Dillon Danis Says He Was Jumped by 9 Guys At Bar, Not Just Bouncer
Oct 18, 2021BJJEE
BJJ black belt and 2-0 MMA fighter Dillon Danis, was recently involved in an altercation in front of New Jersey bar where he was caught on film being chocked by a bouncer who had formal Jiu-Jitsu...
Proven Ways to Massively Improve Your Judo
Sep 01, 2021BJJEE
Written by Matt D’Aquino, a multiple Australian and Oceania Champion and a 2008 Beijing Judo Olympian. He has been studying Judo for over 28 years. He is a 4th Degree Judo Black belt and a black...
Understanding Good & Bad Reasons for Competing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 15, 2021BJJEE
“Jiu Jitsu was designed to make you quit. Jiu Jitsu will find your weakness. Jiu Jitsuwill show your true colors. You can not fake jiu jitsu”. -Saulo Ribero. Motivation: It is...
Why Catch Wrestling Isn’t More Popular?
May 28, 2021BJJEE
On June 7, 2014, for the first time in 100 years on American soil, the sport of Catch wrestling was reborn at UCLA’s John Wooden Center. 14 catch wrestlers competed in seven wrestling matches as...
Ricardo Morais, The Brazilian Giant Who Won Five MMA Fights in One Night in Moscow
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
In 1995, the UFC was still in its infancy with its first editions, but it already inspired other entrepreneurs to produce MMA events around the world. In addition to the United States, which hosted...
Gordon Ryan Denounces Team Atos Backstabbing & Keenan Cornelius: ‘They’re A Group Of Scum’
Mar 01, 2021BJJEE
At the recent ‘Who’s Number One’ event, Gordon Ryan shocked the BJJ community when he slapped Andre Galvao. After the dusta was cleared, Ryan made a statement denouncing Team Atos and...
What Really Happened in the Infamous Rickson Gracie & Yoji Anjo Incident?
Dec 21, 2020BJJEE
There are numerous stories about the legendary Rickson Gracie. Too many to count actually . We could probably do a whole series of pieces on Rickson stories and only scratch the surface of his...
Meeting This Kid Changed This BJJ Instructor’s Life
Nov 10, 2020BJJEE
It’s not every day that you get to meet a real life hero. In this world full of lies, illusions, false glamour, falsely shining stars, fake heroes, celebrities that promote all kinds of deviant...
Keenan Cornelius: ‘Heel Hooks in IBJJF Will Provoke a Divide (Gi & No Gi), We’re Going To See More Specialization’
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE
It’s been confirmed. Heel hooks and reaping will be allowed in No Gi competions for brown and black belts starting from 2021. The IBJJF (International Jiu-Jitsu Federation) has announced the news...
4 Fun Martial Arts Costumes You Can Wear On Halloween
Oct 31, 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...
Man Robs Woman in Front of Jiu-Jitsu Academy; Instantly Regrets it When BJJ Guys Come To The Rescue
Oct 22, 2020BJJEE
In Brazil, a man tried to rob a woman with a large knife and a fake gun. Fortunately, she was right in front of her son’s jiu-jitsu academy. As she was attacked, she screamed the name of the...
The Perfect Darce Set Up with the Gi by Charles Harriott
Sep 13, 2020BJJEE
Half guard can be one of the best and worst places to start initiating a guard pass. Some people have made a career from forcing half guard and smashing people from there. This is a common method of...
Bernardo Faria On How To Develop a BJJ Game Plan & Transitions For Competition Success
Aug 26, 2020BJJEE
A gameplan in a BJJ match is really useful and can make a big difference in the outcome of a match. Many average BJJ players have beaten superior competitors because they had a game plan and stuck to...
Western Media Calls Bullshido On Putin’s Judo Expertise
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE
Vladimir Putin has always had a carefully crafted hyper masculine way of representing himself. His martial art skills are always fawned upon in Russia media however a report recently surfaced in...
Here Are Two Great Ways To Offbalance Your Opponent For A Throw
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
When you train grappling, there’s a ton of stuff that you have to learn in order to make a technique work. And this doesn’t mean that you just have to understand the way it works, nor...
GSP Coach Firas Zahabi’s 2 Most Important Aspects of Training in Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 30, 2020BJJEE
GSP’s coach Firas Zahabi was very critical about Jiu-Jitsu’s use in MMA in an interview with Sherdog.com. Firas is a BJJ black belt but feels that the fact that Jiu-Jitsu players don’t learn...
‘My Judo’ by Masahiko Kimura, His Story & Vision in His Own Words Part 2
May 30, 2020BJJEE
Masahiko Kimura)was a Japanese judoka who is widely considered one of the greatest judoka of all time. (5 ft 7in 170 cm; 85 kg, 187 lb) He was born on September 10, 1917 in Kumamoto, Japan. In...
How To Be a ‘Long Lasting’ BJJ Student That Will Never Quit
Mar 29, 2020BJJEE
Written by Mike “Spider-Ninja” Bidwell is a BJJ Black Belt under Phil Migliarese and Ken Kronenberg (Team Tai-Kai / Balance). Mike is a full time Jiu-Jitsuka, blogger (check out his great blog...
8 Events That Shocked the BJJ Community
Mar 14, 2020BJJEE
Most people know how BJJ was created, why, by whom, who influenced it, etc… In this article we will look at the history of BJJ from a different angle. We will look at 10 events/changing points...
Most Common Types of BJJ Academies: The Good, Bad & Ugly
Mar 10, 2020BJJEE
Written by Johan De Wannemaeker brown belt from Prana BJJ Academia. So you decided to give Brazilian jiu jitsu a try…and you loved it right away. Now you are seriously considering training a...
BJJ Techniques That Shouldn’t Work But Somehow They Do
Feb 23, 2020BJJEE
In jiu jitsu we often see moves be mainstreamed and all of a sudden they’re everywhere at the same time we often see a move from judo or sambo re-appearing in bjj and being given a different...
Erberth Santos Backs Out Of Mikey Musumeci $10K Challenge 24 Hours After Accepting
Feb 21, 2020BJJEE
24 hours after accepting Caio Terra’s challenge to face the rooster/light featherweight world champion Mikey Musumeci for $10,000, Erberth Santos has already backed out. Caio Terra, coach and...
The Best Strategies For Breaking Tough Guards Shared
Jan 09, 2020BJJEE
On October 28, 2012, the final day of the 5 Brothers Machado Camp, just as the stellar event was drawing to a close on a beautiful Texas day, Prof. Jean Jacques called the attention of all...
Guy Pretends That The Match is Over Then Goes For A Submission
Dec 30, 2019BJJEE
How you ever seen a ghost? Last year at the Pan championships, we saw a ghost. Atos black belt Mike Perez used a Ghosting strategy when they pretended that the match had been interrupted or finished...
