Tom DeBlass To Close Minded BJJ Traditionalists: ‘Don’t Knock it, Learn it’
Mar 18, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is currently in a transition period with a rift in the community. On one side you have the traditionalist that are closed minded about the rapidly evolving Grappling game, and...
How To Get Better at Jiu-Jitsu While You’re Not Allowed to Train Due To Coronavirus
Mar 16, 2020BJJEE
What to do when your BJJ academy is closed because the Coronavirus? How can you get better while you forced to stay home? Here are 5 ways to get better at Jiu Jitsu while you’re not allowed to...
6 Mistakes That BJJ White Belts Make (And How To Fix Them!)
Feb 28, 2020BJJEE
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...
Reverse Triangle From Side Control Using the Magic Skirt Grip
Feb 23, 2020BJJEE
In BJJ, most experienced practitioners are used to defending front triangles. These are the type of triangles set up from a guard position, either closed, half, or open guard. You can usually set up...
Here’s How You Can Beat That Bigger Guy In BJJ Class
Feb 20, 2020BJJEE
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 Decrease Knuckle, Finger & Joint Pain in Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 13, 2020grappler z
When Keenan Cornelius, an American Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner renowned for his “Jiu Jitsu Grand Slam,” was asked about his injuries, he noted, “My fingers hurt the most.” Knuckle and...
Why Your Jiu-Jitsu Instructor Won’t Promote You (Yet)
Feb 13, 2020BJJEE
In every BJJ academy there is somebody that has been training Jiu-Jitsu for years, sometimes even more years than most of the others and they are still stuck at their current belt. Why...
Most Unexpected Triangle Variation for BJJ
Jan 16, 2020BJJEE
In Brazilian jiu-jitsu, practitioners are used to defending front triangles. These triangles are the one usually set up from a guard position, closed half guard or open guard. There are numerous...
How To Prioritize Muscle Groups for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 19, 2019grappler z
How should competitors prioritize their time in order to develop these attributes? What are they, and what order should they be ranked in? Here is a quick guide to the key physical attributes any BJJ...
The Missing Details To The Controversial Arm-in Stack Pass That Confuses Newbies
Dec 18, 2019grappler z
The traditional beginner Gracie Jiu-Jitsu guard pass where you stack your opponent and put one hand in and one hand out and pass to the side is still being thought widely in BJJ academies. Now, many...
10 Reasons to Leave a BJJ Academy
Nov 28, 2019BJJEE
Article translated from Spanish to English with the agreement of the excellent Spanish language BJJ website PasandoGuardia.com Photo by Arik Dao. Many people when they stop seeing a training...
Dealing With Competition Stress: How To Turn It Into A Fearsome Weapon
Sep 12, 2019BJJEE
Written by Johan De Wannemaeker A sunny, Sunday morning… A car pulls up into a parking lot of a sports complex. You are finding yourself behind the drivers’ seat. Slowly you turn off the...
BJJ World Champion Rafael Lovato Jr Makes History; Wins Bellator Middleweight Title
Jun 23, 2019BJJEE
BJJ world champion Rafael Lovato did it! The undefeated MMA fighter (10-0 MMA) dominated and toook a decision win over the dangerous veteran Gegard Mousasi in the main event of Belllator London at...
Rickson Gracie Shows Arm-in Stack Pass That Confuses Newbies
Feb 10, 2019grappler z
Rickson Gracie rarely shows BJJ techniques on film so it’s a refreshing change to see a video of him demonstrating a technique. In Rickson’s first ever official Jiu-Jitsu instructional,...
Police Officer Credits Jiu-Jitsu And Krav Maga For Surviving A Fight With Brutal Outcome
Jul 30, 2018BJJEE
Police Officer Kristen Richmond has bjj and krav maga to thank for surviving a harsh encounter with a suspect. In her own words: This will probably be one of the rawest posts I’ll...
To Stand & Pass or Stay on the Knees & Pass?
Apr 17, 2018James Duscio
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter cascao vital and runs cascao bjj hard knocks out of Las Vegas nv. Often times during a jiu-jitsu battle, the majority of the time is...
What We can Learn from ADCC 2017
Sep 26, 2017BJJEE
Written by Stefan Rüegg, BJJ black belt and instructor at Frota Academy in Zurich, Switzerland. Short ADCC 2017 analysis. (just my opinion as a bjj black belt): 1) any kind of leg attacks are...
Roger Gracie: “Winning By an Advantage Doesn’t Make You Better than Opponent.”
Jan 06, 2017BJJEE
Roger Gracie is regarded as the best competitor of all time by many jiu-jiteiros. Indeed he is a 14x World champion, many of these in the black belt division in addition to 3 absolute World...
Jiu-Jitsu Practitioner Survives Acid Attack & Chokes Aggressor
Apr 02, 2016BJJEE
Imagine yourself walking in a dark place in the middle of the night when all of a sudden, a dark figure wearing a black ski mask, throws acid in your face and breaks your nose with brass...
Royce Gracie in Trouble with IRS for Fraud Totalling $1,15M
Jan 11, 2016BJJEE
UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie (48 yrs old) will face Ken Shamrock (51 yrs old) in a trilogy fight on Bellator in February 19, 2016 in Hosuton, Texas....
Renzo Gracie & Dan Lukehart Denounce Gracie Academy’s Brainwashing of Students
Jun 30, 2015BJJEE
Dan “TrumpetDan” Lukehart is the owner and head instructor at Brea Jiu-Jitsu. Dan has been training Jiu-Jitsu since January of 2006 and is a black belt under Beneil Dariush. Dan...
UK: Woman Puts Sexual Attacker to Sleep with Triangle Choke Learned at Self Defense Class
May 20, 2015BJJEE
Cheltenham, England, A woman defended herself from a sexual attacker by using a triangle choked that she learned in a self defense class. Mark Willis, 39, attacked the woman as she was...
The BJJ Roadmap App
Apr 06, 2015BJJEE
While it’s recommended that people always seek the guidance of an instructor when training, it’s not a bad idea for practitioners to do their own research when practicing alone. BJJ...
