The Most HATED Grapplers in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History
Dec 19, 2020BJJEE
BJJ is a fast growing sport and its community is very tight knit and passionate. Some leading figures of the BJJ community (athletes or instructors) have a huge following which means that getting...
Never Tap Again From Straight Ankle Lock- Tom Deblass
Dec 06, 2020BJJEE
Tom DeBlass is a former Bellator and UFC fighter with a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jisu under Ricardo Almeida. DeBlass runs his own Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy Ocean County Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His...
John Danaher Wants You To Know This About His Leg Lock System
Nov 26, 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...
Cyborg & Durinho Go at it; High Level Scrambles
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
John Danaher’s ‘Inside Position’ Concept Explained
Nov 05, 2020BJJEE
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
‘Who Can Take Roberto Cyborg Down’ Challenge
Oct 15, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
How to Safely Train the Heel Hook
Sep 26, 2020BJJEE
A heel hook is a leg lock affecting multiple joints, and is applied by transversely twisting the foot either medially or laterally. The torsional force puts severe torque on the ankle,...
Who is Roberto Jimenez? Much More Than Just a BJJ World Champion
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Winning tournaments and being a champion is an important thing, but it`s not the only thing. That`s one way to describe the philosophy about BJJ and life of the 20-years old black belt Roberto...
The Year of Roberto ‘Cyborg’: How The 40 yr Old is Winning Everything This Year
Sep 19, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
The 3 Most Promising Prospects In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 18, 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...
Make The Tripod Sweep Work Against ANYONE With These Details
Sep 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are some techniques that you learn very early on, maybe even at your first BJJ class or two; but which you don’t use for too long, as it seems – after a certain level – that these...
John Danaher Debunks the Claim that ‘Leglocks Don’t Work in MMA’
Sep 14, 2020BJJEE
Leg locks in traditional Gi Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academies still seem to get a bad rap. In other similar grappling arts like Sambo or Catch Wrestling, they occupy an important place. In recent years a...
Counter Their Berimbolo With Leg Locks with Tom DeBlass
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE
You may not like it and may not do it, but the Berimbolo when done correctly by someone who is specialized in it(for ex: Gianni Grippo, Mendes & Miyao bros) You will get swept or submitted. For...
The Return of the Sapateiro Invitational and Promoter Josh Leduc’s Declaration of War on Flograppling
Sep 01, 2020BJJEE
Over the weekend there were several impressive showcases of grappling around the United States, perhaps the most monumental of which was the Sapateiro Invitatational. The underground grassroots...
“Pressure Point” Counter to the Double Leg Takedown
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE
Over the years we’ve seen oh so many great (in horrible ways) self defense videos. There’s pinching, slapping but probably everyone’s favorite is a one touch ko. Self Defense vs...
Gui Mendes: 95% of People Never Become Champs Because They Lack Character Strength
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE
Gui Mendes has been wildly successful on the competitive scene prior to retiring in 2015 at age 26. He’s won Worlds 4x in 2009,11,12,14 and a variety of other medals mostly in light...
The BJJ Brown Belts You Should Watch Out For
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
In the new era of BJJ competitions and invitational tournaments it is not necessary for you to be a top tier black belt to compete with the best and have good results. More and more do we see young...
Learn Craig Jones’ 3 Signature Moves That Make Him So Successful
Aug 10, 2020BJJEE
Craig Jones is one of the very few Australian athletes who brought their continent to the world grappling map. He made that happen with his quick rise to the top submitting many big names on his way....
Marcelo Garcia Teaches His Signature Shoulder Clamp Sweep
Jul 23, 2020BJJEE
The butterfly guard and all the various sweeps coming from this guard, is probably the best guard to play against a much heavier opponent in No Gi . By sitting up like that you are not allowing your...
John Danaher on Learning Principles vs Techniques in Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
John Danaher On What Makes Renzo Gracie A Great Instructor
Jun 28, 2020BJJEE
Finding the right Jiu-Jitsu instructor and academy is extremely important. It can make or break your Jiu-Jitsu journey. If you are lucky enough to find the right one, you will learn how to defend...
Alec Baulding on Being Black in BJJ: Some People Are Cool With You On The Mat But Are Different Off The Mat
Jun 16, 2020BJJEE
The issue of race and racism is a hot topic right now. The recent Georges Floyd riots have spread all around the world calling out police brutality and racial injustice. Bloodyelbow.com, one of the...
How John Danaher Uses Kaizen Principles To Improve His Student’s Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 16, 2020BJJEE
Kaizen is a Japanese word which means “change for better”. The best translation for it in English language would be improvement”. Kaizen is any kind of improvement, one-time or...
How To Train BJJ & Improve When You Have Very Little Time To Train
Jun 16, 2020BJJEE
Often times we hear about competitors like Miyao brothers or Gordon Ryan who have openly said that their typical day consists mostly just from several jiu-jitsu practices. An Inside Look at the...
