Why Do So Many Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belts Get an Inflated Ego?
Apr 16, 2021BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. We all know there is a pretty clear difference in skill sets for each...
For These Reasons Most People Quit Brazilian Jiu Jitsu As A Blue Belt
Mar 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that there’s a high probability of you quitting Jiu Jitsu as a blue belt? Yep, that’s right – the so-called „blue beltitis“ gets ahold of many Jiujiteiros… But...
Pop Star Demi Lovato On Why She Stopped Training Jiu-Jitsu After Blue Belt
Mar 27, 2021BJJEE
Demi Lovato made huge waves back in August of 2017 when she got her blue belt. Many questioned if she deserved it. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
3 Month White to Blue Belt Intensive BJJ Camp: Legit or Quick Money Making Scheme?
Mar 17, 2021BJJEE
For a beginner, the BJJ blue belt is a big deal in the martial art/sport as it’s the first coloured belt in the long journey that makes up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For long term practitioners, the...
10 Things You Need To Know Before Getting Your Blue Belt
Mar 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
So you would like to get your blue belt in BJJ, eh? That’s fantastic! But… Are you aware of the things that you should know first – before you get promoted? Here are 10 things that you...
USA Judo Olympian Wins Double Gold in a Local BJJ Blue Belt Division
Jan 26, 2021BJJEE
American judoka Nick Delpopolo is a 2x Olympian where he was able finish 7th in the 2016 Olympics. He took up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu last year and was recently promoted to blue belt. Delpopolo tested...
Aikido Master Claims To Dominate Resisting BJJ Blue Belt in Real Sparring
Jan 03, 2021BJJEE
Aikido once used to be a famous Martial Art, respected by all martial artists. Yet these days it is losing it’s popularity fast, while being compared to other modern martial arts. Yet what made it...
BJJ Black Belt vs Blue Belt Challenge – Black Belt Holding a Beer The Entire Time
Jan 02, 2021BJJEE
This one is quite interesting. How does a BJJ black belt skills fare against a black belt when you handicap him? In this crazy challenge, The Hipster Bjj black belt Thomas Johannessen grapples blue...
Watch: Actor Tom Hardy Shows His BJJ Blue Belt Skills Grappling with Russian
Jan 01, 2021BJJEE
Actor Tom Hardy was recently promoted to the rank of blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Hardy began training jiu-jitsu as far back in 2011 when he prepared for his role as an MMA fighter in the film...
Actor Tom Hardy Promoted To Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 29, 2020BJJEE
Actor Tom Hardy was recently promoted to the rank of blue belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Hardy began training jiu-jitsu as far back in 2011 when he prepared for his role as an MMA fighter in the film...
3 Steps to Get Promoted Quicker to BJJ Blue Belt
Dec 08, 2020BJJEE
While you should never rush the process to the next belt rank — especially if you are a white belt — there are a few key elements you can focus on to make the journey smoother and quicker. But...
BJJ Instructors Outline Blue Belt Requirements Stripe By Stripe
Dec 05, 2020BJJEE
Every beginner has an impossible hurdle in front of them – how to get to the coveted next rank – the blue belt. Often time people will estimate progress among them based on how often...
Should Getting Your Blue Belt in BJJ Take Longer?
Oct 29, 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. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a belt system that is longer and harder to get...
50 Yr Old BJJ Blue Belt Submits Purple Belt Using Buggy Choke
Oct 28, 2020BJJEE
Buggy choke has turned quite a few eyebrows since videos of it first surfaced a few years ago. Tony Pacenski who is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros (BJJ Revolution Team). He runs his...
How to Break Through the Blue Belt Plateau
Oct 22, 2020Patrick
When you first start BJJ, it’s easy to get better. You learn new moves and improve after every class. But just showing up to class does not work forever. From my experience, most people hit a...
Firas Zahabi: What if everyone in the nation had a bjj blue belt?
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
In this clip, Firas Zahabi, widely considered as one of the best MMA coaches of our generation and trainer of ace fighters like George Saint Pierre, Rory Macdonald to name a few, talks about the...
Hapkido Master Manhandled By BJJ Blue Belt, Claims He is an ex Jiu-Jitsu World Champ
Sep 03, 2020BJJEE
Challenges have been rising in popularity ever since the early 80s. The urge to test your skill and to compare it with other martial artists is enormous. This is how a 5th degree hapkido black belt...
Hit TV show Saved By The Bell Set To Return w/ Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Mario Lopez both BJJ Blue Belts
Sep 02, 2020BJJEE
The 90’s hit tv show Saved By The Bell is set to return later this year and it’s over 25 years since AC Slater and Zack Morris went toe-to-toe in the Bayside High corridors. Since filming...
UFC Breakout Star Khamzat Chimaev Surprise Promotion To BJJ blue belt: ‘I’m Very Nervous’
Aug 29, 2020BJJEE
The Chechen Khamzat Chimaev is currently the UFC’s fastest rising star after he fought and won twice within a ten day period. He then went on to openly threaten Conor McGregor. Chimaev has a...
BJJ Black Belt World Champ Takes on PRO Bodybuilder BJJ Blue Belt
Aug 25, 2020BJJEE
Jiu jitsu is all about the little guy defeating the big guy but nobody can turn away when a 250 lbs bodybuilder/powerlifting champion starts training in the academy… In the past, there have been...
Derrick Lewis Earns First Stripe On His Blue Belt in BJJ After Victory over Oleinik
Aug 24, 2020BJJEE
After defeating Aleksei Oleinik by TKO earlier this month, Derrick Lewis fight declared that he’s “one of the baddest blue belts in Texas.” Lewis’s BJJ instructor Joe Murphy of Renzo...
Why Did Grandmaster Helio Gracie Wear a Blue Belt?
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
The most common images of Grandmaster Helio Gracie are of him wearing a red belt with 10 degrees, which is reserved for the founders of Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (Carlos, Helio, George, Oswaldo...
What is The Difference in Skill Between a White-Blue Belt & Brown-Black Belt in BJJ?
Jul 25, 2020BJJEE
Have you ever wondered what is the difference in skill gap between a white and a blue belt in BJJ? Certainly many people who train BJJ have thought about it. Receiving a blue belt is an...
Why I Switch BJJ Academies As a 3 Stripe Blue Belt
Jul 16, 2020BJJEE
“jiu-jitsu é a única arte marcial que tem família” (Jiu-Jitsu is the only martial art that has a family) Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke...
