Relson Gracie’s Tips On How To Fast Track Your Game to Black Belt Level
Jan 01, 2021BJJEE
Taking your BJJ skills to the next level requires you to step out of your comfort zone, and sacrifice or compromise some elements in your daily routine to stay on top. It can range anywhere between...
The Legend of “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba vs The Gracie Family
Dec 30, 2020BJJEE
Written by Xavier Sales, Black Belt, Head instructor at Alpha Jiu Jitsu Academy Richmond, Sydney Australia, jiujitsurichmond.com.au There is no one more influential in Japanese MMA than the legend...
What Really Happened in the Infamous Rickson Gracie & Yoji Anjo Incident?
Dec 21, 2020BJJEE
There are numerous stories about the legendary Rickson Gracie. Too many to count actually . We could probably do a whole series of pieces on Rickson stories and only scratch the surface of his...
The Gracies Defeat An Entire Karate Team In Less Than 10 Minutes- 1977
Dec 17, 2020BJJEE
This happened in 1977 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Members of the Gracie family fought a Karate in Vale Tudo/No Hold Barred matches. Fighters for the Gracies were a 13 year old Carlos Gracie Jr,...
Roger Gracie On How He Avoided Surgery During His Entire Career
Nov 10, 2020BJJEE
Roger Gracie may have just retired but it’s quite obvious he’s the best jiu-jitsu player on the Earth. Here’s Why Roger Gracie Is Undoubtedly BJJ’s Greatest Of All Time Last August, after...
Helio Gracie Facing Masahiko Kimura & The Different Interpretations of the Event
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
Among many tales that are at the root of brazilian jiu-jitsu there’s perhaps no challenge more famous than Helio Gracie against Masahiko Kimura. In a 1994 interview with Yoshinori Nishi, Helio...
What Should You Do If Someone Comes To Challenge You in Your BJJ Academy?
Sep 23, 2020BJJEE
“If we fight for money I’ll stop when you ask. If we fight for pride I’ll stop when I want.” ~Rickson In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history there has been a legacy of the Gracie...
Tom DeBlass Reacts to Video of BJJ instructor’s Beatdown of Big Muscle Guy who Challenged Him
Sep 22, 2020BJJEE
“If we fight for money I’ll stop when you ask. If we fight for pride I’ll stop when I want.” ~Rickson In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history there has been a legacy of the Gracie...
Big Muscle Guy Challenges BJJ instructor at His Academy; Instructor Goes Full Vale Tudo on Him
Sep 21, 2020BJJEE
“If we fight for money I’ll stop when you ask. If we fight for pride I’ll stop when I want.” ~Rickson In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu history there has been a legacy of the Gracie...
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...
Renzo Gracie: All We Have To Do Is Embrace Our Lunatic Interior
Aug 01, 2020BJJEE
Renzo Gracie is known for many things however being even tempered is not one of them. But passionate intense or not he is one of the most loved and respected personalities in the community. ...
Elon Musk, Who Has Trained BJJ, Challenges Johnny Depp to ‘Cage Fight’ Over Amber Heard Affair Rumours
Jul 27, 2020BJJEE
Did you know that Tesla founder Elon Musk has trained Jiu Jitsu? He trained BJJ in Palo Alto, California. His kids have been training since they were 6 years old. Also when Musk was a child, he...
Helio Gracie Sets Record Straight: ‘Maeda Was Teaching us Jiu-Jitsu, Not Judo’
Jul 14, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has its roots in the Gracie family, but the Gracies learned from Mitsuyo Maeda. He was doing Vale Tudo challenge matches around the world before the Gracies had been taught...
Joe Rogan On What a Badass Rickson Gracie Was Back In The Day
Jun 17, 2020BJJEE
Joe Rogan talks about Rickson Gracie back in the day, when he was the baddest man in Jiu-Jitsu from the Luta Livre rivalries, to dojo challenges, fighting in Pride 1 etc.. The Yoji Anjo challenge...
Gracie Breakdown: Expecting Cops to Fight Crime Without Proper Training, is a Crime in Itself
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
Often times online we see videos of police officers who are unable to live up to the challenge of their job takes to improper training they receive. Rener and Ryron’s Gracie Breakdown just...
No Sparring for First 6 Months? An Actual Beginner Answers Rener Gracie
Apr 04, 2020BJJEE
Photo: Kim Hovgaard. Surviving the first 6 months of Sparring, commentary from an actual beginner. Gracie breakdown did an episode dedicated to discussing sparring as a reason for quitting....
Carley Gracie on His Fist Fight with his Uncle Helio Gracie & Legal Dispute with Rorion
Mar 18, 2020BJJEE
Carley Gracie, is a 9th degree Red Belt and son of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu founder Carlos Gracie. Carley is the father of Clark Gracie. He is the oldest member of the Gracie clan still donning a gi and...
The Match That Shocked The World: Wallid Ismail-Royce Gracie
Mar 17, 2020BJJEE
The match that shocked the jiu jitsu world when Wallid Ismail of Team Carlson Gracie submitted UFC Champion and legend Royce Gracie with the now famous clock choke. Wallid has a history with the...
Robert Satoshi Submits 5 Opponents & Pops Yuki Nakai’s Shoulder in Rizin BJJ Challenge
Feb 25, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian-Japanese black belt Roberto Satoshi Souza is one of the best lightweights in the world having medalled at the highest level at black belt (Worlds, World Pro, Pan and Europeans). He runs the...
New Findings Emerge On Why BJJ Pioneer Maeda Did Challenge Matches
Feb 23, 2020BJJEE
Three years ago, Master Rigan Machado advised me to write the book about the connections of Jiu Jitsu from Japan to Brazil and the USA in regard to its Samurai origins. It became a great...
Pedro Sauer Talks Challenge against 100lbs Heavier Wrestler and First Ever BJJ Class
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
Pedro Sauer started bjj career as a small lanky teen Rickson Gracie brought to class one day when he was about 15 years old. Sauer described that experience as deeply humbling as he was...
The Tragic Story Of Marcelo Behring, Rickson Gracie’s Greatest Student & His Descent To The Dark Side
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
Marcelo Behring is one of the most important Brazilian jiu jitsu figures in the 1980’s. He was a black belt under Rickson Gracie, and was widely regarded as Rickson’s greatest student. ...
Relson Gracie on Rickson’s 400-0 Record & Not Speaking to Rolls for 5 Years
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
The second eldest son of Helio Gracie, the red belt Relson Gracie reigned during his time, having had according to him, 140 Vale Tudo fights and remained unbeaten for decades. But those who think...
Royce Gracie Reveals What Really Happened w/ Him & Eddie Bravo Backstage at Metamoris
Dec 25, 2019BJJEE
What happened between Royce Gracie and Eddie Bravo at Metamoris III? Chael Sonnen had a chance to talk with Royce Gracie about these and other topics… Royce Gracie Beef With Eddie Bravo: What...
