BJJ Athletes: Improve Your Wrestling Skills With The “Slide-By”
Jul 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success...
Luke Harris Shows A Neat Way To Get To Front Headlock (From Standing)
Jul 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
Integrating Wrestling Into BJJ – Taking The Back From Front Headlock
Jul 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
While it has experienced a recent uptick in its popularity, the front headlock is perhaps the most under-appreciated position in all of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Submission Grappling. Although the...
Nick Rodriguez Shows A Super Useful Mat Return Drill
Jun 02, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success...
Nick Rodriguez Shows A Simple Wrestling Drill Against A Stationary Partner
May 30, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success...
How Important Is Wrestling In No-Gi Jiu-Jitsu?
May 22, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
What do you think: how important is wrestling in Jiu-Jitsu? Particularly in no-gi? Well, almost every professional and elite Jiu-Jitsu competitor will say that wrestling is vital to your success on...
Nick “Chewy” Albin Reveals How He Started Wrestling: “My First Day Was Brutal”
Apr 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Nick “Chewy” Albin is one of the most popular BJJ personalities all over the world and a true “Jiu-Jitsu on YouTube” scene pioneer. However, not many people know that Chewy...
Khabib: “I Love Freestyle Wrestling, But Judo Is On A Different Level”
Apr 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Freestyle wrestling or judo: which one is better? Well, surprisingly enough, Khabib Nurmagomedov thinks it’s – judo. Even though he grew up wrestling, “The Eagle” thinks that...
College Wrestler (20) Dies After Being Denied Water During “Punishment Practice”
Mar 23, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The University of the Cumberlands (Kentucky, USA) has agreed to pay $14.1 million to the family of Grant Brace, a 20-year-old college wrestler who passed away back in 2020 – after...
Perfect Your Single Leg Takedown – With These Tips From AJ Agazarm
Mar 20, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Getting to the Single Leg is already hard… But getting the actual takedown can be even tougher. Especially if your opponent knows how to defend and if your favorite setup (i.e. probably...
Try This Single Leg Takedown Finish The Next Time You Have It
Mar 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Getting to the Single Leg is already hard… But getting the actual takedown can be even tougher. Especially if your opponent knows how to defend and if your favorite setup (i.e. probably...
This Snap Down to Backtake Sequence Works Perfectly for All Levels
Mar 05, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Playing the takedown game in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu doesn’t have to be too complicated. Actually, it can be quite simple – if you learn how to set up takedowns which don’t require too...
Giancarlo Bodoni Shows Two Effective & Easy Single Leg Takedowns
Mar 01, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
As we all know, the single leg is one of the most basic and high percentage takedowns in jiu jitsu. Whether youʼre standing on the ground, you need to incorporate the single leg takedown into your...
The Underhook: A Great Defense Against Wrestling Takedown Entries
Feb 27, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
An underhook is a clinch hold that is used in grappling to control the opponent. It is performed from any direction by putting an arm under the opponent’s arm, and holding the opponent’s...
The “Sucker Drag”: One Of The Slickest BJJ Techniques
Feb 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Guillotine Choke is one of the most versatile submissions in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as it can be set up from all sorts of different positions. And it’s one of the coolest submissions to set up as...
Abraham Lincoln Was A Superb Wrestler: Lost Only One Match Out Of 300
Feb 21, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Did you know that the U.S. president Abraham Lincoln was also a superb wrestler? During his 12 years of wrestling, Lincoln lost only one match out of 300 – and has been inducted into the...
Craig Jones Claims Folk Style Wrestling Is Superior To Sambo – In Pinning
Feb 18, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Even though Alexander Volkanovski lost to Islam Makhachev at UFC 284, Craig Jones remains adamant that Sambo isn’t really that much of a “superpower” that many seem to think it is....
Bo Nickal Calls Alex Pereira’s & Israel Adesanya’s Grappling “Almost Funny”
Feb 17, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Though he still has to prove himself in MMA, Bo Nickal is convinced that he could use his grappling skills to much of his advantage against Alex Pereira and Israel Adesanya. Nickal is a three-time...
Here’s How To Arm Drag Anyone – And Take Their Back
Feb 09, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
The Arm Drag is one of the most basic wrestling techniques you can use to set up takedowns… And yet, a lot of BJJ athletes miss extremely important details when trying to hit it. The arm drag is...
This Arm Triangle Setup Works Great Against Wrestlers
Jan 31, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
When you train Jiu-Jitsu, facing a wrestler can be a daunting task. They have great grappling conditioning, are very scrappy, have great base, and are very aggressive. Wrestlers have strength,...
Andrew Wiltse Explains How To Combine Wrestling And Sweeps In BJJ
Jan 31, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
One of the biggest “mistakes” that the majority of BJJ students make – and that you can exploit – is that once they get down to the mats, they stay down… Instead of wrestling up –...
The Duck Under To Knee Pinch: A Great Takedown Setup For BJJ
Jan 04, 2023BJJEE1 Admin
Do you want to wrestle like a pro? Then you need to chain wrestle. Wrestling, BJJ and judo can be like a chess game where you plan two to three steps ahead or even more. If you make an attack and...
Zion Clark (Wrestler Born Without Legs) Wins Professional MMA Debut
Dec 18, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Zion Clark, the famous collegiate wrestler who was born with no legs due to a rare birth disorder, just won his professional MMA debut! The 25-year old fought Eugene Murray, at the Gladiator...
Khabib Nurmagomedov: “My Son Started Wrestling At Three And A Half Years Of Age”
Dec 17, 2022BJJEE1 Admin
Khabib Nurmagomedov is known as one of the greatest to ever do it in MMA – and there’s a good chance that his son will follow his footsteps. During a recent interview with Red Corner MMA...
