Jon Thomas Shows Game-Changing Triangle Choke Details
Feb 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The “simplest” of submissions are often times the toughest of submissions to get right. And, even though they may be among the first techniques you’ll learn on your Brazilian...
Is Your Mount Position Weak? Use These 2 Tips To Strengthen It
Feb 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Mount position is probably the second most powerful position in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; secondary only to taking someone’s back. So, if you want to have a well-developed BJJ game, then you...
Do This Single Leg Counter – And Immediately Take Their Back
Feb 01, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Every attack is an opportunity to further improve your defensive skills in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu… However, every defense can also be an opportunity for a counter-attack; if you know your options...
Marcio Stambowsky Shows an Armbar Setup from Failed Cross Collar Choke
Jan 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Cross Collar Choke is probably one of the first submissions you’ve learned on your BJJ journey – perhaps even the first one. However, as you and your training partners gain some...
Bernardo Faria Shares a Secret Omoplata from Closed Guard Detail
Jan 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Omoplata is often one of those elusive submissions. Your opponents see it coming and try to elude getting submitted by either staying extremely tight with their elbows or by “slipping...
Rickson Gracie: “It’s Important To Teach BJJ Strategy To White Belts”
Jan 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a white belt, then learning “BJJ strategy” – the concepts and the principles that are a part of our sport – can seem something that’s far off in the...
Rickson Gracie Shares His Tips to Being Comfortable Inside Closed Guard
Jan 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Being in Closed Guard is almost never an exciting task. Your sole purpose while you’re inside it is to break free; to somehow open up the space between you and your opponent, so as to escape...
How to Beat Bigger and Stronger Opponents in BJJ?
Jan 26, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you considering competing in an absolute division? Or you simply have some heavy training partners in your BJJ academy? Whatever the case may be, the bottom line is: you’re going against...
BJJ White Belts: Focus on These Open Guard Passing Concepts
Jan 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
When you’re a BJJ white belt, it’s easy to get confused by the sheer number of techniques and possibilities in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And Open Guard passing is no different; how...
Bernardo Faria: “This’s The Coolest Guard Passing Concept I Learned From Gui Mendes”
Jan 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Guard passing can be notoriously difficult, especially if you’re going against someone who’s invested a LOT of their time into becoming a guard retention “master”. So, when...
This Omoplata to Armbar Transition Works Like a Charm
Jan 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What’s the best way to ensure submission success in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? No, it’s not practicing one technique to the point of perfection… And no, it isn’t learning how to do...
Stuck in Top Half Guard? Attack The Kimura – And You’ll Pass The Guard
Jan 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Do you find yourself stuck in top Half Guard a lot? As in, your training partners get a rather tight “grip” on you and you can’t seem to free yourself, no matter what you try to do?...
Robert Drysdale Shows an Unexpected Americana Submission from Side Control
Jan 20, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The best submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu are those that your opponents don’t see coming. However, as you become more experienced and climb through the belt ranks, so do your opponents; and...
Do Your Side Control Escapes Suck? These Details Change Everything
Jan 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re being honest with us, you’ll probably say that your Side Control Escapes could use some work… Or that, quite frankly, they kind of suck. And that’s fine – but...
Bernardo Faria: “This Is The Coolest BJJ Concept I’ve Learned From Xande Ribeiro”
Jan 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If there’s only one thing you had to point out about the Jiu-Jitsu skills and success of Xande Ribeiro… There’s a good chance that you’d mention his guard retention – as...
Crucial (X-Guard) Sweep Concept: Follow It Up Immediately
Jan 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
What’s one of the biggest mistakes that BJJ white and blue belts (heck, even some higher belts) make in their offense? Lots of times, they get the initial attack right; but then they...
The “Knee to Jaw” Technique Will Make You Enemies in the Gym
Jan 15, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are some techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu that aren’t… Friendly. That is to say, if you do them while rolling in your own gym/academy, you’ll make some enemies. And if you do...
Rickson Gracie Explains How To Flow Roll: “Educate Your Reflexes”
Jan 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Flow rolling doesn’t come easily to a lot of BJJ athletes, especially those who’ve just begun training. However, this type of sparring is crucial if you want to develop the feel and the...
BJJ Black Belt vs. White Belt – Learn From These White Belt Mistakes
Jan 10, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Does a white belt stand any chance against a black belt in a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match? Hardly so, unless the black belt is severely injured and/or has both of his legs and arms tied up. However,...
Rickson Gracie’s Secret Detail to a Tighter Choke from the Back
Jan 10, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Learning the basics is extremely important – the most important thing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For, if you lack knowledge in how to execute basic techniques and setups, you will not be able to...
This Folding Pass by Kaynan Duarte Works Great Against Knee Shield
Jan 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Making your way around the Knee Shield can be tough… Especially when your opponent knows how to frame properly and has reasonable experience using it. However, using the Folding Pass is a...
Try This Collar Grip to X Guard Setup by Gui Mendes
Jan 06, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Having an ability to utilize a wide array of guards in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu can only make you better. So, as soon as you start feeling comfortable with the “classic” guards (i.e. Closed...
This Unexpected Rear Naked Choke Setup Works Like A Charm
Jan 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Taking the back in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is already difficult enough… But getting the Rear Naked Choke setup from there can be even tougher, as your opponents fight for survival. Simply said:...
Understand The “Center Line” Concept In BJJ – And Improve Faster
Jan 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are a lot of techniques in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. As a matter of fact, there are so many of them that there’s no way you’ll be able to learn them all. But what you can do is focus...
