ADCC Crowns Division Winners, 1st American Champion of 88kg Division
Sep 24, 2017BJJEE
In a trully exciting series of performances Gordon Ryan may have just earned his self titled nickname King. The 88kg giant managed to secure a submission on bjj prodigy Keenan Cornelius...
2017 ADCC Day 1 Recap, Big Upsets
Sep 23, 2017BJJEE
Day one of ADCC 2017 is behind us. Among the biggest surprises were eliminations of Leandro Lo, Mackenzie Dern and Murillo Santana. The superfight crowned the end of day 1 – it ended with a...
ADCC 2017: Huge Upset Leandro Lo Out In Round 1
Sep 23, 2017BJJEE
In an incredibly surprising turn of events Leandro Lo finished his ADCC journey rather quickly. After getting very close to a heel hook tap – Craig Jones went all out and in the...
Gilbert Burns & Bruno Frazatto Are Out Of ADCC
Sep 19, 2017BJJEE
It looks like with every passing day the ADCC competitor list gets thinner. Latest to succumb to injuries are Gilbert Durinho Burns and Bruno Frazatto. Frazatto wrote on instagram: I...
ADCC: 88 KG Division Preview
Sep 18, 2017BJJEE
The most exciting event in the world of competitive grappling is just up ahead. With it we preview the 88kg division! This division is quite stacked but one notable absence is Yuri...
UPDATE: Eddie Cummings is Out of ADCC
Sep 15, 2017BJJEE
ADCC is just ahead of us and final changes have been released. One surprise comes in the form of Gabriel Arges being out of the 77kg bracket. And it seems that Joao Gabriel...
John Danaher’s Thoughts On Body Type & Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 11, 2017BJJEE
There are three general categories of body types (somatotypes): ectomorph, mesomorph, and endomorph. Very few people fall perfectly into one of the three categories. People are often a mix of...
Leandro Lo, Leo Vieira and More Confirmed For ADCC 2017
Aug 06, 2017BJJEE
As ADCC Finland approaches the list of competitors is getting finalized. ADCC 2017 will see the return of many aces to the big scene but in addition to them there will be many young...
Garry Tonon Announces He’ll Be Doing Combat Jiu-Jitsu At Next EBI
Aug 04, 2017BJJEE
Garry Tonon is the reigning EBI light heavyweight champion having secured the title after filling in for Gordon Ryan and subsequently out-strategizing Vinny Magalhaes. However...
John Danaher Explains Why He Uses Japanese Hierarchy And What Makes His Squad Spectacular
Jun 28, 2017BJJEE
John Danaher is by all means a sensation in contemporary jiu-jitsu – in fact he’s so intriguing even his parody is incredibly popular. Now while John makes most of his...
Bracket Breakdown: The Best Early Round Clashes To Watch During IBJJF Worlds 2017
May 31, 2017BJJEE
Worlds 2017 is just around the corner and it’s promising quite a few exciting matches. Below are the complete Adult Male Black Belt Brackets along with the highlighted first round matches every...
Start Winning BJJ Matches With Superior Takedowns
May 08, 2017Monty L. Collier
Photo by Flashsport: Leandro defeated Erberth Santos thanks in a big part to superior takedowns. Recently, Leandro Lo defeated Gordon Ryan at the ADCC West Coast Trials. How did Leandro Lo defeat...
John Danaher On Leg Locks Conquering The Jiu-Jitsu World
May 05, 2017BJJEE
Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem (still) to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a new school of Jiu-Jitsu...
Going Down A Weight Class? Very Low Body Fat Leads to Erectile Dysfunction
Mar 31, 2017BJJEE
In a sport like Jiu-Jitsu, it’s important to compete at the ideal weight and also with the ideal body fat percentage. In wrestling, Seven percent (7%) body fat has been established by...
How The Ability To Teach Might Be Affecting Your Competition Style
Mar 15, 2017BJJEE
In life you can often encounter the term “those who can’t do, teach” however this is one of the worst offenders in terms of simply not being true in most cases –...
Combat Jiu Jitsu Challenge Plus EBI 11 Results
Mar 06, 2017BJJEE
The inaugural combat jiu jitsu EBI event just concluded. The event lived up to the hype with plenty of finishes and impressive action. In the 4 men Combat jiu jitsu tournament. Combat...
Shots Fired: Tonon Calls Out DJ Jackson For Pulling Out Of Najmi Match, DJ Responds
Feb 25, 2017BJJEE
Grappling scene has been shaped by many of the new events but in equal part it’s been marked with who the organization can get to be a late day replacement for said bouts. Just in the...
EBI’s Inaugural Combat Jiu-Jitsu Event Nearing, Competitors Revealed Slowly
Feb 23, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo Invitational 11 is just behind the corner. The inaugural Combat Jiu Jitsu tournament will be taking place Sunday March 5th in Los Angeles. The show will include a regular...
Former UFC Fighter Chris Brennan Slams IBJJF For Latest Decision: We Can’t Have Corrupt S*it Running The Sport
Feb 10, 2017BJJEE
Chris “The Westside Strangler” Brennan is a lightweight MMA competitor who competed in various promotions including the UFC. He also grappled in the ADCC! But his experiences with various...
Tim Spriggs on Why He Stopped Talking Trash Before Grappling Matches
Feb 10, 2017BJJEE
The new generation of Jiu-Jitsu competitors comprised of Garry Tonon, Gordon Ryan, AJ Agazarm, and Dillon Danis have been using the MMA trash talk model to talk their way into big grappling...
AJ Agazarm Denies Injury After Several Danaher Death Squad Members Comment
Feb 06, 2017BJJEE
photo by Mike Calimbas The last minute switcheroo at Fight To Win Pro 24 may have cost AJ Agazarm quite a bit. In separate posts John Danaher, Gordon Ryan and Garry Tonon weighed in on what...
Submission Underground 3 Results & Recap
Jan 30, 2017BJJEE
3rd edition of the signature Chael Sonnen event just concluded! The exciting card matched some of UFC’s finest with the established big names in the grappling community. The...
Sapateiro Invitational 6 Set To Feature Heavy Hitters
Jan 05, 2017BJJEE
Sapateiro Invitational is a relatively young promotion, it’s one of the up and coming sub only events on the American continent. Once the sponsor for the Gordon Ryan fight...
Biggest Lessons We’ve Learned In Jiu Jitsu In 2016
Dec 30, 2016BJJEE
Photo by Bane Visnjic 2016 has brought us plenty of interesting grappling fights – the year saw a variety of submission only events emerge, EBI come into its own as well as interesting...
