JT Torres Shares How He Felt After His 1st Submission Ever
Mar 11, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
How did it feel when you hit your very first submission in Jiu-Jitsu? You can probably still remember what it was (for the writer of this article, it was the Americana Lock) and how great it felt to...
Pioneers: The First Foreigners To Compete At The 1996 BJJ World Championships in Brazil
Feb 01, 2024BJJEE
The first ever Jiu-Jitsu World Championship was held in 1996 at the Tijuca Tennis Club gymnasium in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil . It has since then grown tremendously and moved to USA in 2007. The 1996...
Old School: The “Dirty Dozen”, The First 12 non-Brazilian Black Belts
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
The BJJ Dirty Dozen are the first 12 non-Brazilian students to receive Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. While in Brazil Jiu-Jitsu has been around for almost 90 years, the rest of the...
“European Dirty Dozen”, The First European BJJ Black Belts
Jan 23, 2024BJJEE
By: Guillaume Huni The “European Dirty Dozen” are the first 12 Europeans to receive Black Belts in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. I had to do some hardcore investigative...
2x ADCC Champ JT Torres: “Those Who Train Both Gi & No-Gi Have An Advantage”
Jan 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
To gi or not to gi… That is the question. Though the answer could be pretty obvious – as it might be best to train both. For, even if you’re competing exclusively in either,...
Gordon Ryan Claims That PED Testing Would Ruin Grappling Tournaments
Jul 19, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think about performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Should BJJ athletes be subjected to PED testing – especially by an organization such as the USADA? Well,...
JT Torres On His Love For Skateboarding: “It Was My First Love”
May 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
JT Torres is one of the top-ranking BJJ athletes in the world today… But did you know that his first love wasn’t Jiu-Jitsu – but skateboarding? As a matter of fact, Torres is...
Joe Rogan Reminisces Over Eddie Bravo’s Historic Win: “I Get Emotional Talking About It”
Dec 30, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Joe Rogan and Eddie Bravo have been friends for a long time, with one of the things in common between them being the love for Jiu-Jitsu… And Rogan has been a long-time fan of Bravo’s BJJ...
JT Torres: “Don’t Skip Stretching After Jiu-Jitsu Training”
Nov 15, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
JT Torres is one of the most accomplished lightweight BJJ athletes of his generation, who’s won ADCC and IBJJF titles. He’s also an owner and a head coach at his Essential BJJ academy;...
Rope Climbing: JT Torres’ “Secret” To Insane Grip Strength
Nov 07, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Jonathan “JT” Torres – a 2x ADCC and an IBJJF World Champion, as well as the owner of the Essential Jiu-Jitsu academy – is, among other things, known for his exceptional...
Jeff Glover: “Wrestlers Can Be More Dangerous Than BJJ Black Belts”
Oct 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Jeff Glover was a recent guest of The Jason Chambers Podcast, where the two discussed many interesting things; one of them being the belt system in Jiu-Jitsu. Chambers mentioned that, even though...
A Short Essay about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 01, 2022BJJEE
If you’re considering learning Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu as a martial art, you should consider a few things. First of all, it’s a sport that uses a belt system to differentiate skills. The gi...
Has BJJ Changed For Better Or Worse Over The Years?
May 16, 2022BJJEE
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is growing all around the world. Sport style Jiu-Jitsu is flourishing while the traditional Gracie Jiu-Jitsu for self defense is instructed by a few dedicated instructors. Parts...
If You Train Jiu-Jitsu, You Should Know These Following Guards
Mar 14, 2022BJJEE
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...
JT Torres Shares Secret Details on Improving Your Bow & Arrow Choke
Feb 21, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you get to the nitty-gritty of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you’ll start understanding just how many details go into making a technique work. Sure, when you’re training against less...
BJJ Mindset Series: Toughness
Jan 19, 2022BJJEE
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...
Pedro Sauer: Dealing with Untrained & Aggressive Individuals in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Sep 28, 2021BJJEE
Professor Pedro Sauer is a special person in the BJJ world. Having trained directly under Rickson and Grand Master Helio Gracie, he was at ground zero when the movement started to gain a foothold on...
5 Amazing Martial Arts Dads To Honor On Father’s Day
Jun 20, 2021BJJEE
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...
Logan Paul Discusses Next Fight: “You Can’t Tell Me I Can’t Beat Mike Tyson”
Jun 18, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Back on June 6 in Miami, Logan Paul’s and Floyd Mayweather’s highly anticipated exhibition boxing bout took place. As Paul had a huge height and reach advantage, he used his size against...
How To Submit a BJJ Black Belt – Pedro Sauer
Apr 27, 2021BJJEE
Unpredictability creates an endless possibility of options in combat sports. By taking advantage of not just explosive strength but rather unpredictability, a far better-skilled opponent can be...
Pedro Sauer Talks Challenge against 100lbs Heavier Wrestler and First Ever BJJ Class
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
Pedro Sauer started bjj career as a small lanky teen Rickson Gracie brought to class one day when he was about 15 years old. Sauer described that experience as deeply humbling as he was...
Top List Of Funniest People In Jiu-Jitsu
Jan 22, 2020BJJEE
One of the great things about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are the characters that make up the sport. Here is a list of the funniest people in Jiu-Jitsu in no particular order: Renato Laranja, the man...
BJJ’s Dilemna: Conserving The Art vs Spreading The Art
Jan 04, 2020BJJEE
Guest post from Thomas Nadelhoffer the Grumpy Grappler, an Associate Professor of Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience at College of Charleston (SC). When he’s not enjoying time with his...
The Best Knee Cut Pass Setup by JT Torres
Dec 31, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Cut Pass is, more often than not, set up from an Open Guard… But what if we were to tell you that you can also set it up from being in someone’s Butterfly Guard – and that the...
