Fabio Gurgel: “Promoting A Student To Blue Belt Is One Of The Coolest Feelings A Coach Can Experience”
Aug 30, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Receiving your blue belt is one of the most important steps on your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey. For, it shows that you’ve managed to push through those initial obstacles and doubts… And...
Gordon Ryan: “John Danaher Is One Of A Kind”
Aug 29, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
John Danaher is widely considered to be among the best (if not the best) contemporary Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coaches. His former Danaher Death Squad (DDS) has introduced a revolution into the sport...
How Can You Improve Your Takedowns When Training in a BJJ Academy?
Aug 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you are an owner and/or a coach in a BJJ academy, it might be the case that your students haven’t done a lot of takedown training up until now. Whatever the reason for that may be, it...
BJJ Instructors: Holding Back & Pushing Belt Promotions Is Detrimental For Your Students
Jul 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Image Credits: Evolve MMA BJJ instructors, generally, want the best for their students. They want to make them feel welcomed and appreciated on the mats… All things considered, they want them...
How To Become Your Own BJJ Coach?
Jul 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Ever wanted to become your very own BJJ coach? Yup, that is possible… But before you get excited, understand that your best bet is to have a trusted coach who’ll guide you through the...
The Simple Problem With Belt Tests in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Jul 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Belt tests aren’t an often occurrence in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, but they aren’t a rare one either. And they can be a good asset to the BJJ academy in question; the students know when...
Robert Deggle Explains How To Teach Successful BJJ Seminars
Jun 24, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There’s something fantastic when it comes to teaching seminars. Essentially, it’s the feeling of accomplishment: you now get to visit other BJJ academies (and maybe even travel!) to teach...
BJJ Instructors: Don’t Let White Belt Students “Coach” Others During Class
Jun 22, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a BJJ instructor, you’ve probably seen the following behavior. There’s a white belt in your class that sometimes takes the liberty of showing techniques to other students. He gives...
Gordon Ryan Talks His Relationship with John Danaher: “I Am Forever In Debt To This Guy”
Jun 14, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
No one becomes successful just through their own merit, not even those who are the most successful in their field. Such is the case with Gordon Ryan as well who, despite what some may think of him,...
3 Tips For New BJJ Coaches: Here’s How To Improve Your Teaching Ability
Jun 13, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Are you a new Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu coach? If so, then you probably get a bit nervous before each class. And that’s alright, because you’re eager to provide the best possible value to your...
Andrew Wiltse: “The Point Of Rolling With Your Student Is Not To Beat Their A** In Training”
Jun 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Having a good coach is extremely important for your Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu journey and longevity. For, if your coach doesn’t know how to instruct, you’ll probably not only lose interest...
John Danaher: “I Owe Everything To My Students”
May 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
John Danaher is a phenomenal, perhaps even the best BJJ coach of today. And one of the things that make his coaching success particularly interesting is the fact that he has never competed himself....
Brian Glick: “My Relationship With My Teacher [John Danaher] Goes Beyond Words”
Apr 25, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you want to be good – in whatever you do – you need to have great mentors. You need people who have the experience, the knowledge, and the wisdom to endow upon you. And that’s no...
Fabio Gurgel on Opening a BJJ Gym at 18 Years Old: “First And Foremost, I Respected My Instructor”
Apr 08, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Opening your own BJJ gym is never an easy thing to do… Especially when you’re a brown belt and just 18 years old; exactly the belt rank and age that Fabio Gurgel was when he ventured...
John Danaher’s Advice to Coaches: “Students Need Both Direction & Details In Training”
Mar 28, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
It’s not easy being a BJJ instructor. And it’s especially not easy when you want to put in the extra work, which will make it possible for your students to become the best that they can...
Tom DeBlass: “BJJ Academy Owners – Be Real With Yourself & Your Students”
Mar 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There are a lot of words that get thrown around in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu; lots of talking about values and how one should behave in a BJJ setting. One of those words is “loyalty” –...
Nick “Chewy” Albin Explains How He Helps His Students Learn Techniques Faster
Mar 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
There’s not a single Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu student who wouldn’t like to learn techniques at a faster pace and, thus, make better progress. However, the quality and speed of learning moves...
Are You A BJJ Coach And… Kind Of Burned Out? These 2 Tips Will Help
Mar 12, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
As someone who’s been training for quite a while and accumulated tons of experience, you finally became a coach… And that was, actually, quite a while ago in and of itself; months and...
Gordon Ryan: “Teaching Is Something I Love Doing More Than Anything”
Mar 10, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve been training hard, paying a lot of attention to how to perform techniques properly, and have been trying to improve at each and every training session with maximum focus…...
Instructors: Students Shouldn’t Have “Undying Loyalty” To You & Your Academy
Mar 02, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is more than just a martial art. Those mats are more than just a space where you’ll learn new techniques and become healthier; rather, they’re also a place where...
Fabio Gurgel: “There’s No Big Secret – You Have To Work Hard, Be Loyal And Honest”
Feb 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
If you’re a BJJ coach/instructor/professor, then you’re probably on the lookout for ways to become better in your job. So, it would be wise to listen to the “tips” from the...
Gui Mendes on Being a BJJ Coach: “Put So Much Work Into It That You See Results”
Jan 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Gui Mendes is not just one of the most successful BJJ athletes of all time – who won 4 IBJJF World Championships – but he’s also one of the world’s best contemporary coaches;...
Lachlan Giles: “There Are Many Facets To Being A Good Coach”
Jan 05, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
You’ve been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a long time, haven’t you? You’ve invested years into it and, actually, you became quite good… So much so that you’re now a...
John Danaher: “I Spent 12-14 Hours On The Mats Every Day”
Dec 26, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Everyone who’s become great at something has spent a lot of time honing their craft. They’ve experienced quite a bit of trial and error in the process of becoming remarkable in their...
