The Most Important Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Basics That All Beginners Must Know
Oct 06, 2022BJJEE
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...
Nicky Rodriguez Shows An Incredibly Effective Turtle Escape – The Step Over
Oct 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one that you’ll commonly find both yourself, as well as your training partners and opponents in. So, it is of vital importance not only to know how...
These Ankle Lock Defense Concepts Will Keep You Safe Every Time
Oct 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Do you want to build a solid submission game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? If so, then that means that you need to have a strong defense first. For, how are you supposed to feel confident in your...
Who Can Beat Gordon Ryan?
Oct 05, 2022BJJEE
At this year’s ADCC World Championship, we saw Gordon Ryan become the undisputed king of grappling and probably the greatest no-gi grappler of all time. Gordon managed to conquer the +99kg division...
Turtled Up? Peek Out & Take The Opponent’s Back With This Technique
Oct 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is one that you’ll commonly find both yourself, as well as your training partners and opponents in. So, it is of vital importance not only to know how...
Force Your Opponent To Turtle Up With The “Kosoto”
Oct 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Turtle position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is nowhere as greatly explored as other positions are. That is to say: there are a number of possibilities when your opponent turtles up, both for...
The Blueprint on How To Come Back Stronger Than Ever From An Injury- Bernardo Faria
Oct 03, 2022BJJEE
Guest post by 5x BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria, who achieved a phenomenal double gold medals in the BJJ Mundials in 2015 after coming back from an injury filled 2014 season. Be sure to check out...
Ryan Hall Explains A Better Alternative To Hip Escapes
Sep 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What is guard retention? Guard retention is the act of getting your opponent back in front of you and in between your legs, as he tries to pass your guard. You need to have a grip and at least 3...
The Leg Lock You’ve Never Done Before – The Razor Lock Kneebar
Sep 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
The Meteoric Rise Of Gordon Ryan: King Of The New Wave Of Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 27, 2022BJJEE
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...
This Single Leg Counter to Back Take Is Surprisingly Easy
Sep 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you have your training partner’s back, you have multiple submission options. ADCC competitor Josh Cisneros bait opponents into giving him EXACTLY wha he needs to enter the “Black...
Try This Armless (Yes, Really) Triangle Variation by David Avellan
Sep 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Triangle Choke is one of the most versatile submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While most commonly associated with the Closed Guard setup, the Triangle can be executed from all sorts of...
The Inverted Kneebar From Half Guard – One Of The Most Unexpected Submissions
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Leg locks have exploded in popularity over the last several years in competitive grappling. Although leg locks were once shunned by the BJJ community, their effectiveness has never been in doubt....
Gordon Ryan: “My Goal For BJJ Is To Get Athletes Paid & Make The Sport Mainstream”
Sep 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan made history over the previous weekend, having won his division and the superfight at the 2022 ADCC World Championships. And he’s made a lot of money along the way, too: This ADCC,...
Joe Rogan: “Gordon Ryan’s Opponents Realize He’s That Good, So They’re Scared”
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Joe Rogan is a big supporter of Gordon Ryan, and not just in terms of having been one of his sponsors for the 2022 ADCC tournament. Rather, he’s a fan as well – as he expressed in a...
No One Will Expect This Diving Guillotine Choke Setup
Sep 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The best submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the unexpected ones. And the best unexpected submissions are (you’ll probably agree on this one) chokes, especially Guillotine chokes. The...
Gordon Ryan: “It Was An Honor For Me To Compete Against Andre Galvao”
Sep 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gordon Ryan is well-know for his trash talk; a talent he’s used more than well to hype up his ADCC superfight match against Andre Galvao. However, after winning the superfight, Ryan had nothing...
Marcus ‘Buchecha’ Almeida: “Discipline Is The Key For Anything In Life”
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you want to become successful in anything you do – be it Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or just about anything else in life – then you’ve got to put everything into it. Absolutely...
Your Training Partners Will Love The “Leg Nelson” Technique… Or Maybe Not
Sep 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Kesa-Gatame aka scarf hold in grappling terms, is categorized as a side control hold. Kesa-Gatame occurs naturally with many Judo throws where tori wraps an arm around uke’s waist, if tori...
Fool Them Into Thinking They’ve Got Your Back – Reverse Position & Establish Side Control
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) is a great martial art with a seemingly endless array of techniques to be learned and practiced. And while technical knowledge is absolutely necessary when attempting to...
If Your Wrestling is Terrible, Then You’ve Got To Learn The Russian Tie
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that wrestling can actually be quite simple? It sure can, if you dedicate yourself to learning and perfecting a set number of techniques, until you can hit them automatically. One of...
This Reverse Triangle Choke Setup From The Back Is The Easiest One You’ll Learn
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Whenever you have your training partner’s back, you have multiple submission options. ADCC competitor Josh Cisneros bait opponents into giving him EXACTLY wha he needs to enter the “Black...
Jeff Glover Has Tremendous Half Guard Strategies – It’s Time You Learn Them
Sep 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You should never become the sort of a BJJ student who has only one or two options from any given position. That “strategy” simply won’t work as you climb through the ranks and...
Incorporate Wrestling Into Your BJJ Game With These Tips from Nicolas Renier
Sep 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s no secret that many Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu students aren’t particularly good at wrestling. Some even go as far as never adding wrestling to their training schedule – which is a...
