Ricardo Morais, The Brazilian Giant Who Won Five MMA Fights in One Night in Moscow
Mar 24, 2021BJJEE
In 1995, the UFC was still in its infancy with its first editions, but it already inspired other entrepreneurs to produce MMA events around the world. In addition to the United States, which hosted...
Roger Ver, World’s First Investor in Bitcoin Is a Brown Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 17, 2021BJJEE
Roger Ver is the World’s first Investor in Bitcoin startups including Bitcoin.com , Blockchain.com , Z.cash , BitPay, Kraken, Purse.io. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and a digital payment...
Taekwondo Instructor Has an Interesting Opinion about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 03, 2021BJJEE
In this interesting video video, Mr. Penton (4th degree black belt, co-owner of Master Yourself Martial Arts in Titusville, USA) discusses some of the differences between training in Taekwondo and...
The Right Stretching To Improve BJJ Guard Retention
Nov 18, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a whole body sport, and for this reason the entire body deserves to be stretched. The most important areas to be stretched for optimal flexibility, smoother moves, and better...
What Happened with BJJ’s Global Rise
Oct 28, 2020flairnikkie@gmail.com
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a relatively new martial art. It was invented not too long ago and is constantly being innovated. This may be surprising given how it has spread around the globe and seems to...
Werdum On The Time Mike Tyson Almost Broke His Nose
Oct 16, 2020BJJEE
While there’s always plenty of talk in the community when it comes to comparing what boxing skills and grappling can do for you in a real life situation one thing you might not know is that one...
Carlos Machado Receives 8th degree Red & White Coral Belt in Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 11, 2020BJJEE
Professor Carlos Machado, the eldest of the legendary Machado brothers has been on the mat since he was 4 years old and represents over five decades of learning, teaching, competing, and sharing in...
Improve your Jiu-Jitsu by Rolling with Handicaps: 1 Arm, No Arms & Eyes Closed
Oct 04, 2020BJJEE
Written By Guillaume (Gile) Huni, BJJ black belt and head instructor of Kimura Academy in Serbia. The story goes that years back (in 1989), Roberto Correa, commonly known as Gordo, was forced to...
The BJJ Black Belt Sheikh: The Incredible Journey of Tahnoon the Godfather of Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 22, 2020BJJEE
The UAE’s Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Zayed Al Nahyan may be the most influential figure in Jiu-Jitsu whose last name isn’t Gracie. Not much is known about the Jiu-Jitsu story of this BJJ black...
Inside Look into Conventional & Unconventional Ways of Getting Promoted in BJJ
Sep 21, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is far from being as serious and strict as other forms of martial arts. The main reason is probably due to the fact of it being a martial art/sport that has mostly been developed...
Advantages That Small People Have Against Big People in BJJ
Sep 15, 2020BJJEE
It is not uncommon to see a shorter athlete combating a much bigger and taller opponent in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Anyway, it is widely believed, and Royce Gracie proved it in the early UFC events, that...
The 10 Most Memorable Fightshorts In MMA History
Sep 09, 2020BJJEE
MMA fightshorts have seen all the trends, from spandex speedos, cycle shorts, Muay Thai shorts to gi to board shorts, the UFC has seen them all. Here is a collection of the most memorable...
The story of First Televized MMA Match, a Judoka and a Boxer
Sep 08, 2020BJJEE
While the Gracie family had long been facing challengers the first televised Mixed Martial Arts match was actually one of Gene Lebell. The Ronda Rousey judo mentor was pitted against boxing long...
BJJ Black Belt’s Point Of View: Why Jiu-Jitsu Is Not Suitable For a Street Altercation
Sep 07, 2020BJJEE
Written Florent Luccioni , an important member of the French Jiu-Jitsu community. He and his twin brother Jean Claude are both BJJ Black belts under Francisco Nonato and run Arte Suave Jiu-Jitsu...
5 Ways To Exponentially Improve Your Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 02, 2020BJJEE
Guest post by Daniel Vaughan UCLA undergraduate, judo brown belt under Mike Verdugo and BJJ GF Team black belt under Master Julio Cesar Pereira. Daniel is an instructor at M3Fight Academy. ...
If You Train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Today It’s Probably Because Of Chuck Norris
Jul 30, 2020BJJEE
Martial arts legend Chuck Norris (80 years old) is a third degree BJJ black belt since 2015 and has trained under the Machado brothers since the 1980’s. Mr Norris was partly responsible for...
Elon Musk, Who Has Trained BJJ, Challenges Johnny Depp to ‘Cage Fight’ Over Amber Heard Affair Rumours
Jul 27, 2020BJJEE
Did you know that Tesla founder Elon Musk has trained Jiu Jitsu? He trained BJJ in Palo Alto, California. His kids have been training since they were 6 years old. Also when Musk was a child, he...
These 10 UFC Fighters Went Straight to Black Belt in BJJ
Jul 26, 2020BJJEE
The BJJ black belt is a very prized possession in the martial arts community. It is arguably the most difficult belt to achieve in martial arts. The road to a black belt is usually a long and hard...
The 12 Most Iconic Gis in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu History
Jul 23, 2020BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Gis (Kimonos) have seen all the trends, from the old handmade Gis worn by Carlos and Helio Gracie, to the first Gis specially made for BJJ in the early 90’s, to the first...
The Importance of Strategy In Your Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Training!
Jul 22, 2020bjjee
Photo: Kim Hovgaard of Aalborg Jiu-Jitsu Academy/ About Aalborg Selvforsvar & Ju-Jitsu Klub You can be the meanest, strongest guy on the mat come competition time, but does it really matter if...
‘Shoulder of Justice’: The Ultimate Crossface Pressure in BJJ
Jul 21, 2020BJJEE
What is the infamous ‘Shoulder of Justice’? When you are in top side control, cup their head with your hand and start “crossfacing” with your shoulder. Their head should be...
Evolve Or Get Left Behind: Having a Constantly Evolving Game in Martial Arts
Jul 16, 2020grappler z
Guest post by James Duscio, a BJJ black belt under Walter Cascao Vital. He runs Cascao Evolution BJJ out of Las Vegas nv. It is hard to believe that not so long ago people found it easier to accept...
(Video) Eddie Bravo Rolling with His Instructor Jean Jacques Machado
Jul 12, 2020BJJEE
Eddie Bravo rolling with his instructor Jean Jacques Machado, part of the preparation for Metamoris 3 vs Royler Gracie. Bravo had a highly anticipated rematch against Royler Gracie on March 29, 2014...
6 WWE Wrestlers Who Have Fought MMA
Jul 07, 2020BJJEE
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...
