Fabio Gurgel: “The More Respect There Is, The More We Will Have True Jiu-Jitsu”
Apr 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Fabio Gurgel is a world-famous BJJ professor, as well as a CEO and head coach of the greatly reputable Alliance Jiu-Jitsu Team. However, it isn’t just because of the skills that are taught that...
Fabio Gurgel on Opening a BJJ Gym at 18 Years Old: “First And Foremost, I Respected My Instructor”
Apr 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Opening your own BJJ gym is never an easy thing to do… Especially when you’re a brown belt and just 18 years old; exactly the belt rank and age that Fabio Gurgel was when he ventured...
Demian Maia Set for Grappling Match vs. UFC Welterweight Alex Oliveira
Apr 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Demian Maia is one of the best grapplers to have ever walked the Earth, especially in the MMA scene. And now he’s returning back to competition, though not with a mixed martial arts fight....
10 of the Most Memorable ADCC Matches Of All Time
Mar 16, 2022BJJEE
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...
Saulo Ribeiro Inducted Into the ADCC Hall Of Fame
Feb 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The ADCC continues with its Hall Of Fame tradition, by adding a new member to its “roaster” every Monday. And, well, this Monday was great for Saulo Ribeiro – who is the latest ADCC...
Braulio Estima Inducted Into The ADCC Hall of Fame
Dec 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Braulio Estima is now a part of the ADCC Hall of Fame! He is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt World Champion, as well as an ADCC open weight and superfight champion; and is one of the most elite...
Learn The Complete De La Riva Guard System in 7 Minutes
Oct 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The De La Riva Guard is one of those positions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that give you a lot of options… If only you learn how to play it right. However, some beginners find this guard to be...
Improve Your Toreando Pass by Using These Key Principles
Sep 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Toreando Pass is often the very first guard pass you’ll learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And no wonder: its mechanics aren’t too complicated, and they teach you some important movement...
Watch Roger Gracie vs Fernando ‘Margarida’, One of the Best Matches of All Time
Sep 14, 2021BJJEE
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...
(Video) Animal Style Workout Variations for BJJ
Sep 05, 2021BJJEE
Written by Joey Alvarado, creator of Kettle-Jitsu Animal style movement training seems to be pretty popular nowadays. Its hardly anything new. Animal style training can date back to the monks of the...
Robert Drysdale: “I Never Needed a Fixed Fight in My Life… I Think Gordon Has Psychological Issues”
Aug 07, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
One of the biggest “booms” in the grappling community this year was the accusation – on the behalf of Gordon Ryan and ADCC organizer Mo Jassim – that Robert Drysdale engaged...
Ryan Hall On Who is The Greatest Grappler in MMA History
Jul 10, 2021BJJEE
Ryan Hall will make his much-anticipated return to the Octagon this Saturday at UFC 264, facing Ilia Topuria after a two-year lay-off. Ahead of the fight, Ryan Hall talked to MMA fighting and...
How To Survive as a Foreigner Training Jiu-Jitsu in Brazil
May 20, 2021BJJEE
Hi! My name’s Arthur de Lustrac. I’m part of the BJJ Globetrotters, and I’ve been globetrotting for a long time, and Jiu jitsu became my latest pretext to do so. I’m 6 years into this...
John Danaher Black Belt: BJJ World Champions Should Only Be At Black Belt
May 13, 2021BJJEE
The arbitrary nature of the bjj belt system has established a reality where there is a big number of competitors who can all claim they’re World Champions. But sure there even be such thing as...
5 Ways To Throw with Ippon Seoi Nage
May 02, 2021BJJEE
Seoi nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of...
Galvao Shows Support For Sexual Harrassment of Women & Shaves His Eyebrows
Mar 25, 2021BJJEE
It seems as though the zeitgeist is going through significant changes with the #metoo movement. Still there’s plenty to be said about the culture of society and the need for focus on self defense...
Ronda Rousey’s Drop Seoinage & How To do it Even If You Have Bad Knees
Mar 23, 2021BJJEE
Seoi nage is a shoulder throw, one of the traditional forty throws of Judo as developed by Jigoro Kano. It belongs to the first group, Dai Ikkyo, of the traditional throwing list, Gokyo (no waza), of...
Should You Break The Opponent’s Arm in a BJJ Competition If They Refuse To Tap?
Mar 20, 2021BJJEE
Tapping is an acknowledgement of opponent’s skill but even more so it’s an acknowledgment of reaching your own limits. Every beginner gets warned at one point or another that they should tap,...
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...
BJJ World Champion Tip: Overcome Competition Nerves by Pretending You are Someone Else
Jan 07, 2021BJJEE
I was listening to a BJJ podcast and this world champion said that to deal with competition nerves, they would switch to their alter ego which was a ruthless and fierce version of themselves. Another...
John Danaher On The Most Effective Submission For Women when Facing Much Stronger Men
Dec 15, 2020BJJEE
The great MMA and BJJ instructor John Danaher talks about what is the best submission when there is a strength discrepancy. In this case when a woman is facing a man. Some submissions are considered...
The World Famous Ballet Dancer Who is also a BJJ Black Belt
Dec 06, 2020BJJEE
As a world-renowned ballet dancer and choreographer, George Birkadze brings grace and power to the stage with every move. The same can be said of his second pursuit: mixed martial arts. With black...
Never Give Up: The 10 Greatest Comebacks in BJJ History
Nov 28, 2020BJJEE
One of the most exciting and inspiring things that can happen in sports is when bad the luck starts to change and an athlete makes an unbelievable comeback. BJJEE.com looked through the archives to...
Here Are Some Of The Best Pressure Passers In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 19, 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...
