Female Grappling Legend Hannette Staack: “If you specialize in some techniques, practice them so that people will not be able to defend them”
Sep 27, 2012BJJEE
Hannette Staack is arguably the best female jiu jitsu black belt in history. She is a black belt from Andre Negao. Hannette Staack is a 6 times world championship as wella as 3 time ADCC champion....
6 Ways To Heal Your Lower Back Pains
Sep 24, 2012BJJEE
Lower back injuries are extremely common in Jiu-Jitsu and any type of strength and conditioning training. This article by Traver H. Boehm for breaking muscle covers how to treat and care for...
Vinny Magalhaes: “I’m Not Impressed By Igor Pokrajac”
Sep 23, 2012BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu ace Vinny Magalhaes had an impressive win over Croatia’s Igor Pokrajac at UFC 152, dispatching him with a second round armbar. The Jiu-Jitsu World Champion has this say about his...
Over 30 and Still Training: Advice For Adult CrossFitters and Grapplers
Aug 29, 2012BJJEE
We are all getting older. It’s a fact.That’s why we can’t train the same as we did when we were in our early twenties. This great article from Traver H. Boehm from...
You Know You Train Jiu-Jitsu When…Updated 2012 Version
Aug 29, 2012BJJEE
This was posted was by members of the UK BJJ Underground on the Facebook page. There are some gems here: Rob Taylor: You put on a slim fit shirt and it fits everywhere except your forearms. Andy...
2012 Olympic Wrestling Preview
Aug 01, 2012BJJEE
Sport’s illustrated did a decent preview for the Wrestling, both Greco-Roman and Freestyle. Check it out and be sure to tune in to http://www.eurovisionsports.tv/london2012/index.html to...
Rodrigo “Comprido” Medeiros on His Recent Retirement, and The Use of Steroids in BJJ
Jul 27, 2012BJJEE
The Excellent Kid Peligro recently got together with BJJ legend Comprido Medeiros and did a two part interview him. Here are the best part of the interview: “KP- You retired at the last Worlds,...
Mixed Capoeira / BJJ competitor, Tereza de Souza on BJJ in Hungary and using Capoeira in BJJ
Jul 23, 2012BJJEE
1. Hi Tereza can you please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? Hi! My name is Tereza Crisley Cordeiro de Souza , I am from Brazil but I live in Budapest, Hungary for the...
Atos BJJ’s Rodrigo Caporal on BJJ in Hong Kong & on how to Constantly Improve your Game
Jul 19, 2012BJJEE
Rodrigo Caporal is one of the best BJJ black belts from the famous Atos academy. He is currently based in Hong Kong where he is instructing at Grips BJJ. He competes in BJJ as well as MMA. Short bio...
Latvia’s Jevgenijs Minajevs, Pedro Sauer Black Belt, on BJJ in Latvia and Benefits of Wrestling for BJJ
Jul 16, 2012BJJEE
Hi Jevgenijs, please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe Hello to all of the Eastern Europe BJJ practitioners. My name is Jevgenijs Minajevs and I am from Riga, Latvia. I am...
When it’s time to quit Jiu-Jitsu
Jun 09, 2012BJJEE
This is a nice little article that I read today. I recently had a 1 month time off from training because of an injury and was also asking myself how different my life would be if I quit Jiu-Jitsu....
2012 Worlds Team Preview: Alliance
May 31, 2012BJJEE
Source Ben Tharpa for Bloodyelbow Bloodyelbow did a great team preview for the 2012 Worlds. Here are the best parts: “As the 2012 Mundials kick off tomorrow in Long Beach, California, we bring...
IBJJF Worlds Brown belts & Women’s black belt preview & predictions
May 31, 2012BJJEE
My good friend Kris Novell did a great Worlds 2012 preview on his blog http://pullingtheline.com/ with Brown and Black belts as well as women’s black.Since we’ve already done the...
IBJJF Worlds 2012 Team Preview: Gracie Barra
May 30, 2012BJJEE
Source: T.P. Grant for http://www.bloodyelbow.com/ “The 2012 IBJJF Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champions are just around the corner and and we are going to be doing breakdowns of the major...
IBJJF Worlds 2012, Analysis & Predictions
May 28, 2012BJJEE
Source: The excellent J SHO for EFN This is the 17th Mundials of the modern era (1996 – ) and despite the absence of a number of Elite players due to injury, MMA or retirement (not least...
Cauliflower ears in Jiu-Jitsu. What causes them, how to prevent and treat them
May 23, 2012BJJEE
This article was sourced from a few articles notably from http://www.grapplearts.com/index.php and a few forum posts on sherdog. I also added my story as I’m also a cauliflower guy 🙂...
3 Ways to Use Cold Therapy for Increased Recovery
May 18, 2012BJJEE
Source: Andrew Read for http://breakingmuscle.com/ I’ve often heard that taking a cold shower after a hard training can greatly helps recovery. This article from breakingmuscle covers those...
Mendes Brothers talk leg locks, competing in the absolute, and who is better between the two brothers in the gym
May 15, 2012BJJEE
Source: http://www.mendesbros.com/ You are both pretty young and you have already achieved great success in jiu-jitsu both with the gi and without the gi. You medaled in the most prestigious...
A black belt is a white belt that didn’t quit! Pressure And The New Belt
May 10, 2012BJJEE
Article written by BJJ black belt Darren Curie for Combatbaseblog Jiu Jitsu is a simple process stripped of the typical BS of the “traditional” arts (for now); you train long and hard,...
BJJ Eastern Europe stars: Croatia’s Matko Kvesic
May 04, 2012BJJEE
1. Matko can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ cmmunity?Hello to all readers of BJJEE, props for the very good and actual BJJ website!Matko Kvesic, brown belt, training now...
How to train for a BJJ competition: 8 weeks competition training program
May 01, 2012BJJEE
Posted in Inside BJJ. Strength & Conditioning Coach Leo Frincu to put together a basic 8 week training program for a normal (think non-champion) Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu competitor. As we all know, if...
BJJ Eastern Europe rising stars: Croatia’s Aša Nadarević
Apr 30, 2012BJJEE
1.Asa can you please introduce yourself to the Eastern European BJJ community? Hi , my name is , I’m 21 years old and currently training as a blue belt under Dubravko Čolić and Ilija...
Rodolfo Vieira: “Roger is the one who has three world absolute titles, so I want to win four!”
Apr 15, 2012BJJEE
Rodolfo Vieira did it again! The action at the World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship has come to a close in Abu Dhabi. Rodolfo Vieira took front and center as the big standout of the event, for...
IBJJF Pan Ams 2012, Preview and Predictions
Mar 28, 2012BJJEE
Being the real BJJ nerd that I am, I’ll be watching the event live this weekend on Budovideos for 20 dollars for both saturday and sunday. Here is a preview of the black belt divisions and some...
