“Learning BJJ Basics is Boring”: Why You Have it Completely Wrong
Aug 24, 2019BJJEE
Many of the younger grapplers, especially after blue belt will often look over learning the basics and will favor the more flashy, lower percentage moves. Roy Harris is a firm believer in perfecting...
Lucas Lepri, Kron Gracie & Andre Galvao On Selling Belts in Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 27, 2019BJJEE
As a leading martial art that is constantly growing, Jiu-Jitsu is spreading throughout the world. With the departure of Brazilian black belts to other countries, it has been disseminated to...
Rickson Gracie Comments On Learning BJJ Online & Online Belt Promotions
Oct 20, 2016BJJEE
Earlier this year, an article on BJJEE revealed that BJJ instructor Roy Harris now offers to grade and promote students that he has never seen in person all the way to BJJ brown belt 2nd...
Erik Owings Designed 3 Year Black Belt Program Costing 150.000$
Oct 10, 2016BJJEE
The value of belt ranking has been long disputed with many choosing eccentric methods to open up bjj to the wider public. Just last year you could get to a 2 stripe brown belt with Roy Harris and you...
Drysdale Blasts Gracie Bros:’They Point Out Mistakes & Have Never Fought’
May 24, 2016BJJEE
With the growth of Gracie University, the controversy is mostly about the fact that they deliver a ‘technical blue belt’ to members who learn over the internet and send in footage of them...
Jeet Kune Do/ BJJ Instructor Discusses Limitations of BJJ For Self Defense
Mar 28, 2016BJJEE
Robert Parmakovski is a Jeet Kune Do instructor and BJJ brown belt under Roy Harris. He has academies in France, Sydney and Melbourne.For more info on Mr Parmakovski’s Bio...
(Video) Grueling 1,5 Hour Long BJJ Blue Belt Test in Norway
Mar 12, 2015BJJEE
Brazilian jiu-jitsu has had an informal approach to belt promotions, in which one or more instructors subjectively agree that a given student is ready for the next rank. In recent years...
Jeet Kune Do & BJJ Instructor Robert Parmakovski On The limitations of BJJ As A Self Defense Art
Jan 17, 2013BJJEE
Robert Parmakovski is a world class Jeet Kune Do instructor and purple belt under Roy Harris. He has academies in France, Sydney and Melbourne.For more info on Mr Parmakovski’s Bio...
The History, Success & Future Of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in Poland
Nov 23, 2012BJJEE
Written by Robert Janista For BJJ Eastern Europe , check out his blog: http://belikericksongracie.blogspot.com/ Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively young sport discipline in Poland and its origins...
Austria’s BJJ Master Orlando Neto: “My Biggest Victory Is Watching My Students Improve.”
Sep 13, 2012BJJEE
1.Hi Orlando, please introduce yourself to the BJJ community of Eastern Europe? I´m Orlando Machado Neto (O.NetoBJJ), from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and I live in Vienna , Austria where I teach at...
Exclusive interview with Polish BJJ ace, Piotr “Bagi” Baginski
Apr 06, 2012BJJEE
1. Hello Piotr, can you tell the Eastern European BJJ community about yourself and your journey in bjj? My name is Piotr Baginski and I live In Szczecin – Poland. At present I work as a full...
Weekend Recap: AJP Brings Five Tournaments To Four Different Countries Around The World
Apr 23, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In another stellar weekend for competitive Jiu-Jitsu, AJP has brought tournaments to countries all over the globe, providing athletes with many options as they choose the battlefield upon which they...
Are you superstitious? How does it affect your grappling?
Jun 12, 2020BJJEE
A little while back before the infamous Aldo v McGregor match there was no octagon staredown during promotional duties. Apparently Aldo is superstitious and he wouldn’t step into the octagon except...
How Do You Know When A BJJ Academy Is Right For You
Aug 04, 2019BJJEE
Picking a good place for yourself to practice is almost as important as deciding to do bjj as a bad choice can seriously hinder your journey. There’s many different factors you should be...
Felipe Costa On Why He Brought Back The Gauntlet Tradition in His Academy
Oct 30, 2017BJJEE
Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more academies abandon every day. Most modern academies abandon it because it’s a legal liability and to put it bluntly, it’s bad for business in...
Fabio Gurgel: ‘The Gauntlet Was My Biggest Mistake as an Instructor’
Oct 12, 2017BJJEE
Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more academies abandon every day. Most modern academies abandon it because it’s a legal liability and to put it bluntly, it’s bad for business in...
Renzo Gracie Announces Return To MMA after ADCC, Reveals He Wouldn’t Accept a Red Belt
Jul 24, 2017BJJEE
One of the biggest stars of the Gracie family is gearing for a return to the competitive scene. Having just witnessed his cousin Rickson Gracie receiving the red belt Renzo commented on...
“Welcome To The Jungle”; Ralph Gracie’s Gauntlet Is No Joke
Jul 14, 2017BJJEE
Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more academies abandon every day. Most modern academies abandon it because it’s a legal liability and to put it bluntly, it’s bad for business in...
Running The Gauntlet: Rite of Passage Or Physical Abuse
Oct 29, 2016BJJEE
Written by Iva Djokovic, Psychology graduate and BJJ practitioner at Kimura Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in Serbia. Running the Gauntlet is a tradition that more and more...
Olympic Judo: French Colossus Teddy Riner Wins Another Gold
Aug 13, 2016BJJEE
From International Judo Federation: Day 7 Of Olympic Judo. Women: +78kg – Men: +100kg After seven days of extraordinary intensity, the Olympic judo tournament #JudoRio2016 ended tonight with...
Dana White on Gracie-Shamrock: ‘Two 50-year-Old Guys Fighting. That’s Crazy’
Nov 18, 2015BJJEE
UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie (48 yrs old) will face Ken Shamrock (51 yrs old) in a trilogy fight on Bellator in February 19, 2016 in Hosuton, Texas....
