Female BJJ Blue Belt Takes on Sumo Wrestler
Jul 14, 2020BJJEE
This match was between sumo wrestler Kelly “Man of Fat Steel” Gneiting and a BJJ girl who only weighs 100 pounds. However, this special match was all part of a touring show called Sumo...
Jiu-Jitsu Blue Belt Teaches Rener Gracie an Amazing Technique
Jun 14, 2020BJJEE
Aaron Estrada is a blue belt student at the Gracie Academy. When he entered a classroom and saw two students locked up in a street fight headlock, he quickly employed a very clever technique to break...
So You Want To Quit BJJ As A Blue Belt? Consider This First
Jun 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The „blue belt blues“ in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, despite often being subjected to various jokes and memes, are as real as it gets. They happen to almost everyone that receives their blue belt, to...
The Ultimate Guide To Surviving & Succeeding As A BJJ Blue Belt
Jun 04, 2020BJJEE
Written by Ryan Kellar, BJJ black belt instructor at Team Ronin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu . You leveled up So your professor has presented you with a new belt, signifying that you have fulfilled the...
Joe Rogan’s Recipe For Getting Good At BJJ: Repeatedly Demolish Blue Belts
Jun 03, 2020BJJEE
When it comes to bjj there are a lot of concepts which can further your journey. One often seen philosophy is that to become good you must always pick the toughest roll in any room you’re in....
Lucas Lepri’s Advice For Struggling Blue Belts
Jun 01, 2020BJJEE
When you are a BJJ blue belt, you have reached a respectable level where you are no longer a total beginner but you are somewhat in a strange place. The blue belt is usually the belt level where you...
Jocko Willink on How Long Does It Take To Get A Blue Belt?
Apr 19, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has a belt graduation system that is usually harder to get through then any other martial art. In other systems, you can get your black belt in only 2-3 years, but for BJJ on...
Quitter Explains Why He Quit Jiu-Jitsu After Receiving His Blue Belt
Apr 11, 2020BJJEE
The dropout rates in bjj have long been considered very high. Commonly most academies at any given time have about 50% of class populated by white belts – beginners who opted in for the course but...
Jean Jacques Machado: ‘Students Shouldn’t Learn Leglocks Until Blue Belt’
Feb 25, 2020BJJEE
Leg locks in traditional Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies still seem to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a...
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth Trains BJJ & Is a Blue Belt
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
Dave Mustaine of Megadeth is the latest famed musician to enjoy the joys of jiu jitsu. Mustaine is 57 years old – he is best known as the co-founder, lead vocalist, guitarist and primary...
Watch: The ‘Blue Belt Blues’ Funny Music Video
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
So you just got your blue belt. The best thing that happened to you since you started BJJ. No more standing in the back of the line. You’re now a color belt and nobody can take it away from...
Actor Mickey Rourke is a Blue Belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
World famous actor Mickey Rourke has been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for the past few years under the tutelage of Scott “Einstein” Epstein, a black belt under Eddie Bravo of 10th Planet...
The Unusual Journey Of Gabriel Moraes- World Champion At Blue Belt In 2003 & Black Belt In 2004!
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
What do the Ribeiro brothers, Jose Aldo, Ari Farias, Jacare and Gabriel Moraes have in common? They were all born in this city in the middle of the Amazon jungle, right next to Black...
7 Ways To Overcome A Blue Belt Plateau In BJJ
Jan 09, 2020BJJEE
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...
What’s the First Thing A Brand New Blue Belt Should Work On?
Jan 07, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. Getting your blue belt is a huge accomplishment. Outside of receiving your...
Geo Martinez’s Advice For Struggling Blue Belts
Dec 18, 2019grappler z
When you are a BJJ blue belt, you have reached a respectable level where you are no longer a total beginner but you are somewhat in a strange place. The blue belt is usually the belt level where you...
Tom DeBlass: ‘I Almost Quit Jiu-Jitsu As A Blue Belt’
Dec 14, 2019BJJEE
Tom DeBlass is a former Bellator and UFC fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jisu under Ricardo Almeida. Tom was a County Champion Long Jumper in High School graduating from Central Regional...
Gracie University Blue Belt Instructor Enrolls 350 Students at His Academy in Just 3 years
Dec 13, 2019BJJEE
Are blue belts capable of being good instructors and successful business owners? Many may answer no, and that they don’t have sufficient experience. This was not the case for Johnny Vasquez a...
Garry Tonon Shares Some Advice He Wishes He Received As a Blue Belt
Dec 08, 2019BJJEE
Garry Tonon is known as someone who grapples with a lot of heart – he’s been known to take up much bigger opponents. He talked about some of his experiences with Dirty White Belt...
Female Blue Belt Used BJJ To Prevent Alleged Shoplifter from Getting Away
Nov 24, 2019BJJEE
Female Blue Belt in Caxias do Sul, Brazil detained shoplifter with the power of the RNC. Lucky for the shoplifter he made off better than the mountain lion. 26-year-old Patricia Melo saw the alleged...
In Germany You Can Pay €999 To become a BJJ Blue Belt in a Six Weekend Long Course
Sep 19, 2019BJJEE
For a beginner, the BJJ blue belt is a big deal in the martial art/sport as it’s the first coloured belt in the long journey that makes up Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For long term practitioners, the blue...
JT Torres Gives Advice On Bow & Arrow Choke & Shares a Story On Getting His Blue Belt From Royce Gracie
Sep 11, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
He is one of today’s most exciting lightweight grapplers – an athlete whose technique finesse and entertaining style have brought him to becoming a number one not just for many fans of the...
Would A Blue Belt Beat Mike Tyson
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
If you go down a path of bjj and mma forums looking for people with similar interest you inevitably encounter a phrase where a bjj blue belt more or less already equates to being a badass. A bjj blue...
The Fastest Way to Get a BJJ Blue Belt
Jul 17, 2019grappler z
While you should never rush the process to the next belt rank — especially if you are a white belt — there are a few key elements you can focus on to make the journey smoother and...
