World Judo Silver Medalist Teaches Buchecha a Great Modified Drop Seoi Nage
Sep 30, 2020BJJEE
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...
The Most Basic but Most Powerful Pass in Jiu-Jitsu by Keenan Cornelius
Aug 28, 2020BJJEE
Do you want to know a little secret? Old School Passes are the best weapon against new school guards. When you have an opponent that likes to use more modern guard styles like lapel guard, worm...
Firas Zahabi Has a Particular Criteria For What Every Belt In Jiu-Jitsu Means
Aug 25, 2020BJJEE
The belt system is one of the most heated debates in BJJ and it seems that there is no universal standard. Firas Zahabi Calls Out BJJ McDojos Promoting Students Based on Attendance & Why Does It...
A Unique Training Approach For Older Grapplers
Aug 18, 2020BJJEE
In this day-in-age, we’re always looking for something “different”, “unique” and “out of the box” when it comes to our everyday life. For Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grapplers, there is...
What Makes The Reverse De La Riva Such A Successful Guard?
Aug 03, 2020BJJEE
The reverse De La Riva guard is a great type of guard for keeping an aggressive passing opponent at bay and under control, and eventually transitioning to various sweeps, takedowns, back takes and...
Five Activities To Make Your Jiu-Jitsu Evolve During the Quarantine
Jul 24, 2020BJJEE
With the whole world still affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the Jiu-Jitsu community has suffered greatly from the lack of daily training and competitions almost every weekend. Here is how you...
10 Ways To Throw with Ippon Seoi Nage
Jul 18, 2020BJJEE
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...
Pressure: This Is Why It Works In BJJ
May 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...
The Best Collection of Inspirational Jiu-Jitsu Quotes
May 08, 2020BJJEE
Need some inspiration to fuel your Jiu-Jitsu journey? Check out these gems from various Jiu-Jitsu legends: Carlson Gracie Sr. “Never quit, you have to resist to the utmost. ‘Til you...
6 BJJ Champions That Flopped in MMA
May 06, 2020BJJEE
A number of high profile bjj players announced their transition into mixed martial arts in the past year alone. But this is a road that doesn’t pan out for everyone and success in one...
If You’re Breathing Through Your Mouth During A Roll You’re Using Too Much Strength
Apr 28, 2020BJJEE
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. There are many different schools of thought when it comes to how intense you should be rolling day in and out. Intensity often gets...
The Maxwell 300 Kettlebell Workout for Grapplers
Apr 17, 2020BJJEE
Kettlebells have been around for over 100 years but unfortunately they are still being under utilized in gyms around the world. All grapplers should use kettlebells on a regular basis because they...
Jacaré Souza & Comprido Medeiros Takedown Training Session
Apr 06, 2020BJJEE
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor...
Watch: How Gabi Garcia Defends a Triangle
Mar 08, 2020BJJEE
There are many ways to counter a triangle choke. There is the early escape, the middle escape and the late ‘Hail Mary’ escape. Saulo Ribeiro explains about how to escape from your opponent’s...
Pros and Cons of Learning BJJ Online
Feb 20, 2020BJJEE
Condemned by some, encouraged by others, online learning has been a relatively new trend that started with Gracie University. There are several websites that offer videos with BJJ techniques and...
Kron Gracie On The Last Time He Rolled w/ His Dad Rickson Gracie in Jiu-jitsu
Feb 01, 2020BJJEE
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...
Rafael Lovato Compares Competing in BJJ at The Mundial in Brazil & Worlds in USA
Jan 15, 2020BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. is the current Bellator Middleweight champion, a 3 x world BJJ champion (1 x in Gi and 2 x in No Gi) and is the second American (B.J. Penn being the first) to win the...
Jacare Reveals Reason For Leaving BJJ For MMA
Jan 08, 2020BJJEE
Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza is the ultimate grappler with world class ground game and fantastic stand up takedown game. He is a BJJ and Judo black belt formed at ASLE academy with his first instructor...
5 Things You Probably Don’t Know About Jiu-Jitsu Black Belts
Dec 27, 2019BJJEE
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Guest post by Bill Jones, owner and head instructor at Top Level Martial Arts in Cuyahoga Falls,...
Learning From Competition Black Belts & Learning From Those That Don’t Compete
Dec 15, 2019BJJEE
A few years ago, Keenan Cornelius made a video on a guard break that he said was WRONG and a worthless technique. This was the basic closed guard knee in the middle opening from the knees. The video...
Instead Of Tapping Use Tonon’s Late ‘Hail Mary’ Triangle Escape
Dec 13, 2019BJJEE
There are many ways to counter a triangle choke. There is the early escape, the middle escape and the late ‘Hail Mary’ escape. Saulo Ribeiro explains about how to escape from your...
Drysdale: ‘Stop Being So Lazy, Learn Takedowns’
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the world. BJJ is evolving. The direction that sport BJJ is going is worrying many....
BJJ Competitions: How Are Masters Different From Adult Divisions?
Aug 23, 2019BJJEE
By Guillaume Huni, BJJ black belt and BJJ instructor at Kimura BJJ Academy in Belgrade, Serbia When competing in BJJ past the age of 30, you have the option to enter some tournaments in the master...
How San Diego Became the Mecca of Jiu-Jitsu in The USA
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE
With the balance of power shifting in Jiu-Jitsu since 2007 with the World championships moving to Southern California, and the majority of top competitors relocating there too, a city has emerged as...
