Here’s How To Use The Russian Tie In BJJ
Oct 17, 2019BJJEE
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...
Andre Galvao Has An Effective Way Of Opening The Closed Guard
Oct 16, 2019BJJEE
Closed guard is a dangerous place to be in for the one on top. Your opponent has so many options and you, realistically have very few. You either have to open it or force a submission. You need to...
How To Run An Efficient Jiu-Jitsu Class at the Highest Level
Oct 12, 2019BJJEE
Written by Brearin Land, a Financial Planner in Irvine, California and Orange County who authors the Black Belt of Finance Blog. He is the CEO of Irvine Wealth Management, and world renowned...
How To Use Your POKER FACE in a Grappling Match
Oct 07, 2019BJJEE
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...
Henry Akins On How To Improve Quicker in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 01, 2019BJJEE
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...
Jiu-Jitsu Has a Problem With Standardizing Names Of All It’s Techniques
Sep 30, 2019BJJEE
Learning BJJ is a process which requires to remember a lot of Jiu Jitsu techniques and moves. The problem is that some of them have Portuguese names, others have English or Japanese names, others...
Dealing With Competition Stress: How To Turn It Into A Fearsome Weapon
Sep 12, 2019BJJEE
Written by Johan De Wannemaeker A sunny, Sunday morning… A car pulls up into a parking lot of a sports complex. You are finding yourself behind the drivers’ seat. Slowly you turn off the...
Avoid Getting Submited by Using the Simple ‘Keep the Family Together’ Concept
Sep 06, 2019BJJEE
Photo: John Liot. Written by Lionel Mescam, BJJ black belt belt, instructor at Le Cercle BJJ academy in Paris, France In July 2013, I attended my first seminar on Jersey island with Braulio ESTIMA....
Most Common Reasons Why People Quit Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 29, 2019BJJEE
The dropout rates in bjj have long been considered very high. Commonly most academies at any given time have about 50% of class populated by white belts – beginners who opted in...
2 Principles To Stop & Smash ALL ‘New School’ Guards
Aug 26, 2019BJJEE
You know the feeling… You come to BJJ class and the more athletic and flexible guys are making fools of everyone. They turn upside down and no one can pass their guards. Or they do the Berimbolo...
“Learning BJJ Basics is Boring”: Why You Have it Completely Wrong
Aug 24, 2019BJJEE
Many of the younger grapplers, especially after blue belt will often look over learning the basics and will favor the more flashy, lower percentage moves. Roy Harris is a firm believer in perfecting...
How To Develop Your Jiu-Jitsu Brain On & Off The Mats
Aug 22, 2019BJJEE
By Mike “Spider-Ninja” Bidwell, a BJJ Black Belt under Phil Migliarese and Ken Kronenberg (Team Tai-Kai / Balance). Mike is a full time Jiu-Jitsuka, blogger (check out his great...
Weekly White Belt Advice: Closed Guard Sweeps
Aug 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In the previous article of our Weekly White Belt Advice series, we’ve talked about the very basics of the closed guard – what it is, its defensive and offensive purpose and the body...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Aug 18, 2019BJJEE
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...
5 Qualities Which Define a Great Jiu-Jitsu Instructor
Aug 17, 2019BJJEE
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...
What Are The Life Changing Benefits of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 17, 2019Rob Crerie
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is not just a sport, it is a way of life, a lifestyle. Once you have experienced one or two classes, I guarantee you will be hooked. Have you ever wanted to start a martial...
World Class Coach Vinicius „Draculino“ On The Most Effective Way To Improve in Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Vinicius „Draculino“ Magalhães is a fifth-degree black belt under the legendary founder of Gracie Barra, Carlos Gracie Jr. A part of the „golden generation“ of BJJ, he has trained with other...
How To Set Up The Gogoplata And Omoplata From Rubber Guard
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Do I Have To Be Extremely Flexible To Have Success with the Rubber Guard?
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
The Rubber guard sometimes referred to as Mission Control is a Brazilian Jiu-jitsu technique, which involves the practitioner ‘breaking down’ the opponent into the rubber guard, while maintaining...
Weekly White Belt Advice: Closed Guard Basics and Breaking The Posture
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The closed guard is often times the first position a beginner Jiu Jitsu practitioner learns about and starts practicing. Therefore, in the next couple of White Belt Advice articles, we’ll take...
Renzo Gracie’s Ezequiel From the Back
Aug 11, 2019BJJEE
Sode guruma jime (“sleeve wheel constriction”) is a type of Judo chokehold, which compresses the opponent’s trachea or the carotid arteries. The technique can be executed from a variety of...
7 Reasons Why Your Kids Should Do Grappling Sports Instead of Team Sports
Aug 10, 2019BJJEE
Grappling sports (Wrestling, Judo, BJJ, Sambo etc..) are great activities for kids, – much more so than team sports such as Basketball, Baseball, Soccer and Hockey. If you are contemplating...
Jean Jacques Machado on Why Rickson Gracie Was So Good
Aug 08, 2019BJJEE
Jean Jacques Machado speaks on years of experience training with Rickson Gracie. He was Rickson Gracie’s student from back in the days, from the time he trained under him in Brazil until when...
Rickson Gracie’s Principle On Improving Weaknesses in Your Jiu-Jitsu Game
Aug 08, 2019BJJEE
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...
