Robert Drysdale: Has Maeda Promoted Brazilian Students to Black Belt?
Nov 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
BJJ history is full of undiscovered secrets, of interesting twists and turns! One of them rests on the discussion of whether or not the legendary Mitsuyo Maeda has promoted his Brazilian students to...
The 3 Best Positions To Set Up The Guillotine From In BJJ
Nov 12, 2019BJJEE
Due to the ever-increasing popularity of mixed martial arts, even those who have never practiced Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) are becoming increasingly familiar with the art’s submission holds. As...
Finally Make That Scissor Sweep Work For You with this 2 on 1 Grip by John Danaher
Nov 07, 2019BJJEE
The scissor sweep is usually the first ever sweep you are taught in your first Jiu-Jitsu class. You may have repped it many times, but be honest how many times were you able to apply against someone...
Are You Regularly Doing These 12 Essential BJJ Drills?
Oct 19, 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...
How to Make Sure Your BJJ is Steadily Progressing
Oct 13, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. When you see a powerlifter or a swimmer going into their practice...
Robert Drysdale: The Fadda Lineage Could Actually Be a Gracie One!
Oct 10, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In his up and coming documentary – Closed Guard: The Movie – Robert Drysdale will showcase the full beauty of BJJ history… And potentially change the way we’ve been perceiving the...
Here’s How To Build A Game Plan For Your First BJJ Competition
Sep 16, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve Vacation. The Evolve Vacation Program offers travelers the rare opportunity of a lifetime to combine a tropical vacation under the sun with authentic training under World...
Rickson Gracie’s Alpha Teaching Style: Why Does He Embarrass Students?
Sep 14, 2019BJJEE
“What I dont like about Rickson is his teaching style. He embarrasses people by putting them on the spot and many times even gets frustrated. He even changes his level of difficulty and adds...
These 10th Planet Warm-Up Sequences Will Improve Your Game
Sep 06, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The 10th Planet warm-up approach has received a lot of credit due to its ingenuity. And that’s for a good reason – it is easy to apply and it leads to better performance. In these two videos,...
Avoid Getting Submited by Using the Simple ‘Keep the Family Together’ Concept
Sep 06, 2019BJJEE
Photo: John Liot. Written by Lionel Mescam, BJJ black belt belt, instructor at Le Cercle BJJ academy in Paris, France In July 2013, I attended my first seminar on Jersey island with Braulio ESTIMA....
How To Become Un-Submittable in Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 05, 2019BJJEE
There are multiple things you have to learn when it comes to your defense plan in Jiu Jitsu: escapes, counters, proper posturing, etc. If you are having a problem with your defense and you’re...
Sleeping With Jiu-Jitsu Teammates: Dangerous Game?
Sep 02, 2019BJJEE
What exactly happens when we mix romantic love with our love of jiu-jitsu? Well this is a scenario everyone sees from time to time! The desire to share an activity we love with a new...
Police Officer Gets Guillotine Choked by a 15-Year Old
Aug 29, 2019BJJEE
Footage has emerged of 15 year old high schooler putting a police officer in a guillotine choke from closed guard during an altercation that occurred in a high school in Gold Coast, Australia. Police...
Stopping The Knee Slice Pass Before it Even Starts with Xande Ribeiro
Aug 22, 2019BJJEE
Knee slice is one of the highest guard passes in BJJ. It works really well against bottom half guard players that like to either play knee shield or to drop their shield play a Lucas Leite style...
Learn Claudio Calasans’ Nasty Wrislock Set Ups
Aug 05, 2019BJJEE
2015 world BJJ and ADCC world champion Claudio Calasans shows us 2 very effective yet simple wrist lock techniques from the closed guard and from the back. From closed guard: From the...
Weekly White Belt Advice: An Introduction to The Series!
Aug 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Being a BJJ white belt is far from easy. The surroundings are new, the pressure – not just the psychological one, but the one from being inside your training partner’s side control as well...
How To Set Up The Legendary ‘Helio Gracie Choke’
Aug 03, 2019BJJEE
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 Grandmaster...
Jedi Trick: How to Know What Your Opponent is Going to Do Next
Jul 21, 2019BJJEE
Have you ever rolled with a high level BJJ black belt and felt like they were just playing with you? Whatever you do, your black belt opponent seems to be one or two steps ahead of you. They can see...
Top Three Reasons for Children’s Belt Testing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 05, 2019Ben Germano
If your academy is like many others, the children Jiu-Jitsu curriculum has different belts and roughly follows the IBJJF guidelines for these belts. Belts are awarded when the student display’s a...
The Gold Standard to Finishing Omoplata by Shawn Williams
May 09, 2019BJJEE
The omoplata is highly underestimated submission/sweep in Jiu-Jitsu because not many people know the fine details which make it so effective. There seems to be a common misconception among the bjj...
Garry Tonon Puts On Impressive GNP Clinic at One
Mar 31, 2019BJJEE
Garry Tonon was once again in the cage this Sunday in Japan. The event in question was ONE: A New Era. The BJJ champion Cruised on to his 4th stoppage victory in his MMA career. The American grappler...
Using “Old School” BJJ To Demolish “New School” BJJ
Feb 05, 2019BJJEE
Often times when training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu we will here some people refer to their Jiu Jitsu as “Old School.” Some people will say “I have an old school game.” What does...
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...
Danaher on How An Older Part Time Grappler Can Defeat World Class Athletes in Competition
Dec 24, 2018BJJEE
Can an older athlete, working a busy professional career and many other demands from marriage and family etc train to be competitive with the best Jiu jitsu athletes in the world who are much younger...
