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...
Garry Tonon Eager To Find Next Opponent For SUG3, Taunts AJ Agazarm
Dec 23, 2016BJJEE
Notorious for their style of self promotion, Danaher Death Squad resident Garry Tonon is determined to talk his way into a octagon match with an A level grappler. Sadly for Garry, that...
Garry Tonon Talks Performances at Studio 540 Challenge
Dec 20, 2016BJJEE
on Nicky Ryan vs Kennedy Maciel: “Of course Nicky didn’t achieve victory today. I’m obviously disappointed as well as he is in his performance but having said that...
Gary Tonon Talks Smack Talk As A Way To Promote Match
Dec 19, 2016BJJEE
Studio 540 Challenge managed to put on quite a show for all present as well as those following the livestream on flo. But prior to the fight sharp barbs were exchanged by Tonon and Kim...
Keenan Cornelius Helps Danaher Death Squad Prepare for Studio 540 Challenge
Dec 17, 2016BJJEE
Photo by Bane Visnjic Gordon Ryan may have grappled Keenan to exhaustion earlier this year (and a submission) but Keenan holds no grudge. He joined the notorious Danaher Death Squad in an...
Kim Terra: ‘Garry Tonon Has a Hole in His Game: His Guard’
Dec 16, 2016BJJEE
Garry Tonon will be facing Caio Terra’s brother, Kim this weekend (Dec. 17th) at a special event hosted at Studio 540 in Solana beach, California on and will be streamed Live on...
