The 5 Best Kettlebell Exercises For Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Apr 05, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Will Safford, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Coach who trains under Andre Galvao in San Diego, CA. He received is purple belt in December of 2013 and competes occasionally in...
Control Your Opponents With Khabib’s Dagestani Handcuff Hammer Lock
Mar 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Controlling your opponents in BJJ can be tough, especially in No Gi because of the lack of control due to the slippery rashguards. This gets even tougher if you need to do so when they turtle up; it...
How to Prepare Your Mindset for the first BJJ Competition
Mar 18, 2020BJJEE
Photo: IBJJF Do you remember why you decided to train in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? It may have originally been to get in shape, lose some weight, learn self-defense, or a variety of other worthy goals....
Josh Barnett: ‘I Was Awarded a BJJ Black Belt & I had NEVER Trained BJJ’
Mar 08, 2020BJJEE
Former UFC heavyweight and Metamoris heavyweight champion Josh Barnett explains on his Facebook page the backstory to how he was awarded a BJJ black belt without ever having worn a Gi or trained any...
When Stuck in Lockdown This Old School Sweep Setup Works Great
Mar 05, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Lockdown is such a versatile position, if only you get to know how to use it properly! This becomes even more true when it comes to playing the Lockdown game in the Gi. Magnus Hansson, BJJ black belt...
The Most Common Submissions In MMA
Mar 04, 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 Dangerous is the Lockdown For Your Training Partners?
Feb 28, 2020BJJEE
For people outside of the 10th Planet system, techniques such as the Lockdown, or the Electric Chair submission are often frowned upon as semi-illegal, causing severe injury or just being painfully...
Five Reasons Why Grappling Should Be Your Fitness Routine
Feb 26, 2020grappler z
Photo by Daria Kochetkova Photography. IG: Tebezvonu. Whether you want to feel more confident about your appearance, or need to improve your overall health, then exercise needs to be a part of your...
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...
Better Tap Quickly: Electric Chair Sweep to Toe Hold Submission
Feb 16, 2020BJJEE
Anyone who has been caught in the Lockdown can attest to how frustrating it is to get out, let alone to pass the guard. If you try forcing your leg out, you can end up hurting your knee, or if you...
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...
Surprise Them with the Electric Chair Sweep To Kneebar Combo
Feb 07, 2020BJJEE
Anyone who has been caught in the Lockdown can attest to how frustrating it is to get out, let alone to pass the guard. If you try forcing your leg out, you can end up hurting your knee, or if you...
Law Enforcement and Security Techniques That Just Don’t Work
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve probably had a chance to see all of those inefficient martial arts techniques on Instagram, Youtube and similar, right? And, while it seems that they are often a laughing stock for some...
Stand Up Mistakes: 5 Reasons Why Your Opponent Takes You Down
Feb 04, 2020BJJEE
There are a few common mistakes that Judoka/BJJ players make that give their opponent an opportunity to throw them. If you can minimize these mistakes then you will last a lot longer in competition...
10 Tips for Surviving your first BJJ Class
Jan 26, 2020BJJEE
Are you up for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? If yes, then this post is for you. You must know some common spikes before you start your journey in a BJJ class. The first time is always challenging to break...
Lockdown Game Changer – Double Underhook Counter
Jan 20, 2020BJJEE
Anyone who has been tangled in a tight Lockdown will tell you how frustrating it is to get out of, let alone trying to pass the guard. By forcing your leg out, you can actually end up injuring your...
The Lockdown… Is It Really Any Good!?
Jan 17, 2020BJJEE
A lot of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners think that the Lockdown is just about, well, locking your opponent’s leg – but it’s not that simple. Coach Magnus Hansson, from 10th Planet...
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Berimbolo
Jan 16, 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...
The IBJJF Legal Lockdown To Electric Sweep Is So Easy To Set Up
Jan 15, 2020BJJEE
Anyone who has been caught in the Lockdown can attest to how frustrating it is to get out, let alone to pass the guard. If you try forcing your leg out, you can end up hurting your knee, or if you...
Understanding Turtle Position by Gordon Ryan: Jiu-Jitsu & Wrestling
Jan 13, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. We all know the natural human reaction when somebody is getting physically...
The 3 Submissions That Are Taking The BJJ World By Storm
Jan 07, 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...
BJJ Black Belt On The Time He Was Randomly Assaulted in London
Dec 27, 2019Carl Fisher (Black Belt Instructor, Checkmat Wimbledon, 30 years in the business)
I teach and train Jiu Jitsu primarily as a means to have a set of skills to deal with violent situations out in the real world, competition Jiu Jitsu comes second, always will. We live in violent...
Using The Lockdown & Its Options To Overcome More Experienced Opponents
Dec 24, 2019BJJEE
Created by prominent flat-earth proponent Mr. Eddie Bravo, the Lockdown system is an IBJJF legal half-guard series of techniques that offers multiple defensive and offensive options from the guard....
BJJ Black Belt Demonstrates How Realistic the Grappling in the Movie ‘Redeemer’
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve seen the movie „Redeemer“ (2014), starring Marko Zaror, you’ve probably seen a lot of action shots that involve grappling skills! But, how realistic is the grappling we see...
