Former UFC Fighter Chris Brennan Slams IBJJF For Latest Decision: We Can’t Have Corrupt S*it Running The Sport
Feb 10, 2017BJJEE
Chris “The Westside Strangler” Brennan is a lightweight MMA competitor who competed in various promotions including the UFC. He also grappled in the ADCC! But his experiences with various...
Most Intimidating Grapplers in History: BJJ, Judo, Wrestling & Sambo
Dec 30, 2016BJJEE
The mental aspect plays a significant part in the outcome of a grappling match. In grappling arts such as Judo, BJJ, Sport Sambo or Wrestling, where there are no strikes, you don’t have to fear...
Studio 540 Challenge Results Are Here! Plus Pena Challenges Ryan to A Gi Fight
Dec 18, 2016BJJEE
Studio 540 Challenge provided quite a bit of excitement! The event started off with young Nicky Ryan facing off against Rubens Cobrinha Charles’ son – Kennedy Maciel. The...
Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guards [Self-Defense & Sport]
Dec 01, 2016BJJEE
Learn the Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guard for Self-Defense and/or Sport BJJ. Top 4 Basic Jiu-Jitsu Guard Video Breakdown. Closed guard, scissor guard, knee shield and open guard: 00:00 – Intro to...
Ryan Hall: I’d have been borderline impossible to beat in sub only!
Nov 25, 2016BJJEE
Ryan Hall is a bjj black belt under Felipe Costa and one of the best featherweights around. His competitive pedigree is matched only by his teaching credits – you will seldom meet...
2016 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Review
Nov 20, 2016BJJEE
The 2016 SJJIF World Jiu-Jitsu Championship was a huge success with nearly 3000 competitors from over 45 different countries competing for the title of SJJIF Jiu-Jitsu World Champion. The...
John Danaher Gives Extensive Interview On BJJ Origins, GSP, Leglocks and More
Nov 03, 2016BJJEE
John Danaher is the latest guest at Matt Serra’s UFC Unfiltered podcast. During his appearance he explained how he started doing bjj. Apparently during Danaher’s tenure as a...
Gordon Ryan Out Of EBI 9 – Tonon Steps In As A Replacement
Nov 03, 2016BJJEE
Due to the above depicted injury Gordon Ryan will no longer be vying for the Light Heavyweight belt at EBI 9. Gordon’s coach John Danaher announced earlier Gordon Ryan...
Polaris 4 Recap & Matches We’d Love To See In Future
Oct 29, 2016BJJEE
Polaris Pro just concluded it’s 4th event! A truly thrilling spectacle had plenty of actions and a couple of submissions to boot. The first fight of the card was between Tom...
Running The Gauntlet: Rite of Passage Or Physical Abuse
Oct 29, 2016BJJEE
Written by Iva Djokovic, Psychology graduate and BJJ practitioner at Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Serbia. Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more...
How To Set Up The Famous Rickson Gracie Rear Naked Choke
Oct 21, 2016BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is known for his Mata Leao (rear naked choke) and his armbar. Gracie academy black belt Ty Gay learned the ‘Rickson Rear Naked Choke’ directly from Henry...
Alexander ‘Deda’ Faria on The Amazing Growth Of BJJ in Russia
Oct 14, 2016BJJEE
BJJ is growing very fast in Russia. Last year, Moscow hosted a kids tournament on 5th of December with 480 participants 4-17 years old. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu formally arrived relatively late in Russia...
Garry Tonon Talks Grappling Pro Format and His Plans For Rest Of 2016
Sep 29, 2016BJJEE
Garry Tonon is known for being quite outspoken. Whether it’s talking about his opponents, strategy or his thoughts about rules he spares no one. Recently he participated in the...
Grapplers Pro Championship’s New Rules – Game Changer or Bust?
Sep 20, 2016BJJEE
Photo: Flograppling.com There is some division in the grappling world about whether point-based or submission-only style tournaments are a better format for ‘true’ jiu-jitsu, fairer...
How to Prevent Injuries in BJJ by Bernardo Faria
Sep 19, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who is known for his half guard. He achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015. Let me tell you about my injury...
Kayla Harrison Says She’s Starting Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 15, 2016BJJEE
The only USA Olympian to have won a gold medal in Judo has decided to take up jiu-jitsu following the success her teammates have had with it. Both team USA Judo coach Jimmy Pedro and...
Left vs Right Grappling Stance. Who Has The Advantage?
Sep 02, 2016BJJEE
Guest post by Neil Adams MBE, an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World...
Man Outgrapples Police And Runs Away, Breakdown Edition
Aug 23, 2016BJJEE
Recently a man in Orlando, Florida proved that grappling can save your life – quite literally. You can watch the incident in question below: Streamable Mirror ...
USA Judo Team Answer Media Claims That Brutal Techniques Are On Rise
Aug 16, 2016BJJEE
Travis Stevens and Jimmy Pedro were put on the spot given some media claims that brutal techniques in Judo are on the rise. This moniker is mostly in reference to submission holds which...
Olympic Judo: French Colossus Teddy Riner Wins Another Gold
Aug 13, 2016BJJEE
From International Judo Federation: Day 7 Of Olympic Judo. Women: +78kg – Men: +100kg After seven days of extraordinary intensity, the Olympic judo tournament #JudoRio2016 ended tonight with...
Comedian Joey ‘Coco’ Diaz Incredibly Humble About His Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 08, 2016BJJEE
Joey “CoCo” Diaz is a Cuban-American stand up comedian. He is an actor known for his recurring role as Joey on the TV series My Name is Earl, as well as in movies such as The Longest Yard and...
BJJ Black Belt Dan Swift Busted For Dog Fights
Aug 03, 2016BJJEE
Dan Swift, 41, has been busted today under the suspicion he was running a dog fighting ring. The Police in Erie, Pennsylvania rescued a number of dogs. Erie news now got a statement from local...
In the Mind of Mackenzie Dern: Offensive Game, Goals and Tips on Starting
Aug 01, 2016BJJEE
Dern might be very focussed on her MMA career at the moment but that doesn’t really negate her significance in women’s bjj. The young brazilian-american has been a black...
John Danaher Announces Marching Ahead Of New Goal
Jul 26, 2016BJJEE
Danaher has been a controversial figure for quite some time. His social media presence allowed us all to catch a glimpse at some of his philosophies and gain insights into some dramatic...
