Rickson Gracie: “Leverage Replaces Strength, Technique Replaces Speed”
Aug 10, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Almost everyone who starts with Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu thinks that they’re either too strong or too weak to do everything/anything. If you’re “jacked”, then you might’ve...
Rener Gracie Auctions 20 Years of Memorabilia to Help Bullying Victims
Aug 09, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie is well-known for his reaching out to bullying victims around the USA, and for trying to provide them with opportunities to learn the skills required for self-defense. So, when he was...
Relson Gracie Criticizes Kron’s Striking in the UFC: “You Don’t Need To Do Boxing”
Jul 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Kron Gracie is currently the only representative of the Gracie family in the UFC. He had his first match in 2019, winning against Alex Cacares with a Rear Naked Choke. In the same year, however, Cub...
Gracie Breakdown: Conor McGregor’s Failed Guillotine at UFC 264
Jul 14, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
UFC 264 was nothing short of unpredictable and kind of anti-climactic. Conor McGregor lost in his match against Dustin Poirier after suffering a horrific break to his leg. However, a couple of...
A Look Into BJJ History, Through The Eyes Of Master Armando Wriedt
Apr 21, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
History is such a wonderful place to rest our eyes at, even for a moment. It teaches us so much! This is very true on the individual level; just remember your BJJ beginnings! Who knows how many...
Maybe There Never Was A “Gracie Gift”?
Dec 28, 2019Ric Ricard
For years, there has been talk of the “Gracie Gift”. It went like this: Rorion Gracie purposely taught the basic closed guard pass incorrectly so that anyone attempting to use the pass would fall...
Royce Gracie on Who’d Win: Rickson Gracie or Gordon Ryan? Tells Interesting Stories
Dec 21, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Who would come out on top: Rickson Gracie vs Gordon Ryan? What about Rickson Gracie vs. Andre Galvao? And what happened between Royce Gracie and Eddie Bravo at Metamoris III? Chael Sonnen had a...
Is Rickson Gracie Truly The Greatest BJJ Practitioner Of All Time?
Dec 14, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
Is Rickson Gracie truly the greatest Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner of all time or not? And if he is, why is it so? Professor Ryan Young, a 2nd Degree Black Belt and an instructor at Kama Jiu-Jitsu...
Rickson Gracie Secret: Improve By Making Yourself The Worst Guy In Your Academy
Nov 04, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
If there were one thing that would immediately guarantee you that you’d keep on improving in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu as time flies, what would it be? What would it be that you’d need to do?...
Eddie Bravo on Being Snubbed By GracieMag in 2003
Oct 25, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
These days, Eddie Bravo needs little introduction: he’s one of the most famous contemporary jiujiteiros and coaches, and one of the most deserving figures for the promotion and popularization...
Robert Drysdale: The Fadda Lineage Could Actually Be a Gracie One!
Oct 10, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
In his up and coming documentary – Closed Guard: The Movie – Robert Drysdale will showcase the full beauty of BJJ history… And potentially change the way we’ve been perceiving the...
Rickson Embarrassing Students When Teaching? You Better Check Your Ego
Oct 08, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A few weeks ago, we had published an article that pointed out a certainly unique teaching style of Rickson Gracie, putting up for discussion on whether or not his coaching approach is something that...
Eddie Bravo: “I’m Considering Coming Out Of Retirement To Fight In Submission Only Events Like Metamoris.”
Oct 23, 2012BJJEE
So it’s official ,Metamoris III will feature the eagerly awaited rematch between Royler Gracie and Eddie Bravo! Here is an interview with Eddie with Bjj Pix from a few months back (before he...
Kron Gracie On Metamoris: “In Jiu-Jitsu, Strength Only Lasts So Long.”
Oct 18, 2012BJJEE
Ice cream Kron Gracie following his submission win over Otavio Sousa at Metamoris 2012 talks about how he felt fighting in a 20 minute no points fight and beating a IBJJF World Champion.
The Ryron Gracie Vs Andre Galvao Metamoris Debate: ‘Real Life vs. It’s A Game’
Oct 16, 2012BJJEE
Source: Bloddy Elbow After 20 minutes of submission grappling ended without a finish, Andre Galvao was deemed to have a “draw” with Ryron Gracie. T.P. Grant gives us his thoughts on what...
