Ashton Kutcher Promoted To Brown Belt in BJJ
Oct 30, 2019BJJEE
Superstar actor is now just one step away from getting his black belt in BJJ. He today received his brown belt from the hands of Rigan Machado, the BJJ instructor to the stars: Rigan Machado Designs...
Kron Gracie On His Loss To Cub Swanson: ‘I Won That Fight’
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
You know the old saying “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser”, well Kron Gracie showed that in his reaction to his loss to Cub Swanson last night. Kron Gracie suffered...
Swanson: ‘My beef Wasn’t with Kron Gracie. It Was the Politics of Jiu-Jitsu’
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
Photo credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports Kron Gracie suffered his first loss in MMA when he ended up at the wrong side of a dominant decision against MMA veteran Cub Swanson (26-11 MMA, 11-7...
Swanson On Kron Gracie Calling Him A Traitor: ‘Be Humble. Go Travel To Get Better’
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
Kron Gracie suffered his first loss in MMA when he ended up at the wrong side of a dominant decision against MMA veteran Cub Swanson (26-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC). Kron is now 5-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC. There was...
Little Known Facts (Outside of Japan) About BJJ Pioneer Maeda
Oct 12, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Nobuo Yagai, Rigan Machado’s only Japanese BJJ Black Belt. Conde Koma, as many know, brought the art of JiuJitsu to Brazil during the years of 1916-1921. Due to language...
Kron Gracie: ‘If You Leave Your Team, You’re A Traitor’
Oct 10, 2019BJJEE
Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke different points of views and arguments among the BJJ community. Throughout Jiu-Jitsu history, there have always...
Cub Swanson: ‘I’ve Been Kicked Out of Jiu-Jitsu Academies Because I’m Facing Kron Gracie’
Oct 03, 2019BJJEE
UFC vet Cub Swanson will be facing Kron Gracie in the UFC on October 12th at the Amalie Arena in in Tampa, Florida. Swanson has disclosed that because of Kron’s famous last name, he has...
Black Belt: The Only People Who Should Care About The Patch on Your Back are Biker Clubs & Street Gangs
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Politics have always been one facet of the lifestyle in jiu-jitsu. For this part of the subculture a term Creonte was created. Carlson Gracie came up with term “Creonte” Creonte was the...
The Great Division in Modern Day BJJ: Where is it All Going?
Jun 12, 2019BJJEE
In todays world of divisiveness between politics, religion, healthcare and pretty much everything else Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu cannot escape its practitioners strong opinions stirring amongst the...
Son of reggae icon Bob Marley – Ziggy Marley Does BJJ
Feb 22, 2019BJJEE
People have long coupled the stoner surfer culture and jiu jitsu. As such it should be no surprise that son of late Bob Marley was spotted working on his bjj alongside Ashton Kutcher. View...
Bradley Cooper is Doing BJJ
Feb 22, 2019BJJEE
Bradley Cooper is an American actor and filmmaker. He has been nominated for many awards, including seven Academy Awards and a Tony Award, and has won a Grammy Award and a BAFTA Award. Cooper...
Crolin Gracie Condemned Ralph Gracie’s Actions Only To Be Slammed By Kyra & Vera Gracie
Feb 06, 2019BJJEE
Crolin Gracie released a portuguese rant describing Ralph’s actions and attack on Flavio Almeida as “crocodilization” and short of worthy of the Gracie family name. However...
Kristen Stewart And Girlfriend Do BJJ To Stay in Shape
Jan 16, 2019BJJEE
Just yesterday Jonah HIll came out publicly as a convert to jiu jitsu. The hollywood actor had been reportedly practicing for 2 months and is really loving the vibe. At the same time it came out that...
Attacker Gets Schooled after Assaulting Man in Front Of BJJ Academy
Dec 14, 2018BJJEE
Jiu jitsu academy is no joke – this is something alleged attacker hadn’t considered when he attacked Rigan Machado black belt Adam Nadow in the parking lot of Fudoshin BJJ in...
Gracie Shares Unbelievable Clip Of Systema Self defense
Nov 28, 2018BJJEE
Some martial arts instructors and schools actually believe that they are capable of offering an effective set of self defense skills, while actually that is far from reality. Even famous martial arts...
Charlie Hunnam Receives Blue Belt
Oct 27, 2018BJJEE
Charlie Hunnam has been introduced to the world of bjj earlier in 2016 when reports surfaced he actor was practicing along with Machado and inspired by black belt and director of the latest “King...
Joe Rogan gets Humbled doing Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 26, 2018BJJEE
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...
Joe Rogan Shares Dark Secret To Workout Motivation
Oct 02, 2018BJJEE
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...
MMA Great Gary Goodridge Converts To Islam
Jul 27, 2018BJJEE
MMA legend Garry Goodridge appeared as a guest on the Deen Show, the popular Youtube channel of Eddie Redzovic, owner and instructor of Team Redzovic BJJ in Chicago. Goodridge made an interesting...
Successful BJJ Academies Run By Women Black Belts
Jun 09, 2018BJJEE
Photo: Paulo Bihis Photography. Written by Iva Djokovic Female athletes face a variety of difficulties through their career. Traditionally speaking it was always harder for women to succeed in male...
How Would A Bout Between Wiz Khalifa & Vitor Belfort Look Like?
May 22, 2018BJJEE
American rapper, songwriter, and actor Wiz Khalifa is one of the most popular rap artists in the world having had a number 1 hit with the hit song “See You Again” which peaked at number one on...
Comedian Marlon Wayans Tells a Funny Story About A Street Fight Involving Nick Diaz
May 02, 2018BJJEE
Marlon Wayans was spotted talking to Nick Diaz in front of a Los Angeles club. For those of you who don’t know Wayans is a fan of bjj and is counted among the many famous students of Rigan...
Joel Kinnaman Spotted Working On Stunt Work In the Gi
Feb 14, 2018BJJEE
Actor Joel Kinnaman has joined the ranks of gi practicing actors. As a part of stunt work in the Rigan Machado related stunt studio 8711 which helped Keanu Reeves prep for John Wick he...
Orlando Sanchez Stands By Demi Lovato’s Blue Belt: Demi is a legit Badass
Aug 30, 2017BJJEE
So much fuss has been raised over the fact that pop star Demi Lovato was recently awarded her blue belt. Even though Demi has all the riches the celebrity can provide there are plenty of...
