New Findings Emerge On Why BJJ Pioneer Maeda Did Challenge Matches
Feb 23, 2020BJJEE
Three years ago, Master Rigan Machado advised me to write the book about the connections of Jiu Jitsu from Japan to Brazil and the USA in regard to its Samurai origins. It became a great...
Pedro Sauer Talks Challenge against 100lbs Heavier Wrestler and First Ever BJJ Class
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
Pedro Sauer started bjj career as a small lanky teen Rickson Gracie brought to class one day when he was about 15 years old. Sauer described that experience as deeply humbling as he was...
The Tragic Story Of Marcelo Behring, Rickson Gracie’s Greatest Student & His Descent To The Dark Side
Feb 05, 2020BJJEE
Marcelo Behring is one of the most important Brazilian jiu jitsu figures in the 1980’s. He was a black belt under Rickson Gracie, and was widely regarded as Rickson’s greatest student. ...
Relson Gracie on Rickson’s 400-0 Record & Not Speaking to Rolls for 5 Years
Jan 23, 2020BJJEE
The second eldest son of Helio Gracie, the red belt Relson Gracie reigned during his time, having had according to him, 140 Vale Tudo fights and remained unbeaten for decades. But those who think...
Royce Gracie Reveals What Really Happened w/ Him & Eddie Bravo Backstage at Metamoris
Dec 25, 2019BJJEE
What happened between Royce Gracie and Eddie Bravo at Metamoris III? Chael Sonnen had a chance to talk with Royce Gracie about these and other topics… Royce Gracie Beef With Eddie Bravo: What...
The Rise Of The Gracie Family And BJJ
Oct 26, 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...
The Legend And Mystique Of BJJ Legend Rickson Gracie
Oct 15, 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...
Rickson Gracie Facing an Alleged 6X Russian National Judo Champion
Aug 14, 2019BJJEE
Here’s an interesting video from the infamous ‘Gracie in Action’ tapes. Rorion Gracie narrates his brother Rickson Gracie’s challenge match with someone he calls a 6x Russian...
Prankster Challenges BJJ Instructor in Front Of Whole Class
Jul 30, 2019BJJEE
Barone, a famous Brazilian Youtube prankster went to BJJ legend Marco Barbosa’s academy in Sao Paulo and challenged him during a belt promotion. Barbosa has over 30 years as a black belt...
Ricardo Almeida’s Advice for Competitors & Recreational Practitioners & Stories From The Old Days at Gracie Barra in Brazil
Jul 02, 2019BJJEE
Ricardo Almeida is the first student that Renzo Gracie promoted to the rank of black belt, and he’s also one of the veterans from the 2000’s era of MMA. He competed in numerous grappling...
Ryron & Rener Gracie Fulfill A Wish With Make-A-Wish Foundation
May 13, 2019BJJEE
Ryron & Rener Gracie are no strangers to good gestures. Still, what they’ve done for Lena truly deserves an applause. Her wish was to fight Ryron and Rener! Tens of thousands of...
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell Was Challenged to a 10K BJJ Match By Ali Abdelaziz
Feb 26, 2019BJJEE
UFC fighter Bryce Mitchell recently detailed a stunning challenge he received in his inbox. The challenge comes from controversial mma manager Ali Abdelaziz who reps many stars from Khabib...
Things Get Savage as More And More People Do The #garrytononchallenge
Jan 28, 2019BJJEE
If you’ve been following Garry Tonon at all you may have noticed his suspiciously patchy hair. Many have suspected the bjj ace in fact has ringworm. The truth turned out a bit more complex as...
Roger Gracie: I’ve Already Received Some Proposals – Regardless of the Value, I Would Not Go Back To Competing
Jan 09, 2019BJJEE
Roger Gracie is perhaps the greatest of all time. Following the conclusion of his MMA career he opted to indulge one more challenge agreeing to do Gracie Pro several years ago and rematch Buchecha....
Drysdale Questions If Fadda lineage is a Non-Gracie lineage
Jan 07, 2019BJJEE
Robert Drysdale has recently dedicated himself to authoring a bjj documentary. It was to be called Closed guard – the movie. In order to do this Drysdale shared bits relating to interesting bjj...
Rener Gracie Makes The Push To Get Bullied Siblings into Gracie University
Nov 30, 2018BJJEE
Rener Gracie has been working overtime on social media lately – but something great came out of it. The Gracie University head found the following video online: View this post on...
Gracie Breakdown: Giving a Boxer a Reality Check
Nov 24, 2018BJJEE
A European man showed up at a Gracie CTC in Osaka, Japan recently and made a unique request – he needed his arrogance in check. We kid you not! In the short discussion beforehand he reveals...
JOE Rogan and EDDIE Bravo on the GRACIE FAMILY and JIU JITSU
Nov 15, 2018BJJEE
Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo have inspired a whole new generation of jiu jitsu practitioners. Recently they fanboyed together over how influential Gracie family was to them. The two shared plenty on...
How To Apply Rickson Gracie’s Breathing Tactics When Doing Jiu-JItsu
Oct 10, 2018BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. If you have ever stepped on mat to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you have most...
Abu Dhabi King of Mats: Erberth Santos reigns in Los Angeles to secure a chance to challenge Alex Trans for the heavyweight belt
Sep 24, 2018BJJEE
The Abu Dhabi King of Mats Heavyweight champion has now an official contender. Erberth Santos fought his way trough the toughest of competitions this Sunday, September 23, in Los Angeles. The...
Ralph Gracie: Renzo Will Likely Fight Sakuraba – Wallid Ismail Doesn’t Stink or Smell
Sep 06, 2018BJJEE
Ralph Gracie is looking at his own mma return. The Gracie family veteran has been discussing the opportunity to avenge devastating loss to Takanori Gomi. But in the process he came to discus...
Renzo Gracie Set to Return To ONE For One More Bout: Walid Ismail and Sakuraba in Play
Aug 25, 2018BJJEE
Renzo Gracie triumphantly returned to the world of mma this summer. The Gracie family legend scored an impresive rnc victory. The two names that are likely for a legends fight are Wallid Ismail and...
Gracie Barra On To Cleaning Up Ralph Gracie Academy: Mission Is To Provide High Quality Classes With a policy of No Drinks Nor Drugs, No Cursing
Jul 09, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this week we reported that Kurt Osiander has parted ways with his longtime gym – Ralph Gracie Jiu Jitsu In San Francisco. While Osiander’s wife explicitly said Osiander was fired...
How To Make Your BJJ & Yourself Calm like Roger Gracie
Jun 29, 2018BJJEE
Recently, Roger Gracie claimed the title of the best to ever step on the mats. He defeated Buchecha in the much expected rematch and he has done so by submission in a very short time, after he took...
