Understanding the Differences in Judo & BJJ Mindsets
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
Judo and BJJ: Similar Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different goals...
The Major Things That You Need In Order To Be Good At Judo
Oct 06, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Dr. Rhadi Bullard Ferguson, a Bahamian-American mixed martial arts fighter, Judo trainer, Judo Olympian strength and conditioning coach, motivational speaker, and 5 th degree black...
Gene Simmons Isn’t The Only Honorary Black Belt In Judo – There’s Also Keanu Reeves
Oct 04, 2020BJJEE
A few years ago Rock legend Gene Simmons received a surprise that none of us could’ve predicted. He was presented an honorary Judo black belt by Teri Takemori and four time Olympian, Jason...
Bodybuilder Tries Judo with 5x British Judo Champion & BJJ Black Belt
Oct 03, 2020BJJEE
Obi Vincent is a British bodybuilder with a huge following on instagram with 1 million followers. He decided to step out of his comfort zone and try out Judo at the Roger Gracie academy with Judo 5x...
Learn One Of The Best Old School Judo Throws – Te Guruma!
Oct 03, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You know the saying: „Old school is the best school!“ And while that may not be true in every single case, it most certainly is the truth in the majority of them; including not just the ground...
Why Judo Founder Jigoro Kano Didn’t Favour Groundwork
Oct 03, 2020BJJEE
Kanō Jigorō was the founder of Judo. Judo was the first Japanese martial art to gain widespread international recognition, and the first to become an official Olympic sport. Pedagogical innovations...
Flashback: Ronda Rousey Takes on 3 Male Judokas on Japanese TV Show
Oct 01, 2020BJJEE
Japanese TV has hosted a series of strange challenge matches between top female grapplers vs male Judokas. While male vs female rolling sessions are normal in the gym, they are much rarer in a...
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...
Freestyle Wrestler Enters Judo Tournament, Wins Using Pure Wrestling
Sep 26, 2020BJJEE
Here is an interesting video showing a freestyle wrestler entering a Judo tournament. He is able to dominate by using typical wrestling techniques such as far side cradle, three quarter Nelson, near...
Travis Stevens: ‘When Doing BJJ, I Use Wrestling Much More Than Judo’
Sep 22, 2020BJJEE
The USA’s Travis Stevens, probably the hardest working judoka around, has taken home a silver medal in the 2016 Olympic games. In his third Olympics, Travis Stevens achieved what no other male...
Judo Olympian Shows 2 No Gi Takedowns & Tight Submission From An Overhook
Sep 18, 2020BJJEE
Here are 2 great No Gi takedowns and a nasty submission using an overhook from Matt D’Aquino. He is a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian as well as nationally ranked freestyle wrestler and BJJ black...
Best Judo Combination Takedown For BJJ by Olympic Judo Champion Satoshi Ishii
Sep 18, 2020BJJEE
Takedowns are the mark of all grappling sports (Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo etc). They all rely on taking the fight to the ground, regardless of what you do afterwards. Takedowns can be a tough...
Video: Judo Champion Wanted by Police After Inflicting Serious Injuries During Street Altercation
Sep 17, 2020BJJEE
A video appeared on social networks showing a young man, brutally beating another young man in front of a betting store (casino) in the city of Novi Sad, Serbia. Namely, the young man is lying...
74 judo throws in 120 seconds with Judo throws labeled
Sep 16, 2020BJJEE
In Judo, techniques are divided into three major categories: Nage waza (throwing techniques), katame waza (grappling techniques, and atemi waza (vital-point striking techniques). Nage waza are...
Surprising Judo Triangle Choke From The Turtle Position by Satoshi Ishii
Sep 15, 2020BJJEE
In BJJ it is worth using judoka’s advice when it comes to stand up technique and also for ground work. Brazilian Jiu-jitsu comes from judo for a reason, and the techniques of this martial art...
Learn Rafa Mendes’ Unexpected Judo Reverse Triangle Setups (Sankaku Jime)
Sep 15, 2020BJJEE
The Judo version of the triangle choke (Sankaku Jime) is a move that we rarely see in BJJ. BJJ champion Rafael Mendes likes to use these following setups whic can be very useful in BJJ where your...
The Most Dangerous Takedown in Judo & BJJ
Sep 14, 2020BJJEE
Stephan Kesting teaches Kani Basami, the most dangerous throw in Judo and BJJ. kani basami was used to deliberately injure people especially in Japan. Before the technique was banned many...
Renzo Gracie Explains Backstory To Head Stomping Incident with Judoka Ben Spijkers
Sep 09, 2020BJJEE
Who remembers the classic grudge Vale tudo match between the legendary Renzo Gracie and world class Judo Ben Spijkers from back in 1995? Renzo Gracie was heavily criticised for stomping on the head...
Most Jacked Judoka, Wrestlers & Sambists in History
Sep 09, 2020BJJEE
Javier Cortina Height: 6’1″ Weight: 214lbs Javier is a Freestyle wrestler from Cuba who competed in the 2012 Olympic Games competing in the 96kg (211lb) weight class. He was also a bronze medal...
The story of First Televized MMA Match, a Judoka and a Boxer
Sep 08, 2020BJJEE
While the Gracie family had long been facing challengers the first televised Mixed Martial Arts match was actually one of Gene Lebell. The Ronda Rousey judo mentor was pitted against boxing long...
Here is Why Scisor Takedowns Are Banned in BJJ & Judo
Sep 04, 2020BJJEE
Kani Basami aka leg scissor takedown is the most dangerous throw in Judo and BJJ. kani basami was used to deliberately injure people especially in Japan. Before the technique was banned many...
12 Must Know Harai Goshi from Judo Olympian & BJJ Black Belt
Aug 27, 2020BJJEE
In this video Judo Olympian and competitive BJJ black belt Matt D’Aquino goes over a ton of Harai Goshi set ups for you to try out at the academy and eventually in competition. Harai goshi is...
25 Years Ago: Judo Against Wrestling in a Grappling Match
Aug 26, 2020BJJEE
A freestyle wrestler and a judoka in a grappling style vs style event from 1995. This happened at the“ACE World Series of Martial Arts” promoted by Dale Cook. Famous MMA fighter Frank...
Judo Olympian On How to Deal with Negative People in Your BJJ/Judo Journey
Aug 26, 2020BJJEE
The Brazilian Jiu Jitsu/Judo/Grappling journey is a long and painful one, there are extreme peaks and equally low valleys that will be experienced along the way. The plateaus seem to last forever...
