The First Ever Heel Hook in IBJJF History Happened Over The Weekend
Mar 09, 2021BJJEE
The largest BJJ organization in the world, IBJJF, has updated the list of regulations for 2021, which include one of the most discussed topics – knee reaping that is and heel hooks. This year, the...
Braulio Estima Recounts The Time He Won IBJJF Europeans Despite a Severe Neck Injury
Feb 03, 2021BJJEE
BJJ world and ADCC champion Braulio Estima recounted on his instgram how ten years ago,he competed and won the IBJJF European championship just 2 days before his neck surgery. This was a very...
Watch: IBJJF Tutorials 2021 Rules Update
Jan 20, 2021BJJEE
The largest BJJ organization in the world, IBJJF, has updated the list of regulations for 2021, which include one of the most discussed topics – knee reaping that is and heel hooks. This year, the...
2021 IBJJF Rules Update: Heel Hooks & Reaping Allowed but NOT For Master Competitors
Jan 16, 2021BJJEE
The largest BJJ organization in the world, IBJJF, has updated the list of regulations for 2021, which include one of the most discussed topics – knee reaping that is and heel hooks. This year,...
WWE Pro Wrestler MVP wins Brazilian IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World Championship
Dec 26, 2020BJJEE
You don’t often hear of WWE wrestlers training BJJ and much less competing in BJJ competitions. WWE’s MVP aka Montel Vontavious Porter competed last weekend at the 2020 World Master IBJJF...
The Democratic Beltchecker Challenges The IBJJF’s Jiu-Jitsu Monarchy
Dec 13, 2020BJJEE
It is revolution time in the world of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu! Just like with every other revolution in history, it only takes one spark to start stirring things up against a monarchy. Medieval metaphors...
Gordon Ryan’s Thoughts On IBJJF Legalizing Heel Hooks From 2021
Dec 07, 2020BJJEE
It’s been confirmed. Heel hooks and reaping will be allowed in No Gi competions for brown and black belts starting from 2021. The IBJJF (International Jiu-Jitsu Federation) has announced the news...
Enson Inoue Promoted to 5th Degree BJJ Black Belt Despite IBJJF Not Recognizing His Rank
Dec 06, 2020BJJEE
MMA legend and old school BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has started training Jiu-Jitsu again in 2016 after taking a...
These Are The Most Dangerous IBJJF Legal Techniques
Dec 02, 2020BJJEE
These are the most dangerous IBJJF legal techniques in Jiu-Jitsu. There are many more IBJJF illegal techniques which also are a big cause of injuries: Heel hooks, Scissor takedown, Sumi Gaeshi...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘Heel Hooks in IBJJF Will Provoke a Divide (Gi & No Gi), We’re Going To See More Specialization’
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE
It’s been confirmed. Heel hooks and reaping will be allowed in No Gi competions for brown and black belts starting from 2021. The IBJJF (International Jiu-Jitsu Federation) has announced the news...
Keenan Cornelius Reacts To IBJJF Legalizing Heel Hooks: ‘IBJJF Can Overtake ADCC’
Oct 13, 2020BJJEE
It’s been confirmed. Heel hooks and reaping will be allowed in No Gi competions for brown and black belts starting from 2021. The IBJJF (International Jiu-Jitsu Federation) has announced the news...
It’s Official: IBJJF Confirms That Heel Hooks & Reaping To Be Allowed from 2021
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
It’s been confirmed. Heel hooks and reaping will be allowed in No Gi competions for brown and black belts starting from 2021. The IBJJF (International Jiu-Jitsu Federation) has announced the...
Breaking: IBJJF To Start Allowing Reaps And Heel Hooks in 2021
Oct 09, 2020BJJEE
Great news for leg lockers major changes are coming to the IBJJF and their rule set. An official IBJJF referee and 3rd degree black belt, Thiago Stefanutti has just announced that IBJJF will be...
NEVER BEFORE SEEN Ricardo Arona BJJ Matches at 99′ IBJJF Worlds Brown Belt
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
Ricardo Arona won ADCC on 3 occasions without ever having a point scored on him… Let that sink in… Arona is a BJJ black belt under Ricardo Libório. He also had a highly successful MMA career...
IBJJF Won’t Recognize Enson Inoue’s BJJ Black Belt
Sep 29, 2020BJJEE
MMA legend and old school BJJ black belt Enson Inoue has been retired from MMA since 2004 (he had a short comeback fight in 2010), but he has started training Jiu-Jitsu again in 2016 after taking a...
Without Any Event for 7 Months, IBJJF Announces Pan & Opens in the USA; Brazilian Athletes Question Decision
Aug 22, 2020BJJEE
The Coronavirus pandemic has had a profound impact on various sectors of society. In Jiu-Jitsu, the IBJJF had its main events postponed – World, Brazilian and Pan – and has not organized...
How BJJ Athletes Are Able To Cheat the IBJJF Worlds PED Test
Jul 10, 2020BJJEE
In February of 2020, the 2019 IBJJF world champion and 2019 ADCC world champion Kaynan Duarte of Team Atos failed a PED test after the 2019 IBBJJF Worlds. USADA announced the news and confirmed that...
These BJJ Stars Have Never Won An IBJJF World Championship At Black Belt
May 27, 2020BJJEE
They have an impressive track record (World Championships, World Cups, ADCC, …), are known to the jiu-jitsu and MMA scene, but they have never won the World IBJJF Black Belt. Who are they?...
BJJ Globetrotters Founder Christian Graugart Adresses IBJJF Ban & Future Plans
Mar 11, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Globetrotters offer a de-centralized alternative to the traditional affiliation system of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. They have a fundamental emphasis on promoting a non-political...
IBJJF Bans BJJ Globetrotters Association
Mar 03, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Globetrotters have been growing rapidly over the last few years. Starting out as a small affiliation of Jiu Jitsu practitioners who had trouble signing up for IBJJF competitions...
Learn The “Tennis Pass”, With IBJJF World Champion Jackson Sousa
Mar 02, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing never gets boring, right? You might, actually, prefer doing it in the Gi because of all of the available options… Well, in that case, we have prepared a great surprise for you!...
3 IBJJF-Legal Leg Locks All BJJ Competitors Need To Know
Feb 24, 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...
BJJ & Luta Livre Black Belt Develops a Brilliant IBJJF Legal Leglock Set Up in The Gi
Feb 14, 2020BJJEE
Traditional gi Jiu-Jitsu, under IBJJF rules will only allow for only straight ankle locks as legal leg lock submissions until the brown belt. It’s only when you get to brown belt, that your leg...
Bas Rutten Crunch: Legal or Illegal under IBJJF Rules?
Feb 13, 2020BJJEE
In the late 90’s Bas Rutten was fighting Pancrace in Japan and he was famous for one move: the ‘Bas Rutten’ neck crank. It’s a simple move that consists of controling your...
