Difference Between BJJ and Luta Livre: Turtle Position
Jan 28, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
Difference Between BJJ and Luta Livre: Escaping Side Control
Jan 24, 2018BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has changed the martial arts world...
Here’s How Martial Arts Can Give Your Child An Edge In School
Jan 16, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Bottom Mount Mistakes: Your Natural Instincts Will Get You KO’d
Jan 10, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Trains with BJJ Orange Belt
Jan 10, 2018BJJEE
Khabib Nurmagomedov is famous for many things – major one being a saying: “If Sambo was easy, it would be called jiu-jitsu” . His grappling background is world class. Like many children in...
Mackenzie Dern’s First Opponent in Octagon Revealed – Ashley Yoder at UFC 222
Jan 02, 2018BJJEE
Mackenzie Dern will be making her UFC debut in March of 2018. MMAFighting.com reported Dern’s opponent will be Ashley Yoder (5-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) at UFC 222, which takes place March 3...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Takedown & Grappling Technique Breakdown
Dec 30, 2017BJJEE
Khabib Nurmagomedov is famous for many things – one of them being a saying: “If Sambo was easy, it would be called jiu-jitsu” . Khabib Nurmagomedov is an undefeated Russian mixed martial artist...
Rafael Lovato Jr: If Your Game Becomes Too Reliant On Format, You’re not going to Evolve
Dec 29, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. has had an impressive year. Rafael Lovato Jr has also moved on to bigger things after Legacy Fighting Championship. After a successful debut at Bellator he’s booked...
The Dangers of Hero Worship in Martial Arts: An Open Letter from Ryan Hall
Dec 29, 2017BJJEE
Photo: Joshua Halvatzis, Goliveco You have for sure heard by now about the Lloyd Irvin drama and the controversy surrounding him and some of his team members. Back in December 2012 two of his male...
Was 2017 the Year Of Unusual Subs in The Cage?
Dec 26, 2017BJJEE
As the end of the year fast approaches we’ve gathered to look over some of the most interesting submission moments of the year in MMA. Typically submissions in mma are usually...
Mackenzie Dern: We’ve Already Had Talks With the UFC
Dec 18, 2017BJJEE
While the Nogi Worlds just ended one name notably absent was Mackenzie Dern. Dern has long contemplated deciding between the competitive BJJ world and MMA. The multiple time bjj world champion...
Keenan Cornelius Prepping Guard Innovation For Nogi Worlds Influenced By Danaher Death Squad
Dec 15, 2017BJJEE
Keenan Cornelius is one of the most respected competitors in the sport but his perhaps greatest innovations come from the world of Gi. He’s been at the forefront of innovations...
A Female MMA Fighter Is Stepping Into cage With A Man Doubting Women Can Beat Men
Dec 13, 2017BJJEE
Any time a video of a very technical girl is seen online there’s quickly a troll emerging tearing it down. The internet has spawned many amateurs that are mostly spectators and...
Life Of A BJJ Player In A Series Of Funny Animated GIFs
Dec 09, 2017BJJEE
Here are a series of funny GIFs that illustrate the life of a BJJ player: From training, to competing, to getting promoted, to social life. This was translated to English from French...
Demi Lovato Recommends BJJ As A Way To Improve Confidence & To Deal With Mental Issues
Dec 04, 2017BJJEE
BJJ blue belt Demi Lovato has been quite outspoken about her affection for jiu-jitsu among other things. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
EBI 14: Full Lineup Released
Nov 28, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo’s Invitational is perhaps the most popular grappling tournament right now. The prestigious sub only event is doing another edition of Absolutes – previous...
Rener Gracie Invents Revolutionary Sweatshirt/Back Pack
Nov 26, 2017BJJEE
Rener Gracie, love him or hate him, you can’t deny that he’s a brilliant businessman. Rener and his brother, Ryron Gracie created Gracie University, an online Jiu-Jitsu learning center, and...
John Danaher: The Man Behind The Legends
Nov 20, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
A Breakdown Of The Joint Submissions In BJJ (Videos)
Nov 08, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Maynard James Keenan Demonstrates Techniques And Talks How BJJ And Creativity Connect
Nov 06, 2017BJJEE
Maynard James Keenan is an American progressive metal singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor, best known as the vocalist for Grammy Award-winning American...
Training BJJ Prompts Student To Invent Glove That Would Prevent Finger Injuries
Nov 03, 2017BJJEE
In brazilian jiu-jitsu our hands often take the brunt of the action. Especially for those of us who are gi fans. Often times an athlete will lose a significant percent of usage of his...
Ricardo Liborio Leaves American Top Team
Oct 31, 2017BJJEE
Ricardo Liborio is considered, by many to be the best Brazilian jiu jitsu black belt formed by Master Carlson Gracie and an all around legend of the sport. Ricardo Liborio was also the very first...
Ten Years After His UFC Debut, Demian Maia Has Accumulated A 19-7 UFC record
Oct 28, 2017BJJEE
Demian Maia is perhaps the biggest ambassador of the jiu-jitsu community in the Octagon. Just last week marked the 10 years since he made his professional debut in the UFC Octagon...
The Most Popular Submissions In MMA
Oct 27, 2017BJJEE
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