Gordon Ryan “Promoted” To BJJ Blue Belt By Roger Gracie
Nov 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan and Roger Gracie had an opportunity to roll together in Austin, Texas; where the Gracie came in order to record a podcast episode with Lex Fridman. Ryan wrote about the awesome experience...
Tom DeBlass: “Tom Hardy Is A Very Solid BJJ Blue Belt”
Nov 09, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Tom Hardy is a 4-stripe BJJ blue belt… But how good, really, are his Jiu-Jitsu skills? Well, Tom DeBlass – who’s been coaching the famous actor a couple of times, as well as...
Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Challenges Wrestler in the Park
Oct 16, 2022BJJEE
It seems like many grapplers are always desperate to train, so why not just take it outdoors? In this video, we see a BJJ blue belt grappling a Wrestler in the park. Wrestlers are universally known...
[Watch] 250lb Purple Belt Slams 140lb Juvenile Blue Belt On His Head
Sep 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ego can be a dangerous thing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… Especially if left unchecked – as it can lead to bad situations. To serious injuries, even. And that’s exactly what happened at...
Emotional Jocko Willink Promotes His Daughter to Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 29, 2022BJJEE
Whether we wish to admit it or not, our kids especially in the urban areas are increasingly hooked on electronic devices. These kids are ‘connected’ to the internet with access to information and...
Elaine Wynn Is 73 Years Old & A BJJ Blue Belt
Aug 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Elaine Wynn Beiersdoerfer is a 73 year-old woman who trains BJJ 3 times per week at Gracie Barra Pelham (Birmingham, Alabama) – and is a competitive blue belt. She started training when she was...
TeQuan Monte Has Cerebral Palsy, But Trains Hard – And Has Been Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt
Jul 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Inspiration in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu comes in all sorts of ways. But if you’re looking for something – for someone – who’s going to make you both smile and want to keep training, then look no...
Rodolfo Vieira: “I’m Feeling Like A Blue Belt In MMA”
Jun 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rodolfo Vieira is a legendary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athlete and competitor. However, he is still (relatively) new to the world of professional mixed martial arts (MMA). At the moment, he sports a 3-1...
Are You A New BJJ Blue Belt? Don’t Make This Mistake
May 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
So you were promoted to a BJJ blue belt… Congratulations! It took a lot of effort, sweat, and consistency to get where you’re at right now. Give yourself a pat on the back – you...
JT Torres: “I Was Promoted To Blue Belt By Royce Gracie – That Was Crazy!”
Apr 13, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Jonathan “JT” Torres is one of the most successful contemporary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes. However, as everyone else at an elite level, he was once a white belt. And then, one day, he...
Man Gets Handcuffed & Decides to Run – Gets Caught by a BJJ Blue Belt
Jan 16, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Selling fake merchandise is generally a bad idea… But it’s an even worse idea when you get handcuffed and then decide to flee from the police; only to get caught by a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu...
The 3 Month White to Blue Belt Intensive BJJ Camp That You Never Heard Of
Dec 21, 2021BJJEE
Written By : BJJ Brown Belt JP Mestanza One of the best ways to learn anything is to completely immerse yourself in it, whether it’s learning a language, a musical instrument, or martial...
Mark Ormrod, BJJ Blue Belt & Triple-Amputee, Completes 24h BJJ Rolling Challenge
Dec 11, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Mark Ormrod, who is a BJJ blue belt, a military veteran, and a triple-amputee, finished a 24-hour BJJ rolling challenge with an aim of soliciting donations to Reorg. Reorg is an organization that...
Cole Abate Explains How He Won ADCC Trials as a 16-Year Old & Blue Belt
Nov 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Imagine being just 16 years old and sporting a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blue belt around your waist… And winning the ADCC Trials. Impossible? Well, somebody forgot to tell that to Cole Abate. The...
Bo Nickal Promoted To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt
Oct 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Imagine going in for your first tournament as a blue belt, getting warmed up to step on those mats… Finally, the announcer calls your name and you step to the side, waiting for the ref to wave...
The Fastest Way To Get Your Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 22, 2021BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu doesn’t have a unified criteria so getting to that coveted next level is in no way easy. What you often hear is “train more”. Training is a necessity but there is such a...
UFC’s Joanna Jedrzejczyk Promoted To BJJ Blue Belt
Oct 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Joanna Jedrzejczyk is one of the best strawweight MMA fighters in history. She is the UFC’s former division champion, as well as a multiple time Muay Thai world champion. She’s known for...
16 yr old BJJ Blue Belt Cole Abate Defeats 10th Planet Black Belt Geo Martinez
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE
The last weekend’s Who’s Number One (WNO) Championships featured some of the most exciting Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu matches of 2021. One of those matches was between the 16 year old bjj blue belt Cole...
300 lbs BJJ Blue Belt Powerlifter Rolling with Smaller BJJ Black Belt
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE
Powerlifting is an extraordinarily tough sport. Athletes that train it gain great strength, that could be later easily transferred to the skills on the mats! In this video we see how a 180 lbs bjj...
WATCH: Open Guard Movement Drills Every Blue Belt Should Know (Videos)
Sep 07, 2021BJJEE
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...
Ex Powerlifting World Champion Wins First Competition as a BJJ Blue Belt in Absolute Division
Aug 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Powerlifting is an extraordinarily tough sport. Athletes that train it gain great strength, that could be later easily transferred to the skills on the mats! Such was the case for Mark MacQueen, an...
BJJ Blue Belt: Where Dreams Are Made…Or Broken
Aug 15, 2021BJJEE
You’ve got your blue belt! The best thing that happened to you since you started BJJ. No more standing in the back of the line. You’re now a color belt and nobody can take it away from you. Some...
When A Teammate Gets Their Blue Belt in Jiu-Jitsu…
Jul 25, 2021BJJEE
What is ‘BLUE BELTITIS’? According Simon Hayes instructor at Carlson Gracie UK, it’s a common disease in BJJ: “After reading many threads recently from white belts wanting their Blues i just...
Overcoming the Blue Belt Blues: “I’m Not Getting Better at BJJ”
Jul 07, 2021BJJEE
You’ve got your blue belt! The best thing that happened to you since you started BJJ. No more standing in the back of the line. You’re now a color belt and nobody can take it away from you. Some...
