MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Gets Promoted From BJJ Purple Belt To Black Belt
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Dutch MMA legend, Gilbert Yvel, has recently been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! His coaches, Remco Pardoel and Marcelo Andreoli, promoted him a few weeks ago from the...
MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Earns Black Belt in BJJ After Grappling for 24 Years
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE
Gilbert Yvel, the legendary Dutch MMA fighter from the early 2000s, remains active in martial arts to this day, albeit in a different capacity. While Yvel made his name in mixed martial arts...
KSW Announces Unique Gi Fight: BJJ vs Judo Black Belt
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
KSW, the prominent Polish MMA promotion, has announced an extraordinary matchup for their upcoming event, “XTB KSW Epic”… As this event will feature an MMA match between BJJ black...
Brazilian Football Legend Pele Credited Judo Training for his Agility: ‘When I Dribbled, I Hardly Fell’
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE
Today the world says goodbye to the Brazilian legend Pelé, one of the greatest football (soccer) players in the history. Pelé died at the age of 82, after a period of hospitalization in the Albert...
How Long Does it Take to get a Legit Black Belt in Judo?
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE
While requirements vary, it typically takes a minimum of five years to earn a black belt in Judo. Judo is a martial art that focuses on grappling techniques and throws. Students progress through a...
Judo Olympian Goes 1 Round Judo & Then 1 Round No Gi Grappling with BJJ Black Belt
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE
“BJJ Players Will Never Reach Their Full Potential Unless They Cross Train In Other Grappling Arts.” John Danaher Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will...
Roger Gracie Reveals Why John Danaher Doesn’t Wear Gi Pants
Jan 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
John Danaher, a well-respected BJJ coach, has long been a topic of discussion for his unique choice of wearing not just rashguards… But also for wearing only a gi top during training sessions....
Craig Jones: “The Gi Is Dead… No One Gives A F*ck About It”
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The rise of no-gi Jiu-Jitsu is obvious… But what does it mean for the gi? Well, Craig Jones thinks that the gi is done for. Namely, when the Club Good Podcast host asked him whether or not...
Lachlan Giles Reveals Why He Doesn’t Do Ice Baths & Sauna For Recovery
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Regularly doing ice baths and going to the sauna are often lauded as the things to do for recovery. However, Lachlan Giles – elite BJJ athlete and coach, as well as physiotherapy PhD –...
Bodybuilder Bradley Martin Who Keeps Challenging MMA Fighters Taken Down by Man Half His Size
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE
Bradley Martyn is an internet fitness influencer who gained prominence in the combat sports world by boldly challenging professional competitors. Martyn was confident in his ability to defeat notable...
How To Make Gi Jiu-Jitsu As Popular As No-Gi? Felipe Pena Shares His Thoughts
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Some people prefer the gi, while others prefer training in no-gi. That’s a given and there’s nothing right nor wrong with any of the two choices. However, it’s evident that no-gi is...
2x ADCC Champ JT Torres: “Those Who Train Both Gi & No-Gi Have An Advantage”
Jan 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
To gi or not to gi… That is the question. Though the answer could be pretty obvious – as it might be best to train both. For, even if you’re competing exclusively in either,...
Nicky Rod: ‘PEDs Make Ungifted Athletes Seem Incredibly Strong but They’re Just Injecting Themselves”
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
In a recent podcast interview, elite Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete Nick Rodriguez openly discussed the issue of performance-enhancing drug use in the sport. Rodriguez stated that some top competitors...
Keenan Cornelius Calls Mikey Musumeci a Bully for Challenging Youtuber to MMA Bout
Jan 14, 2024BJJEE
BJJ world champion Mikey Musumeci is known not just for being super talented but also really nice to everyone. But this Youtuber Sneako said some rude things about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, calling people...
Tom DeBlass Remembers The Time He Was Beaten By a Girl on the Wrestling Mats
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
You very rarely see men and women compete in mixed gender divisions in BJJ competitions. This is for the simple reason that the difference in strength is tremendous. It can be argued that the average...
Should We Really Be Nicer To Beginners BJJ or just Constantly Smash Them?
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
When you start to read this article, you’re probably expecting to read a feminist thesis on anti-white descrimination…This voluntarily polemical title seeks only to speak of a subject...
Proven Strategies for Making High Percentage Jiu-Jitsu Submissions Count
Jan 11, 2024BJJEE
Submissions are the lifeblood of Jiu-Jitsu. It is often said that you must “go for it” in order to land a submission. But the truth is, there is more to Jiu-Jitsu than just trying your luck....
Dean Lister’s Advice To Young BJJ Practitioners: “Be Careful Who You Choose As Your Girlfriend Or Boyfriend”
Jan 10, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you want to accomplish something – be it on the mats, in your career, or life in general – it’s not just important what you do and how you do it… It’s also...
No Gi BJJ Blue Belt Has a Painful Experience Rolling with a Luta Livre Black Belt
Jan 09, 2024BJJEE
Many BJJ practitioners believe that Luta Livre is just a No Gi version of BJJ but that can’t be further from the truth. Any BJJ grappler that has had he chance to train in a legit Luta Livre...
[WATCH]: Gilbert Burns & Roberto Jimenez Train Jiu-Jitsu Together
Jan 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Gilbert Burns, a renowned name in the UFC welterweight division, and Roberto Jimenez – a name well known in the BJJ circles – have recently trained Jiu-Jitsu together… And even got...
Belal Muhammad Shares His Grueling Training Regimen In Dagestan: “It’s An Uncomfortable Feeling”
Jan 08, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
With his eyes firmly set on the UFC Welterweight Championship, currently held by Leon Edwards, Belal Muhammad is leaving no stone unturned – and that includes giving it all in training. During...
When Josh Barnett Signed Up to a BJJ Gi Competition & Faced 2 World Champions
Jan 07, 2024BJJEE
Former UFC heavyweight champion Josh Barnett is a catch wrestler (type of submission wrestling) and has a controversial relationship with BJJ. Barnett competed at the World Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi...
Nicholas Meregali: “This Year I Will Compete In The Gi Without Training”
Jan 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Despite not focusing on training with a gi, Nicholas Meregali has set his sights on competing in the IBJJF Opens this year – to establish himself as the world’s best Jiu-Jitsu athlete....
John Danaher’s Analysis Settles the Whole Gi Against No Gi Jiu-Jitsu Debate
Jan 06, 2024BJJEE
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
