Outrageous Excerpts from Rickson Gracie’s Book Gain Widespread Attention on Social Media
Apr 25, 2024BJJEE
The legendary Rickson Gracie is respected by many members of the Jiu-Jitsu community. He wrote a book a couple of years ago with some help from another writer and shared some surprising information....
Someone Training Both Compares Gracie & Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 25, 2024BJJEE
Photo: Metamoris 1, Ryron Gracie vs Andre Galvao. Guest post Tony Pacenski who is a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Rodrigo Medeiros (BJJ Revolution Team). He runs his academy Soulfight and the excellent...
The Time The Gracie Brothers Visited a Judo Dojo in California
Apr 07, 2024BJJEE
On January 13, 1987, a significant encounter took place when Rorion, Rickson, Royler, and Helio Gracie paid a visit to Hayward Nishioka’s judo club in Los Angeles, armed with a video recorder...
Ron Tripp, The Only Person to Defeat Rickson Gracie in Official Competition
Apr 07, 2024BJJEE
Photo: Ron Tripp and a Sambo match between Rickson and Rolls Gracie. The great Rickson Gracie claimed to have been unbeaten in BJJ, Wrestling, Sambo, challenge matches, Judo and vale tudo fights with...
Rickson’s Opinion on the Gracie Academy vs Carlson Gracie Team Rivalry
Feb 14, 2024BJJEE
Back when Carlson Gracie decided to leave the Gracie Academy in Rio de Janiero and to teach Jiu-Jitsu to common people, a rivalry started with his uncle Helio. He started the famous Carlson Gracie...
[CONTROVERSIAL] That Time When Rener Gracie (Did Not) Tap Out Cassio Werneck
Feb 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The 2003 no time-limit match between Rener Gracie and Cassio Werneck was one of those BJJ matches that became infamous because of the way they ended. Gracie, newly promoted to black belt by Helio...
BJJ Legends Helio “Soneca” Moreira and Roberto “Gordo” Correa Promoted To Coral Belt
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Two great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legends have recently been promoted to the rank of a BJJ coral belt – Helio “Soneca” Moreira and Roberto “Gordo” Correa! They were promoted...
The Jiu-Jitsu History The Gracies Don’t Want You to Hear
Jan 27, 2024BJJEE
Brazil’s leading BJJ media Tatame magazine made a very interesting article about the biggest rivalries in the Gracie Family, which was translated by Gabriel Cunha for BJJEE.com. The article...
The Gracie Challenge That Went Horribly Wrong: Robin Gracie & Damien Riccio
Jan 25, 2024BJJEE
Back in 2003, Robin Gracie, the youngest of Helio Gracie’s sons, who runs Gracie Barcelona was conducting a seminar in Perpignan, France. Perpignan is about 1h30 drive away from Barcelona....
Carlson Gracie Jr. Reveals Who Was The Toughest Gracie Of Them All: “He Didn’t Run From Anyone”
Jan 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent conversation on the “Connect Cast” podcast, Carlson Gracie Jr. – son of the legendary Carlson Gracie – shared an intriguing insight into his father’s view of the...
Rickson Gracie Talks about His Toughest Bout: ‘I Was Ready To Quit’
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE
Rickson Gracie and Casemiro ‘Rei Zulu’ Nascimento Martins engaged in two highly competitive matches in the early 1980s that helped launch Rickson’s career and raise his profile...
6X Master World Champ Points out 2 Gracie Family Members that Only Defeated ‘Those who Didn’t Know Jiu-Jitsu’
Dec 27, 2023BJJEE
The Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and businessman Viktor Dória recently shared his thoughts on the evolution of fighters’ physiques on the “Connect Cast” podcast. Viktor Dória...
Why are the New Generation of the Gracie Family Not Dominating in MMA & Jiu-Jitsu Anymore?
Dec 19, 2023BJJEE
If you train Jiu-Jitsu or even MMA it is because of the Gracie family. The Gracie were the ones who popularized MMA and Jiu-Jitsu to the masses when they created the UFC back in 1993 in the US....
Rorion Gracie Reveals Why There Are So Many Names With “R” In The Gracie Family
Dec 07, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Have you ever noticed that the names of the members of the Gracie Family, for the most part, start with the letters R, C, and K? It’s a bit peculiar, right? So, why is this the case? The...
Renzo Gracie Reveals Family Secret To Avoiding Getting Triangled in the Arm-in Stack Pass
Dec 01, 2023BJJEE
The traditional beginner Gracie Jiu-Jitsu guard pass where you stack your opponent and put one hand in and one hand out and pass to the side is still being thought widely in BJJ academies. Now, many...
UFC Co-Founder: Rorion Gracie Accused Rickson Gracie of Stealing Students
Nov 13, 2023BJJEE
In 1993, Art Davie created and co-produced the tournament which became the televised Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is currently giving interviews to promote his book ‘Is this legal’. I this...
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Rorion Gracie Shares His Thoughts
Oct 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rorion Gracie is not just the oldest son of the legendary Helio Gracie, but he is also one of the most influential people in the world of Jiu-Jitsu himself. For example, not a lot of people know...
Royce Gracie Critiques BJJ Academies For Not Teaching Self-Defense
Jul 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Why did you start training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Perhaps you found out about it by chance and it seemed interesting, maybe a friend recommended it to you, or maybe you were looking to learn how to...
Royce Gracie: “BJJ Academies Lost The Essence Of Martial Arts”
Jul 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Royce Gracie, UFC’s and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend, thinks that BJJ academies have “lost their way”. Predominantly because, in his opinion, they are increasingly neglecting the...
Sport Jiu-Jitsu vs. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu: A Closer Look At This Age-Old Debate
Jul 01, 2023BJJEE
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...
Chuck Norris Talks Training With The Gracie Family: “I Got On The Ground With Rickson…”
Jun 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that the martial arts and movie industry legend Chuck Norris trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? And that he even trained with the Gracie family – as well as rolled with Rickson? Norris...
Kron Gracie Vows To Change Fighting Style: ‘I’m Going Back To My Old Ways’
May 15, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Kron Gracie Answers Critics: ‘I Tried to Please the Jiu-Jitsu Community’
May 15, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Outdated for MMA?
May 10, 2023BJJEE
The Gracie family helped create and popularize Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu all over the world, especially in the early days of the UFC. Nowadays modern MMA has almost nothing to do with the UFC from the...
