Kron Gracie UFC Debut Postponed
Dec 14, 2018BJJEE
Earlier this month we reported the son of bjj legend Rickson Gracie – bjj prodigy Kron Gracie will be making his way into the UFC. Kron was first reported to make his debut in the January 17th...
Firas Zahabi Talks BJJ vs Sambo and the Gracie BJJ style in MMA
Dec 08, 2018BJJEE
Firas Zahabi is famed for his keen analytical insight into both bjj and mma sports. The tristar head coach is just helping Ryan Hall prepare for his make it or break it match up aginst old school...
Kron Gracie Ready To Make UFC Debut in January – First Opponent Revealed
Dec 01, 2018BJJEE
Kron Gracie has made his way into the UFC. The bjj prodigy and son of Rickson Gracie has been signed by the most prestigious mma organization around. Gracie, 28, has long been training and first made...
UFC Is Into Kron Gracie – Might Book Him For UFC 233
Nov 17, 2018BJJEE
Kron Gracie has been absent from the world of mma for quite a while. This is why it stunned everyone wen it surfaced that UFC is invested into signing Gracie in order to book him for a fight at UFC...
Mark Schultz: When I had my first jiu-jitsu experience against Rickson I had him pinned – I kept thinking “Don’t you have any pride? Get off your back”
Aug 13, 2018BJJEE
Olympic and 2-time World champion freestyle wrestler, Mark Schultz, whose life story was featured in the movie ‘Foxcatcher’ has been a Jiu-Jitsu black belt under Pedro Sauer for about two years....
Roger Gracie Announces Formation of New Jiu Jitsu Federation
Jul 11, 2018BJJEE
Roger Gracie has been calling England his home for a number of years. His academy in London is one of the Europe’s staple bjj academies. He’s just announced the formation of the United...
Dillon Danis Sets His Sights On Neiman Gracie For MMA Bout
May 06, 2018BJJEE
Neiman Gracie trains out of Renzo Gracie’s in New York. Now this is a gym Danis has had many beefs with over the years. Not that it’s stopped him to aim sight on the dominant fighter...
Robert Drysdale Thinks Biggest Gracie Contribution Was Resisting Judo
Mar 02, 2018BJJEE
Robert Drysdale has never been too shy to express his opinion. Over the years he’s said things such as: Drysdale: Coaching is a S*it Job Drysdale Slams Rickson: Berimbolo is no...
Henry Akins Answers Those Calling Rickson’s Views on Jiu-Jitsu ‘Outdated’
Feb 14, 2018BJJEE
There has been a lot of criticism recently of BJJ legend Rickson Gracie. He was heavily criticised for harbouring 3 convicted sexual offenders in his Jiu-Jitsu global federation. They have...
Gracie Brothers: Why Student Safety and Mandatory Sex Offender Checks Should Be Put Ahead Of Profit Margins Of BJJ Academies
Feb 08, 2018BJJEE
BJJ community around the world gets shaken up every time a gross abuse of power is exposed. A discipline that should be all about humility and respect is often twisted into scenarios where...
How Did an Injured 40yr Old Rickson Defeat a 15yr Younger Saulo Ribeiro
Jan 31, 2018BJJEE
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...
Royce Gracie’s Son Khonry Signs With Bellator
Nov 30, 2017BJJEE
UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie has his name forever written in the history of MMA. And now it looks like one of his kids is ready to take the...
What Made Carlson the Most Unique Member of the Gracie Family
Nov 15, 2017BJJEE
Carlson Gracie has long been one of the most beloved, important and unique personalities in the history of jiu-jitsu. The legend has honed his trade on the ability to disentangle the most inventive...
Rorion Gracie: Good Diet Is More Important Than Physical Activity
Oct 20, 2017BJJEE
Rorion Gracie is a Brazilian American Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. The son of Helio...
Eddie Bravo: I got The Idea For Combat Jiu-Jitsu From Old Gracie Challenge Tapes
Oct 19, 2017BJJEE
Eddie Bravo is a man of a clear vision but often times it’s not entirely clear just where the vision is coming from. Recently he talked about how he came to the idea of combat...
Royce Gracie’s Son on MMA Debut: ‘I’ve Never Competed in Jiu-Jitsu’
Oct 15, 2017BJJEE
UFC Hall of Famer and current Bellator MMA brand ambassador Royce Gracie has his name forever written in the history of MMA. And now it looks like one of his kids is ready to take the same path....
The Unforgetable Renzo Gracie Seminar That Almost Didn’t Happen
Aug 22, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Eddie Edmunds, BJJ instructor at Fusion Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah. No one would have asked Renzo Gracie to drive 15 hours from his home state of New York to a scheduled seminar...
Renzo Gracie Announces Return To MMA after ADCC, Reveals He Wouldn’t Accept a Red Belt
Jul 24, 2017BJJEE
One of the biggest stars of the Gracie family is gearing for a return to the competitive scene. Having just witnessed his cousin Rickson Gracie receiving the red belt Renzo commented on...
Drysdale Slams Rickson: Berimbolo is no different from many of the techniques he practices, and teaches, himself.
Jul 08, 2017BJJEE
It seems like in every interview lately Rickson Gracie has been hammering the point that grips slow down the game, advantages are killing competitions and unsavory moves that have...
Black Belts Visiting Kron Gracie School Can’t Wear Black Belts From Other Lineage
Apr 02, 2017BJJEE
Kron Gracie has caused quite a ruckus as of late. Following his Earth dedication following victory at Rizin he’s taken his life up a notch and declared the Earth was flat on a...
Vinny Magalhaes: Rickson’s 400-0 Record is Like Renato Laranja’s 27 World Titles
Mar 04, 2017BJJEE
Earlier this, Rickson Gracie shared his thoughts on the evolution of Jiu-Jitsu and he made a claim that nowadays when he goes to teach BJJ seminars to sport BJJ schools, it reminds him of the times...
Rolls Gracie’s Black Belts Tell Stories About Their Master
Feb 25, 2017BJJEE
Rolls Gracie was a prominent member of the Gracie family known for their founding of Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ) and considered by some the family’s best ever fighter. He was teacher of Rickson...
Decoding The Early Belt System of Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Feb 23, 2017BJJEE
Guest post by Brandon Hetzler who is Gracie Jiu-Jitsu black bet under Rickson & Kron Gracie, 7th degree black belt in Jugoshin Ryu JuJutsu. Early belt system of Gracie Jiujitsu....
Chantre Counters Rickson: If a Student Left You, Look To Yourself & See What You’re Doing Wrong
Feb 16, 2017BJJEE
BJJ has always had a certain code of conduct attached to it. This has been a fequent point of contention in modern bjj because different lineages and individuals foster many different...
