Gracie Family Best Kept Secret: Breathing Method When Doing Jiu-Jitsu
Mar 22, 2020BJJEE
If you have ever rolled with a BJJ master or advanced practitioner, what is something that distinguishes them from beginners in BJJ? It’s not just superior technique. It’s the way they...
The Match That Shocked The World: Wallid Ismail-Royce Gracie
Mar 17, 2020BJJEE
The match that shocked the jiu jitsu world when Wallid Ismail of Team Carlson Gracie submitted UFC Champion and legend Royce Gracie with the now famous clock choke. Wallid has a history with the...
Renzo Gracie Got Inspiration From Starbucks To Write Names on Gi Collars
Feb 21, 2020BJJEE
Renzo Gracie recently appeared on the UFC unfiltered podcast where he talked about various subjects. One of them was: Renzo Gracie on Keenan Cornelius Disrespecting Rickson: ‘You Just Got Submitted...
The Incredible Story Of The American Wrestler Who Trained Rolls Gracie
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
This is the true story of how a high level wrestler Bob Anderson trained in Brazil in 1978 with jiu jitsu legend Rolls Gracie and he rest of the Gracie family. In the late 70’s and 80’s in...
Gracie Family & Wrestling, Cross Training Throughout History
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
Back in 2014, brothers Rolles & Igor (sons of the legendary Rolls Gracie) and their half brother Gregor Gracie all participated in wrestling exhibition matches in New York at the Grapple...
Rickson’s Daughter Reveals How BJJ Helped Her Cope With Trauma, Talks Running an Academy with Sister
Feb 08, 2020BJJEE
Rickson Gracie is perhaps the biggest legend of the Gracie family. While we often hear about Kron we’ve seldom heard from his two daughters. This led to an extensive interview Kauan and Kaulin...
Kyra Gracie’s Great Detail To Finish The Omoplata
Jan 29, 2020BJJEE
The omoplata may be the most underrated submission in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. It is not utilized often at the highest levels of bjj but it is an excellent submission. We have seen omoplata’s executed...
Coral Belts Royler Gracie & Pedro Sauer in Epic Training Session
Jan 27, 2020BJJEE
A rolling session happened, between coral belts and friends Royler Gracie and Pedro Sauer, a few years ago in Brazil at the Gracie Humaita Academy. These are two of the most respected...
Learn The Details To Kron Gracie’s Super Tight Guillotine
Dec 26, 2019BJJEE
Kron Gracie is the prodigy of legend Rickson Gracie. Continuing his families legacy and particularly those of his father’s made Kron impose certain standards upon himself. Like many members of the...
Legendary Gym Stories: When Liborio Wiped out the Carlson Gracie Competition Team
Dec 19, 2019BJJEE
On August 28th and 29th 2015, at the ADCC in Sao Paulo, two legends of Jiu-Jitsu which were formed by the late Carlson Gracie will lock horns: Ricardo Liborio and Mario Sperry. In an interview...
Dave Camarillo on Training With Rickson: ‘Was Like Trying To Move a House’
Nov 07, 2019BJJEE
Dave Camarillo is a Judo and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Ralph Gracie though he moved away from Ralph’s academy to form his own style which he branded as “Guerrilla Jiu...
That Time Helio Gracie Choked Out Chuck Norris
Nov 05, 2019BJJEE
In this original interview for Bloody Elbow by Team One Productions, BJJ Black Belt Chuck Norris relates the story of the first time he met and trained with the legendary Gracie family in...
The Rise Of The Gracie Family And BJJ
Oct 26, 2019BJJEE
Guest post by Evolve MMA, Asia’s premier championship brand for martial arts. It has the most number of World Champions on the planet. Named as the #1 ranked martial arts organization in Asia by...
Kron Gracie: ‘If You Leave Your Team, You’re A Traitor’
Oct 10, 2019BJJEE
Team switching in Jiu-Jitsu is a very controversial topic that will always provoke different points of views and arguments among the BJJ community. Throughout Jiu-Jitsu history, there have always...
Rickson Embarrassing Students When Teaching? You Better Check Your Ego
Oct 08, 2019BJJEE1 Admin
A few weeks ago, we had published an article that pointed out a certainly unique teaching style of Rickson Gracie, putting up for discussion on whether or not his coaching approach is something that...
Royce Gracie’s Son Khonry Wins Second Pro MMA Bout By Armbar
Aug 25, 2019BJJEE
Khonry Gracie, son of legendary Royce Gracie has just won his 2nd pro MMA bout by 1rst round armbar at Bellator 225. The Gracie legacy lives on. Unlike his first cousins Ryron, Rener, and Ralek...
Keenan Cornelius Answers Critics of His ‘Helio & Rickson Have A Purple Belt Level’ Statement
Aug 20, 2019BJJEE
A few days ago we published an article that caused quite a big stir in the BJJ community: Keenan Cornelius On Helio & Rickson Gracie: ‘Their Level Was Probably Tough Purple Belt’ Many...
How To Set Up The Legendary ‘Helio Gracie Choke’
Aug 03, 2019BJJEE
For the choke, there are no “tough guys”. With an arm lock he can be tough and resist the pain. With the choke he just passes out, goes to sleep. Helio Gracie It was said that Grandmaster...
Gurgel & Traven Describe Training with Rickson ‘It Was Very Humbling’
Jul 24, 2019BJJEE
There are many stories of Rickson Gracie manhandling and submitting BJJ world champions when they came to visit him in his academy during the 90’s. One of the names that come up are bjj...
Ricardo Almeida’s Advice for Competitors & Recreational Practitioners & Stories From The Old Days at Gracie Barra in Brazil
Jul 02, 2019BJJEE
Ricardo Almeida is the first student that Renzo Gracie promoted to the rank of black belt, and he’s also one of the veterans from the 2000’s era of MMA. He competed in numerous grappling...
Kron Gracie On How He Bounced Back After His Biggest Defeat
Jun 10, 2019BJJEE
Kron Gracie, son of legend, Rickson Gracie, won the ADCC title in 2013. As a brown belt, he was on fire and had an incredible win streak with 51 straight submission win streak. Kron received his...
Kron Gracie In Talks For UFC 241
May 17, 2019BJJEE
Kron Gracie made his UFC debut earlier this year. Looks like bjj ace and son of Rickson Gracie is getting ready to go back into octagon following the news that one of his best friends Nate Diaz is...
Durinho: “Kron Gracie has everything to be UFC champion”
Mar 23, 2019BJJEE
Gilbert Burns Durinho has been in the UFC for quite a while. He’s been 7-3 in the UFC and 14-3 overall in MMA. At age 32 Burns is just 2 years senior to Kron Gracie who he frequently faced back...
Kron Gracie Scores Submission Finish In Round 1 Of UFC Debut
Feb 18, 2019BJJEE
Kron Gracie made his highly anticipated octagon debut against Alex Caceres at tonight’s UFC Phoenix event. The son of Rickson Gracie was cornered by Nate Diaz in his triumphant debut. Kron entered...
