3x World Champ Claudia Doval On Going From Judo to BJJ & Becoming a Professional Competitor
Oct 10, 2019BJJEE
Claudia Doval is a name that has quite recently popped out on the BJJ scene. She is a black belt part of Soul Fighters team, and by being named as the top female athlete by the IBJJF for the...
Canadian Politician Explains How Jiu-Jitsu Helped Him Get Over Bullying
Oct 08, 2019BJJEE
Jagmeet Singh is a Canadian politician who is leader of the federal New Democratic Party. He was the first turban-wearing Sikh to sit as a provincial legislator in Ontario, the first to lead a major...
Updated List of BJJ Red Belts: There are Much More than You Think!
Oct 06, 2019BJJEE
The 9th degree red belt is the highest rank awarded to any currently living practitioner of Brazilian jiu-jitsu. According to Renzo & Royler Gracie, in Brazilian jiu-jitsu the red...
American Football Is Much More Dangerous Than MMA – Linebacker Turned MMA Fighter Confirms
Oct 06, 2019BJJEE
Through the history NFL players have had some of the smoothest transitions to fighting in the cage. Some of the players that have gone from one to the other include: MATT MITRIONE...
On The Back Of Felony Indictment, Ralph Gracie Gives Interview at ADCC
Sep 29, 2019BJJEE
Accused of assaulting Flávio “Cachorrinho” Almeida during the No-Gi World Championship at the end of 2018, in California (USA), Ralph Gracie had to pay bail of US $50 thousand in the United...
Ralph Gracie Returns To USA, Pays $50,000 Bail & Has His Passport Confiscated
Sep 24, 2019BJJEE
Accused of assaulting Flávio “Cachorrinho” Almeida during the No-Gi World Championship at the end of 2018, in California (USA), Ralph Gracie had to pay bail of US $50 thousand in the United...
This Takedown Is Easy To Pick Up
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
When you train BJJ where most of the focus is on the ground, you won’t always have time to train Judo or Wrestling as much as you’d like. It’s about making a choice: do you want to be a...
Is Marcelo Garcia Really the ADCC G.O.A.T.?
Sep 23, 2019BJJEE
It’s a continued hard topic of who the No Gi Grappler is of all time. And who had the best debut at ADCC. Was it Marcelo Garcia or Gordon Ryan? The answer remains to be seen. But here’s a...
This is How BJJ Athletes Will Cheat The Announced PED Tests at IBJJF No Gi Worlds
Sep 12, 2019BJJEE
Yesterday news came out that the IBJJF would be contracting U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) to test athletes at the upcoming No Gi world championships held in December 2019. This marks the first time...
Flashback: When Khabib ‘Smeshed’ His Way To Winning NAGA Worlds Expert Division
Sep 08, 2019BJJEE
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has a world class grappling background. He is a two time Combat Sambo World Champion, a freestyle wrestler and a Judo black belt, and also a BJJ white...
How To Drill The Seio Nage Throw So It Works for You
Sep 06, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Ilias Illiadis, a Judo World and Olympic medalist, is one of the history’s greatest judokas. In this video, he points out a few interesting details so as to how to properly drill your Seio Nage...
Felipe Costa Never Won A Gold Medal at Lower Belts & Then Became BJJ World Champion at Black Belt
Sep 01, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In our new interview, we had a chance to speak with none other than Felipe Costa, a World Champion who is loved by almost everyone in the Jiu Jitsu community, and a competitor who won his first gold...
2 Principles To Stop & Smash ALL ‘New School’ Guards
Aug 26, 2019BJJEE
You know the feeling… You come to BJJ class and the more athletic and flexible guys are making fools of everyone. They turn upside down and no one can pass their guards. Or they do the Berimbolo...
Flavio Almeida In Court Calls Fugitive Ralph Gracie ‘Coward & Terror*st’
Aug 22, 2019BJJEE
The assault case by Ralph Gracie and his student, Lincoln Pereira, on Flávio “Cachorrinho” Almeida that occurred during the IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu World No-Gi championship on December 15 last...
Xande Ribeiro On Why His Guard Hasn’t Been Passed in 13 Years
Aug 19, 2019BJJEE
@fabricio.rocha.fotografia Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other...
Andre Galvao Explains How To Enter “Turbo Mode” In Your BJJ
Aug 17, 2019BJJEE
Andre Galvao is one of those competitors who are never out of shape – and many even say they’ve never seen him out of shape – ever. Previously he was quoted saying there’s two...
How San Diego Became the Mecca of Jiu-Jitsu in The USA
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE
With the balance of power shifting in Jiu-Jitsu since 2007 with the World championships moving to Southern California, and the majority of top competitors relocating there too, a city has emerged as...
Just How Good is Joe Rogan in Jiu-Jitsu? Jean Jacques Machado Answers The Question
Aug 09, 2019BJJEE
Joe Rogan has long been one of the most influential people in the bjj community and out of it. The 52 year old stand-up comedian, mixed martial arts color commentator, podcast host, and businessman...
Judo Olympian On Keeping Fit After Lifetime of Overtraining
Aug 03, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Neil Adams MBE, an English judoka who won numerous Olympic and World Championship medals in judo representing Great Britain. Adams was the first British male to win a World...
Augusto Frota, From Swiss Banker to Pro MMA Fighter To BJJ Instructor & Businessman
Aug 02, 2019BJJEE
Last year, Augusto Frota made a triumphant return to BJJ competition after not having competed in over 12 years. The former Shooto Europe MMA champion and BJJ black belt was focused on growing his...
Xande Ribeiro On How To Never Get Your BJJ Guard Passed Ever Again
Jul 31, 2019BJJEE
Xande Ribeiro has legendary stature – he’s been an active competitor at the black belt level since the early 00s. His 7 World titles are accompanied by many other different ones. The 38 year...
The Smile Of Jiu-Jitsu: Ana Carolina Schmitt, 2019 BJJ World Champion
Jul 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
By winning the gold at the IBJJF World Championships in early June, Ana Carolina Schmitt has created a ripple of applause throughout the BJJ community and has become known as one of the top ranking...
Definitive List Of American Presidents That Had A Strong Grappling Background
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
A thorough look into a biographies of US presidents revealed many of them had grappling backgrounds, and actual impressive ones not just the Trump arm drag variety. Donald Trump: Master...
The First BJJ Black Belt in India – A Nation of 1.37 Billion People
Jul 15, 2019BJJEE
India is well known for its freestyle grappling, also known as “Khusti” or “Phelwani,” and is also said to be the birthplace of one of the oldest forms of martial arts:...
