Georges St-Pierre Shows How He Would Defend a Knife Put to his Throat
Jan 13, 2022BJJEE
There was a time when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was actually trained for self defense. There were no tournament or title aspirations, there was simply a desire to learn and be able to defend oneself. Fast...
Georges St-Pierre Explains What To Do in a Street Altercation
Jan 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s safe to say that Georges St-Pierre – a former UFC welterweight and middleweight champion – knows a thing or two about fighting. And not just about competing in the octagon; but...
Which Concepts To Implement For Quick Improvements in No-Gi BJJ
Dec 28, 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...
Ryan Hall: ‘You Shouldn’t Be Competing in BJJ Unless You Are 100% Prepared’
Nov 14, 2021BJJEE
Ryan Hall is a UFC fighter, BJJ black belt, head instructor of 50/50 BJJ, an ADCC bronze medalist with a long career in high level competition throughout which he has beaten many of the top grapplers...
US National Coach Jimmy Pedro Shares Insight on Vladimir Putin’s Real Judo Level
Nov 01, 2021BJJEE
One of the most recent guests on the popular Lex Fridman Podcast was Jimmy Pedro. As the team coach of Team USA Judo national coach Olympic and also a bronze medalist judoka. Perdo had a lot to say...
US National Coach Jimmy Pedro: ‘Teddy Riner is Judo’s Heavyweight GOAT’
Nov 01, 2021BJJEE
Double Olympic champion & 10x world champion Teddy Riner (FRA) is the greatest ever heavyweight and a strong candidate for greatest Judoka of all time. At 2.04 m and 140kg, he is a physical...
US National Coach Jimmy Pedro Believes Kayla Harrison Would Beat Khabib Nurmagomedov in a Judo Match
Nov 01, 2021BJJEE
Kayla Harrison is the only Judo Olympian from the USA to have won a Gold medal and she has actually won two gold medals. Now she’s baring her teeth. She was quoted saying the following: “Am I...
Travis Stevens: “Learning How To Win Is More Than Just Learning Technique”
Oct 05, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Travis Stevens is an Olympic silver medalist Judoka and also a BJJ black belt under John Danaher – which he earned after just 18 months of training! Needless to say, Stevens is an absolute...
Travis Stevens Gives Advice to Young People: “Put Your Happiness First”
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Travis Stevens is an Olympic silver medalist Judoka, as well as a BJJ black belt under John Danaher. His focus, determination, mental and physical endurance are just some of the things that make him...
Olympic Silver Medalist Judoka Discusses Vladimir Putin’s Black Belt in Judo
Sep 25, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
One of the most recent guests on the popular Lex Fridman Podcast was Travis Stevens. As an Olympic silver medalist judoka and a BJJ black belt under John Danaher, Stevens had a lot to say about...
Travis Stevens Explains Fundamental Principles of Gripping
Sep 24, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
How good are your grips when it comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo? Probably not as good as they could be – and they could probably use some tips from an Olympic silver medalist Judoka! In a...
Travis Stevens:’If You Did Judo with Me, We Probably Wouldn’t be Friends. If We Did BJJ, We Would Be.’
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE
Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different goals...
Travis Stevens: “I’d Never Give You An Opportunity To Tap”
Sep 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Travis Stevens – a 2016 Olympic Silver Medalist in Judo and BJJ Black Belt under John Danaher (a feat he accomplished after just 18 months of training BJJ) – joined the Lex Fridman...
John Danaher On The Right Way To Drill Techniques in Jiu-Jitsu For Maximum Skill Acquisition
May 14, 2021BJJEE
If you’ve been practicing BJJ for awhile, you’ve probably heard/used the phrase: “Drillers are killers”. Indeed, drilling for BJJ has been found to be effective by many students, especially...
John Danaher Goes Deep Into The Value of Training with Lower Belts
May 13, 2021BJJEE
Carlson Gracie said: “If you want to be a lion, you have to train with lions” Many people understand that as meaning that all your training should be with people that can defeat you and that will...
John Danaher on What is the Best Martial Art for the Streets
May 11, 2021BJJEE
Street fights are unlike your gym sparring or drills in that they are very chaotic. They are spontaneous, they have trigger points and bad things can happen in an instant. There are however certain...
John Danaher Disagrees with Joe Rogan about Dangers of Wearing a Tie in a Street Altercation
May 11, 2021BJJEE
John Danaher is known as one of the best instructors in Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. The New Zealand born, BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie has been praised by the BJJ community as being a master and brain of...
Can a Robot Defeat Gordon Ryan in a Grappling Match? John Danaher Gives an Epic Analysis
May 11, 2021BJJEE
Can a talented group of engineers design a robot that can defeat Gordon Ryan in submission grappling match? This is the question that BJJ black belt and AI specialist Lex Fridman asked Ryan’s...
GSP on What is the Best Martial Art for the Streets
Apr 26, 2021BJJEE
Street fights are unlike your gym sparring or drills in that they are very chaotic. They are spontaneous, they have trigger points and bad things can happen in an instant. There are however certain...
Wrestling Legend Dan Gable on How losing His Sister in Tragic Circumstances Changed Him
Jan 11, 2021BJJEE
Dan Gable is best known for his coaching accolades (including 15 NCAA team team titles for university of Iowa) but the legend is primarily forged on a career that totaled only one lost match in his...
Joe Rogan On Why He Doesn’t Want To Compete in Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 28, 2020BJJEE
Joe Rogan has long been one of the most influential people in the bjj community and out of it. The 52 year old stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman...
Joe Rogan: ‘There is Violence is Me & It Scares Me’
Sep 28, 2020BJJEE
Joe Rogan has long been one of the most influential people in the bjj community and out of it. The 51 year old stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman...
Joe Rogan Talks About What His Jiu-Jitsu Game is Like: ‘My Takedowns Aren’t Good”
Sep 28, 2020BJJEE
Joe Rogan has long been one of the most influential people in the bjj community and out of it. The 52 year old stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman...
Ryan Hall on How to Get Started in BJJ
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training is a great way to get fit and healthy, especially if you’re trying to lose weight. But there is so much more to be gained from Jiu-Jitsu than just shedding the pounds....
