Is Marcelo Garcia Really the ADCC G.O.A.T.?
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
It’s a continued hard topic of who the No Gi Grappler is of all time. And who had the best debut at ADCC. Was it Marcelo Garcia or Gordon Ryan? The answer remains to be seen. But here’s a...
Shutting Down & Countering The Toreando Pass
Aug 27, 2019BJJEE
The Toreada/Toreando guard pass is probably the first guard pass that you learned when you started BJJ. It is the most common guard pass in BJJ and is also one of the most effective. The pass is...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Aug 18, 2019BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
5 Most Pointless BJJ Belt Promotion Rituals
Jul 26, 2019BJJEE
If you train BJJ, you have probably heard of the gauntlet belt promotion ritual. Gauntlet/tunnel is where you take your gi jacket off and get whipped by your teammates with their belts.When a student...
BJJ Instructor Blows Out Student’s Knee As Punishment For Using The ‘Lockdown’ in Class
Jun 20, 2019BJJEE
Over the years we’ve reported on various bullying behavior and hazing rituals from BJJ instructors and teammates – however this last one is truly disturbing. While there are many different...
Out Of Control BJJ Hazing: Unconscious White Belt Abused By Teammates
Dec 09, 2018BJJEE
Over the years we’ve reported on various hazing rituals – however this last one is truly disturbing. While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the...
Sergio Moraes open to fight with Demian Maia
Oct 01, 2018BJJEE
Sergio Moraes just submitted Ben Saunders yet the ace is open to duelling another Brazilian – Demian Maia. Moraes, who recently lost to Durinho in a grappling superfight recently said: ”I...
The Latest Strange BJJ Belt Promotion Ritual: Motorcycle Tree Gauntlet
Jun 12, 2018BJJEE
While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the gauntlet. Even though the art itself is brazilian the gauntlet originated in USA with Chris Haueter – and is to...
One Of The Greatest Of All Time: Fernando “Margarida” Pontes 2018 HL
Mar 22, 2018BJJEE
Fernando “Margarida” Pontes is in the Top 10 of best Jiu-Jitsu competitors of all time. In the early 2000’s, he was on top of the world having won the weight and absolute at the 2001 Mundials...
How Did an Injured 40yr Old Rickson Defeat a 15yr Younger Saulo Ribeiro
Jan 31, 2018BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj...
Strangest BJJ Promotion Rituals
Jan 03, 2018BJJEE
While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the gauntlet. Even though the art itself is brazilian the gauntlet originated in USA with Chris Haueter...
Felipe Costa On Why He Brought Back The Gauntlet Tradition in His Academy
Oct 30, 2017BJJEE
Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more academies abandon every day. Most modern academies abandon it because it’s a legal liability and to put it bluntly, it’s bad for business in...
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...
Tarsis Humphreys Talks Demi Lovato And Scoffs At Doubters
Oct 07, 2017BJJEE
Tarsis Humphreys is a bjj black belt under Fabio Gurgel with plenty of competitive experience. However once he gave pop star Demi Lovato the rank of blue belt a lot of feathers were...
Marcelo Garcia: When You See Someone Not Passing Good Energy I Think The Instructor Has To Try To See To That
Aug 02, 2017BJJEE
Marcelo Garcia is an outstanding competitor. There are many who consider him best pound-for-pound Jiu-Jitsu practitioner on the planet today. His athletic accomplishments are paired with a positive...
Which Brazilian & American States Have The Most BJJ World Champions?
Jul 21, 2017BJJEE
In 2015, Brazilian BJJ website BJJ Forum conducted a study of all IBJJF Jiu Jitsu World Championships since 1996, seeking to identify which states have made the most male black belt world...
Tarsis Humphreys on Defeating Leandro Lo & Starting His New Affiliation
Mar 29, 2017BJJEE
Tarsis Humphreys is back! Just coming off of a great performances at Five Grappling Super League where he beat Leandro Lo, he was a guest on the best BJJ podcast Grappling central podcast where he...
Mackenzie Dern On What Would Happen If She Rolled w/ Ronda Rousey
Mar 07, 2017BJJEE
BJJ world champion Mackenzie Dern talks about what would happen if she rolled with Ronda Rousey… 2 years ago, when Ronda Rousey was at her peek in MMA, she said that she wanted to be a world...
Most Intimidating Grapplers in History: BJJ, Judo, Wrestling & Sambo
Dec 30, 2016BJJEE
The mental aspect plays a significant part in the outcome of a grappling match. In grappling arts such as Judo, BJJ, Sport Sambo or Wrestling, where there are no strikes, you don’t have to fear...
Bernardo Faria: Jiu-jitsu Made a Huge Difference For Me!
Dec 27, 2016BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is one of the most respected jiu-jitsu competitors of today. Born in 1987 in the small town in State of Minas Gerais, Brazil he started training in 2001. This was his...
Bernardo Faria Compares Lessons He’s Learned From Different Jiu-Jitsu Mentors
Nov 18, 2016BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is one of the most respected jiu-jitsu competitors of today. Born in 1987 in the small town in State of Minas Gerais, Brazil he started training in 2001. This was his...
Triangle From Z Guard/Knee Shield by Dillon Danis & Bernardo Faria
Oct 13, 2016BJJEE
Bernardo Faria is a 5x World Champion. Bernardo started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Juiz de Fora – MG, Brazil at the age of 14 in 2001. After receiving the Black Belt from his first instructor...
How to Prevent Injuries in BJJ by Bernardo Faria
Sep 19, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Let me tell you about my injury...
EBI 8 Bracket Breakdown
Aug 31, 2016BJJEE
Prestigious Submission Only Event – Eddie Bravo Invitational 8 will soon have it’s latest edition play out in front of thousands of spectators. The official bracket for...
