ACB Jiu Jitsu Changing Format To Super League as They Sign Buchecha, Rodolfo Vieira & More
Jan 05, 2018BJJEE
Berkut has been the home of very good jiu jitsu since the very start. And more importantly they’re not afraid to toy with the format hoping to have the most exciting and best...
Dillon Danis Shares Video Training With Miyaos
Jan 05, 2018BJJEE
Dillon Danis has had an interesting year. After his ouster from the Marcelo Garcia Academy he’s bounced back and forth a bit even representing Drysdale’s Zenith in some...
Strangest BJJ Promotion Rituals
Jan 03, 2018BJJEE
While there are many different promotion rituals perhaps the most famous is the gauntlet. Even though the art itself is brazilian the gauntlet originated in USA with Chris Haueter...
Rafael Lovato Jr: If Your Game Becomes Too Reliant On Format, You’re not going to Evolve
Dec 29, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Lovato Jr. has had an impressive year. Rafael Lovato Jr has also moved on to bigger things after Legacy Fighting Championship. After a successful debut at Bellator he’s booked...
Rafael Dos Anjos Manhandled Robbie Lawler – Is Colby Covington next?
Dec 17, 2017BJJEE
Rafael Dos Anjos made many spectators and analysts skeptical when he announced move to 170lbs but he’s proven to be a real contender for the division. The brazilian bjj black belt...
Conor McGregor Spotted Rolling With Paulo Miyao
Dec 16, 2017BJJEE
Conor McGregor may be on a hiatus from fighting but he’s certainly training hard. Recently a bjj turmoil produced a very interesting rolling matchup. Due to Dillon Danis’...
Facing The Beast: One Man’s Experience Fighting Saulo Ribeiro In Competition
Dec 09, 2017BJJEE
BJJ Black Belt Eddie Edmunds, had the honor of facing 6x world champion Saulo Ribeiro in competition at the 2007 World Championships (mundial) here is his experience: Source:...
Demi Lovato Recommends BJJ As A Way To Improve Confidence & To Deal With Mental Issues
Dec 04, 2017BJJEE
BJJ blue belt Demi Lovato has been quite outspoken about her affection for jiu-jitsu among other things. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be...
Tyron Woodley Debating Moving To middleweight to chase a GSP Matchup
Dec 03, 2017BJJEE
Tyron Woodley has long been among the least favorite athletes of the UFC brass. The great wrestler is known for his tactical approach and for making his title challenges work for it. As...
Learning To Pummel for Throws
Dec 03, 2017Monty L. Collier
Photo: Leon Sandoval www.heyleon.com, Instagram @heyleonmedia and Facebook.com/heyleonmedia Learning to throw without the gi is important for competition, as well as for self-defense. Like...
Gabi Garcia Set To Duel Another Former Pro Wrestler
Nov 29, 2017BJJEE
Rizin just announced an additional special match to take place at the New Years Eve. And it will feature Gabi Garcia and another middle aged former pro wrestler. Additional fight...
Iranian Wrestlers Refuse To Compete Against Israel
Nov 26, 2017BJJEE
The world of judo isn’t the only arena where things are getting political. In Poland during the ongoing U23 World Championships things took a strange turn. Olympian and 2015...
Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Rio: Poland’s Labinski Shines, Black Belt Champions Crowned
Nov 13, 2017BJJEE
The final day at the Abu Dhabi Grand Slam Jiu-Jitsu World Tour Rio more than delivered all the thrills expected by the crowds that packed the stands of the Arena Carioca 1, at the Olympic Park, in...
GSP & Bisping: What They Did Well & Could Have Improved
Nov 13, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Mark Lajhner, founder and chief instructor of Kaizen MMA Academy in Belgrade, Serbia. He is a Judo black belt (Serbian national team member), BJJ purple belt and multiple medallist in...
NFL’s AJ Green Gets In Touch With His Inner GSP, Chokes Opponent In the Middle Of Football Game
Nov 06, 2017BJJEE
While scuffles are not rare at NFL games what ensued over the weekend was particularly odd. AJ Green ended up choking Jalen Ramsey with a nicely placed rear naked choke. In the end...
Danaher Reveals He Was Behind GSP’s Triumphant Debut in Middleweight
Nov 05, 2017BJJEE
The morning after UFC 217 had some interesting revelation. On the eventful card many champions were defeated and a new order will soon ensue. In light of all this decorated bjj coach...
Colby Covington: Maia Is A One Trick Pony! I’m going to sleep Demian Maia
Oct 24, 2017BJJEE
Colby Convington set his sights on Demian Maia and he believes the bjj ace could bring him just one step away from the title. Covington recently set down and dissected Maia’s...
Royce Gracie’s Son on MMA Debut: ‘I’ve Never Competed in Jiu-Jitsu’
Oct 15, 2017BJJEE
UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie has his name forever written in the history of MMA. And now it looks like one of his kids is ready to take the same path....
Clark Gracie Tells The Story Of How He Choked Out A Guy Who Was Making Crude Gestures About His Girl
Oct 12, 2017BJJEE
Clark Gracie is famous for his amazing jiu-jitsu and equally good looks. However when the tables got turned and his girlfriend got some unwanted attention he stepped right up to the...
Submission Underground 5 Misfires
Oct 02, 2017BJJEE
The 5th edition of the Chael Sonnen sub only event went on last night without much fanfare. What might surprise you is that the event featured plenty of talent even though it failed to...
Girls Finals, Renzo Superfight Plus the Bronze Medalists Revealed
Sep 24, 2017BJJEE
More exciting matches are ahead but most of 3rd place fights have been finished. As for 3rd place finishers, Tonon lost his medal in a dominant performance by Vagner Rocha who had him...
Understanding the Judo vs BJJ Mindset
Sep 07, 2017BJJEE
Judo and BJJ: Same Jacket, different rules and mentality. Judo training will vastly improve your Jiu-Jitsu and vice versa. However, both sports have their own set of rules and have different...
Pop Star Demi Lovato Promoted to Blue Belt in BJJ
Aug 29, 2017BJJEE
Demi Lovato has been quite outspoken about her affection for jiu-jitsu among other things. The young pop star has taken a liking to a variety of mixed martial arts and can be seen around the...
Vieira and Malfacine Triumphant at Shooto Boxing 74- Jiu-Jitsu from another world
Aug 28, 2017BJJEE
BJJ champions and certified stars Rodolfo Vieira and Bruno Malfacine were triumphant at yesterdat’s Shooto Brazil 74 card. Held over this past Sunday in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil it...
