The Ideal Grappler: An Alternative Perspective
Jan 20, 2023John Brashear
Fighting is a business now. People at the highest levels of every combat sport are pretty much done working for free (except for you IBJJF, you’re the exception for some reason.) As with all...
Become More Dangerous From Bottom Positions With The Guillotine Guard
Dec 30, 2022Björn Friedrich
The Guillotine Guard is a new form of Guard Control that can be used from different forms of Closed and Open Guard. A strong neck control is the foundation of this position and allows you to break...
Kamaru Usman Invites Anthony Joshua To Train Grappling With Him
Dec 22, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Can you imagine Anthony Joshua – one of the greatest heavyweight boxing athletes ever – training grappling? Well, that isn’t too far from the truth, since he’s been working on...
Jon Jones Announces Grappling Match at Fury Professional Grappling
Nov 21, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
Jon Jones is making a return to competition, although it won’t be in a mixed martial arts match. The former UFC light heavyweight champion announced that he’ll be facing Jake Hager...
Dustin Poirier Explains How Good Khabib Nurmagomedov’s Grappling Really Is
Aug 04, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think: how would it be like to grapple against Khabib Nurmagomedov? No doubt that it would be difficult… But what would it feel like? What would grappling against him be like from...
Not Sure Why You’re Training Any More? You’re Not Alone
Jun 27, 2020John Brashear
I’ve been training Jiu-Jitsu for some time now (approaching nine years) and lately I’ve been wondering what exactly compels me to do it. When I was younger, I wanted to be one of the best in the...
1st Match Adrenaline Dump & Forearm Burnout: Why it Happens and How to Deal with it
May 12, 2020Grant 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...
Get Your Cardio To The Next Level With Dan Vallimont’s Circuit Workout
Apr 20, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
You can have all of the grappling skills in the world that you want, but if you don’t have enough cardio to go through a difficult match – then those skills won’t matter! So, it’s...
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...
Training Partner On What It’s Like To Spar And Grapple With Khabib Nurmagomedov
Feb 03, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself – what would it be like to spar and grapple with Khabib Nurmagomedov? Are his pressure game and his humble attitude as great as they are said to be? Well,...
Chael Sonnen On Why Greco-Roman Wrestlers Do Better in MMA Than Freestyle Wrestlers
Jan 09, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Does it seem to you that Greco-Roman Wrestling translates better to MMA than Freestyle Wrestling does? And that the Greco-Roman wrestlers had way more success in MMA than their Freestyle...
Chael Sonnen On The Number One Mistake Wrestlers Make When Transitioning to MMA
Jan 08, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Making a transition from any martial art and combat sport to MMA is not an easy task in the slightest, as it carries many variables that need to be taken into account in order for it to be...
Poland Dominates The FILA World Grappling Championships
Nov 18, 2012BJJEE
The FILA World Grappling Championships were held this weekend in Kracow, Poland. The official results have not yet been published but will be up on this site very soon * Edit For Full Review, Results...
Roberto Atalla On The State of BJJ in Europe, His Years in Poland etc
Oct 18, 2012BJJEE
Roberto Atalla is one of the founders of the Rio Grappling Club, an academy that has been producing some of the best European grapplers for the passed few years. Quick Bio from BJJ Heroes: In 1990...
