Craig Jones Says He Reached Out To Dillon Danis For CJI
May 31, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Craig Jones is working hard on expanding and turning the Craig Jones Invitational (CJI) into the best submission grappling tournament in the world… And he is doing some things that others might...
Why Is John Danaher Fascinated With Knives?
Mar 11, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s common knowledge that Professor John Danaher, when promoting a student to the new belt rank, also gifts him/her a knife. For example, Nathalia Santoro was recently promoted to brown belt...
Exploring the Synergy Between Martial Arts and Sports Betting
Feb 10, 2024BJJEE
When we think about the excitement of sports, there’s a palpable energy that courses through fans and athletes alike. It’s in the thrill of a perfectly executed move, in the suspense of a...
Francis Ngannou Opens Up About The Harsh Reality Of MMA Business: “It Can Be Nasty”
Jan 03, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Former UFC heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou recently shared insights about his challenging journey through 2023… Highlighting the often harsh and underhanded nature of the MMA promotion...
Tye Ruotolo: “I’m The Best Pound-For-Pound Grappler On The Planet”
Aug 08, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tye Ruotolo recently beat Dagi Arslanaliev by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at their ONE Fight Night 13 submission grappling match… And he’s convinced that no one in his weight division...
Meregali Doubles Down on Melqui Galvao: ‘Better to Give Your Son St**oids Since Childhood’
Jun 06, 2023BJJEE
In April, Jiu-Jitsu champions Nicholas Meregali and Melqui Galvão (Mica Galvao’s father and coach) engaged in a heated exchange on social media, which caused a stir in the Jiu-Jitsu community...
Nicholas Meregali & Mica Galvão’s Father Argue Online over Mica’s Injury Incident
Apr 25, 2023BJJEE
The BJJ Stars 10 event took place a few days ago, with one of the matches being between Mica Galvao and Kaynan Duarte. During the match, Kaynan went for a leg lock. And when Mica defended it...
BJJ Purple Belt: The Next Step in Your Journey
Feb 22, 2023BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a martial art that has been gaining popularity around the world. It is a grappling-based martial art that focuses on ground fighting techniques. BJJ practitioners wear...
ONE Championship: Kade Ruotolo To Defend Submission Grappling Title Against Matheus Gabriel
Nov 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kade Ruotolo has another chance to make history… As he’ll be the first athlete to be defending his submission grappling world title at ONE Championship! He’ll take on Matheus...
Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida: “Discipline Is The Key For Anything In Life”
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you want to become successful in anything you do – be it Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or just about anything else in life – then you’ve got to put everything into it. Absolutely...
John Danaher: “Renzo Had A Dynamic Game – He Moved Beautifully”
Aug 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Every fantastic BJJ athlete has a great coach behind them. But, even their coaches have had amazing people coaching them; for instance, John Danaher‘s first and only instructor was Renzo...
Should You Train Gi or No-Gi Jiu Jitsu?
Aug 05, 2022BJJEE
Debate rages within the jiu-jitsu community, regarding whether training Gi or No-Gi Jiu Jitsu is best. There are many arguments both for and against training with a Gi, and without a Gi. ...
Easy Concepts For Defending The Leg Drag And All Other Guard Passes
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There is so much advice on defending from bad positions! And, the thing is, so much of it differentiates from one situation to another; which comes to question if learning how to defend (and attack!)...
Mikey Musumeci Teaches the ‘Mikey Lock’ Heel Hook That Can’t Be Defended
Oct 30, 2021BJJEE
Mikey Musumeci has his focus targeted on Who’s Number One (WNO) successes one after another – and the most recent WNO competition was no different. Or, it’s been quite different...
Mikey Musumeci Uses a New Heel Hook Variation at WNO – The “Mikey Lock”
Oct 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Mikey Musumeci has his focus targeted on Who’s Number One (WNO) successes one after another – and the most recent WNO competition was no different. Or, it’s been quite different...
SUG 27: Mason Fowler Takes On Gabriel Checco
Oct 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Yet another exciting Submission Underground (SUG) event is taking place sooner than you might know! SUG 27 is coming on October 10 (Sunday) and will showcase a number of high-paced matches. Here is...
The Easiest Way To Add the Kneebar to your Game
Sep 24, 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...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Teaching his Infamous ‘Smesh’ Leg Weave Ground Control
Aug 03, 2021BJJEE
Controlling your opponents in BJJ can be tough, especially in No Gi because of the lack of control due to the slippery rashguards. This gets even tougher if you need to do so when they turtle up; it...
Insane Slap During a Grappling Tournament
Jun 01, 2021BJJEE
The slap is believed to be a very effective technique by the Gracie family. Just ask Andre Galvao! While Renzo Gracie learned it from his father, his younger cousins Rener and Ryron Gracie actually...
The “Joker” Guillotine Choke like Jack Hermansson
Dec 12, 2020BJJEE
Most of the times, if your opponent turtles up, you’ll be aiming to take their back, establish position and move on to impose your submission game from there. But why not change it up a little and...
Robert Drysdale Shows The Best Head And Arm Guillotine Set Up for BJJ
Aug 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Most of the times, if your opponent turtles up, you’ll be aiming to take their back, establish position and move on to impose your submission game from there. But why not change it up a little...
Catch Wrestling For BJJ: The Spinal Splitter with Keenan Cornelius
Aug 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are *those* kinds of Catch Wrestling submissions that, once you see them, make you shiver with fear… But that make your eyes shine with happiness as well! Yeah they’re nasty, but...
Mastering The Poker Face in Jiu-Jitsu
May 23, 2020BJJEE
From time to time we all get baffled by the sheer will and determination to keep going many competitors exhibit. There was Leandro Lo being kneebarred, Romulo Barral being toe holded, Miyao being leg...
Control Your Opponents With Khabib’s Dagestani Handcuff Hammer Lock
Mar 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Controlling your opponents in BJJ can be tough, especially in No Gi because of the lack of control due to the slippery rashguards. This gets even tougher if you need to do so when they turtle up; it...
