UFC Legend Royce Gracie Converts to Islam
Mar 01, 2024BJJEE
It appears that UFC legend Royce Gracie has converted to Islam. Gracie had a meeting with Eddie Redzovic (bjj black belt founder of Team Redzovic in Chicago) and Islamic leader Shaykh Uthman Ibn...
[WATCH] Police Officer Skillfully Executes A Double Leg Takedown & Kimura On Unruly Suspect
Feb 29, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not everyday you see law enforcement officers being superbly skilled at martial arts… But this one police officer trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for sure. Footage has emerged of an...
MMA Legend Ken Shamrock Discusses Tragic Death In Pancrase Training
Feb 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent episode of the JAXXON podcast, MMA legend Ken Shamrock made an appearance… And shared insights about a tragic death into the MMA’s early days – in particular, during...
The Most Devastating Kimura Lock: The Same Side Kimura
Feb 27, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Kimura would be known as the Reverse Ude Garami, or the Double Wrist Lock in Catch Wrestling circles. There are a lot of different names and sources to what we now know as the Kimura Lock. The...
How a Pro Wrestler KO’d Judo Legend Masahiko Kimura & The Yakuza’s Involvement
Feb 22, 2024BJJEE
In the intriguing world of professional wrestling, where theatrics often overshadow reality, a historical event stands out as a stark reminder of what happens when the lines between performance and...
Muay Thai Champion Teaches Brilliant Bodylock Clinch Takedown
Feb 21, 2024BJJEE
In boxing, fighters are separated when they clinch; in The Thai striking art of Muay Thai, it is allowed. They launch strikes from there and also wrestle to set up foot sweeps or trips. If you ever...
MMA Legend Rampage Jackson Advised His Son To Not Be A Vegan While Pursuing MMA
Feb 07, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
MMA legend Rampage Jackson has recently shared his concerns over his son’s choice to combine a vegan lifestyle with his aspirations in mixed martial arts (MMA). During an interview with the MMA...
Mike Tyson Eyeing A Sensational Boxing Return – Against MMA Legend Fedor Emelianenko
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Mike Tyson, the legendary former undisputed heavyweight boxing champion, is reportedly in advanced discussions for a remarkable comeback fight… This time, the 57-year-old icon is eyeing a...
BJJ Legends Helio “Soneca” Moreira and Roberto “Gordo” Correa Promoted To Coral Belt
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Two great Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legends have recently been promoted to the rank of a BJJ coral belt – Helio “Soneca” Moreira and Roberto “Gordo” Correa! They were promoted...
Hélio Gracie’s Legendary Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Rio de Janeiro to Be Demolished
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
One of the great symbols in the history of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu will soon cease to exist. The Padre Antônio Vieira school, located in Humaitá, South Zone of Rio de Janeiro, previously housed the...
MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Gets Promoted From BJJ Purple Belt To Black Belt
Jan 26, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Dutch MMA legend, Gilbert Yvel, has recently been promoted to the rank of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt! His coaches, Remco Pardoel and Marcelo Andreoli, promoted him a few weeks ago from the...
MMA Legend Gilbert Yvel Earns Black Belt in BJJ After Grappling for 24 Years
Jan 24, 2024BJJEE
Gilbert Yvel, the legendary Dutch MMA fighter from the early 2000s, remains active in martial arts to this day, albeit in a different capacity. While Yvel made his name in mixed martial arts...
BJJ Legend Ricardo Almeida Says BJJ Instructionals Aren’t Enough: “You Still Need A Professor”
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It seems like there’s no limit to what you can learn today – all because of the power of the Internet. And that’s no different when it comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. YouTube...
Judo Legend Teddy Riner Regularly Trains BJJ: ‘This Might Win Me the Gold at the Next Olympics’
Jan 22, 2024BJJEE
Double Olympic champion & 10x world champion Teddy Riner (FRA) is the greatest ever heavyweight and a strong candidate for greatest Judoka of all time. At 2.04 m and 140kg, he is a physical...
John Danaher Explains Why Strangles Are Better Than Joint Locks In BJJ
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
If you had to choose between strangles (i.e. chokes) and joint locks in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… Which one of the two would you pick? Well, strangles would be the smartest choice. Why? John...
Pro Wrestling Legend Hulk Hogan Saves Teenager From Overturned Car (Florida)
Jan 18, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In Tampa/Clearwater area of Florida, a 17-year-old girl recently found herself in a terrifying situation – her car had flipped over on a highway, leaving her trapped and disoriented. However,...
Alexander Emelianenko’s Alleged Conversion To Islam Appears To Be Debunked
Jan 18, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Russian mixed martial arts (MMA) legend Alexander Emelianenko recently found himself at the center of a religious controversy, following his visit to Saudi Arabia. Emelianenko, who had been...
Various IBJJF Legal Ways To Tap Your Opponent Using the BJJ Belt
Jan 12, 2024BJJEE
Did you know that, under IBJJF rules, it is allowed to use the belt to submit your opponent as long as it is tied around the waist? Here Joao Miyao shows three submissions using the belt. View...
The Legend Masahiko Kimura Teaches A Rolling Kimura Set Up
Jan 07, 2024BJJEE
Certain terms are used to specify a medial keylock technique in combat sports. In judo, it is known as gyaku ude-garami (reverse arm entanglement) or simply ude-garami. Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu refers to...
Why Do So Many Nerds Flock To a Sport Like Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu?
Jan 07, 2024BJJEE
If you look around at martial arts classes, you may be surprised to find that many of the people taking classes are nerds. That’s because Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) has become a popular sport for...
#1 Advice To Start Using Your Legs The PROPER Way In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
What do you use your legs for, when it comes to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training and competition? Yeah, for guard retention and guard passing, as well as for setting up submissions such as the various...
MMA Legend Marco Ruas Reveals Why Jiu-Jitsu Champions Struggle In The Octagon
Jan 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
MMA legend Marco Ruas – often hailed as the “father of MMA” – shared some of his insights on the “ConnectCast” podcast… On why some of the greatest Jiu-Jitsu...
BJJ Legend On Doping in Jiu-Jitsu: ‘I Saw a Guy on PEDs Die on the Mats. Was it Worth it?’
Dec 25, 2023BJJEE
Doping in Jiu-Jitsu has become such a big issue. Recently, six Brazilian athletes were suspended by USADA (US Anti-Doping Agency) after being caught in tests carried out at the IBJJF Worlds Gi and No...
Brazilian BJJ Legends React To Keenan Cornelius Rebranding his Academy ‘American Jiu-Jitsu’
Dec 15, 2023BJJEE
Over the past few years, certain members of the Jiu-Jitsu community have wanted to re-invent the wheel and start to differentiate themselves from the rest of Jiu-Jitsu by renaming Jiu-Jitsu to their...
