Top Competitor Advises To Study More BJJ And Train Less
Feb 10, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
If you are an up and coming competitor, you might come to believe that putting in more training sessions and more live rolls is the way to develop your skill level. And it makes sense, right? Well,...
Braulio Estima & Buchecha Share Their Competition Mindset Secrets
Jan 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ah yes, the pleasures of competing… The sweaty palms, the nervous laughter and making jokes with teammates in order to make the time pass by just a little bit faster. Tournaments and matches...
You’ve Been Doing It Wrong; This Is The Secret To An Effective Lockdown in BJJ
Dec 30, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioners think that the Lockdown is just about, well, locking your opponent’s leg – but it’s not that simple. Coach Magnus Hansson, from 10th Planet...
How Do Great Passers Constantly Switch Directions
Dec 10, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If you’ve been watching high level BJJ competition matches for a while, you’ve probably seen that a lot of the top ranking jiujiteiros frequently change directions when they guard pass,...
Make Your Grappling Game More Aggressive With These 3 Small Adjustments
Dec 05, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
It seems that there are nowadays many people complaining that BJJ has become „too soft“ – with a lot of critics pointing towards the stalling nature of most matches, where competitors aim to...
Bodybuilder & BJJ Practitioner: Specific Strength Competition
Oct 27, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Have you ever thought to yourself: „How well would a BJJ practitioner fare against a bodybuilder in a strength competition?“ Well, we have great news for you! MuscleTV has decided to put J.T....
Mental Tip: A BJJ Competition Is Just Like Going To Train At Another Academy
Sep 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
„Well, I just hope that I don’t fall asleep from waiting, rather than from being choked out“, says one jiujiteiro to another as he waits – for the fourth consecutive hour – to hear his...
The Positive Side of Getting Crushed in Training
Feb 05, 2019John Brashear
I have spent well over half of my Jiu-Jitsu career rolling in classes made up primarily of people with substantially less experience than me (I live in a small town). In theory, it’s a dream. When...
Freestyle Judo – The Way Judo Ought To Be?
Jan 05, 2019John Brashear
There is a growing contingent of Judoka who are dissatisfied with the direction the sport has been moving over the past few decades. They don’t like the elimination of leg grabs, and the growing...
The Question You Should ask When You Lose
Oct 24, 2018John Brashear
What could I have done differently? It’s the obvious question to ask, but answering it honestly requires an objective self-analysis that a lot of people would rather not do. Still, if you want to...
1st Match Adrenaline Dump & Forearm Burnout: Why it Happens and How to Deal with it
Dec 07, 2017Grant Bogdanove
Credit image & photo: Pedja Milosavljevic / STARSPORT: Belgrade Open 2016 BJJ A competitor has just finished the first match of their day. It was a tough one that went the distance. Sweat on...
Everything You Need to Know Before Your First Competition
Nov 02, 2012BJJEE
Source: US Grappling Weight Cutting: Two days before a tournament is not the time to decide you will experiment with weight cutting. Weight cutting is a process. Weight cutting takes practice. Weight...
Pitbull Regard, No Gi Cup in Slovakia on Dec 8 2012
Oct 30, 2012BJJEE
The Info on the poster says it all. Make sure to check out all regfional tournaments here on The BJJ Eastern Europe Tournament list: https://www.bjjee.com/competition-calendar/
