John Danaher’s Advice For Using Athletic Tape (For Grapplers)
Mar 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Ah, athletic tape… The quiet hero of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes worldwide. It plays a similar role in the grappler’s life as duct tape plays for the blue collar workers –...
Gordon Ryan Explains How To Deal With Injuries In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 10, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It’s easy to fall in love with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In the feeling that just stepping onto the mats gives you, the laughter with your training partners and friends, and the immersion of doing...
[WATCH] Medical Staff Slow To Help Injured IBJJF Competitor – But For Good Reason
Feb 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent IBJJF tournament, some critiques were cast on the medical team’s performance – following an incident that emphasized the paramount importance of proficient medical support in...
[WATCH] Molly McCann Pops Diana Belbita’s Arm With Nasty Armbar At UFC 85
Feb 04, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Molly McCann just achieved a historic personal victory at UFC Vegas 85 – as she achieved her first-ever submission win in a dramatic fashion against Diana Belbita! The fight ended with McCann...
Ricardo Almeida: “Don’t Be Lazy – Try To Work Around An Injury”
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve ever been injured in BJJ, you know how frustrating it can be – because it inhibits your ability to train properly. However, something strange happens sometimes as a result of...
Danielle Kelly Explains How To Know When (Not) To Tap Out
Feb 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Last year’s bout between Mikey Musumeci and Gantumur Bayanduuren has shown what can happen when you don’t tap out to a submission… Especially if it’s a Leg Lock, as...
Jeff Glover Shares Valuable BJJ Longevity Tips & Great Guard Drills
Jan 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Jeff Glover is truly one of a kind. One of the best-recognized BJJ athletes in the world, Jeff hasn’t just been extraordinarily successful in competition – but he’s also had a fair...
Lachlan Giles Reveals Why He Doesn’t Do Ice Baths & Sauna For Recovery
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Regularly doing ice baths and going to the sauna are often lauded as the things to do for recovery. However, Lachlan Giles – elite BJJ athlete and coach, as well as physiotherapy PhD –...
ADCC Champion Yuri Simoes Gets Sidelined By Shoulder Surgery Following Training Injury
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Three-time ADCC world champion Yuri Simoes has recently undergone surgery for a shoulder injury sustained during training. This injury initially occurred at the outset of his preparation for his bout...
How Bad Is It To Get Choked Unconscious In Jiu-Jitsu?
Jan 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
If you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, chances are that you’ll be, probably more than once, (almost) choked unconscious… But how safe is this? How safe is it to suffer syncope in this way...
Injured? Don’t Miss Training – Watch & Learn From Your Training Partners’ Rolls
Nov 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
So you’ve gotten injured for one reason or another… And now you can’t roll. Heck, you might not even be able to drill any techniques either – and so you’re thinking...
Mark Zuckerberg Suffers Torn ACL Injury During MMA Sparring
Nov 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg will have to put his mixed martial arts (MMA) plans on hold – as he has torn his ACL during MMA sparring rounds. He revealed that he was in preparation for...
Lachlan Giles Shares Important Injury Prevention Tips: “Keep Your Training Load Consistent”
Aug 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles is one of the most recognizable Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu athletes and coaches today. And he has plenty of great advice – such as on how to train for longevity. Giles shared some of...
Tom DeBlass Praises Stem Cell Therapy: “My Shoulders Have Improved Dramatically”
Jul 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Tom DeBlass has had a ton of issues with his shoulders, from all the years of competing and training hard in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. The pain was so severe that he wasn’t even able to sleep...
Caio Terra Undergoes Much-Needed Hip Surgery: “It Was Getting Progressively Worse”
Jul 03, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Multiple-time BJJ world champion Caio Terra had suffered several injuries in a car accident back in 2021, when someone’s car ran a stop sign and slammed into his car. And, even though most of...
NFL’s Tua Tagovailoa Trains Jiu-Jitsu To Prevent Head Injuries
Jun 24, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Tua Tagovailoa Instagram Tua Tagovailoa (full name Tuanigamanuolepola Donny Tagovailoa) is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League...
Lachlan Giles Shares Injury Prevention Advice: “A Rapid Increase In Training Load…”
Jun 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Ever got injured in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? Yeah, chances are you did. And no wonder – it’s a combat sport. And injuries happen when you train combat sports. However, some injuries...
Car-Jitsu Match Goes Wrong As Grappler Gets Leg Cut By Broken Windshield
Jun 16, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Car-Jitsu is a… Unique sport. And make no mistake about it – it’s incredibly fun to watch. The sport has two competitors seated in the driver’s and passenger’s seats,...
Mica Galvao Confirms MCL Injury, Out Of Competition For 2-3 Months
Apr 26, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
It was obvious to anyone who watched Mica Galvao‘s latest match against Kaynan Duarte, in the quarter-final of the BJJ Stars 10 event, that he suffered a knee injury. Now, Mica has confirmed...
BJJ Community Furious With Rener Gracie Because Of His “Expert Witness Testimony”
Apr 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The BJJ community is becoming increasingly agitated with Rener Gracie… Due to his “expert witness testimony” in the Jack Greener case, where Greener was left paralyzed (and is now a...
[Watch] Video Surfaces Of Incident Where Instructor Left BJJ White Belt Paralyzed
Apr 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The tragic accident that left Jack Greener, a BJJ white belt, quadriplegic has made a shock wave in the Jiu-Jitsu world. It was reported that during one of the classes, Greener’s coach placed...
Nicky Ryan Reveals How He Tore His ACL: “I Couldn’t Do A Full Squat”
Mar 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nicky Ryan hasn’t had luck with injuries over the last few years. Specifically, with knee injuries… And around one week prior to ADCC 2022, he suffered one of the worst possible injuries...
UFC Featherweight Goes For A Takedown In Training – Injures Knee, Costing Him $50,000
Feb 11, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nathaniel Wood is a UFC featherweight who was supposed to face Lerone Murphy at UFC 286. Unfortunately, he suffered a gruesome injury while training – and is out of the fight. Namely, Wood went...
Tom DeBlass Reveals One Of His Biggest Regrets: “I Was Training 100%, 6 Days A Week”
Feb 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
When you train and when you fall in love with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, you want to spend as much time on the mats as possible, right? And you want to give it your best every single time, pushing yourself...
