Nicolas Cage & Rigan Machado Ready to Sword Fight Aliens in Much Awaited Jiu Jitsu Movie
Oct 08, 2020BJJEE
The film “Jiu Jitsu”, produced by director Dimitri Logothetis and filmed throughout 2019 and 2020, is already in its final stages. Its launch is scheduled for end of 2020, according to...
When Gracie Misbehave: Gracie Family Dramas & Misbehaviors in History
Sep 10, 2020BJJEE
“People who come from dysfunctional families are not destined for a dysfunctional life.” – Bo Bennett Jiu-Jitsu as we know it today would have never happened if it hadn’t been...
Hapkido Master Manhandled By BJJ Blue Belt, Claims He is an ex Jiu-Jitsu World Champ
Sep 03, 2020BJJEE
Challenges have been rising in popularity ever since the early 80s. The urge to test your skill and to compare it with other martial artists is enormous. This is how a 5th degree hapkido black belt...
The Return of the Sapateiro Invitational and Promoter Josh Leduc’s Declaration of War on Flograppling
Sep 01, 2020BJJEE
Over the weekend there were several impressive showcases of grappling around the United States, perhaps the most monumental of which was the Sapateiro Invitatational. The underground grassroots...
The Boxing World Reacts To Mike Tyson’s Comeback Fight Against Roy Jones Jr.
Jul 24, 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...
John Danaher On What Makes Renzo Gracie A Great Instructor
Jun 28, 2020BJJEE
Finding the right Jiu-Jitsu instructor and academy is extremely important. It can make or break your Jiu-Jitsu journey. If you are lucky enough to find the right one, you will learn how to defend...
John Danaher Details The One Attribute That He Actively Pursues In his Students
Jun 10, 2020BJJEE
In bjj you often hear about certain attributes needed for success. Whether you’re a coach or a hobbyist there’s a certain hierarchy of attributes that are desired to have in order to make...
The Match That Shocked The World: Wallid Ismail-Royce Gracie
Mar 17, 2020BJJEE
The match that shocked the jiu jitsu world when Wallid Ismail of Team Carlson Gracie submitted UFC Champion and legend Royce Gracie with the now famous clock choke. Wallid has a history with the...
These Are The Highest Percentage Back Takes From The Closed Guard
Feb 24, 2020BJJEE
In the previous article of our Weekly White Belt Advice Series we have covered closed guard sweeps, so it makes sense to take a good look into high percentage back takes from closed guard in this...
John Danaher On How He Started Training & Early Days in Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 22, 2020BJJEE
John Danaher is a BJJ black belt under Renzo Gracie, and is known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world. The New Zealand born black belt has been praised by the BJJ community as being a...
Training With Your Brother(s), The Key To Success in Jiu-Jitsu?
Feb 20, 2020BJJEE
Written by Jason Bright of Genesis Jiu-Jitsu There are few things in life that can compare to a bond that brothers share. Being the second of four boys I am able to testify to this notion...
A Roadmap for Progression through the BJJ Belt System
Jan 30, 2020BJJEE
Written by Ryan Kellar, BJJ black belt instructor at Algonquin Fitness Zone/Impact Zone and at Team Ronin Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu . Some recent post-training conversations regarding how best to...
Garry Tonon – How Far Can We Go to Promote a Match?
Jan 20, 2020BJJEE
Garry Tonon and Gordon Ryan are part of the new generation of professional Grapplers who make a living with BJJ superfights (and now with his MMA career). They changed the game by openly calling out...
The Dark Side: Building Yourself A Lethal Leg Lock Game That Will Make You Feared by All
Dec 11, 2019BJJEE
Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last few years and paid zero attention to BJJ competitions and trends, you have no doubt watched the incredible rise in attention that the lower...
Last Weekend’s Quintet 4 Was a Warm Up for an Event featuring UFC x PRIDE x Strikeforce x WEC
Dec 01, 2019BJJEE
This weekend, Tokyo, Japan hosted the Quintet Fight Night 4, a team grappling event led by MMA legend Kazushi Sakuraba . It was a warm-up for the Quintet Ultra, which will be taking place on December...
Being A Gentleman On & Off The Mats
Nov 25, 2019BJJEE
They say that martial arts makes you more humble and ego-less. This is how it is ideally but is not always the case. John Danaher, known as one of the best BJJ instructors in the world shares his...
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...
World Class Coach Vinicius „Draculino“ On The Most Effective Way To Improve in Jiu-Jitsu
Aug 15, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Vinicius „Draculino“ Magalhães is a fifth-degree black belt under the legendary founder of Gracie Barra, Carlos Gracie Jr. A part of the „golden generation“ of BJJ, he has trained with other...
Ricardo Almeida’s Advice for Competitors & Recreational Practitioners & Stories From The Old Days at Gracie Barra in Brazil
Jul 02, 2019BJJEE
Ricardo Almeida is the first student that Renzo Gracie promoted to the rank of black belt, and he’s also one of the veterans from the 2000’s era of MMA. He competed in numerous grappling...
When Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Became a College Sport
May 07, 2019BJJEE
By Mike Bushby In 2018, roughly 8 million people tuned in to watch the NCAA Wrestling Championships. Those numbers proved immediately that the market for televised grappling exists, and is stronger...
Hinger: The Last Thing We Need Are Nice People Acting Like Sh*theads.
Jan 31, 2019BJJEE
Josh Hinger has long struggled to distinguish himself in a sea of ATOS black belts with a stellar competitive background. This in turn produced a lot of controversial opinions from Hinger over the...
Craig Jones to Duel Tim Spriggs In No time limit Sub Only Event
Dec 31, 2018BJJEE
Craig Jones is certainly keeping busy in 2018. Following spectacular performance at ADCC 2017 Jones has been booking back to back matches. The latest to fall in line is Grappling Industries sub only...
BJJ Player & Studio Owner Mateo Maldonado aka Matthew Maldonado Accused Of Groping a Woman on Subway
Dec 04, 2018BJJEE
Mateo Maldonado had quite a blast from the past this week. One time Mateo Maldonado was battling much much much heavier criminal accusations – with the help of his bjj coach. The Jiu-Jitsu...
Fredson Paixao Assaulted A Brown Belt & Ghosted Him After The Assault Resulted in Brain Trauma
Nov 30, 2018BJJEE
Fredson Paixão Melo (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈfɾɛdʒisõ pajˈʃɐ̃w̃]; born May 13, 1979) is a potential felon, Brazilian mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor. He...
