What Are The Differences Between Wrestling & Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Cultures?
Apr 07, 2024BJJEE
Wrestling and BJJ are amongst two of the most popular grappling arts in the world. There are big differences in cultures between BJJ and Wrestling. The main points about wrestling culture it is...
Rodrigo Cavaca Shares A Winning BJJ Habit (That He’s Used Since Blue Belt)
Apr 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Rodrigo Cavaca is one of the best BJJ athletes to have ever step foot on the mats. He’s won the IBJJF World Championship title (2010), the IBJJF European Championship title (in 2009 and 2010), and...
Ben Askren Blasts BJJ For Lack of Focus on Takedowns
Feb 27, 2024BJJEE
Ben Askren has always been very critical of Jiu-Jitsu. After all, Askren famously self promoted himself to black belt in BJJ: Ben Askren Declared Himself a BJJ Black Belt & Slams Demian Maia...
Training Report: Poland, Possibly the Best Place to Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Europe
Jan 30, 2024BJJEE
Written by Ben, BJJ purple belt from the USA. Robert Drysdale: “BJJ Level In Poland Is On Par With Brazil” Thirty years ago, outside of Brazil, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu was unheard of outside niche...
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza Inducted Into The ADCC Hall Of Fame 2024 Class
Dec 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and MMA legend Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza has just been announced as the latest inductee into the prestigious 2024 ADCC Hall Of Fame! View this post on Instagram...
Craig Jones Says Joe Rogan Is “More Responsible” For Growth Of BJJ Than ADCC Or IBJJF Are
Jun 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Over the last few days, the discussion whether ADCC or IBJJF is more important for the global growth of BJJ has been a hot topic between Mo Jassim and Robert Drysdale. Craig Jones now decided to jump...
These Are the Most Controversial People in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 12, 2022BJJEE
BJJ is a fast growing sport and its community is very tight knit and passionate. Some leading figures of the BJJ community (athletes or instructors) have a huge following which means that...
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...
ADCC: 3 Times they got it wrong – but did they fix it?
Mar 14, 2022BJJEE
ADCC is arguably the pinnacle of submission grappling, and if you’re not convinced, rest assured that their marketing machine is working full time to have you believe it is. With infrequent...
This Simple Kimura Grip Break Works Great for BJJ White Belts
Feb 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Setting up a submission can be one of the toughest tasks in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. You first have to go through the opponent’s guard, establish control, isolate the limb which you want to...
Turtle Up! Here Are Turtle Fundamentals You Need To Know
Dec 17, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one that you’ll commonly find both yourself, as well as your training partners and opponents in. So, it is of vital importance not only to know how...
ADCC: Aging gracefully?
Nov 10, 2021BJJEE
Let someone else slather compliments on ADCC, their rules, officiating, and format are flawed, and ADCC simply doesn’t want to fix them. For more than 20 years, ADCC has been identified as the...
Rodrigo Cavaca Shares his Proven Recipe for Success in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 25, 2021BJJEE
Rodrigo Cavaca is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a coach of many BJJ champions. Back in the day, he made spectacular improvements on his Straight Ankle Lock (back during his win-it-all 2010...
Who Are The Best BJJ Fighters From The United States?
Sep 13, 2021BJJEE
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...
10th Planet Black Belt Zack Edwards Tragically Passes Away Due To Brain Cancer
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
On Monday, September 30, the BJJ community has lost Zack Edwards to brain cancer. He was a black belt competitor under JM Holland and Zach Maslany. Prior to his diagnosis, Edwards has been...
Rodrigo Cavaca: “We Must Learn From Our Mistakes In Jiu-Jitsu, In Order To Enrich Our Future Victories”
Aug 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Rodrigo Cavaca is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt and a coach of many BJJ champions. Back in the day, he made spectacular improvements on his Straight Ankle Lock (back during his win-it-all 2010...
All Inclusive 7 Day Beach BJJ Camp w/ Felipe Pena, Michelle Nicolini, Ffion Davies & Marco Canha
Jul 06, 2021BJJEE
What’s the one most important, most beautiful thing that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has given you? What would you say has given you the best goosebumps? Chances are – it’s the experiences. It’s all...
A Blow By Blow Account Of The Rickson Gracie vs Yoji Anjo Closed Door Fight
Jun 25, 2021BJJEE
Japanese pro wrestling superstar Nobuhiko Takada had been calling out the legendary Brazilian fighter Rickson Gracie, who did not even acknowledge him. Yoji Anjo, a famous pro-wrestler back in Japan,...
What Is The Best Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Team Of All Time?
Apr 19, 2021BJJEE
Many team rivalries have left significant marks in the history of BJJ. Although BJJ`s roots go down to just one family, through the years practitioners of this martial art have divisioned themselves...
Fellipe Andrew Explains Decision To Switch Teams from Zenith to Alliance
Nov 19, 2020BJJEE
Fellipe Andrew made a huge impact at this year’s European championship when he won the gold in the black belt absolute in spectacular fashion. The Zenith black belt became the first man to submit...
The Lost Legend of Jacyntho Ferro, One of Carlos Gracie Sr.’s Jiu-Jitsu Instructors
Nov 05, 2020BJJEE
The history of Jiu Jitsu is a fascinating subject, one with many implications for the present-day martial art. However, it’s also full of unanswered questions and polemics – one of them being...
Detecting Cultish, Bullshido & Toxic Behavior in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 14, 2020BJJEE
If you are training in a BJJ academy or have just joined a BJJ Academy, please take the time to look at these signs of cult behavior that you may have seen in your own BJJ academy. Some...
John Danaher’s Next Mission Is To Fix Deficiencies in Takedowns in BJJ
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
When you train BJJ where most of the focus is on the ground, you won’t always have time to train Judo or Wrestling as much as you’d like. It’s about making a choice: do you want to be a...
Recognizing Warning Signs that Your BJJ Academy is a Cult & How to Save Yourself
Aug 07, 2020BJJEE
I wrote this article as a helpful guide for those that may be victims of a BJJ cult like academy. They deserve this. They deserve a chance for BJJ to be a positive influence in their lives, not a...
