are they truly a good time and money investment? Once you make the commitment to attend, how can you maximize your learning experience? In...
Going Through A Break Up And Feeling Down? BJJ Can Help Out
Jul 01, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve probably experienced that sinking feeling; the one as if the world is crushing around you and as if you can’t really find your place in it anymore. Break ups are never a fun...
John Danaher Details The One Attribute That He Actively Pursues In his Students
Jun 10, 2020BJJEE
In bjj you often hear about certain attributes needed for success. Whether you’re a coach or a hobbyist there’s a certain hierarchy of attributes that are desired to have in order to make...
So You Want To Quit BJJ As A Blue Belt? Consider This First
Jun 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The „blue belt blues“ in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, despite often being subjected to various jokes and memes, are as real as it gets. They happen to almost everyone that receives their blue belt, to...
The Cross Sleeve Guard Is Your New Best Friend
Apr 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Open Guard offers you so much choice for setting up your attacking game! There are a number of ways to set up offense from here, and if you haven’t read our two articles about the Collar...
Which Is Better For Self-Defense: BJJ Or Judo? Here’s What Matters
Apr 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Is it better to have trained BJJ or Judo when a self-defense situation arises? If you’re a Jiujiteiro, then this might not be what you want to hear… But it’s something that you...
Cobrinha’s 8 BJJ Solo Guard Retention Drills – Do These Every Day!
Apr 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There’s nothing worse than feeling your BJJ skills slowly fade away due to the lack of training… And look, we get it! Your academy is probably closed, so you can’t go over there and...
Stuck In Quarantine? Here Are 5 BJJ Things You Can Do To Stay Motivated
Mar 31, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Depending on where you live, there’s a possibility that you’ve already spent a couple of weeks in a self-imposed quarantine, isolated and being away from your BJJ academy; away from Jiu...
Bulletproof Your Knees For BJJ With These 5 Stability Exercises
Mar 31, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Look, chances are that we probably don’t have to tell you about how important it is to stay as injury-free as possible in BJJ – especially when your knees are considered. For, once the...
The Best Guard For Beginners: Collar Sleeve Guard with Rafael Mendes
Mar 26, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
In the part one of the Introduction to the Collar Sleeve Guard, we’ve examined the basics of setting up this guard, as well as how to set up basic attacks from it. Now, in this second part,...
10 Simple Tips For Massive Improvements in your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Game
Mar 08, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. So you’re improving in BJJ! But not as much as you’d like, eh…? No problem, we’ve got your back! Here are 10 easy to...
Law Enforcement and Security Techniques That Just Don’t Work
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve probably had a chance to see all of those inefficient martial arts techniques on Instagram, Youtube and similar, right? And, while it seems that they are often a laughing stock for some...
Alvin Aguilar The Pioneer Of BJJ in the Philippines & Head of Asia’s Largest BJJ Team
Jan 22, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is booming in The Philippines, a country in Asia with over 100 million inhabitants and highly developed MMA and martial arts scene. The pioneer of BJJ in the Philippines and South...
Top List Of Funniest People In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 22, 2020BJJEE
One of the great things about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the characters that make up the sport. Here is a list of the funniest people in Jiu-Jitsu in no particular order: Renato Laranja, the man...
Enson Inoue Shows Unorthodox Arm Bar from Closed Guard for No Gi BJJ
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
MMA legend and old school BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has started training Jiu-Jitsu again in 2016 after taking a...
Guide To The Ultimate BJJ Lifestyle Home
Sep 08, 2019BJJEE
For a BJJ practitioner the Dojo or Academy is sacred place where you refine your art and train with your teammates. Some BJJ practitioners take it to a whole new level when they...
Instructors Should Encourage Students To Find Their Own Unique Grappling Style
Aug 18, 2019grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. As an instructor, we must realize that it is not about us anymore, it is...
Why You Should NEVER Give Up When Stuck In Bad Positions
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, and creator of Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. I was training with Ryron Gracie back in the day...
Roll Session: Rockstar & BJJ Black Belt Billy ‘Biohazard’
Jun 18, 2019grappler z
The guitarist and frontman of the Metal band Biohazard, Billy Graziadei is a BJJ black belt who has been training since as far back as 1993. His Jiu-Jitsu story is unique as he was training while on...
Eddie Bravo: Quintet Ruleset Is The Most Gangster, Because They’re both Going For It
Oct 05, 2018BJJEE
Eddie Bravo is well known for plenty of things but in recent years perhaps the most with pioneering his own ruleset with the Eddie Bravo Invitational. The ruleset would from there go on to be a part...
Enson Inoue Thought BJJ Was Aikido-like BS When He Attended The First Class
May 17, 2018BJJEE
MMA legend and BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has started training Jiu-Jitsu again in 2016 after taking a 10 year...
Understanding The 3 Ways of Bowing in Japan
May 16, 2018BJJEE
Written by Brandon Hetzler who is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, 7th degree black belt in Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. I would like to share a little something on bowing in...
Tegumi: The Traditional Wrestling Art from Okinawa
Mar 08, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is a Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, and creator of Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. It is believed by many masters that tegumi was probably...
F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton Started Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Feb 16, 2018BJJEE
Lewis Hamilton has long been a name among formula 1 drivers. However he’s decided to try something new recently. Kid Peligro shared on social media: Super stoked to have had a...
