Poland’s Adam Wardzinski Makes History: 1st European Male to Become Black Belt BJJ World Champion
Jun 03, 2024BJJEE
The 2024 Jiu-Jitsu World Championship, organized by the IBJJF, delivered an electrifying showcase of skill and determination in the adult male and female black belt divisions on Sunday. Among the...
Jocko Willink & Dean Lister: “100 Start Training BJJ, 40 Get The Blue Belt, <1 Get The Black Belt"
May 20, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is becoming increasingly popular and more and more people start training it with each passing year… But that isn’t to say that lots of people will be able to keep...
Haisam Rida Talks ‘UFC Black Belts’: “I Don’t Really Know, You Know?”
May 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s true that some UFC athletes have been promoted to the rank of a BJJ black belt level without having competed in Jiu-Jitsu… Such as Alex Pereira. And, well, the public’s opinion...
Olympic Wrestler Tries To Beat A BJJ Black Belt in a Grappling Match
May 15, 2024BJJEE
In an intriguing display of martial prowess, Olympic alternate and 10-time national champion, Jake Clark, takes on a challenging grappling match against a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Known for...
Flavio Almeida Promoted To 6th Degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
May 13, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Flavio Almeida, a prominent competitor and coach at Gracie Barra, has been promoted to a 6th-degree BJJ black belt by Carlos Gracie Jr.! Almeida shared the news via social media: View this...
Muay Thai Champ Competes In BJJ After Training just 6 Months, Submits Judo Black Belt National Team Member
May 11, 2024BJJEE
Flashback: Bernueng Sakhomsin, a Muay Thai champion decided to compete in BJJ in the white belt division. He has a rich Muay Thai background being the Rajadamnern Stadium Muay Thai champion in 2006...
ADGS Abu Dhabi: Check Out The Highlights Registered In The Professional Black Belt
May 11, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
After spending the whole season traveling the globe and bringing exciting Jiu-Jitsu duels to some of the most beautiful cities in the world, the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam World Tour is coming back to the...
UFC Vet Who Spat at 10th Planet Black Belt Because of “Lockdown” Explains His Side of Story
May 08, 2024BJJEE
At the recent IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open, a controversy erupted involving former UFC fighter and decorated BJJ black belt, Rafael Assunção, and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Matt Walsh. The...
UFC Vet Raphael Asuncao Insults & Spits at 10th Planet Black Belt Because of “Lockdown” Knee Reap at IBJJF Tournament
May 07, 2024BJJEE
At the recent IBJJF Atlanta Spring Open, a controversy erupted involving former UFC fighter and decorated BJJ black belt, Rafael Assunção, and 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu black belt, Matt Walsh. The...
When Mackenzie Dern Faced a Male Judo Black Belt in Japan
May 05, 2024BJJEE
Japanese TV has hosted a series of strange challenge matches between top female grapplers vs male Judokas. While male vs female rolling sessions are normal in the gym, they are much rarer in a...
Ed O’Neill On The Long Journey to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 03, 2024BJJEE
Ed O’Neill is one of the rare celebrities that is also a BJJ black belt. His professional success is only paralleled with his dedication to martial arts. Ed is a black belt under Rorion Gracie...
UFC’s Renato Moicano Rips Fighters Getting Promoted to Black Belt without Using BJJ
May 02, 2024BJJEE
Renato Moicano, a highly ranker UFC lightweight and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, recently expressed his skepticism about the relevance of BJJ belts within MMA. In a conversation with Demetrious...
WWE Veteran “MVP” Promoted to Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
May 01, 2024BJJEE
Wrestling star and WWE veteran MVP has reached a significant milestone in his martial arts journey by earning a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. This accomplishment marks a profound development in...
Gianni Grippo Promoted To Luta Livre Black Belt
Apr 30, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Top American BJJ competitor Gianni Grippo recently achieved a significant milestone in his martial arts journey… By being promoted to black belt in Luta Livre! The promotion came from his...
Celebrities You Didn’t Know Are Black Belts
Apr 28, 2024BJJEE
Few people are yet to maintain the focus, confidence, and demanding nature of learning the arts to its completion. Unsurprisingly, several celebrities have dedicated their time to honing their Tae...
Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson Promoted To BJJ Black Belt
Apr 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Long overdue? Perhaps… But UFC and ONE Championship legend Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson has just taken yet another step in his martial arts journey – as he has been...
Judo & BJJ Black Belt Lex Fridman Does Judo with Travis Stevens
Apr 23, 2024BJJEE
In a detailed video featuring a judo session, Lex Fridman, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo black belt and AI researcher, joins forces with Travis Stevens, a 2016 Olympic silver medalist in judo. The...
Flashback: When a 15 yr Old Mica Galvao Submitted a BJJ Black Belt IBJJF Manaus Champion
Apr 23, 2024BJJEE
Mica Galvao is one of the fastest-rising stars of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He’s already defeated a number of elite champions, such as Leandro Lo and Lucas “Hulk” Barbosa, despite being just 20...
Flashback: The First Time a Non-Brazilian BJJ Black Belt Submitted a Brazilian in Competition
Apr 22, 2024BJJEE
Chance Wanlass, an old school Machado BJJ clack belt wrote on IG about a historical moment for BJJ that happened in 1996. It was the first ever time that a non-Brazilian bjj black belt submitted a...
BJJ Black Belt Challenges Cocky Wrestler For $20 in the Park
Apr 20, 2024BJJEE
Yoga For BJJ’s Sebastian Brosche challenges Wrestler. A black belt in BJJ under Eduardo Rios and a second degree black belt in Judo, Sebastian Brosche is the creator of the famous „Yoga for...
BJJ Black Belt Submits with Standing Cross Collar Choke in BJJ Tournament
Apr 17, 2024BJJEE
“For the choke, there are no “tough guys”. With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep.” Helio Gracie It was said that...
Judo Black Belt Screams in Pain & Taps to Knee on Belly against BJJ Blue Belt
Apr 17, 2024BJJEE
The convergence of different grappling arts has led to intriguing encounters, blurring the lines between traditional disciplines. The International Judo Federation (IJF), recognizing the surging...
How Much Sense Does Alex Pereira’s BJJ Black Belt Promotion Make?
Apr 15, 2024BJJEE
UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira’s promotion to a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu by Glover Teixeira certainly sparks an interesting conversation about what constitutes readiness...
Alex Pereira Promoted To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Black Belt
Apr 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Alex Pereira has been promoted to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt by his coaches… Immediately after his spectacular knockout victory in the main event of UFC 300! The news were confirmed by...
