Wrestle Up: The Unfair Advantage In BJJ
Nov 11, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Do you wrestle up in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu? If you don’t, you’re missing out on an enormous unfair advantage over your training partners and opponents. For starters, most BJJ athletes...
Henry Cejudo’s Hip Toss From a Failed Sweep Single Leg
Oct 09, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The hip toss is one of the fundamental takedowns in wrestling and a very versatile one with that as well; it can be used in order to either set up another takedown, or to recover from a failed one....
Stop Telegraphing Your Double Legs. Try This Powerful Misdirection Double Instead
Sep 13, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Once you’ve gotten a bit more comfortable with wrestling and once you’ve learned a couple of basic takedowns, it is time to turn towards practicing „The Sweet Art of The Feint“; that...
Your New Butterfly Guard Strategy: Wrestle Up
Jul 31, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Butterfly Guard is one of those positions in Jiu-Jitsu that’s often elusive to athletes. They don’t like it because it’s not as dynamic as other guards are, plus they’d like to be more...
This Double Leg Variation Works Great For Taller Grapplers & MMA Fighters
Apr 04, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
The Double Leg takedown is one of the first takedowns you’ll learn in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. And rightfully so; it isn’t (too) complicated for the beginner grappler, while at the same time...
How To Move Like A Wrestler And Improve Your Footwork For BJJ
Mar 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
While techniques – in their various forms, including stand-up ones – are covered extensively in BJJ training sessions, very little attention is given to actual footwork. This is something that...
Try This Snatch Single Leg Takedown: Even a White Belt Can Do It
Sep 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a white belt without a grappling background… Or you simply haven’t given much time nor attention to learning takedowns? Whatever the case may be, it’s vital that you start...
Learn The RUSSIAN TIE And Frustrate Your Training Partners in Standup
Jun 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that wrestling can actually be quite simple? It sure can, if you dedicate yourself to learning and perfecting a set number of techniques, until you can hit them automatically. One of...
Opponent Has An Underhook? Mickey Gall Shows The Gracie Shoulder Rip
Mar 28, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There is a lot of things that jiujiteiros could learn from wrestlers, judokas and other predominantly stand-up fighters. And no, it’s not just about how to throw somebody in the air and slam...
Chael Sonnen On Why Folkstyle Is The Best Style Of Wrestling
Feb 06, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not rare that you hear the discussion on which type of wrestling is „the best“, and it often revolves around a debate between Greco-Roman and Freestyle Wrestling. However, Chael Sonnen...
How to Improve in Wrestling as a BJJ Newcomer
Aug 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
For the latecomers to BJJ and grappling in general, one aspect of the sport can sometimes prove itself to be even more difficult to understand and do well than jiu jitsu: wrestling. Most of the...
Grappling Since Day One-How Justin Rader Climbed The Ranks To Become One Of BJJ’s Elite!
Dec 23, 2013
For us fans of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, it’s easy to sit back and realize the greatness that engulfs our sport on a daily basis. We see the truly world class wage chess matches time-after-time, and...
How A World Class Grappler Used Wrestling To Take The BJJ World By Storm!
Dec 15, 2013
In a world where we can look at Mixed Martial Arts and clump every discipline into the same general category—if you box or are a Thai fighter, you strike, if you wrestle you’re a grappler,...
