John Danaher On Having Patience When Winning: “Slow Things Down”
May 17, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Finally got to that winning position and ready to go on the offensive? Super excited about it, right? Well, John Danaher believes you should take a breather – and slow things down. Danaher...
Bernardo Faria On The Life Lessons BJJ Taught Him: “To Have A Never-Ending Desire…”
May 16, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Bernardo Faria, one of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu’s most respected figures, recently took time to reflect on the four key life lessons he’s learned through decades of training and competing at the...
Tom DeBlass: “95% Of The Men Who Used To Tap Me Don’t Train Anymore”
Apr 24, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
In a heartfelt reflection on his journey through Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tom DeBlass shared a message of perseverance, gratitude, and long-term perspective for all grapplers – especially those just...
John Danaher Shares Advice On What You Should Do If A Move Fails In BJJ Training/Competition
Apr 21, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
It goes without saying that you will, as long as you train, keep failing at certain moves. Sometimes more than once. But what should you do when you fail? Should you keep going for it – or...
John Danaher Explains Why Taking Breaks In Jiu-Jitsu Is Important
Apr 09, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Doesn’t it feel amazing when you can go 100% against a training partner you have complete trust in? Or not even 100%, but just hard enough, whenever you have a chance to roll against people you...
John Danaher Talks How Hard You Should Go When Rolling With Training Partners
Mar 17, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
“How hard/intense should I go when I train in my gym?” You’ve probably asked yourself this question numerous times – especially when you really want to go harder at it, but are...
Ryan Hall Explains Why You Should Compete If You Train Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 11, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Ryan Hall believes that you should compete if you train Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – and it has a lot to do with the mindset you are developing along the way. Hall believes that, when approached with the...
John Danaher: “Everyone Has Some Special Gift In Jiu-Jitsu”
Feb 24, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
How’s your Jiu-Jitsu journey going so far? Not as well as you’d like it to, right? Well, even if you think that you don’t have something special to offer to the game, John...
Lachlan Giles Shares The “Hidden Component” To Fast(er) BJJ Progress
Feb 07, 2025BJJEE1 Admin
Lachlan Giles shared his insights on accelerating progress in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu – stressing the importance of independent thinking and self-directed learning. Speaking with Craig Jones on the El...
John Danaher Explains How (Not) To Go About Your BJJ Competition Game Plan
Dec 28, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
The day of competition is fast approaching and you are becoming increasingly excited and nervous about it… And so does your thinking – especially when it comes to your game plan. You are...
Bernardo Faria Talks Most Honest Way To Check Your Level In BJJ
Dec 16, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
BJJ World Champion Bernardo Faria has shared his thoughts on the most reliable way to evaluate one’s skill level in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Faria believes that competition is the most honest and...
Should You Move Fast Or Slow In A Jiu-Jitsu Match?
Dec 15, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Written by Gile Huni., a 3rd degree BJJ black belt and head instructor at Kimura BJJ Serbia The pace of a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu match can be grueling. Between the scrambles, the fight for position,...
John Danaher Explains Why You Should Be Relentless With Sweep Threats From Bottom (It’s Not Why You Think)
Dec 05, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It goes without saying that it is better to teach (or force) yourself to be more of an attacking player than a defensive on in Jiu-Jitsu. Why? Because if you gravitate more towards defense, chances...
John Danaher Shares A “Simple” Way To Deal With Being Tired In A Jiu-Jitsu Match
Nov 30, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
In the middle of a tough round or competition match… And feeling as if you are going to gas out soon? Not the first nor the last time that will happen. Even John Danaher says that, no matter...
Rickson Gracie Shares Profound Advice With Men Worldwide: “Don’t Put On The Armor…”
Nov 23, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Rickson Gracie recently shared the heartbreaking story of how it felt losing his 18-year-old son, Rockson, and the intense emotional journey that followed. Rockson tragically passed away from an...
Keep Applying The Submission In Training – Even When There’s No Tap? Tom DeBlass Shares His Thoughts
Nov 19, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Let’s say you have a particularly training partner that you are applying the submission on during a training session. You know (or at least assume) that the submission is tight and that he...
John Danaher Recounts An Incident He Experienced Early In His BJJ Career
Nov 09, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
There are many lessons you will learn through experience as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, especially when you are just starting out. However, it just might be better to learn as many lessons as...
Former ONE Flyweight World Champion & BJJ Black Belt Adriano Moraes Shares Awesome BJJ Advice
Nov 06, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Former ONE Flyweight World Champion and BJJ black belt Adriano Moraes has recently took to Reddit in an “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) session… Where he had answered a number of great...
Tom DeBlass Shares Advice For Rolling With Women In Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Nov 02, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It goes without saying that you need to be careful when training with your training partners. You have to be attentive enough to notice when you are putting them in dangerous positions, to respect...
Rafael Lovato Jr.: “There Is No Winning Or Losing In Training”
Oct 26, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Do you want to improve to the best of your ability in Jiu-Jitsu? Then you will have to forego the notion of “winning” in training – because the only true win is expanding your...
How To Get Sponsored In BJJ? Revgear Brand Director Reveals
Oct 23, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Alex Wright is a martial artist with 30 years of experience, as well as a BJJ black belt under Angel Lopez – and the brand director of Revgear. And, in a recent interview with the Jits Magazine, he...
Tom DeBlass Urges BJJ Practitioners To Be Realistic: “Life Will Get In The Way”
Oct 22, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
No matter if you have been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu for a bit or for a long while, once you fall in love with it – it gets difficult to stay away from it. But it can get even tougher to sit out...
How To Compete With Younger Athletes In Jiu-Jitsu? John Danaher Explains
Oct 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
Do you find yourself as an older Jiu-Jitsu student? Perhaps you’ve just begun your journey and have some questions. Or possibly, you have a bit of experience already but aren’t certain...
Gordon Ryan Reminisces The Come-Up Days: “The Most Matches I Had In A Single Day Was 19”
Oct 21, 2024BJJEE1 Admin
It goes without saying that Gordon Ryan had to compete a lot in order to become as successful in Jiu-Jitsu as he is today… But not a lot of people actually understand the scope of competition...
