Key Concepts on Developing an Impassable Guard by Ari Galo (Carlson Gracie Rio head coach)
Nov 12, 2015BJJEE
Carlson Gracie Rio de Janeiro’s head instructor Ari Galo explains his concept of the ‘Ball guard’. It’s basically similar to the inverted guard but think of...
UFC Fighter Angela Magana Hospitalized After Not Tapping To ‘Twister’
Nov 03, 2015BJJEE
UFC women’s strawweight Angela Magana, ended up in the hospital after refusing to tap from a Twister submission hold. Magana, who competed on season 20 of the Ultimate Fighter, post a...
Submitting Opponents from Full Guard with Babu
Oct 12, 2015bjjee
When transitioning from Brazilian Jiu Jitsu grappling to MMA grappling we can notice a few hiccups in our game that in the past were never a problem. We call these hiccups ground and...
Great Stretch Routine for Grapplers
Oct 10, 2015BJJEE
Flexibility is so important in Jiu-Jitsu because it really makes all the vast number of techniques much easier to do (for ex gogoplata, inverted guard etc..). Increasing flexibility is...
Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Dies 2 Days After Rear Naked Choke in Training
Oct 07, 2015BJJEE
A Jiu-Jitsu practitioner of 32 years has died in Brasília, Brazil after suffering a concussion due to a overly applied “rear naked choke” during a class on the 21st of...
AJ Agazarm Answers Dirty Fighter & Jerk Accusations After Metamoris Match
Aug 17, 2015BJJEE
BJJ black belt AJ Agazarm faced ex UFC fighter Karo Parisyan at Metamoris Underground last Friday. The match was extremely exciting and was a back and forth war between the two game athletes....
Watch: Shaquille O’Neal Training with Nate Diaz
Aug 16, 2015BJJEE
Shaquille O’Neal has been following the UFC for a long time and has also been training Jiu-Jitsu since 2000 under Royce Gracie then under Jonathan Burke in Florida. Here is Shaq...
BJJ Euro Trip Part1: Corvos BJJ Academy in Istanbul, Turkey
Jul 27, 2015BJJEE
By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. I had planned my mini Euro BJJ tour for months. I could only take a week off...
Metamoris Founder Robert Zeps on the Future of Jiu-Jitsu & his Non Affiliated BJJ School Studio 540
Jul 20, 2015BJJEE
Photo by Leon Sandoval. Englishman Robert Zeps is one of the most interesting people in Jiu-Jitsu. He is a BJJ black belt that came to America back in 1995 and started training jiu-jitsu just...
BJJEE Profile: Joel Tudor, Crossing Over From World Class Surfing To World Class Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 17, 2015BJJEE
Joel Tudor is a former 2x world surfing champion (Longboard) who has conquered several important medals in major BJJ and submission wrestling tournaments. Tudor is also a...
Watch & Learn Roger Gracie’s Closed Guard Sweep to Mount vs Comprido
Jul 14, 2015BJJEE
Last Friday, Roger Gracie’s had his first Gi BJJ match since his one time superfight with Buchecha at Metamoris in 2012. He hasn’t been active in the Gi since 2010 when he last won double...
History Of Luta Livre & Reasons For Lack Of “Mainstream” Popularity
Jul 05, 2015BJJEE
Luta Livre seems to be the forgotten son of the grappling arts. Its “big brother” rival Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has had the tremendous success that we all know, and has...
Renzo Gracie & Dan Lukehart Denounce Gracie Academy’s Brainwashing of Students
Jun 30, 2015BJJEE
Dan “TrumpetDan” Lukehart is the owner and head instructor at Brea Jiu-Jitsu. Dan has been training Jiu-Jitsu since January of 2006 and is a black belt under Beneil Dariush. Dan...
Israeli–Palestinian Conflict: Judo & Football Athletes Caught in the Turmoil
May 26, 2015BJJEE
The Israeli–Palestinian conflict is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century. The conflict is wide-ranging, and the term is sometimes...
Buchecha on New World Pro Title: ‘Not the Same Without Rodolfo’
Apr 24, 2015BJJEE
Marcus Buchecha and Rodolfo Vieira are way above the rest of the BJJ competitors and always meet in the finals of the absolute, and many were anticipating that these two would once...
2015 Pan Champ Brandon Tucker on ‘Big Man Jiu-Jitsu’, Swimming as S&C & More…
Apr 21, 2015BJJEE
Brandon D. Tucker (Right on the picture) is this year’s Pan ultra heavyweight purple belt adult champion. At 5’9, 280 lbs, he is a very imposing BJJ player but is...
ADCC Rio Trials: Felipe Pena Defeats Purple Belt Prodigy in Finals
Apr 13, 2015BJJEE
The Jardim Guanabara Yacht Club received this weekend, the Rio tryouts for the ADCC , which is the biggest grappling tournament in the world. The stand out athletes were of Felipe...
Watch: Renato Laranja Invades Studio 540!
Apr 02, 2015BJJEE
This is what happens when 27 time world BJJ Champion Mestre Renato Laranja invades Studio 540… Studio 540 is a non affiliated jiu-jitsu school which last year hosted 22...
(Video) Gruesome Injury From Inverted Heel Hook During MMA Match
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The torsional force puts severe torque on the ankle,...
Renzo Gracie: ‘Sakuraba Breaking My Arm Was The Worst Pain I’ve Ever Felt in my Life’
Mar 09, 2015BJJEE
Considered by some to be the most complete mixed martial artist the legendary Gracie family ever produced, Renzo Gracie defeated five UFC champions during a career which straddled the...
BJJ Black Belt Chris Westfall on Growing Jiu-Jitsu in Saigon, Vietnam
Mar 06, 2015BJJEE
Chris Westfall grew up in Grapevine Texas and started training with UFC vet Travis Lutter in 1998. In 2008 he went to Brazil and was introduced to Bruno Bastos and Nova Uniao. 2009 was...
Marcello C. Monteiro on Growth of BJJ in US, His 50+ Affiliates & the Old Days in Brazil
Feb 22, 2015BJJEE
Marcello C. Monteiro is a 4th degree black belt that has been established in the US for many years. He has a vast network of academies with over 50 affiliates in North America! In this...
Firas Zahabi Compares Silva to Lance Armstrong: ‘GSP Not Silva is The GOAT Now’
Feb 09, 2015BJJEE
Firas Zahabi, Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre’s coach, gave an interview to French Canadian media ‘La Presse’ where he compared Anderson...
2015 Europeans Revelation: Isaac Doederlein, The Brown Belt Featherweight Giant Killer
Jan 28, 2015BJJEE
Featherweight Isaac Doederlein impressed last weekend at the IBJJF European. He berimboloed his way to a gold in his division and a silver in the Open Weight brown belt, beating some much...
