Baret Yoshida Is The First ADCC Hall Of Famer – To Compete At ADCC Trials
Apr 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Baret Yoshida has just written his name in the book of grappling history yet again – this time by becoming the first participant to compete at ADCC Trials… After already becoming an ADCC...
Joe Rogan Talks How His Instructor, Jean Jacques Machado, Overcame Disability On The Mats
Mar 24, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that the legendary BJJ competitor and coach, Jean Jacques Machado, was born with a disability? That’s right. He was born with a rare genetic condition that left him with only a...
Was Bruce Lee Really a Judo Black Belt?
Mar 17, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Bruce Lee’s name is unanimous with excellence in martial arts. His philosophy of utilizing everything that is useful and rejecting everything that isn’t – it’s a wonderful,...
Legendary Ricardo Libório To Be Promoted To BJJ Coral Belt
Mar 13, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Ricardo Libório, one of Carlson Gracie’s top students, will be receiving a coral belt in Jiu-Jitsu next Sunday (March 17th) – at a special event held at AABB da Lagoa main hall, the...
MMA Legend Ken Shamrock Discusses Tragic Death In Pancrase Training
Feb 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In a recent episode of the JAXXON podcast, MMA legend Ken Shamrock made an appearance… And shared insights about a tragic death into the MMA’s early days – in particular, during...
Rafael Lovato Jr. Reveals That He’s The Person Who Coined The Term “Headquarters” In BJJ
Feb 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The Headquarters in Jiu-Jitsu is one of the most often utilized ones, and for good reason – it’s a dominant one and fantastic for guard passing. But did you know that it was actually...
BJJ Veteran Confirms That Gracie Family Purposefully Withheld Details From “The Outside World”
Feb 14, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Fabiano Iha, a seasoned figure in BJJ and MMA, recently shed light on one of the most controversial secrets in all of Jiu-Jitsu history: the Gracie family purposefully withholding technique details...
[WATCH] Is This The Greatest Suplex Throw In History?
Feb 09, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
During the 1972 Olympics, an unforgettable scene took place during the Greco-Roman wrestling competition. Chris Taylor of the United States, weighing in at a colossal 198 kilograms, faced off against...
Bibiano Fernandes Thinks Back To The Time When He’d Sleep On The Mats: “We Trained A Lot”
Jan 03, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Bibiano Fernandes – 5th-degree BJJ black belt – has a journey from the mats of Manaus, Amazonas, to the global stage that is a story of determination and skill. Fernandes is currently...
MMA Legend Marco Ruas Reveals Why Jiu-Jitsu Champions Struggle In The Octagon
Jan 01, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
MMA legend Marco Ruas – often hailed as the “father of MMA” – shared some of his insights on the “ConnectCast” podcast… On why some of the greatest Jiu-Jitsu...
Keenan Cornelius “Proves” That “American Jiu-Jitsu” Is Older Than Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Dec 13, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Yeah, we know what you’re thinking… “American Jiu-Jitsu”, really? But yeah, really, that’s a real expression – that Keenan Cornelius has “proved” that...
Dean Lister: “It Was Tougher Back In The Day”
Jul 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Things were a whole lot different back when Dean Lister started training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. For example – you could slam people without an issue! Lister shared how it used to be, in an...
Craig Jones On Rickson Gracie: “He Was Doing Cold Baths Before Podcasts Were Invented”
Jun 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Respect for Rickson Gracie and what he has done for Jiu-Jitsu is universal in the BJJ community. Everyone is grateful for his contributions to the Gentle Art – including Craig Jones. Jones...
Draculino: “I Could Not Have Imagined That BJJ Would Become As Big As It Is Today”
May 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The popularity of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is increasing daily! More and more people are stepping on the mats, from the celebrities to the “everyday folk”. However, it wasn’t always like...
Grandmaster Robson Gracie Passes Away At Age 88
Apr 29, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Grandmaster Robson Gracie, BJJ red belt and one of the most important figures in the history of Jiu-Jitsu, has passed away at the age of 88. There is still no information about the cause of death,...
Dean Lister On Training BJJ Back In The Day: “More Things Broke Than Today”
Mar 28, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What was it like to train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu “back in the day”… Two, three decades ago? Well, Dean Lister thinks that it was “tougher”. And you had to travel a lot:...
The Man Raising Royce’s Hand: Helio Vigio, A Dangerous BJJ Red Belt
Mar 06, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
You know that famous picture of Royce Gracie, where his hand is raised at UFC 1? Yes, the one you can see above. Well, do you know who the man raising Royce’s hand is? And did you know that he...
Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi Becomes First BJJ Practitioner In Space
Mar 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
One small step for man… One giant leap for Jiu-Jitsu? Astronaut Sultan Al Neyadi, native of United Arab Emirates (UAE), has took off to his country’s first long duration space mission. Al...
Draculino: “BJJ Was Almost Marginalized – People Used To Think That We Were Thugs”
Jan 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Vinicius “Draculino” Magalhães is a sixth-degree black belt under the legendary founder of Gracie Barra, Carlos Gracie Jr., and also a coach of many world champions. He has seen a lot...
Fabio Gurgel: “Jiu-Jitsu Is A Constant Evolution”
Dec 19, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is a live organism – it keeps changing and evolving as the years pass. Even just five years ago, it’s been quite a bit different from what it is today… Let alone...
Rener Gracie Explains How The Gracie Family Gave Birth To Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Oct 23, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Rener Gracie was Paddy “The Baddy” Pimblett‘s recent podcast episode guest. During the episode, the two discussed the many things that make them excited about Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu;...
Joe Rogan on Sumo Wrestling: “It’s A Very Strange Sport”
Sep 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Sumo is a Japanese style of wrestling and a Japanese national sport. It originated as a performance in ancient times, whose purpose was to entertain the so-called “Shinto deities“. Today...
Jiu-Jitsu Lessons From Theodore Roosevelt’s Personal Coach
Feb 03, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Theodore Roosevelt was an incredibly interesting person, who was – among other things and being the President of United States – was a keen martial artist. He trained boxing in his youth...
The Story of Arrhichion, Olympic Champion Who Won While Being Fatally Strangled
Nov 29, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of times, what inspires us to train are stories about great athletes. Athletes, who’ve gone to great lengths in order to win – and such is the story of Arrhichion, the Olympic...
