The Guillotine Guard – A new form of Guard Control
Jan 16, 2021Björn 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 positon and allows you to break and...
The Best Concept For Defending The Leg Drag And All Other Guard Passes
Jan 08, 2021BJJEE1 Admin
There is so much advice on defending from bad positions! And, the thing is, so much of it differentiates from one situation to another; which comes to question if learning how to defend (and attack!)...
Monster Truck Control – A new way to Control from the Truck
Dec 09, 2020Björn Friedrich
The Truck Position is a very good addition to the traditional Back Control. The truck allows the practitioner to control his opponent and transition to back control. It is the entryway to many...
This Judo Throw Combination Is The BEST One For BJJ Practitioners
Nov 11, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Judo throws are usually less favored than Wrestling throws in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, especially in No Gi. There are two reasons behind this. First of all, Judo is trained, well, in the Gi. And if...
Butterfly Sweep Your Opponent From Standing… Straight Into A Darce
Nov 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The art of chaining transitions and submissions from one another is perhaps the most beautiful thing in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. Wherever you start from, from whichever position it may be, you can always...
Make The Tripod Sweep Work Against ANYONE With These Details
Sep 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are some techniques that you learn very early on, maybe even at your first BJJ class or two; but which you don’t use for too long, as it seems – after a certain level – that these...
The Octopus Guard Is Your New Best Position… Especially From Closed Guard!
Sep 12, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Ever felt the need to practice some unusual setups and techniques? We’re certain you did, but we’re also sure that you tried out some really low percentage moves; ones that look fancy,...
The Peruvian Necktie Is A Must-Have In Your Submission Toolkit
Sep 07, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
A lot of submissions can, despite the pain and injuries they offer, be „pushed through“ in a competitive setting. Your opponent has been training very hard for a given tournament, he wants to win...
Setting Up The Invisible Armbar With Carlos Machado
Aug 31, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The road to submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu is seldom an easy one. What’s more, it could be argued that it’s an even more difficult one in No Gi; you and your opponent are slippery,...
Robert Drysdale Shows How To Turn a Failed Darce Into A Great Guillotine
Aug 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Darce and Guillotine Choke support each other and are very good friends… When one fails, the other one is right there to cushion its failure, and revenge its fallen brother! That is...
Effective & Easy Ankle Pick Takedown With Robert Drysdale
Aug 27, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Ankle Pick is such a great takedown for jiujiteiros – even though it does (as all techniques do, truth be told) require a bit of practice and repetition in order to pull it off more...
Simplify Your BJJ: Go For The Leglock Immediately After A Takedown!
Aug 15, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
There are a LOT of cool sequences to try out and use in BJJ! One of our sport’s greatest advantages is exactly that; the opportunity to mix all of those moves together, with an ultimate goal of...
Learn This Simple Knee Cut Pass To Backtake Sequence With JT Torres
Jul 28, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
The Knee Cut Pass is one of those techniques that you were probably shown during your first training sessions – one, which you now revisit on a fairly frequent basis. But no matter how many times...
Learn The Folding Pass – The Best Pressure Pass For Gi & No Gi
May 17, 2020BJJEE1 Admin
Pressure passing is a whole lot easier in the Gi – mostly because you can set up various grips, which give way to many passing variations. However, this is not to say that you can’t pressure...
BJJEE Review: Odin IBJJF legal belt color rash guard
Mar 02, 2014bjjee
By Marcus Buur Today a package arrived from Odin Fightwear. Inside was the new Odin IBJJF compliant, belt coloured rashguard. I decided to try it out down at the new Malmö Bjj-club Art of Roll....
World No Gi 2012, Black Belt Finals Review and Results
Nov 05, 2012BJJEE
Bloody Elbow did a in depth Play by play of the event. Here is what went down in the black Belt finals: Men’s Black Belts Rooster-weight Final: Caio Terra vs. Fabio Passos – Fabio pulls...
Preview: 2012 No Gi Worlds
Nov 02, 2012BJJEE
My good friend Kris Novell made this very detailed review for his website Pulling The Line. Lots of good articles there. Brown Belt Male Rooster Lower weights are usually pretty low in number of...
Stars To Look Out For At This weekend’s No Gi Worlds
Oct 31, 2012BJJEE
DATE: November 3rd and 4th 2012 ADDRESS: California State University, Long Beach 1250 Bellflower Blvd. Long Beach, CA 90840 Source: Gracie Mag This weekend the BJJ world will gather once more...
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/
Leandro Lo On Fire Wins Weight & Absolute AT No-Gi Brazilian Championships
Oct 29, 2012BJJEE
Source Gracie MAG: The current lightweight champion of the world in Gi Jiu-Jitsu, Leandro Lo has just shown that beating him without the gi is an even trickier task. After a festival of sweeps,...
Dean Lister: “Jiu-Jitsu Is Not Gi Or No Gi, It’s The Gentle Art”
Oct 22, 2012BJJEE
Dean Lister is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Jeffrey Higgs with a background in Wrestling and experience in Sambo. An MMA veteran having competed in important organizations such as Price and...
