Tom DeBlass Publishes Autobiography: “How You Bear It: Triumph And Resilience In Life”
Oct 23, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Tom DeBlass is one of the best-known and most appreciated individuals in the BJJ community. A BJJ black belt under Ricardo Almeida, he has had a successful winning spree in both grappling and MMA;...
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...
Insane Slap During a Grappling Tournament
Jun 01, 2021BJJEE
The slap is believed to be a very effective technique by the Gracie family. Just ask Andre Galvao! While Renzo Gracie learned it from his father, his younger cousins Rener and Ryron Gracie actually...
Here’s What Will Happen When Ben Askren Fights Jake Paul
Jan 29, 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...
The Legend of “The Gracie Hunter” Kazushi Sakuraba vs The Gracie Family
Dec 30, 2020BJJEE
Written by Xavier Sales, Black Belt, Head instructor at Alpha Jiu Jitsu Academy Richmond, Sydney Australia, jiujitsurichmond.com.au There is no one more influential in Japanese MMA than the legend...
John Danaher Explains The Difference Between a Choke & a Strangle
Dec 18, 2020BJJEE
“For the choke, there are no “tough guys”. With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep.” Helio Gracie Setting up chokes is an...
John Danaher Wants You To Know This About His Leg Lock System
Nov 26, 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...
Cyborg & Durinho Go at it; High Level Scrambles
Nov 13, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
‘Who Can Take Roberto Cyborg Down’ Challenge
Oct 15, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
Who is Roberto Jimenez? Much More Than Just a BJJ World Champion
Sep 24, 2020BJJEE
Winning tournaments and being a champion is an important thing, but it`s not the only thing. That`s one way to describe the philosophy about BJJ and life of the 20-years old black belt Roberto...
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...
The Year of Roberto ‘Cyborg’: How The 40 yr Old is Winning Everything This Year
Sep 19, 2020BJJEE
Not many professional athletes get to do a winning streak in the sport of BJJ. The brutal competition and the fact that in most major tournaments you get to face 4 or 5 guys that are at the top of...
The 3 Most Promising Prospects In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Sep 18, 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...
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...
Gui Mendes: 95% of People Never Become Champs Because They Lack Character Strength
Aug 16, 2020BJJEE
Gui Mendes has been wildly successful on the competitive scene prior to retiring in 2015 at age 26. He’s won Worlds 4x in 2009,11,12,14 and a variety of other medals mostly in light...
The BJJ Brown Belts You Should Watch Out For
Aug 11, 2020BJJEE
In the new era of BJJ competitions and invitational tournaments it is not necessary for you to be a top tier black belt to compete with the best and have good results. More and more do we see young...
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...
These Are The Best Teenage Grapplers Today
Jun 15, 2020BJJEE
The constant evolution in BJJ is seen not only in the techniques and styles of our times, but also in the grapplers that are rising up and slowly starting to overtake and dominate the competition...
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...
These Are The Top 10 Leglockers in BJJ today
May 21, 2020BJJEE
Leglock submissions are alive and kicking! It seems like lower body attacks will not go out of fashion soon and how else could it be, when time after time we witness their efficiency on the highest...
These Are The 10 Best Takedown Artists in Grappling
May 19, 2020BJJEE
Wrestling is an inevitable part of submission grappling/BJJ and a key factor in many matches on elite and amateur level. BJJ practitioners are often criticized for neglecting their takedown game, but...
John Danaher On What Makes Some People Progress Faster Than Others in BJJ
May 06, 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...
The Epic Moment Rickson Gracie Met Sakuraba & Why They Never Fought
Apr 28, 2020BJJEE
2 martial arts legends met in Japan a few years ago: Rickson Gracie and Kazushi Sakuraba aka ‘The Gracie Hunter’. In the early and mid ’90s the Gracie family ruled the world of MMA, and...
How Dangerous Is Being Choked Out? Plus The Difference Between Strangle and Chokehold
Apr 04, 2020BJJEE
In brazilian jiu jitsu, much like in judo the utilization of chokes can lead to a competitor being rendered unconscious. When this happens it’s usually because the blood flow to the brain has...
