Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Or Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Rorion Gracie Shares His Thoughts
Oct 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Rorion Gracie is not just the oldest son of the legendary Helio Gracie, but he is also one of the most influential people in the world of Jiu-Jitsu himself. For example, not a lot of people know...
Royce Gracie Critiques BJJ Academies For Not Teaching Self-Defense
Jul 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Why did you start training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Perhaps you found out about it by chance and it seemed interesting, maybe a friend recommended it to you, or maybe you were looking to learn how to...
Royce Gracie: “BJJ Academies Lost The Essence Of Martial Arts”
Jul 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Royce Gracie, UFC’s and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu legend, thinks that BJJ academies have “lost their way”. Predominantly because, in his opinion, they are increasingly neglecting the...
Sport Jiu-Jitsu vs. Gracie Jiu-Jitsu: A Closer Look At This Age-Old Debate
Jul 01, 2023BJJEE
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...
Chuck Norris Talks Training With The Gracie Family: “I Got On The Ground With Rickson…”
Jun 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that the martial arts and movie industry legend Chuck Norris trained Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? And that he even trained with the Gracie family – as well as rolled with Rickson? Norris...
Kron Gracie Vows To Change Fighting Style: ‘I’m Going Back To My Old Ways’
May 15, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Kron Gracie Answers Critics: ‘I Tried to Please the Jiu-Jitsu Community’
May 15, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Outdated for MMA?
May 10, 2023BJJEE
The Gracie family helped create and popularize Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu all over the world, especially in the early days of the UFC. Nowadays modern MMA has almost nothing to do with the UFC from the...
Dana White On Kron Gracie’s UFC 288 Performance: ‘It Was Like Coming out of a Time Capsule in 1995’
May 07, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Charles Jourdain Defeats Kron Gracie; Calls His Style ‘Outdated’
May 07, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of Rickson Gracie was defeated by Charles Jourdain by unanimous decision. Without fighting in MMA since 2019, Kron Gracie made his return to the sport this Saturday (6), on the main...
Grandmaster Robson Gracie Passes Away At Age 88
Apr 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Grandmaster Robson Gracie, BJJ red belt and one of the most important figures in the history of Jiu-Jitsu, has passed away at the age of 88. There is still no information about the cause of death,...
What’s The Real Difference Between Gracie Jiu Jitsu And Brazilian Jiu Jitsu?
Apr 19, 2023BJJEE
What is the difference between Gracie Jiu-Jitsu versus Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? The Armlocks, Chokes and moves of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu (BJJ) are the same as Gracie Jiu-Jitsu. The difference is the...
Royler Gracie Criticizes Nephew Rener Gracie’s Expertise in $46 Million Bjj Injury Case
Apr 12, 2023BJJEE
The incident which left Jack Greener, BJJ white belt student – as well as the jury’s decision to award Greener $46 million – has stirred up a lot of controversy. Controversy, which...
Kron Gracie: ‘After 5 Years Being Vegetarian, I’m Eating Meat Again & Feel Much Better’
Mar 10, 2023BJJEE
Kron Gracie – the son of Rickson Gracie – has been booked for his octagon return! He has been sidelined from competition for the last three and a half years, having last fought in 2019. And on...
The Man Raising Royce’s Hand: Helio Vigio, A Dangerous BJJ Red Belt
Mar 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You know that famous picture of Royce Gracie, where his hand is raised at UFC 1? Yes, the one you can see above. Well, do you know who the man raising Royce’s hand is? And did you know that he...
Kyra Gracie Teaches Her Brilliant Triangle Set Up which Won Her ADCC Gold
Jan 09, 2023BJJEE
Kyra Gracie is one of the few Gracie women to achieve a black belt in BJJ and is the first Gracie female to actively compete in the sport. She is a 4x world BJJ champion and 3x ADCC. Her mother,...
Rener Gracie Explains How The Gracie Family Gave Birth To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie was Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett‘s recent podcast episode guest. During the episode, the two discussed the many things that make them excited about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu;...
[Watch] Gordon Ryan & Royce Gracie Meet And Roll
Oct 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Royce Gracie is a legendary BJJ and MMA figure. A son of Helio Gracie, he is often said to be the most influential figure in Jiu-Jitsu; as he brought awareness to it through famous victories in the...
BJJ Purple Belt Pablo Escobar from Netflix’s ‘Narcos’ Rolling With Royler & Rickson Gracie
Sep 27, 2022BJJEE
Wagner Moura is a Brazilian film, television and stage actor. Besides being a well-established and acclaimed actor in Brazil, he has achieved widespread international fame for his portrayal...
Ryron Gracie Competing Against Rener Gracie (REAL MATCH)
Sep 24, 2022BJJEE
Old school bjj black belt released a rare video of brothers Ryron & Rener Gracie competing against each other in 2005. The brothers were going for real. Rener Gracie had a Q&A with fans on...
(Video): Rickson Gracie Competing in Sambo & Going For Leg Locks
Aug 13, 2022BJJEE
Rickson like many other Gracies cross trained in other grappling arts with his brother Rolls who tried to integrate the Brazilian national wrestling team with the goal of to competing at the Moscow...
Royler Gracie Promoted To 8th Degree BJJ Coral Belt by His Brother, Rorion Gracie
May 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Royler Gracie is a true legend of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. A son of Helio Gracie, Royler has been the first so-called “King of BJJ’s Featherweight Division”, setting a record for the...
Relson Gracie Teaches Amazing “Reading Newspaper” Armbar
Apr 12, 2022BJJEE
The Armbar from Closed Guard is one of the first submissions a new BJJ white belt learns. But, it’s also one of those submissions that – after a while – aren’t regarded with the same...
Royler Gracie Gets Inducted Into The ADCC Hall Of Fame
Dec 28, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
It’s official – Royler Gracie is the newest ADCC Hall of Fame inductee! The organization shared the news on their Instagram account: View this post on Instagram A post...
