US Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang: “Police Officers Should Be BJJ Purple Belts”
Sep 11, 2019BJJEE
2020 USA Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang is young and hip. He recently shared the following on the social media: Presidential Candidate Andy Yang Suggests All Police Be BJJ Purple Belts: ...
Keenan Cornelius Answers Critics of His ‘Helio & Rickson Have A Purple Belt Level’ Statement
Aug 20, 2019BJJEE
A few days ago we published an article that caused quite a big stir in the BJJ community: Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’ Many...
Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’
Aug 18, 2019BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj greats...
Rugby Great & All Black Captain Tana Umaga is a BJJ Purple Belt
Jul 28, 2019BJJEE
One of the toughest sports in the world is undoubtedly Rugby. Rugby great Tana Umaga is the former captain of the New Zealand national Rugby team, the All Blacks. Graham Henry named him as All Blacks...
Sean O’Malley Is Now A BJJ Purple Belt
May 21, 2019BJJEE
Sean O’Malley has had a turbulent month. The undefeated UFC fighter has recently settled his doping case with USADA. .08 nanograms and they pulled me off the biggest card, suspended me and fined me...
Flashback: Purple Belt Gordon Ryan in Gi Match w/ a BJJ Black Belt
Feb 25, 2019BJJEE
Some people, usually newbies, question ADCC champion Gordon Ryan’s credentials in the Gi. Although he has spent more time training and competing in No Gi grappling, his Gi game is still SOLID....
BJJ Instructor Exposes Fake Purple Belt in A Friendly Way
Jan 28, 2019BJJEE
John and Thomas McGuin are twin brothers and BJJ/MMA instructors. A few days ago, as they were finishing up the refurbishment of their new BJJ academy, McGuin Jiu Jitsu Academy, a man walked in...
19 yr old Purple Belt Submits Former World Silver Medalist Black Belt Bill Cooper
Dec 20, 2018BJJEE
Purple Belt Tainan Dalpra just had an amazing performance. At the Artista Invitational Dalpra was able to submit seasoned veteran and 3rd degree black belt Bill ‘The Grill’ Cooper. Bill...
Garry Tonon’s MMA Opponent Rahul Raju “very happy with his purple belt” & “trained leglocks for 2 months”
Oct 19, 2018BJJEE
Garry Tonon’s mma career has been steadily on the rise since he made a debut against Richard Corminal this past year. In addition to the Corminal match up Tonon also faced Rahul Raju –...
BJJ Purple Belt Shot And Killed On His Way Home From Training – Suspect Arrested
Sep 27, 2018BJJEE
A man has been charged with the killing of a young bjj purple belt Sam Algarin in Chester County, Philadelphia. Hakeem Smith, 30, allegedly shot Sam Algarin, 31, once in the chest, left Algarin for...
Purple Belt Jason Statham Training BJJ To Get in Shape For Fast and Furious spin-off
Aug 17, 2018BJJEE
The famous Hollywood actor Jason Statham is preparing for the upcoming Fast and Furious spin-off Hobbs and Shaw, where he will be teaming up with the force of nature that is The Rock aka Dwayne...
84 Year Old Wrestler Shows Off Moves on Purple Belt Grandson
Aug 10, 2018BJJEE
BJJ has long been a family sport and a family ordeal. But for 84 year old Les Turner it’s a lifestyle. Recently Turner was spotted working on his stand up along side his young grandson Logan...
Roberto Jimenez On A War Path -Submitted 10 Opponents On Road To Purple Belt Gold
Jun 02, 2018BJJEE
Back when we first wrote about Roberto Jimenez he was just 15 and he’d submitted his first black belt in competition. 15 yr Old Green Belt Defeats BJJ Black Belt in Competition Since then...
Long Time Purple Belt and Actor Alex O’Loughlin Shows One-Hand Guillotine
May 11, 2018BJJEE
Alex O’Loughlin has been a household name for a long time. The star of Hawaii 5-0 has long been an enthusiast of jiu jitsu and according to some reports has been a purple belt at least as far back...
Throwback: WWE Star Dave Bautista Walks The Gauntlet To Get Purple Belt
Apr 21, 2018BJJEE
Former World Wrestling Entertainment star Dave Batista started training with Cesar Gracie in 2010. He was promoted to BJJ purple belt by Gracie a few years ago. Batista wrestled in high school and...
BJJ Federation Bans Purple Belts From Teaching
Jan 08, 2018BJJEE
The Jiu-Jitsu Federation of Rio de Janeiro has just issued a statement that will surely ruffle some feathers in the worldwide BJJ community. It is a reminder of one of their federation rules which...
Karate Hottie Michelle Waterson Awarded Purple Belt in BJJ
Nov 29, 2017BJJEE
Michelle Waterson has an interesting story. A karate student since the age of 10, Waterson holds a black belt in American Free Style Karate and has also trained in WuShu, Muay Thai,...
After 3 yrs at Purple Belt Chael Sonnen Promoted to Brown Belt in BJJ
Oct 13, 2017BJJEE
Chael Sonnen has been promoted to brown belt in BJJ by his instructor Fabiano ‘Pege Leve’ Scherner, after having spent 3 years at purple belt. During this time at purple belt, he competed...
Jose Aldo Grapples In a Special Superfight Against Purple Belt
Sep 18, 2017BJJEE
Jose Aldo just recently returned to the brazilian jiu-jitsu scene having participated in the Master 1 Light Weight division at Master International 2017. Aldo has a rich BJJ background. He...
3 Teens Arrested & Charged For Killing ATT Purple Belt Aaron Rajman
Sep 04, 2017BJJEE
MMA Fighter and American Top Team Purple belt Aaron Rajman tragically lost his life in July during a home invasion. Detectives said Rajman, 25, was killed during an argument with...
Jocko Willink: Belts Stopped Mattering To Me At Purple Belt, Jiu-Jitsu Meaning Bypasses Belts
Aug 25, 2017BJJEE
Jocko Willink is very disciplined and he’s a Dean Lister black belt to boot. But he believes there’s more to bjj than meets the eye and it has to be about more than just ranking...
Purple Belt Max Holloway Rolling With Black Belt Instructor
Jul 29, 2017BJJEE
Just this past January featherweight champion Max Holloway was promoted to bjj purple belt. A post shared by Brian Butler-Au (@suckerpunchent) on Jan 17, 2017 at 10:47pm PST...
Purple Belt Ruby Chung Puts Trespasser To Sleep
Jul 26, 2017BJJEE
It’s been a peculiar time for bjj Purple Belt Ruby Chung. According to news reports she was put in a situation where she had to put her bjj mastery to good use and defend her property....
Purple Belt Impresses Bernardo Faria With Creative Lapel Choke
Jul 16, 2017BJJEE
Jiu-Jitsu is limitless. There are always new techniques that come up and anybody can develop new techniques! 5x world champion Bernardo was recently conducting a seminar in Louisiana and as he always...
