The Best Knee Cut Pass Setup by JT Torres
Dec 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Cut Pass is, more often than not, set up from an Open Guard… But what if we were to tell you that you can also set it up from being in someone’s Butterfly Guard – and that the...
The REAL Reason Why Cops Won’t Train BJJ
Dec 28, 2019BJJEE
The potential for jiu jitsu to enable police officers to be better at their job is enormous. We often observe videos like trips and perfect stand up technique enabling men in nasty situations to...
Train With The Best at The Caribbean Roots Camp with Samuel Braga, Erik Wanderley, Valerie Letourneau & More
Dec 27, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
What’s the one most important, most beautiful thing that Brazilian Jiu Jitsu has given you? What would you say has given you the best goosebumps? Chances are – it’s the experiences....
Breaking: Gordon Ryan Announces Retirement From Grappling at Age 24
Dec 27, 2019BJJEE
Gordon Ryan, the biggest current star in Grappling has just announced his retirement from Grappling at the young age of 24. The ‘King’ is currently on vacation, the first he’s taken...
How BJJ Personalities Celebrated Christmas on Social Media
Dec 26, 2019BJJEE
The holiday season is here, and with there are big BJJ tournamnets scheduled for the next few weeks. The worldwide BJJ community is spending time with loved ones and enjoying in good food. Some hard...
The Biggest Team Switches & Break Ups In Jiu-Jitsu History
Dec 23, 2019BJJEE
“jiu-jitsu é a única arte marcial que tem família” (Jiu-Jitsu is the only martial art that has a family) Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke...
John Danaher Talks One Sureway Of Speeding Up Your BJJ Progress
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE
Speeding up one’s progress is a preoccupation for almost every person who starts training jiu-jitsu. There are no easy solutions to this conundrum. However one of the best coaches...
Travis Stevens Blasts Gofundme Grappling Beggars: ‘Get a Job’
Dec 15, 2019BJJEE
Crowdfunding or Gofundme Crowdfunding is the collection of finance to sustain an initiative from a large pool of backers—the “crowd”—usually made online by means of a web platform. With...
Female Bodybuilder Tries Out Grueling BJJ Specific Conditioning Circuit
Dec 14, 2019BJJEE
In the past, there have been many instances where strength athletes, whether bodybuilders or powerlifters, have tried training Jiu-Jitsu and have rolled with the instructor to test themselves:...
Being a Female in a Male Dominated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Community
Dec 11, 2019Diane Hing
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Written by Diane Hing On January 21st, 2017, I chose to attend the North American Grapplers Association...
Reasons Why You Should Take Your Instructor’s Word With Reservation On Topics Unrelated To Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 06, 2019BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu inspires an awe inspiring lifestyle change in most of its beginners. From dedication to some thorough core changes, the benefits of lifestyle are undeniable: it will get you fit,...
Drysdale: ‘Stop Being So Lazy, Learn Takedowns’
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing at an amazing rate worldwide. More people are training in all corners of the world. BJJ is evolving. The direction that sport BJJ is going is worrying many....
John Danaher On How He developed His Leg Lock System
Dec 04, 2019BJJEE
Footlocks in Jiu-Jitsu seem (still) to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a new school of Jiu-Jitsu players...
What Level Of Intensity Should You Train Jiu-Jitsu At?
Dec 03, 2019BJJEE
How intense should one roll during BJJ training sessions? Some grapplers seem to believe in the ‘shark tank’ training environment which follows the Carlson Gracie maxim: “To...
Which Are The 2 Biggest BJJ Academies in The World?
Nov 29, 2019BJJEE
When you train BJJ, the BJJ academy is a central part of your life. It’s where you spend a lot of time every week, and for some people where they spend most of their day. We have already made...
Collection Of Greatest Weight loss Pictures Of BJJ Practitioners
Nov 27, 2019BJJEE
Through the years bjj has inspired a series of huge transformations in its practitioners. While some we’re most likely to hear about then others what matters is that in the end...
Roberto Cyborg’s Epic Wedding Proposal Will Make You Shed a Tear
Nov 24, 2019BJJEE
BJJ World and ADCC champion Roberto Cybor Abreu has just proposed to his long time girlfriend Maggie Grindatti in an epic ceremony in front of all their student and friends. She said YES! The very...
These Micro Adjustments Make It Almost Impossible To Get Armbarred in Closed Guard
Oct 25, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
An armbar from closed guard is one of those submissions that is taught in the very first couple of BJJ classes and that is carried across all levels of your Jiu Jitsu development, all the way from...
Star Wars Jitsu: Kids Of Both Spielberg and George Lucas Are Doing BJJ
Sep 26, 2019BJJEE
One of the greatest pop culture influences of today is the Star Wars franchise. The movie series has spawned off countless editions, merchandise and die hard fans. But what you might...
Ralph Gracie Returns To USA, Pays $50,000 Bail & Has His Passport Confiscated
Sep 24, 2019BJJEE
Accused of assaulting Flávio “Cachorrinho” Almeida during the No-Gi World Championship at the end of 2018, in California (USA), Ralph Gracie had to pay bail of US $50 thousand in the United...
Why It’s Important to Have Bad Days
Sep 19, 2019grappler z
If there’s something that the entirety of the human population can agree on, it’s that everyone has had bad days. If it’s because you locked your keys inside your car, or missed a step and went...
Gordon Ryan To Face Rodolfo Vieira in Grappling Match in December
Sep 16, 2019BJJEE
Looks like the ‘King’ Gordon Ryan will be very busy this year. A few days after he announced his grappling superfight with the infamous Rousimar Palhares in October at world Jiu-Jitsu...
Gordon Ryan Clarifies The Latest IBJJF Leg Reaping Rules
Sep 15, 2019BJJEE
IBJJF rules are confusing for competitors for the simple fact that the rule book doesn’t cover all the rules. If you want to know the complete rules, you need to attend a paying rules course...
5 BJJ Fighters Who Were Bullied Growing Up
Sep 02, 2019BJJEE
Bullying is a major problem in modern society. It’s gone so far the American Centers for Disease Control and Prevention labels bullying a form of “youth violence.” Following a 2013...
