Rickson Gracie: “Saying That You’re Not Afraid of Co Vid is a Big Mistake”
Jan 04, 2021BJJEE
The current COVID-19 situation in the world is a very serious one; people are getting sick, oftentimes critically, and countries are attempting to fight the disease by going through extreme lockdown...
What Really Happened in the Infamous Rickson Gracie & Yoji Anjo Incident?
Dec 21, 2020BJJEE
There are numerous stories about the legendary Rickson Gracie. Too many to count actually . We could probably do a whole series of pieces on Rickson stories and only scratch the surface of his...
6 Tips For Developing A Mindset Like Rickson Gracie
Dec 02, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Rickson Gracie’s name is synonymous with excellence in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. This is no wonder, as he is truly a living legend; but not just because of his BJJ skills! It’s his mindset...
Rickson Gracie: Modern BJJ Black Belts Remind Me of Karate Practitioners Clueless of Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 25, 2020BJJEE
Every martial art begins with real-life combat effectiveness as its top priority. As civilizations evolve and safety concerns diminish, the survival emphasis is replaced by sportive practice, and...
Who Would Win Between a PRIME Rickson Gracie & Roger Gracie?
Nov 23, 2020BJJEE
10x BJJ World Champion and former ONE Light Heavyweight World Champion Roger Gracie has been a BJJ competitor for 20 years. Gracie retired from Jiu-Jitsu by finally submitting his nemesis, Marcus...
How To Do Rickson Gracie’s Impressive Breathing Exercises in 3 Steps
Nov 20, 2020grappler z
We’ve all seen Rickson’s impressive breathing exercises in the documentary Choke. What Rickson is doing is called a ‘Kriya or internal’ cleaning exercise. It’s a self...
Despite 8 Having Herniated Discs, Rickson Gracie is Back to Rolling Again
Nov 16, 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...
What It’s Really Like Training With Rickson Gracie? His Black Belt Dave Kama Gives Amazing Insights
Nov 05, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
Living The Jiu-Jitsu Lifestyle. Rickson Gracie Black Belt Dave Kama’s Perspective
Oct 28, 2020BJJEE
“Keeps you fit and healthy A lot of people start jiu-jitsu because they want an alternative way to lose weight. However, in the process they not only shed pounds from training, but also the healthy...
How To Set Up The Infamous Rickson Gracie Rear Naked Choke- Henry Akins
Oct 26, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is known for his Mata Leao (rear naked choke) and his armbar. One of his top students Henry Akins experienced this technique first hand from Rickson himself and shows us some great...
Rickson Gracie Explains Why He Teaches Weapons Defenses To Everyday People & BJJ Practitioners
Oct 09, 2020BJJEE
There was a time when Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu was actually trained for self defense. There were no tournament or title aspirations, there was simply a desire to learn and be able to defend oneself. Fast...
What Makes Rickson Gracie Different From Other Jiu-Jitsu Practitioners
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Henry Akins, the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the...
Josh Hinger: Rickson Gracie Views Are Outdated – Sport Jiu Jitsu Folks Know Defense Better Than Anyone
Sep 02, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has made some specific choices in the last couple of years. Notably after condemning Gracie University – he’s reconciled with them and he and his affiliates joined...
1 Hour Q&A with Rickson Gracie, Goes over Jiu Jitsu concepts, Jiu Jitsu not being correctly represented & much more!
Sep 01, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
Helio and Rickson Gracie Teaching MMA to Royler in This Historical Video
Aug 19, 2020BJJEE
Below is the best video you can see this week, when it comes to Jiu-Jitsu and MMA. In this true Jiu-Jitsu relic, kindly provided by rickson.academy , the great master Helio Gracie and champion...
Rickson Gracie: ‘A Black Belt Competitor is Just an Amateur Black Belt’
Aug 18, 2020BJJEE
The belt and stripe system is the system that a coach uses to grade his students accordingly. This system is similar to the system traditional martial arts use, but very different from wrestling for...
Rickson Gracie: ‘Competition is Great But Doesn’t Fulfill The Needs of All’
Aug 18, 2020BJJEE
Competition might not be for everyone, but I believe that competing can provide many positive things to all martial artists. It’s important to know that when I say “martial artist” that I mean...
Rare Rickson Gracie Tournament Footage
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Here’s a rare video footage find of the legendary Rickson Gracie competing in a sport jiu-jitsu match in the 80’s back in Brazil. Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as...
Rolling with Rickson Gracie in his Garage
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is regarded by many BJJ practitioners as the greatest Jiu-Jitsu fighter of all time. What made him so superior? What made him so special? People who have spent time training with...
Rickson Gracie: “When you train, you should put more emphasis on learning than on competing with your partner.”
Aug 17, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie advises on how to train and roll. He emphasizes the fact that Jiu-Jitsu practisioners should focus on the thecnical side first without using their physical assets. In the words of...
Rare Video Of Rickson Gracie Black Belt Henry Akins Competing as a Purple Belt
Aug 14, 2020BJJEE
Henry Akins is the third American to receive a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu black belt from legendary fighter Rickson Gracie. Akins trained under Rickson Gracie for 15 years. Akins became the head instructor...
Two Examples on How To Have CONNECTION In Jiu-Jitsu – Rickson Gracie Black Belt Dave Kama
Aug 13, 2020BJJEE
What is the single most important thing you should learn in Jiu Jitsu? It isn’t a technique or a bunch of techniques. It is one simple concept. Without this one concept, your techniques wouldn’t...
Are Rickson Gracie’s Views Outdated?
Aug 10, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie has made some specific choices in the last couple of years. Notably after condemning Gracie University – he’s reconciled with them and he and his affiliates joined up with Rener...
Rickson Gracie On If Steven Seagal is a Legit Martial Artist
Aug 04, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie was once asked what he thought about Steven Seagal and if he is legit. This was Rickson Gracie’s response: “Definitely. [Seagal] has – based on his training – a deep...
